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UN refugee agency accuses Cyprus government of pushing asylum seekers into a UN buffer zone

NICOSIA: The United Nations refugee agency on Friday accused government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus of rounding up dozens of migrants and forcing them back inside a UN-controlled buffer zone that they crossed to seek asylum.
UNHCR spokeswoman Emilia Strovolidou said that as many as 99 asylum seekers were “pushed back” into the buffer zone between mid-May and Aug. 8.

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NICOSIA: The United Nations refugee agency on Friday accused government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus of rounding up dozens of migrants and forcing them back inside a UN-controlled buffer zone that they crossed to seek asylum.
UNHCR spokeswoman Emilia Strovolidou said that as many as 99 asylum seekers were “pushed back” into the buffer zone between mid-May and Aug. 8.

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Israel intensifies air raids on southern Lebanon amid escalation fears

Israeli defence minister says Hezbollah to ‘pay an increasing price’ as group promises retaliation over device attacks.

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Video captures Israeli soldiers pushing dead bodies from roof

Video from the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya shows Israeli soldiers pushing dead bodies off a roof.

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Against All Enemies

Inside violent US far-right groups, the role played by military veterans and the threat they pose to democracy.

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