Refugees

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…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called genocide allegations against her country's military "incorrect" Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been defending her country against allegations of genocide at the UN Inte…

By Norma Galeana CLAREMONT, Calif. (Reuters) - A Methodist church in Southern California has turned a classic Christmas tradition - the Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus - into a statement about immigration by putting the Holy Family in cages. The…