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Over 4,000 Flee to Mizoram Following Armed Clashes In Myanmar's Chin State
Fighting between two armed Chin groups in Myanmar has forced several civilians to flee into Mizoram's Champhai. At least 2,845 people from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages, which border Mizoram, have sought refuge in Zokhawthar village.
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300 Myanmar Refugees Flee To Mizoram After 2 Chin Armed Groups Start Fighting
Some 300 refugees from Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Zokhawthar village after clashes between two Chin insurgent groups broke out in the neighbouring country, officials said.
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France Attracts US 'Refugee Scientists' Post Cuts Imposed By Trump
The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said Thursday.
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Pakistan Extends 1.45 Million Afghan Refugees' Right To Remain By 1 Year
Some 1.45 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan will be allowed to stay for another year, Islamabad said Wednesday, but it insisted evictions of undocumented migrants would continue.
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Rohingya Refugees Flee To Bangladesh Amid Escalating Violence In Myanmar
Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.
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1 Million Forced To Flee Rafah, Live In "Unspeakable" Conditions: UN
Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.
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800,000 "Forced To Flee" Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Offensive: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel began military operations there this month.
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Outflow Of Gazans Into Egypt Would Make Conflict Resolution Impossible: UN Refugee Chief
The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and cause an "atrocious dilemma" for the people fleeing, the UN refugee chief said.
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Unable To Survive In Egypt, Refugees Return To War-Torn Sudan
Ten months after Sudan's brutal war sent hundreds of thousands fleeing, many of those who sought refuge in neighbouring Egypt are caught between the grim choice of homelessness or returning at their own peril.
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"Pressure Cooker Of Despair": UN Says Gaza Refugees Growing In Border Town
The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday voiced concern about the hostilities in Khan Younis that have forced more people to flee to Rafah in the far south of Gaza, describing the border town as a "pressurecooker of despair".
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Exodus Of Palestinians From Gaza Would Be "Catastrophic": UN Refugee Chief
An exodus of Palestinians from Gaza into other countries in the region would be "catastrophic", the United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi told AFP in an interview Wednesday, stressing the need for a ceasefire.
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5,000 Myanmar Refugees Enter Mizoram, Aid Groups Work Hard On Relief
Another humanitarian crisis is unfolding as over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district after fleeing from the violence in the junta-run nation.
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Over 5,000 Myanmar Nationals Flee To Mizoram Amid Junta Airstrike
Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have crossed over to neighbouring Mizoram in India following Monday's airstrike by the Myanmar army in its Chin state, said Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, Inspector General of Police, Mizoram Police.
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Egypt Discusses Gaza Aid, Rejects Corridors For Civilians: Report
Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and others to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza Strip but rejects any move to set up safe corridors for refugees fleeing the enclave, Egyptian security sources said on Wednesday.
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17 Rohingya Refugees Die In Boat Tragedy Off Myanmar
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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Over 4,000 Flee to Mizoram Following Armed Clashes In Myanmar's Chin State
Fighting between two armed Chin groups in Myanmar has forced several civilians to flee into Mizoram's Champhai. At least 2,845 people from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages, which border Mizoram, have sought refuge in Zokhawthar village.
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300 Myanmar Refugees Flee To Mizoram After 2 Chin Armed Groups Start Fighting
Some 300 refugees from Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Zokhawthar village after clashes between two Chin insurgent groups broke out in the neighbouring country, officials said.
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France Attracts US 'Refugee Scientists' Post Cuts Imposed By Trump
The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said Thursday.
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Pakistan Extends 1.45 Million Afghan Refugees' Right To Remain By 1 Year
Some 1.45 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan will be allowed to stay for another year, Islamabad said Wednesday, but it insisted evictions of undocumented migrants would continue.
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Rohingya Refugees Flee To Bangladesh Amid Escalating Violence In Myanmar
Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.
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1 Million Forced To Flee Rafah, Live In "Unspeakable" Conditions: UN
Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.
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800,000 "Forced To Flee" Rafah Since Start Of Israeli Offensive: UN Agency
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah since Israel began military operations there this month.
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Outflow Of Gazans Into Egypt Would Make Conflict Resolution Impossible: UN Refugee Chief
The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and cause an "atrocious dilemma" for the people fleeing, the UN refugee chief said.
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Unable To Survive In Egypt, Refugees Return To War-Torn Sudan
Ten months after Sudan's brutal war sent hundreds of thousands fleeing, many of those who sought refuge in neighbouring Egypt are caught between the grim choice of homelessness or returning at their own peril.
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"Pressure Cooker Of Despair": UN Says Gaza Refugees Growing In Border Town
The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday voiced concern about the hostilities in Khan Younis that have forced more people to flee to Rafah in the far south of Gaza, describing the border town as a "pressurecooker of despair".
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Exodus Of Palestinians From Gaza Would Be "Catastrophic": UN Refugee Chief
An exodus of Palestinians from Gaza into other countries in the region would be "catastrophic", the United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi told AFP in an interview Wednesday, stressing the need for a ceasefire.
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5,000 Myanmar Refugees Enter Mizoram, Aid Groups Work Hard On Relief
Another humanitarian crisis is unfolding as over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district after fleeing from the violence in the junta-run nation.
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Over 5,000 Myanmar Nationals Flee To Mizoram Amid Junta Airstrike
Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have crossed over to neighbouring Mizoram in India following Monday's airstrike by the Myanmar army in its Chin state, said Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, Inspector General of Police, Mizoram Police.
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Egypt Discusses Gaza Aid, Rejects Corridors For Civilians: Report
Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and others to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza Strip but rejects any move to set up safe corridors for refugees fleeing the enclave, Egyptian security sources said on Wednesday.
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17 Rohingya Refugees Die In Boat Tragedy Off Myanmar
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
