Refugees

As former Vice President Joe Biden prepared his closing statement at the Nevada Democratic primary debate on Wednesday night, protesters began to yell “You deported 3 million people.” The crowed booed as protesters continued to yell, and Biden began speaking again once they left the room. The undetermined number of…

Sara M Moniuszko USA TODAYPublished 11:06 AM EST Feb 18, 2020Royals, they're just like us — even when it comes to staying fit!Such is the case with Prince Charles, who joked about the struggle to keep in shape when he was gifted a shirt during a visit to the Emma Willis workshop in Gloucester,…

Pakistan and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, are holding a conference to highlight the challenges facing Afghan refugees. It is estimated more than two million are sheltering in Pakistan, with some displaced since the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Continuing violence makes returning home dangerous. But a repatriation programme…

Islamabad, Pakistan - The United Nations has thrown its weight behind a peace process aimed at ending almost 20 years of devastating war in Afghanistan, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling it an opportunity that "cannot" be missed. Guterres was speaking at a high-level international summit in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, held on Monday to…

In the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard, Picard and crew take a detour to the planet Vashti, where Picard and Raffi relocated Romulan refugees 14 years ago. Join Chastity and Greg for a breakdown of the plot, Star Trek references, and The Next Generation Easter eggs from Episode 4,…

It’s been a shaky week in German politics after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handpicked successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (also known as AKK), resigned as leader of the Christian Democrat Union (CDU) on Monday. Her decision to step down came after a controversial local election on Feb. 6 that led members of her…

Snow has arrived in Lebanon's mountains, making life harder for the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees living in the Bekaa Valley. Just under half of the refugees rely on cash assistance from aid agencies, but Lebanon's economic crisis has made it difficult for them to access those funds. And…

For Samar, 24, life has all been about survival. She was still a teenager seven years ago when, with the war in Syria raging, she decided to flee her country in the hope of a better future. She first sought refuge in Lebanon, then in Egypt and Turkey, before embarking…

They are sometimes described as the people of a forgotten war. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees are either living in Syria or have sought refuge in Lebanon or Jordan since the Syrian war began in 2011. And the so-called "right of return" of Palestinians to their homeland remains as…

Around 200 refugees and migrants have amassed at Serbia's border with Hungary asking to be let through as they seek entry into more prosperous Western European countries. But Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered a fence to be put up five years ago, saying they were not welcome. Thousands of…