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Migrants find a brief moment of rest in Mexican town

Central American migrants clustered for the night on Wednesday (October 24) in the southern Mexico town of Mapastepec after advancing on their trek toward the United States, despite Mexico's vows to hinder their progress under pressure from the Trump administration.

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Migrants trek in blazing heat in their bid to reach US

This is the throng of Central American migrants making their way up through Mexico towards the US border.

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Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees build communities in wake of crisis

In partnership with The European Commission

What happens when your community becomes outnumbered by a sudden wave of refugees? On the border with Myanmar, Bangladeshi communities are discovering that. with aid, co-operation, not exclusion, is the way forward.

Yemen

5 million Yemeni children face starvation, warns aid group

Renewed fighting in the coastal city of Hodeidah threatens its vital port.

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Syria

Explained: Could Idlib be the final battle of Syria’s 7-year war?

Why is the fight for Idlib so significant, what are the likely outcomes, and could it really be the last battle of the Syrian conflict? Euronews spoke to experts to find out.

Venezuela

Venezuela exodus: 'It may surpass the Syrian migrant crisis'

As thousands of people leave Venezuela because of the deepening economic crisis, Euronews maps out where the migrants are going headed — and how it's affected the countries receiving them.

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Deadly earthquake leaves trail of destruction on Indonesia’s Lombok Island

A powerful 7.0 magnitude quake hit Lombok and was felt in Bali on Sunday evening, killing dozens and leaving a trail of destruction across several communities.

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Stories of brutality and survival in Mosul

We met the people who survived the 9-month battle of Mosul, but also the three hard years of ISIS' occupation. Each of the people you will find on this page has been seriously injured and gone through trauma. Like them, there are another 54,000 in Mosul alone.

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Mosul and its people rise from the ruins

In partnership with The European Commission

One year after ISIS was driven out of Mosul stills resembles a war zone and its people struggle to rebuild shattered lives

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Watch: 10 days at sea, the real story of the Aquarius

10 DAYS AT SEA: The Real Story Of The Aquarius is about what happened aboard the humanitarian vessel while it found itself at the heart of one of the most serious storms Europe has ever faced.

Syria

UN warns of a humanitarian disaster unless fighting ends

The UN is warning of a humanitarian disaster as the government continues its offensive to gain control of rebel-held Daraa

Yemen

Aid agencies sound warning as Arab alliance begins assault on Hodeida

Massive loss of life feared if ground offensive goes ahead, with the port the main point of entry for aid for the entire country.

World

Rape as a weapon of war: Women in South Sudan speak out

In partnership with The European Commission

Some 65 percent of South Sudanese women have experienced sexual or physical violence, twice the global average

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Venezuela exodus: thousands flock to Colombia for food and water

In this Aid Zone Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to the Colombia city of Cúcuta to see the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the country's border with Venezuela.

Venezuela

Venezuelans flee to Colombia to escape economic meltdown

In a special report Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to the Colombia border to witness the mass exodus of Venezuelan migrants.

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“Syrian refugees are the victims. They’re not the perpetrators.”

For more on the situation in Syria seven years since the war started, we’re joined by Volker Turk, the UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection

Colombia

Venezuelans 'starving' on Colombian border

UN warns of humanitarian crisis "unprecedented in the western hemisphere" if Colombia does not get more aid to feed a million refugees.

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Venezuelan refugees crisis in Brazil keeps worsening

The Venezuelan refugee crisis in Brazil has worsened, with hundreds pouring into the country on a daily basis, official statistics showed.

United Kingdom

Britain and Saudi Arabia move closer to a multi-billion euro arms deal

But campaigners are outraged that Britain is selling arms to Saudi Arabia while it is waging a brutal war in Yemen.

Papua New Guinea

Death toll from Papua New Guinea quake rises

The Red Cross says at least 67 people died and another 160,000 are affected.