Rains unleashed by typhoon worry thousands of people fleeing restive Philippine volcano
BONGA, the Philippines Thousands of residents who fled their homes in the central Philippines to escape a raging volcano now face another peril that is complicated the evacuations: monsoon rains brought...
EU makes fresh attempt to overcome yearslong crisis over migrants
BRUSSELS: On Thursday, European Union interior ministers launched a new attempt to solve one of the bloc's most difficult political crises, weighing new measures for sharing responsibility for migrants entering Europe...
Four children injured in knife attack in French town, two in critical condition
A Syrian native with valid refugee status in France carried out the attack in the French alpine town of Annecy, a police spokesman told Reuters.
"Children and one adult are on the...
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps protest demanding repatriation to Myanmar
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demonstrated on Thursday, demanding that they be deported to Myanmar, where they have been living in dismal camps since escaping a deadly...
Before-and-after satellite images show profound toll of Ukraine dam collapse
KHERSON, Ukraine – Before-and-after photographs of the area downstream from a dam that collapsed Tuesday starkly reveal the damage of a large, flooded expanse of southern Ukraine.
Before the Dnieper River's Kakhovka...
Sweden extradites Kurd to Turkiye in boost for NATO bid
LONDON: Swedish judges have accepted the extradition of a PKK supporter to Turkey, potentially ending Ankara's rejection of the Scandinavian country's NATO ambition, according to The Times.
Mehmet Kokulu, a Kurd, fled...
Scottish boy who died following ‘playground incident’ named
LONDON – The 14-year-old kid who died after a "playground incident" with another student at a Scottish school has been identified.
On Tuesday, emergency services were summoned to St Kentigern's Academy in...
US suspends food aid to Ethiopia, says it is not reaching needy
NAIROBI – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Thursday that it would suspend food aid to Ethiopia because donations were being diverted away from individuals in need.
According...
UK unveils new sanctions targeting Russia’s ally Belarus
LONDON – Britain imposed further sanctions on Belarus on Thursday, the latest retaliation for the eastern European country's backing for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and harassment of anti-government dissidents.
The new sanctions...
WHO rushes supplies to Ukraine, readies to tackle disease in flood areas
GENEVA: According to officials, the World Health Organization has rushed emergency supplies to flood-ravaged areas of Ukraine and is preparing to respond to a variety of health concerns such as trauma,...
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UK has space to detain only around 1 in 19 migrants...
Under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's contentious Illegal Migration Bill, the UK has just roughly 3,000 people to jail. According to The Independent newspaper, this...
