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Malaysia Urges North Korea To Release Its Citizens
North Korea has banned Malaysians inside its territory from leaving
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged North Korea to immediately release all its citizens. The call comes after Pyongyang banned Malaysians from leaving the country in an escalating row over the murder of Kim Jong Nam.
The charity Save the Children says that millions of Syrian children could be living in a state of "toxic stress" due to prolonged exposure to the horrors of war.
Senior Democrats have condemned President Trump's latest travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries, saying it undermines national security.
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