Refugees

Published: 10:00am, 4 Mar, 2022 Updated: 10:12am, 4 Mar, 2022 Read More

NEW DELHI — For days, Russian forces have pounded Kharkiv with missiles and artillery, leaving hundreds of civilians dead and sending countless residents streaming out of Ukraine’s second-largest city. But since Wednesday, Russia has given advice to one particular set of refugees — Indian students in Ukraine — on how…

One million people have fled Ukraine in a week after Russia invaded the country, the United Nations refugee agency has said. It adds that some women are leaving their children at the border to return home and continue fighting for their country with their husbands. Christine Pirovolakis, UNHCR senior external…

PRZEMYSL, Poland —  Oskar Broz stood in the Polish train station amid the tumult of anxious refugees, overwhelmed police officers and exhausted volunteers distributing hot food and drink. “The Warsaw train leaves at 2 a.m.!” announced Broz, his words echoing in the sturdy walls of the Neoclassical structure. “The train is…

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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…