Refugees

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks with newly-elected Conservative MPs at the Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 16, 2019. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS Boris Johnson's government branded "disgraceful" and…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Norway says it will take 600 asylum seekers recently evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centers as the Scandinavian country wants to stop the sometimes deadly smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. For me it is im…

There is a huge abyss within every mind. When we belong, we have an outside mooring to prevent us from falling into ourselves, the late, great Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue wrote as he channeled ancient Celtic wisdom on belonging. But given this m…

(BEMIDJI, Minn.) — A northern Minnesota county on Tuesday night banned the resettlement of refugees within its boundaries, becoming the first in the state and the second in the nation to do so. By a 3-2 vote, the Beltrami County board of commissioners voted …

Early last year, Google launched interpreter mode, a way for Google Assistant to step in and help you converse with people in up to 29 different languages without actually knowing their native tongue. It then rolled the feature out to smart speakers and phone…

The Trump administrations plan to collect DNA evidence from migrants detained in U.S. Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities will commence soon in the form of a 90-day pilot program in Detroit and Southwe…

Last week, leaders of the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)  of India tweeted out a toll-free number for people to call and show their support for the upcoming Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). However, later, several accounts allegedly directed by the BJP twe…

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A North Dakota county commission that recently voted to limit the number of refugees it will accept may let voters decide the issue in the future. Burleigh County Commission Chairman Brian Bitner said the five-member panel will discuss a …

The school on the outskirts of Istanbul is a rare place where Uighur child refugees from China can study their language and culture. But for several, it has also become an impromptu orphanage. Having fled a worsening crackdown on Uighur Muslims in northwest…

Life is becoming even more difficult for Syrian refugees living in Lebanon. Winter has always taken its toll on the hundreds of thousands forced to live in camps near the border. But this year the economic crisis in their host country is increasing the stru…