Unwelcome Refugees

Around 100 refugees and migrants were rescued off the coast of Spain on Thursday, adding to around another 200 plucked off makeshift boats on Christmas Day, Spain's maritime rescue service said. More than half of them were found off the Costa Blanca on Spain…

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Turkey next month to urge President Tayyip Erdogan to uphold the migration pact he agreed with the European Union, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported, responding to fears that conflict in Syria could un…

Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying refugees and migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey's Lake Van, the governor's office in Bitlis province said. The boat sank after capsizing as it appro…

Mazara del Vallo, Italy - On the port side of the Alan Kurdi rescue ship, a small Christmas tree shines with flashing green and red lights - a small way for the crew, which includes 12 volunteers of 10 different nationalities, to celebrate the holiday. The s…

More than 160 migrants and refugees rescued off the Libyan coast have disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, the NGO SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday. The migrants, including 50 children and five pregnant women, "were rescued by the SOS Mediter…

Under a 6 billion deal struck between Ankara and the EU in 2016, migrants with no right to asylum were supposed to be deported back to Turkey while those accepted as refugees were to be settled in the EU. But the accord is not working, with transfers away fr…

In 2019, calls emanating from the corridors of power for refugees and migrants to "return home" grew louder, from Syrians in Turkey and Rohingya in Bangladesh, to Afghans in Pakistan and newly-arrived and settled communities in Europe. But experts have warne…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe his country cannot handle a new wave of Syrian refugees fleeing increased bombardment in the nearby Idlib province. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled towards the Turkish border following heightene…

The Kurdish 21-year-old arrived in Japan when he was 8. He learned Japanese, played baseball with classmates, and eventually fell in love with a Vietnamese girl at school. The pair sat together when I visited his parents’ apartment outside Tokyo, speaking Jap…

Media captionFamilies in Syria use any transport they can to flee violence in Idlib Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country cannot handle a "new refugee wave" from Syria. Tens of thousands of people have fled towards the Turkish b…