Unwelcome Refugees

More than 100 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, the United Nations refugee agency said, the deadliest incident this year in the Mediterranean Sea, where thousands have died attempting to reach Europe.The capsized woode…

More that 100 Europe-bound migrants and refugees are feared drowned after the boat they were traveling in capsized off Libya's coast in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat was carrying 250 people when it sank off the town of al Khoms, about 120km east of the cap…

Libya is a hub for migrants (Representational Image) At least 116 migrants are missing and another 132 were rescued by Libyan coast guards and local fishermen after a wooden boat capsized off Libya, Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem said on Thursday. Citin…

Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the coastguard and U.N. refugee agency said. Ayoub Gassim, a spokesman for Libya's coastguard, sai…

In this piece, a humanitarian volunteer recounts their experiences in Greece working to support victims fleeing the Syrian refugee crisis, and the powerful role music played in improving the lives of those suffering. _____________________________ By Daniel Pi…

GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to 150 people are feared to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, while another 150 were rescued and are being returned to Libya, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday. Libya is a hub for migrants, m…

Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, said the technological illiteracy of some members of Congress could be a challenge in effectively regulating online extremism. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo A top Twitter executive has a stern warning for governments c…

President Trump shakes hands with Boris Johnson, then Britain's foreign affairs minister, during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday in 2017. Evan Vucci/AP At a time of polarization and political chaos, the United Kingdom and the United States are a…

Fourteen-member countries of the European Union agreed to a new "solidarity mechanism" proposed by Germany and France to allocate migrants and refugees across the bloc, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The announcement came after foreign affairs and in…

The Trump administration scorns climate science: it has rolled back environmental regulations while promoting fossil fuels, and removed and downplayed mentions of climate change on government websites, among other moves that could weaken efforts to address gl…