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Suu Kyi blames world conflicts on illegal immigration
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Suu Kyi blames world conflicts on illegal immigration

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads…
China outlines plan to resolve Rohingya crisis
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China outlines plan to resolve Rohingya crisis

China called for a ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a…
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
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Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp

Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention center in…
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
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Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp

More than 1,000 people protested in Australia on Saturday against the treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers in an offshore…
Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain
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Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain

Lebanon’s prime minister says Cyprus can help his country drum up support from other European Union member states for its…
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
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Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily

Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an “untenable situation” for neighbor Bangladesh, the country’s UN envoy…
Ai Weiwei on art, exile and refugee film ‘Human Flow’
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Ai Weiwei on art, exile and refugee film ‘Human Flow’

In the most tender moments of “Human Flow,” Ai Weiwei’s epic documentary on the worldwide migrant crisis, he is seen…
Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town
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Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town

Abu Khaled had lived in the Lebanese town of Miziara for almost 20 years until a woman’s suspected murder by…
Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
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Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce

Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening…
Germany’s Syrian refugees celebrate Merkel win but fear rise of far-right
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Germany’s Syrian refugees celebrate Merkel win but fear rise of far-right

Syrian refugees rejoiced on Sunday at the news that Angela Merkel had secured a fourth term as German chancellor, but…
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