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Record 68.5 million people fleeing war or persecution worldwide theguardian.com/global-develop…

A Social Media Star Is Shot Dead in Baghdad. Iraqis Fear a Trend. nyti.ms/2OjwK8G

In pictures: 'Eye of Istanbul' photographer Ara Guler dies at 90 - bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Amnesty chief Q&A: Women's resilience is what world needs today aje.io/tj3m2

It's been a year of reforms and repression in Saudi Arabia. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

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Ireland’s Strange, Cruel System for Asylum Seekers newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…

'Manmade catastrophe': Yemen conflict has killed 1,100 children, says UN theguardian.com/global-develop…

Child soldier recruits double in one year in Middle East and North Africa theguardian.com/global-develop…

Saudi Arabia's king issues order allowing women to drive theguardian.com/world/2017/sep…

Egyptian Concertgoers Wave a Flag, and Land in Jail nyti.ms/2yrhieT

'How can I support this team?' Divided loyalties for Syrians haunted by civil war theguardian.com/football/2017/…

Raqqa: a journey into the destroyed heart of the Islamic State capital theguardian.com/world/2017/oct…

Iraqi forces take back Sinjar in latest effort to roll back Kurdish gains of the past years wapo.st/2ihnDHk?tid=ss…

Oxfam covered up the use of prostitutes by senior aid workers in earthquake-hit Haiti spr.ly/6019DP6JD

Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church closes in tax protest theguardian.com/world/2018/feb…

A 10-Minute Trial, a Death Sentence: Iraqi Justice for ISIS Suspects nytimes.com/2018/04/17/wor…