Refugees

Hundreds of people who escaped the Taliban now found themselves fleeing another war. March 1, 2022 As Masouma Tajik walked the narrow, medieval streets of Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday, she was struck by the similarities to what she saw in Afghan cities before their fall to the Taliban. “There is…

Ukrainian refugees cross the border by foot in Barabas, Hungary, on February 28, 2022. Photo: Attila Kisbenedek (Getty Images) Airbnb’s nonprofit arm will offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing war. The efforts could help bring much-needed short-term relief for the more than 500,000 Ukrainians who…

Airbnb has pledged to work with Ukraine's neighbors to provide free temporary housing to up to 100,000 refugees who are fleeing the country after Russia invaded. Executives are sending letters to the leaders of several European nations — beginning with Poland, Germany, Hungary and Romania — to offer their support.…

Published On 28 Feb 202228 Feb 2022 Siret, Romania – More than 67,000 people from Ukraine have entered Romania since the start of the Russian invasion last week, according to the Romanian government. Many of them are elderly people or women travelling with their children after the Ukrainian parliament declared…

Thousands of Eritrean refugees, shell-shocked and separated from loved ones, fleeing on foot through harsh terrain to escape artillery and gunfire.At least five people were killed and an untold number of women kidnapped, while those lucky enough to escape are now scattered across Afar.The attack marked the first time Eritrean…

A mass exodus of Ukrainians risks overwhelming resources in neighboring countries even as Europe pledges to aid refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion. U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that anywhere from 1 million to 5 million Ukrainians could be displaced as Russian forces enter the country from the north, south and east.…

Hundreds of thousands refugees have fled Ukraine into neighboring countries since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the number of people fleeing is expected to steadily rise. Driving the news: At least 368,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in neighboring countries, the UN's refugee agency announced on Twitter on…

NewsWorldAmericasMany European nations scrambling to help Ukrainians Putin declares military offensive in Ukraine The White House has said the US is ready to accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing the invasion by Russia. As reports suggested as many as 100,000 Ukrainians had already left their homes in the wake of the invasion…

Amid a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada said it will welcome Ukrainian refugees and Saskatchewan could be one province to take people in. Saskatchewan’s immigration minister responded through a letter to Ottawa, saying the province has a large and supportive Ukrainian community that could assist with the settlement process. The…

As tensions soar in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming, calm persists along Ukraine's western border with European Union nation Poland. A sports center painted with the Olympic rings in a small Polish community directly on the border stands ready to…