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Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
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Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed

The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar from Bangladesh, scheduled to begin Tuesday, has…
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
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Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation

Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State,…
As Syrian war nears end, some can never go home again
Middle East

As Syrian war nears end, some can never go home again

Biting his nails in anxiety, Sami [name changed] is distraught to be separated from his family in Aleppo and fearful…
Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing
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Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing

Libya’s coastguard on Sunday recovered the bodies of two female migrants who perished trying to cross the Mediterranean and picked…
Angela Merkel optimistic about new ‘grand coalition’ for new era of politics
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Angela Merkel optimistic about new ‘grand coalition’ for new era of politics

Germany’s Angela Merkel has said she is optimistic about forging a deal with the Social Democrats to form a new…
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
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Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas

Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany
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Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany

The German state of Lower Saxony witnessed a 10.4 percent increase in crime at the height of the migration crisis,…
EU asylum applications drop off drastically in 2017
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EU asylum applications drop off drastically in 2017

The European Union saw 50 percent fewer new asylum requests this year compared to last year, according to the latest…
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
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Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl

The family of a 6-year-old Afghan migrant girl killed by a train on the Serbia-Croatia border filed charges Tuesday against…
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
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UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018

The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior UN official said…
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