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Turkey launches search operation for 10 refugees missing in Aegean Sea
Nov 12, 2018 06:48The Turkish coastguard says at least 10 people are missing after another boat carrying refugees sank in the Aegean Sea.
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Unfazed by Trump’s order, migrants walk on north in Mexico
Nov 11, 2018 10:25Thousands of Central American migrants have resumed their march through Mexico and toward the United States after a four-day respite, despite a measure by the administration of US President Donald Trump to suspend asylum rights for immigrants trying to enter the country illegally.
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Italy Senate approves anti-migrant bill
Nov 08, 2018 03:01The Italian Senate on Wednesday cleared the way for far-right leader Matteo Salvini's tough anti-migrant and security decree to become law following a confidence vote.
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Refugee deaths in Mediterranean surpass 2,000 this year, says UN refugee agency
Nov 07, 2018 02:46The United Nations refugee agency says a total of more than 2,000 refugees have lost their lives since January trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
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Trump says up to 15,000 US troops ready to repel migrant caravan
Nov 01, 2018 08:21US President Donald Trump says he is ready to deploy up to 15,000 troops in order to repel a large group of immigrants moving through Mexico towards the US, as he hardens his stance against migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.
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About 22 killed in refugee truck crash in Turkey
Oct 14, 2018 10:40At least 22 people, including children, have been killed in incident during which a truck carrying refugees crashed in western Turkey.
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Italy forces refugees out of model refugee town
Oct 14, 2018 10:35Italy’s Interior Ministry has ordered that all asylum-seekers be transferred out of the small southern town of Riace, which had gained international attention for its innovative model for refugee integration.
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Refugees in ‘absolutely devastating’ conditions in Nauru
Oct 11, 2018 09:59International medical charity Doctors without Borders has described as “absolutely devastating” the mental health conditions of the refugees detained indefinitely by the Australian government on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru.
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Eight dead, 25 missing as refugee boat sinks off western Turkey
Oct 11, 2018 03:07Eight people died after a boat filled with refugees sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were missing, the Turkish coast guard said on Wednesday.
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Libya coast guard rescues 235 refugees off western coast
Sep 24, 2018 13:52Libya's coast guard has rescued 235 refugees in three separate operations off its western coast, a naval forces spokesman says.