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Ukrainians Fleeing War Find Refuge In Occupied West Bank: Report
The February 24 Russian invasion triggered the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II, leaving over 6.8 million Ukrainians registered as refugees across the continent, according to the latest United Nations figures.
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More Than 5 Million People Flee War In Ukraine: UN
More than five million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, UN figures showed on Friday, in Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.
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Eastern Europe Braces For Refugee Influx Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions
Countries in Eastern Europe are making preparations for potentially hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Ukraine if the crisis with Russia escalates, with some Polish towns already listing places available and Romania considering refugee camps.
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Australia Remains Preferred Choice For Millionaires: Report
Australia is relatively immune to the turmoil in the Middle East and the related refugee crisis in Europe and it has lower inheritance taxes than the US and much lower inheritance taxes than the UK.
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Thousands Of Civilians And Fighters Still Waiting To Be Evacuated From Aleppo: Rebel Spokesman
Thousands of rebels and fighters were still waiting on Thursday to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo city but difficulties including harsh weather were complicating the final phase of the operation, a rebel spokesman said.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Nearly 3,000 Dead Already In Mediterranean This Year: Migration Organization
Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization for Migration said today.
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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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Angela Merkel's Coalition Partner Accuses Her Of About-Turn On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner accused her of doing an about-turn on her refugee policy since she opened Germany's borders to thousands of migrants in September.
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Germany Asylum Requests Drop 66 Percent To 20,000 In March
The number of new asylum applications in Germany, Europe's top destination for refugees last year, dropped 66 percent in March to about 20,000, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said today.
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How Europe Built Fences To Keep People Out
In early March, Europe's migration chief Dimitris Avramopoulos squelched through a muddy refugee camp on Greece's border with Macedonia and peered through the barbed-wire topped fence that stands between tens of thousands of migrants in Greece and richer countries that lie to the north.
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Pope Slams 'Rejection' Of Migrants, Refugees In Easter Message
Pope Francis today spoke out against the "rejection" of migrants and refugees during his Easter message as Europe struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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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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Ukrainians Fleeing War Find Refuge In Occupied West Bank: Report
The February 24 Russian invasion triggered the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II, leaving over 6.8 million Ukrainians registered as refugees across the continent, according to the latest United Nations figures.
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More Than 5 Million People Flee War In Ukraine: UN
More than five million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, UN figures showed on Friday, in Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.
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Eastern Europe Braces For Refugee Influx Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions
Countries in Eastern Europe are making preparations for potentially hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Ukraine if the crisis with Russia escalates, with some Polish towns already listing places available and Romania considering refugee camps.
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Australia Remains Preferred Choice For Millionaires: Report
Australia is relatively immune to the turmoil in the Middle East and the related refugee crisis in Europe and it has lower inheritance taxes than the US and much lower inheritance taxes than the UK.
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Thousands Of Civilians And Fighters Still Waiting To Be Evacuated From Aleppo: Rebel Spokesman
Thousands of rebels and fighters were still waiting on Thursday to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo city but difficulties including harsh weather were complicating the final phase of the operation, a rebel spokesman said.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Nearly 3,000 Dead Already In Mediterranean This Year: Migration Organization
Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization for Migration said today.
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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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Angela Merkel's Coalition Partner Accuses Her Of About-Turn On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner accused her of doing an about-turn on her refugee policy since she opened Germany's borders to thousands of migrants in September.
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Germany Asylum Requests Drop 66 Percent To 20,000 In March
The number of new asylum applications in Germany, Europe's top destination for refugees last year, dropped 66 percent in March to about 20,000, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said today.
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How Europe Built Fences To Keep People Out
In early March, Europe's migration chief Dimitris Avramopoulos squelched through a muddy refugee camp on Greece's border with Macedonia and peered through the barbed-wire topped fence that stands between tens of thousands of migrants in Greece and richer countries that lie to the north.
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Pope Slams 'Rejection' Of Migrants, Refugees In Easter Message
Pope Francis today spoke out against the "rejection" of migrants and refugees during his Easter message as Europe struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II.
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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.
