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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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Afghan Minister, Haqqani Network Founder's Brother, Killed In Suicide Blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide explosion at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, a government source told AFP.
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India Sends First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Palestinian Refugees
The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, the Representative Office of India said.
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210 Killed In Gaza Camp From Where Israeli Hostages Were Rescued: Hamas
Hamas's government media office said at least 210 people were killed Saturday in Israeli attacks on a central Gaza refugee camp from which four hostages were rescued.
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An Ice-cream Truck Packed With Corpses As Gaza Is Pounded By Israel
Hamas, which has controlled the enclave since 2007, said Monday that 1,000 bodies could still be under rubble and warned of diseases spreading.
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2 Children Injured In France Stabbing "Still Critical"
Two children were fighting for their lives a day after being stabbed by a man in a park in the French Alps, the government said Friday.
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Around 800 Syrians Return From Turkey Weekly - UN Refugee Agency Official
Turkey hosts around 3.7 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world, but worsening public sentiment has led the government to work on plans to send them back.
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Despite UN Criticism, UK To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
The British government was due to send a first plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday despite last-ditch legal bids to block the deportations, mounting protests and UN criticism.
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UK "Looking At" Housing Refugees In Seized Russian Oligarch Homes
The UK government on Monday said it was considering housing Ukrainian refugees in property owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs, as it prepared to announce a programme for people to open their homes to those fleeing the war.
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Nat Geo Green-Eyed Girl, "Most Famous Afghanistan Refugee", Now In Italy
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian government said on Thursday.
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Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands
Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.
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Rare Crown, Hidden For 21 Years In The Netherlands, Returns To Ethiopia
Ethiopia's government on Thursday assumed custody of a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his apartment in the Netherlands for two decades.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
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7 Rohingya Will Be Deported, Supreme Court Says Myanmar Has Accepted Them
Seven Rohingya Muslims held at a detention centre in Assam will be handed over to Myanmar after the Supreme Court today refused to stop their deportation, the first such move by the government.
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"Not The Right Time": Myanmar Turns Down UN Security Council Visit
Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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Afghan Minister, Haqqani Network Founder's Brother, Killed In Suicide Blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide explosion at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, a government source told AFP.
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India Sends First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Palestinian Refugees
The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, the Representative Office of India said.
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210 Killed In Gaza Camp From Where Israeli Hostages Were Rescued: Hamas
Hamas's government media office said at least 210 people were killed Saturday in Israeli attacks on a central Gaza refugee camp from which four hostages were rescued.
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An Ice-cream Truck Packed With Corpses As Gaza Is Pounded By Israel
Hamas, which has controlled the enclave since 2007, said Monday that 1,000 bodies could still be under rubble and warned of diseases spreading.
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2 Children Injured In France Stabbing "Still Critical"
Two children were fighting for their lives a day after being stabbed by a man in a park in the French Alps, the government said Friday.
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Around 800 Syrians Return From Turkey Weekly - UN Refugee Agency Official
Turkey hosts around 3.7 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world, but worsening public sentiment has led the government to work on plans to send them back.
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Despite UN Criticism, UK To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
The British government was due to send a first plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday despite last-ditch legal bids to block the deportations, mounting protests and UN criticism.
-
UK "Looking At" Housing Refugees In Seized Russian Oligarch Homes
The UK government on Monday said it was considering housing Ukrainian refugees in property owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs, as it prepared to announce a programme for people to open their homes to those fleeing the war.
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Nat Geo Green-Eyed Girl, "Most Famous Afghanistan Refugee", Now In Italy
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian government said on Thursday.
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Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands
Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.
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Rare Crown, Hidden For 21 Years In The Netherlands, Returns To Ethiopia
Ethiopia's government on Thursday assumed custody of a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his apartment in the Netherlands for two decades.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
-
7 Rohingya Will Be Deported, Supreme Court Says Myanmar Has Accepted Them
Seven Rohingya Muslims held at a detention centre in Assam will be handed over to Myanmar after the Supreme Court today refused to stop their deportation, the first such move by the government.
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"Not The Right Time": Myanmar Turns Down UN Security Council Visit
Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday.
