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UN coordination essential for refugee returns to Syria: Merkel
Jun 22, 2018 14:42German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a political solution to the hot-button issue of Syrian refugees' return from Lebanon to their homeland, saying it can only take place in coordination with the United Nations.
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Survivors say at least 60 refugees died in Mediterranean
Jun 20, 2018 14:48At least 60 refugees were killed after their rubber dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya last week, survivors have said.
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Germany’ CSU gives Merkel ultimatum over refugees amid coalition crisis
Jun 18, 2018 14:59The Christian Social Union (CSU) party of Germany’s Bavaria region, a key ally in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, has issued an ultimatum for the government to introduce restrictions on refugee arrivals in two weeks or face a real political crisis.
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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.