- 26 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitymigrants
Poland accuses Belarus of more border ‘provocations’ amid migrant crisis
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Friday a Belarusian soldier tried to fire flares at Polish border troops and others tried to tear down fencing along the frontier amid rising…
Poland says Belarus staged armed intrusion at border, summons envoy
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland accused Belarus on Wednesday of staging an armed cross-border intrusion and said it had summoned the Belarusian charge d'affaires to protest over what it said was "a…
Bulgaria sends 350 troops to its borders to stop migrant inflows
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has deployed 350 troops and military equipment to strengthen controls along its borders with Turkey and Greece to prevent migrant inflows, the defence ministry said on…
Poland’s push-back policy leaves migrants facing an uncertain future as winter looms
By Joanna Plucinska and Kacper Pempel Near SIEMIANOWKA, Poland (Reuters) - Somali migrant Abdi Fitah's bid to cross into Poland from Belarus ended with him barefoot and freezing after he…
Blinken, on Colombia visit, says human rights accountability critical
By Simon Lewis and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Accountability for human rights abuses committed during Colombia's decades-long conflict and recent anti-government protests are critical to preventing future abuses,…
Biden under pressure as U.S.-Mexico border arrests reach record highs
By Kristina Cooke (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested 1.7 million migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border this fiscal year, the most ever recorded, according to a U.S. government source familiar with…
Blinken cautions Haitian migrants against ‘profoundly dangerous’ trek to U.S
By Simon Lewis MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned Haitian migrants that they would not succeed in reaching the United States, while his Mexican…
EU to tighten visa rules for Belarus officials over migrants
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will tighten visa rules for Belarusian state officials, Europe's migration commissioner said on Wednesday, in retaliation for what she called Minsk's…
Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico scramble for asylum applications
By Jose Torres TAPACHULA (Reuters) - Around 1,000 migrants flocked to a sports stadium in southern Mexico on Tuesday to claim appointments for requesting asylum in the country as the…
Polish president seeks extension of state of emergency on Belarus border
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he would request the extension of a state of emergency along Poland's border with Belarus for a further 60 days due…
Angry scenes at Haiti airport add to Biden pressure over expulsions
By Gessika Thomas and Daina Beth Solomon PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti/CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico (Reuters) -Angry scenes broke out at Haiti's main airport on Tuesday among migrants sent home from a squalid Texas…
Greek PM says Turkey is a key partner on migration, EU needs cohesion
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday Turkey was an important partner in tackling any new migration challenge to Europe…
