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Ukraine War Creating A Child Refugee "Almost Every Second": UN
Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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Turkey Can't Bear Afghan Refugee Burden For European Union: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey cannot bail out the EU by taking in Afghans who worked for Western countries in Afghanistan as the Taliban take power there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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European Union Top Officials To Visit Afghan Evacuation Centre In Spain
The EU's two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for Afghan refugees who worked for the bloc, Spain's foreign minister said.
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EU Set To Prepare Sanctions On Myanmar Generals: Diplomats
The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc's foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.
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Rohingya Crisis Dents Myanmar's Hopes Of Western Investment Boom
When officials from Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon toured six European countries in June, they were hoping to drum up investment in transport, energy and education
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Angela Merkel's Conservatives Extend Lead Over Social Democrats: Poll
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have extended their lead over the centre-left Social Democrats or SPD to 12 percentage points, a poll showed today, almost four months before a federal election.
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Not Mandatory To Issue Humanitarian Visas, Says EU Court
European Union member states do not have to issue entry visas to people at risk of torture or inhuman treatment, the EU's top court ruled on Tuesday, cutting off a possible channel for refugees into the bloc.
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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Refugees Sat Across Europeans For 4 Minutes. Here's What Happened Next
Can just four minutes of eye contact help people connect better? An experiment conducted by Amnesty International places refugees from Syria and Somalia opposite European citizens from countries like Germany, Poland, Belgium and UK. How they react after looking at each other for four minutes is documented in this video, posted on Facebook on May 25...
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Pope Francis To Visit Greece To Highlight Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis will visit Greece on April 14-15, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the front line of Europe's migrant crisis and thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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Migrants Stuck In Greek Makeshift Camp Vow To Stay Put
Refugees and migrants stranded at Greece's border with Macedonia vowed to stay put on Tuesday, hours after the European Union and Turkey hailed a tentative accord to stop a scramble by hundreds of thousands of people to reach Europe from war zones.
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Donald Tusk Tells Economic Migrants: 'Do Not Come To Europe'
European Union President Donald Tusk on Thursday warned economic migrants not to come to Europe, after holding talks on the refugee crisis with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Ukraine War Creating A Child Refugee "Almost Every Second": UN
Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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Turkey Can't Bear Afghan Refugee Burden For European Union: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey cannot bail out the EU by taking in Afghans who worked for Western countries in Afghanistan as the Taliban take power there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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European Union Top Officials To Visit Afghan Evacuation Centre In Spain
The EU's two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for Afghan refugees who worked for the bloc, Spain's foreign minister said.
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EU Set To Prepare Sanctions On Myanmar Generals: Diplomats
The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc's foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.
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Rohingya Crisis Dents Myanmar's Hopes Of Western Investment Boom
When officials from Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon toured six European countries in June, they were hoping to drum up investment in transport, energy and education
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Angela Merkel's Conservatives Extend Lead Over Social Democrats: Poll
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have extended their lead over the centre-left Social Democrats or SPD to 12 percentage points, a poll showed today, almost four months before a federal election.
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Not Mandatory To Issue Humanitarian Visas, Says EU Court
European Union member states do not have to issue entry visas to people at risk of torture or inhuman treatment, the EU's top court ruled on Tuesday, cutting off a possible channel for refugees into the bloc.
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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Refugees Sat Across Europeans For 4 Minutes. Here's What Happened Next
Can just four minutes of eye contact help people connect better? An experiment conducted by Amnesty International places refugees from Syria and Somalia opposite European citizens from countries like Germany, Poland, Belgium and UK. How they react after looking at each other for four minutes is documented in this video, posted on Facebook on May 25...
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Pope Francis To Visit Greece To Highlight Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis will visit Greece on April 14-15, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the front line of Europe's migrant crisis and thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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Migrants Stuck In Greek Makeshift Camp Vow To Stay Put
Refugees and migrants stranded at Greece's border with Macedonia vowed to stay put on Tuesday, hours after the European Union and Turkey hailed a tentative accord to stop a scramble by hundreds of thousands of people to reach Europe from war zones.
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Donald Tusk Tells Economic Migrants: 'Do Not Come To Europe'
European Union President Donald Tusk on Thursday warned economic migrants not to come to Europe, after holding talks on the refugee crisis with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
