- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityrefugees
Amid U.S. border crackdown, some Haitian migrants seek asylum in Mexico
By Josue Gonzalez and Jorge Lopez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Haitian asylum seekers congregated outside Mexico's refugee agency in the capital and in shelters in the northern city…
For asylum advocates, border expulsions strain faith in Biden
By Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confused and tired-looking toddlers clung to their parents at Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti on Tuesday, among the 360 family members…
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…
Turkish President Erdogan says to meet Greek PM in New York
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that he would meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week…
UNHCR chief says ‘space for discussion’ with Taliban over human rights
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said on Friday he found that the Taliban have space for discussion and engagement on…
Afghan envoys marooned abroad after Taliban’s sudden return
By Rupam Jain (Reuters) -The Taliban's abrupt return to power has left hundreds of Afghan diplomats overseas in limbo: running out of money to keep missions operating, fearful for families…
The dramatic first month of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - It has been a month since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing the capital Kabul with barely a fight. Following are the main events in Afghanistan…
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday, documenting worsening violence and rights…
Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece would seek to block a potential wave of Afghan asylum-seekers fleeing Taliban rule and needs more European Union help on migrant issues, the…
No Afghan refugee exodus yet but ‘massive displacement’ possible -U.N. refugee agency
By Dominic Evans GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) - The Taliban victory in Afghanistan has not led to a dramatic refugee exodus but the country urgently needs humanitarian aid to prevent economic…
‘We have no choice’: migrants undeterred by UK threat to send boats back to France
By Richard Lough and Forrest Crellin CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Mustafa Suleiman, 21, is resolute in his determination to reach Britain and won't be deterred from London's threats to intercept…
Arms flown to Sudan from Ethiopia were legal, says ministry
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's interior ministry said on Monday that more than 70 boxes of weapons seized by authorities had turned out to be part of a legal cargo imported…
