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Riot police on Greek islands as work begins on new migrant camps
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Riot police on Greek islands as work begins on new migrant camps

Riot police were dispatched to the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios on Tuesday as the government ploughed ahead with…
Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean
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Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean

CAIRO (AP) — A rubber dinghy packed with 91 migrants that set out from Libyan shores in hopes of reaching…
AP Exclusive: Ethiopians brave deserts and smugglers on the way to Saudi
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AP Exclusive: Ethiopians brave deserts and smugglers on the way to Saudi

LAC ASSAL, Djibouti (AP) — “Patience,” Mohammed Eissa told himself. He whispered it every time he felt like giving up.…
Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger: rights group
Middle East

Italy-Libya deal puts migrants in danger: rights group

CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday that Italy’s renewed support for the Libyan coast guard is putting…
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
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Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast

CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan coast guard apprehended 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the…
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight
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Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make the first trip by a pontiff in 10 years to the tiny…
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
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Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants

FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel…
Greek island mayors press government to lighten migrants overload
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Greek island mayors press government to lighten migrants overload

ATHENS (Reuters) – Mayors of three Greek islands bearing the brunt of intensely overcrowded refugee and migrant camps demanded the…
Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches
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Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches

CAIRO (AP) — A guard withholds water from a barefoot migrant kneeling in front of him. An emaciated man lies…
Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps
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Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps

Sitting in the lobby of a disused ski lodge on a northern Greek mountain, Congolese asylum-seeker Sylva Caumba blankly stares…
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