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EU leaders clash over refugees
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EU leaders clash over refugees

Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis blew a hole in the European Union, a tentative effort to patch up…
Amnesty International claims EU ‘complicit’ in Libya migrant abuses
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Amnesty International claims EU ‘complicit’ in Libya migrant abuses

Rights group Amnesty International has accused EU governments of supporting migrant abuse in Libya. Echoing previous reports, it found widespread…
#SpreadNoHate, UNAOC aims to combat hate speech against refugees in Cairo symposium
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#SpreadNoHate, UNAOC aims to combat hate speech against refugees in Cairo symposium

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), alongside the EU, will host a symposium aiming to combat media hate speech…
Trump lifts refugee ban, but admissions still plummet, data shows
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Trump lifts refugee ban, but admissions still plummet, data shows

In late October, President Donald Trump lifted a temporary ban on most refugee admissions, a move that should have cleared…
US Supreme Court allows Donald Trump to impose travel ban
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US Supreme Court allows Donald Trump to impose travel ban

Donald Trump has won a Supreme Court victory, with seven justices voting to allow his latest travel ban to go…
US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration
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US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration

The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling…
Turkey: Merkel to work for release of EU funds for refugees
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Turkey: Merkel to work for release of EU funds for refugees

Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the two…
Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union
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Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: African Union

Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya, often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the…
EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya
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EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya

The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and…
UK: Net migration fell by 100,000 in year after Brexit
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UK: Net migration fell by 100,000 in year after Brexit

Net migration to Britain fell sharply in the 12 months after last year’s Brexit referendum, with more than three-quarters of…
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