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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.
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Over 600 refugees remain stranded at sea as Italy, Malta close ports
Jun 11, 2018 03:40Hundreds of refugees remain stranded in a humanitarian ship at sea after both Italy and Malta refused to open their ports to the vessel and engaged, instead, in a diplomatic spat over the issue.
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Nearly 1,800 families separated at US-Mexico border: Report
Jun 09, 2018 07:33Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the US-Mexico border from October 2016 through February 2018, amid a crackdown on undocumented immigrants by the administration of President Donald Trump.
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Five refugees, including three children, killed in trafficker car crash in Greece
Jun 08, 2018 10:10Five refugees, including three children, have been killed in a car crash on a highway in northern Greece, police say.
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About 400 refugees storm fence on Spain-Morocco border
Jun 06, 2018 11:04Four hundred sub-Saharan refugees have stormed the double fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
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Traffickers shoot dead 12 fleeing refugees in Libya: UN
Jun 01, 2018 14:09The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says people smugglers shot dead more than 12 refugees who were attempting to flee a camp in Libya last week.
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Two refugees die, 80 saved in Niger desert
May 30, 2018 12:25Two African migrants died of thirst and 80 were saved after they were stranded in the Niger desert while trying to reach Europe, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday, in the second Sahara rescue drama in less than a month.
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French police begin evacuation of refugee camp in Paris
May 30, 2018 07:06Police began evacuating hundreds of refugees living in makeshift camps in Paris on Wednesday, as European politicians continue to tackle the issue of refugees, which has fuelled the rise of far-right parties in the continent.