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Even before the latest conflict, Greece had become one of Washington's closest security partners in Europe.
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Activists denouncing the policies of the richest democracies marched as security intensified around the border.
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The convention extends international labor standards to hundreds of millions of workers in the global gig economy.
UNHCR launches push to halve long-term refugee displacement by 2035
Global forced displacement fell for the first time in a decade, but millions are trapped in years-long exile, dependent on aid.