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More than 5.5 million refugees have now fled Ukraine
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More than 5.5 million refugees have now fled Ukraine

At least 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in late February, according to…
Gazan’s death abroad shines light on middle-class exodus
Middle East

Gazan’s death abroad shines light on middle-class exodus

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a family of five, a two-story home and a pharmacy, Tamer al-Sultan had…
Mediterranean gets new NGO migrant rescue ship
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Mediterranean gets new NGO migrant rescue ship

The charity SOS Mediterranee announced Sunday it would deploy a new vessel to “conduct search and rescue activities” off the coast…
Italian coast guard brings ashore migrants on Lampedusa
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Italian coast guard brings ashore migrants on Lampedusa

An Italian coast guard ship has brought ashore 55 migrants who were rescued in waters off the island of Lampedusa on…
Libya’s refugees caught in the crossfire of war
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Libya’s refugees caught in the crossfire of war

Thousands of refugees making the perilous journey to Europe land in Libya, where they suffer exploitation, abuse and violence. Most…
UK intercepts 74 migrants crossing English Channel
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UK intercepts 74 migrants crossing English Channel

British authorities intercepted eight vessels carrying some 74 migrants, including minors, across the English Channel on Saturday. French authorities reportedly…
Group of Yazidi women victims of IS get new life in France
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Group of Yazidi women victims of IS get new life in France

PARIS (AP) — France is taking in a new group of Yazidis including women victimized by the Islamic State group…
Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
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Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap

PENITAS, Panama (AP) — Venise Felizor lay on a mattress in a warehouse-turned-shelter on a hot, sticky afternoon with her…
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
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Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…
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…
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