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UK To Bar Foreign Sex Offenders From Receiving Asylum Protections
The government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will be amended to deny refugee status to any foreign national with a criminal conviction that qualifies them for the sex offenders register.
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US Official Sought To End Aid For Rohingya Refugees
The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world's largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
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"Can't Deny Shelter, Only Thing Is...": Manipur Chief Minister On Myanmar Refugees
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said that shelter cannot be denied to those seeking it on humanitarian grounds, but foreigners cannot be allowed to sneak into the state and set up illegal villages.
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Mizoram Chief Minister-Elect Dials Centre, Seeks Joint Work For Myanmar Refugees
Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Pakistan Extends Legal Stay For 1.4 Million Afghan Refugees. New Deadline Is...
In early October, Islamabad issued a one-month ultimatum for all foreigners without legal documents to voluntarily return to their countries by November 1, warning of arrests and deportations for those remaining.
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2 Hamas Commanders Killed In Gaza Refugee Camp Attack, Claims Israel
More foreign nationals prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the enclave's Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel's attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp.
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Hamas Says 7 Hostages Including 3 Foreigners Killed In Gaza Camp Bombing
Hamas said Wednesday that seven hostages from its October 7 attacks, including three foreign passport holders, were killed in Israel's bombing of Gaza's largest refugee camp.
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A 3rd Of UK Overseas Aid Spent On Refugees, Asylum Seekers: Foreign Office
Britain is spending almost a third of its overseas aid budget on supporting refugees and asylum seekers inside the UK, according to official figures published Wednesday.
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Turkey Won't Allow New Syrian Refugees After Quake: Minister
Turkey will not allow a new influx of refugees from Syria after last week's devastating earthquake, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.
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Madeleine Albright, First Female US Secretary Of State, Dies At 84
Madeleine Albright, who came to the United States as a child refugee and rose to be the first female secretary of state, shaping American foreign policy at the end of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.
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Bangladesh Promises "Stern Action" Against Killers Of Rohingya Leader
Bangladesh's foreign minister vowed "stern action" on Saturday against the killers of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah as calls grew to investigate his shooting.
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European Union Should Support Afghanistan's Neighbours, Says Foreign Policy Chief: Report
The European Union should provide financial support to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them manage refugees fleeing the Taliban, the bloc's foreign policy chief said in an interview published Monday.
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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Afghans Arriving In India Will Get Six-Month Visa: Foreign Ministry
Afghans arriving in the country will get a six-month visa and the government will "take it from there" as making long-term plans have not been the "best of ideas" under similar circumstances, India said today.
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UAE To Temporarily Host 5,000 Afghans At US Request
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for 10 days on their way to a third country at the request of the United States, the Gulf Arab state's foreign ministry said on Friday.
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UK To Bar Foreign Sex Offenders From Receiving Asylum Protections
The government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will be amended to deny refugee status to any foreign national with a criminal conviction that qualifies them for the sex offenders register.
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US Official Sought To End Aid For Rohingya Refugees
The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world's largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
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"Can't Deny Shelter, Only Thing Is...": Manipur Chief Minister On Myanmar Refugees
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said that shelter cannot be denied to those seeking it on humanitarian grounds, but foreigners cannot be allowed to sneak into the state and set up illegal villages.
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Mizoram Chief Minister-Elect Dials Centre, Seeks Joint Work For Myanmar Refugees
Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Pakistan Extends Legal Stay For 1.4 Million Afghan Refugees. New Deadline Is...
In early October, Islamabad issued a one-month ultimatum for all foreigners without legal documents to voluntarily return to their countries by November 1, warning of arrests and deportations for those remaining.
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2 Hamas Commanders Killed In Gaza Refugee Camp Attack, Claims Israel
More foreign nationals prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the enclave's Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel's attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp.
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Hamas Says 7 Hostages Including 3 Foreigners Killed In Gaza Camp Bombing
Hamas said Wednesday that seven hostages from its October 7 attacks, including three foreign passport holders, were killed in Israel's bombing of Gaza's largest refugee camp.
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A 3rd Of UK Overseas Aid Spent On Refugees, Asylum Seekers: Foreign Office
Britain is spending almost a third of its overseas aid budget on supporting refugees and asylum seekers inside the UK, according to official figures published Wednesday.
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Turkey Won't Allow New Syrian Refugees After Quake: Minister
Turkey will not allow a new influx of refugees from Syria after last week's devastating earthquake, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.
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Madeleine Albright, First Female US Secretary Of State, Dies At 84
Madeleine Albright, who came to the United States as a child refugee and rose to be the first female secretary of state, shaping American foreign policy at the end of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.
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Bangladesh Promises "Stern Action" Against Killers Of Rohingya Leader
Bangladesh's foreign minister vowed "stern action" on Saturday against the killers of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah as calls grew to investigate his shooting.
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European Union Should Support Afghanistan's Neighbours, Says Foreign Policy Chief: Report
The European Union should provide financial support to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them manage refugees fleeing the Taliban, the bloc's foreign policy chief said in an interview published Monday.
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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Afghans Arriving In India Will Get Six-Month Visa: Foreign Ministry
Afghans arriving in the country will get a six-month visa and the government will "take it from there" as making long-term plans have not been the "best of ideas" under similar circumstances, India said today.
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UAE To Temporarily Host 5,000 Afghans At US Request
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for 10 days on their way to a third country at the request of the United States, the Gulf Arab state's foreign ministry said on Friday.
