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New life, new struggles: Afghans still adjusting to US
Taliban forces had taken the Afghan capital. Crowds of panicked people thronged the airport. And a young man who had worked as a subcontractor for the ... World News -
Some Ukrainian refugees return home despite the dangers
As Russian bombs rained down on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in early March, Zoya Mamatkulova and her mother packed up their bags, put ... World News -
Hundreds of Rohingya escape Malaysia detention, six dead
Hundreds of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar broke out of a detention center in northern Malaysia on Wednesday with six killed on a highway as they ... World News -
Violence, racism accounts at EU-Belarus border ‘deeply concerning:’ Refugee agencies
The situation at Belarus’ borders with EU member states Poland and Lithuania is still ongoing, with many detained in terrible conditions, highlighting ... Features -
Two migrants die after Greek border guards throw them in sea
A Cameroonian asylum seeker has accused Greek border guards of throwing him into the sea, along with two other men who died, according to an ... World News -
Afghan judges in Brazil still fear the Taliban
A female judge, Muska, was hiding with her family from newly empowered Taliban militants in Afghanistan when an apparent reading mistake 7,000 miles ... World News -
In rare phone call, Germany’s Merkel, Belarus’ Lukashenko discuss help for refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko held a phone call on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid for refugees and ... World News -
UN refugee agency says number of displaced people worldwide tops 84 million
The number of people around the world forced to abandon their homes likely increased to more than 84 million in the first half of this year, an ... World News -
Following in the footsteps of refugees, Little Amal delivers seeds of hope to COP26
After walking thousands of miles across Europe, a giant puppet named Little Amal reached the Glasgow COP26 talks on Tuesday to raise awareness of the ... Features -
Somali YouTuber based in Kuwait raises $1mln for refugees
A Somali YouTuber based in Kuwait has raised $1 million in just over a day to aid refugees and the displaced in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.With ... Middle East -
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over ‘provocative’ banana images
Turkey is deporting at least seven Syrians for “provocatively sharing their images while eating bananas on social media after a Turkish citizen ... Middle East -
Seven killed in attack at Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp
Gunmen killed at least seven people and left others wounded in an assault Friday on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp on the ... World News -
UN signs deal with Bangladesh to help Rohingya refugees on remote island
UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have been moved to ... World News -
Red Crescent says bodies of 17 people washed ashore in Libya
At least 17 bodies, likely of Europe-bound migrants, have washed ashore in western Libya, the Libyan Red Crescent said.For the latest headlines, ... North Africa -
Afghanistan to restart issuing passports to citizens: Passport office chief
Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday after months of delays, a senior official said.For the latest headlines, ... World News -
Refugee admissions to US hit record low, despite Biden's reversal
Refugee admissions to the US fell to a record low during the 2021 budget year, despite President Joe Biden's pledge to reverse the sharp cuts made by ... World News -
Rohingya refugee leader shot dead in Bangladesh camp
An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen late Wednesday, police ... World News -
Greece failing on refugee schooling: Rights groups
Greece is neglecting the schooling needs of thousands of refugee and migrant children in camps and elsewhere, two rights groups said in a report on ... World News -
Merkel says ‘unacceptable’ to use refugees to apply pressure on Poland, EU members
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that she found it unacceptable that refugees were being used to apply pressure to Poland and other ... World News -
Afghan refugee explains why he tweeted photo of tiny meal after receiving backlash
Hamed Ahmadi, an Afghan refugee in El Paso, Texas, posted a photo of his tiny meal on Twitter, saying that “refugee life might be safe” but that it is ... World News -
Afghan evacuees start arriving in Kuwait, US envoy says
The first flight carrying at-risk Afghan evacuees arrived in Kuwait, which has approved passage for 5,000 under an agreement with the US following the ... Gulf -
President Erdogan says Turkey cannot bear Afghan refugee burden for EU
Turkey cannot bail out the EU by taking in Afghans who worked for Western countries in Afghanistan as the Taliban take power there, President Recep ... World News -
UK woman arrested for posting racist comments after death of Afghan refugee
UK’s South Yorkshire Police arrested a 42-year-old woman in Sheffield Friday for posting racist comments about the death of a five-year-old Afghan boy ... World News -
Iran sets up camps along Afghanistan border as Taliban enters Kabul
Iran said on Sunday it has prepared accommodation in three provinces bordering Afghanistan to provide temporary refuge to Afghans fleeing their ... World News -
Turkey says it won’t shoulder new Afghan migration, slams US
Turkey’s foreign ministry has called the US “irresponsible” after the Biden administration announced it would expand efforts to assist at-risk Afghan ... Middle East -
Iranian defector on verge of medal after three taekwondo wins
Iranian defector Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning the Refugee Olympic Team’s first-ever medal after three impressive wins and a loss in ... World News -
How a team of refugee athletes made it to the Olympic Games
The Refugee Olympic Team was created by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Olympics to allow athletes to keep competing even if they ... Features -
Finland sanction reversed after rejected Iraqi asylum seeker’s death proven fake
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday revised a ruling sanctioning Finland for the supposed death of a refused asylum seeker returned ... Middle East -
Bus carrying migrants crashes in Turkey leaving at least 12 dead, 26 injured
A bus carrying Afghan, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants crashed in eastern Turkey early on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 26 others ... Middle East -
Canada taken to court over COVID-19 policy that pushes asylum-seekers to US
Canada's pandemic-era policy of turning back asylum-seekers trying to enter between official border crossings is unlawful and violates their rights, a ... Coronavirus