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Jul 2024
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UN warns of "maelstrom of human misery" ...

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The United Nations calls the conflict in the Gaza Strip a "maelstrom of human misery". At least 130 people are dead after a stampede at a Hindu religious event in northern India. More demonstrations break out across Kenya, pressuring the president to resign.

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