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Spanish aid group says 514 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

Spanish aid group says 514 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

Over 500 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean in several small boats that were in danger of capsizing have been rescued at sea, a Spanish aid organization said Sunday, abc news reported. Proactiva Open Arms …

Russian emigrants returning home in significant numbers

Russian emigrants returning home in significant numbers

In the past year, almost 150 thousand Russians returned home from abroad, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported, which later was confirmed by the Russian Foreign Ministry. This is not only about those living in the CIS, but …

 Cuba's Castro blasts Trump’s Mexican wall

Cuba's Castro blasts Trump’s Mexican wall

Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticized US President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the Mexican border. "The new agenda of the US government threatens to unleash an extreme and egotistical …

Will EU resettle refugees to Georgia?

Will EU resettle refugees to Georgia?

Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said that it's necessary to create European centers for reception of refugees outside the bloc. "We need refugee centers outside the EU. They should be managed jointly …

US to separate migrant children from parents at border

US to separate migrant children from parents at border

In a bid to deter illegal immigration, the administration of US President Donald Trump is planning to separate women and children sneaking together into the country, officials say. The Department of Homeland Security …

Iraqi Prime Minister calls on Trump to review travel ban

Iraqi Prime Minister calls on Trump to review travel ban

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on the US President Donald Trump in a phone conversation to review the travel restrictions imposed on the Iraqi citizens among the nationals of six other states, …

Majority of Americans oppose Trump travel ban - poll

Majority of Americans oppose Trump travel ban - poll

More than half of voters oppose the US President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations, according to a Quinnipiac University survey. 70% reject Trump’s indefinite halt …

Seattle judge blocks Trump's immigration ban nationwide

Seattle judge blocks Trump's immigration ban nationwide

A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries, The Independent reports. US District …

Rights groups file lawsuit against Trump's entry ban

Rights groups file lawsuit against Trump's entry ban

US rights groups filed a lawsuit with a federal court in Seattle against President Donald Trump's executive order that bans citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, the American Civil …

Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves

Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves

US President Donald Trump's seismic move to ban more than 130 million people from the United States and to deny entry to all refugees reverberated worldwide Saturday, as chaos and confusion rippled through US airports, …

Trump refugee ban no solution, Turkey says

Trump refugee ban no solution, Turkey says

President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the United States is no solution to problems, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says, adding that Western countries should do more to help ease Turkey's refugee …

Merkel: EU doesn't know what to do with migrants

Merkel: EU doesn't know what to do with migrants

The European Union still does not have a long-term solution to the migration problem, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. She recalled that Germany, along with Italy, received a lot of migrants, but "we still do …

Europe covered by New Year refugee wave

Europe covered by New Year refugee wave

1,159 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017, through 12 January, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy, compared with 22,590 through the first 12 days of January, 2016, the spokesman for the International Organization for …