Four die, dozens rescued in attempted Channel crossing from France to UK
Tragedy underscores failure to create safe routes for asylum seekers, say campaigners.
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South Africa summons new US ambassador over ‘undiplomatic remarks’
US President Trump has claimed South Africa is engaged in a campaign of white persecution, which Pretoria denies.
At least 14 dead after migrant boat crashes into Turkish coastguard vessel
Collision involving inflatable boat carrying migrants or refugees occurs off southwestern Turkiye’s Antalya province.
At least 217 killed in Israel’s Lebanon attacks as Beirut, south, east hit
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group urges Israelis to evacuate border areas as Israel continues to bomb the country.
UK to end study visas for Myanmar, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan students
The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK.
Deadly journeys: Refugees, migrants risk everything to reach Europe
Crossing to Europe offers hope but exposes refugees to peril, as militia abuse persists in unsafe Libya.
Near-blind Rohingya refugee dies after US agents left him far from home
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, was a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Rakhine state in Myanmar, family members said.
Displaced Sudanese women caught up in war suffer wretched Ramadan
Women in Sudan’s Al-Sarraf camp face hunger and disease during a desperate holy month.
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Yemen’s ‘Mogadishu’: Somali refugees face poverty, instability in Aden
Generations of refugees in Aden endure poverty, lack identity, and cling to fading memories of Somalia’s distant shores.
Eight bodies recovered in Libya, Greece as Mediterranean death toll rises
Bodies of five asylum seekers wash ashore in Libya as three others die in a separate incident off the coast of Greece.
US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni refugees, asylum seekers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has determined it is safe for Yemenis to return to their war-torn country.
