Refugees

Image copyrightLee Gyong-pilImage caption Lee Gyong-pil, who was given the name Kimchi 5, was born on a cargo ship Almost 70 years ago, a US merchant marine ship picked up more than 14,000 refugees in a single trip from a North Korean port. This is the sto…

LINCOLN, Neb. -- An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. Theyre caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and some …

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was approved in a key vote that paves the way for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on January 31. The House of Commons passed the prime minister’s withdrawal agreement bill at second reading by 358 votes to 234, a ma…

India, the worlds largest democracy, continues to normalize shutting down internet and suspending mobile communications for tens of millions of citizens in the country to thwart protests. Days after Narendra Modi -led government shut down mobile communicatio…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said world powers had not yet offered any support for his planned "safe zone" in northern Syria, where he intends to resettle a million Syrian refugees, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday. Turkey has sai…

Almost 200 Rohingya Muslims sailed more than 1,500 kilometres to escape Bangladesh refugee camps only to be arrested by Myanmar's navy, the country's military said Tuesday. The boat seizure came just days after Myanmar's leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung …

The UK has woken up to the biggest Conservative majority in over 30 years.  If it wasn't the result you were hoping for, it's easy to feel full of despair. But there are things you can do. Here is a list of causes you can contribute to right now by…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Aung San Suu Kyi has called the case "incomplete and incorrect" The Gambia has denounced Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's "silence" over alleged atrocities against Rohingya Muslims. The Muslim-majority African country …

Joe Biden understands the pain felt by every family across the U.S. that has had a loved one removed from the country, including under the Obama-Biden administration, the plan says, and he believes we must do better to uphold our laws humanely and preserve th…

By Trevor Hunnicutt Dec 11 (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden would restore protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the country when they were children and increase the number of refugees allowed into the United States if elected president, his campai…