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Europe has obligation to accept and protect refugees: Red Cross
Jun 17, 2018 14:51The Red Cross has called on members of the European Union to accept and protect refugees “according to international law for refugees but also according to the principles of humanity.”
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First group of refugees arrive in Spain after days at sea
Jun 17, 2018 11:55The first group of the refugees who were rescued by a charity vessel but were turned away by Italy and Malta have arrived in Spain.
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Italy prevents two more boats loaded with ‘human cargo’ from docking at ports
Jun 16, 2018 14:43Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has warned yet another refugee rescue mission off the Libyan coast that it would not be allowed to unload its “human cargo” at an Italian port.
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French president calls for unified European response to refugee crisis
Jun 16, 2018 03:39French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized Europe's handling of the influx of refugees to the continent, calling for a collective European response to the worsening crisis.
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International community has no plan to keep refugees in Lebanon: German envoy
Jun 14, 2018 14:41The German ambassador to Beirut has rejected reports suggesting that the international community, the UN and certain foreign countries are preventing the return of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to their homes.
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Amid refugee policy discord, Merkel urges European unity
Jun 14, 2018 08:34German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the European Union (EU)’s member countries to overcome their differences and take a unified approach to the bloc’s refugee crisis.
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About 932 refugees, 2 dead bodies arrive on boat in Italy's Catania
Jun 13, 2018 13:55The Italian Coast Guard boat U. Diciotti docked in Catania on Wednesday, carrying 932 migrants and two dead bodies.
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UN slams EU for its ‘shameful’ refugee policy
Jun 13, 2018 13:55UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi urged the European Union on Wednesday to sort out its "shameful" refugee policy after both Italy and Malta turned away a ship carrying hundreds of refugees.
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Italy summons French envoy in row over refugee ship
Jun 13, 2018 10:17The Foreign Ministry of Italy has summoned France’s ambassador amid a diplomatic row between the two countries over the handling of a stranded ship in the Mediterranean with hundreds of refugees on board.
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More than 920,000 displaced across Syria over past four months: UN
Jun 11, 2018 14:20The United Nations says more than 920,000 people have been displaced inside Syria during the first four months of 2018, the highest level since foreign-backed militancy began in the Arab country seven years ago.