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Dec 10, 20241 min read
Switzerland suspends Syria asylum proceedings after Assad's fall
ZURICH - The Swiss government said it was suspending asylum procedures for Syrians until it can better assess the situation in the Middle...
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Biden takes fresh immigration moves into debate with Trump
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden heads into a crucial debate with rival Donald Trump this week armed with new immigration and...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
KIGALI - Rwanda said the U.N. refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei
BEIJING - China's government said on Wednesday that a Chinese man arrested near Taipei after crossing the Taiwan Strait on a speedboat...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
NAIROBI - Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour,...
Jun 6, 20244 min read
Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico...
May 19, 20244 min read
Explainer-Who is Julian Assange?
LONDON -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn on Monday whether he has lost his long-running legal battle in the English courts to...
May 13, 20243 min read
Factbox-Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome,...
May 5, 20242 min read
More migrant dinghies cross Channel to England despite Rwanda threat
STRAIT OF DOVER - Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands...
Apr 24, 20241 min read
UK PM Sunak makes first official visit to Germany
Berlin, April 24 - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit Berlin for the first time on Wednesday, 18 months after taking office. His...
Apr 23, 20244 min read
'Nothing will stand in way' of Rwanda flights after Bill passes: UK PM
London, April 23 - UK Prime Minster Rishi Sunak said "nothing will stand in our way" of getting flights to Rwanda off the ground, as the...
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