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Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus
The U.S. is calling for protection of civilians while Bangladesh is urging safe zones to enable refugees to go home.
Tue Sep 12 2017
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Saudi king agrees in call to support Syria, Yemen safe zones - White House
Trump, during his presidential campaign last year, had called for Gulf states to pay for establishing safe zones to protect Syrian refugees.
Mon Jan 30 2017
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Trump promises Syria 'safe zones', Obama says no easy fix
"We're going to try and patch that up and we're going to try and help people," says Republican Trump, who takes over from Obama on Jan 20.
Sat Dec 17 2016