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Poland uses water cannons against migrants at Belarus border
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Poland uses water cannons against migrants at Belarus border

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish forces at the border with Belarus used water cannons and tear gas Tuesday against stone-throwing…
Polish police say group of 50 migrants broke through Belarus border
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Polish police say group of 50 migrants broke through Belarus border

WARSAW, Nov 14 (Reuters) – A group of about 50 migrants broke through defenses on the border with Belarus and…
Cold, hungry, afraid: Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Middle East

Cold, hungry, afraid: Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Sarkawt Ismat was cold, hungry and terrified, trapped between Polish and Belarusian troops facing off on…
Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus
Middle East

Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus

ANKARA/WARSAW, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Minsk on Friday, potentially closing…
Ransomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention
Middle East

Ransomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention

ONBOARD THE GEO BARENTS OFF LIBYA (AP) — Osman Touré was crying from the pain of repeated beatings and torture…
Red Crescent says bodies of 17 people washed ashore in Libya
Middle East

Red Crescent says bodies of 17 people washed ashore in Libya

ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — At least 17 bodies, likely of Europe-bound migrants, have washed ashore in western Libya, the…
UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
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UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya

ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — Libya’s coast guard Sunday intercepted two boats carrying more than 550 Europe-bound migrants off the…
Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
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Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment

The images — men on horseback with long reins, corralling Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from…
Officials: Libyan forces round up 500 migrants in crackdown
Middle East

Officials: Libyan forces round up 500 migrants in crackdown

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan security forces on Friday detained at least 500 African migrants, including women and children, two officials…
North African migrants, adrift, tell of last-minute rescue
Middle East

North African migrants, adrift, tell of last-minute rescue

ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The small fiberglass boat had begun to take on water not long after the engine…
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