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Jan 2025
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UN News Today 02 January 2025

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UN chief leads condemnation for New Orleans truck attackIsraeli strike on ‘humanitarian zone’ kills three brothers in Gaza tent as harsh winter rains fallVenezuela in human rights spotlight ahead of Presidential inauguration 
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