Explainer-How Germany plans to tighten border controls in immigration crackdown
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BERLIN/PRAGUE/WARSAW - Germany announced plans this week to extend controls to all its land borders and turn away more asylum seekers in...
- Sep 11
- 3 min
Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown
BERLIN - Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an...
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan
BERLIN/FRANKFURT - Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country on Friday, days before...
- Jul 12
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Finland to vote on turning back migrants crossing from Russia
HELSINKI - Finland's parliament is set to vote on a bill on Friday granting border guards the power to turn back asylum seekers crossing...
- Jul 4
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Analysis-Panama deportations unlikely to be enough to curb Darien crossings
PANAMA CITY - An agreement between Panama and the United States to try to deter migrants from crossing the treacherous Darien jungle, by...
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Panama to launch migrant deportation flights in coming weeks, US says
Panama will launch deportation flights for irregular migrants in the coming weeks, part of a deal with the United States, a U.S. official...
- Jul 1
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Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown
SYDNEY - Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government...
- Jun 28
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EU sees rise in deportation rates for non-EU migrants
A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the bloc as...
- Jun 24
- 3 min
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...
- May 16
- 4 min
In Wales, Europe's first Black national leader sees racism resurging
CARDIFF, Wales - When he took office as First Minister of Wales in March, Vaughan Gething became the first Black head of government in...
- May 13
- 3 min
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 2
- 1 min
Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he...
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