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Mitsotakis to meet UN refugee chief
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday at 5 p.m. at Maximos Mansion.
The meeting comes amidst humanitarian concerns regarding Israel's full-scale military operations in Gaza.
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Millions of children in Ethiopia's Tigray out of reach
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