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Joe Biden Calls Putin "A Butcher" While Meeting Ukrainian Refugees
US President Joe Biden on Saturday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "butcher" while meeting Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.
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US Secretary Of State Visits Ukraine Border, Pledges More Refugee Aid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday visited a crossing on Poland's border with Ukraine where hundreds of thousands of people have been fleeing from advancing Russian forces.
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Joe Biden Raises US Refugee Limit To 62,500 After Criticism
President Joe Biden announced Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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India Pledges $5 Million For UN Palestinian Aid Agency
India has pledged $5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its "severe funding crisis" following US cut in its annual aid to UNRWA.
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Warnings Of Fallout After US Freezes Funding For Over 5 Million Palestinian Refugees
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday it faced its worst funding crisis ever after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions, a move Palestinian leaders decried as cruel and blatantly biased.
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US Says Myanmar Army Responsible For Rohingya Crisis
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday the United States holds Myanmar's military leadership "accountable" for the Rohingya refugee crisis, drawing a distinction with Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government.
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Decision On How To Deal With Rohingyas Should Be Left To Us: Government
On a day the Supreme Court came close to staying the government's plan to deport Rohingya refugees, a top official of the Union Home Ministry on Friday reiterated that a decision on how to deal with Rohingya people in the country should be left to the government.
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US Seeks Urgent Action On Myanmar, UN Eyes $200 Million For Refugees
The United States wants Myanmar to take urgent action to end violence in Rakhine state, where a military offensive has created a crisis that could jeopardise its economic and political transition, a US official said on Friday.
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More States Seek To Halt Donald Trump's New Travel Ban In Court
Several states said on Thursday they would move forward with legal challenges to a revised executive order signed by President Donald Trump this week that temporarily bars the admission of refugees and some travellers from a group of Muslim-majority countries.
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US Will Welcome Target Of 10,000 Syria Refugees: John Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
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US Veteran Seeks Asylum For Iraqi Man Who Saved His Life
After three military combat tours in warn-torn Iraq, Chase Millsap returned home to get on with a civilian life, but there was one thing he couldn't do: leave a comrade behind, certainly not one who had saved his life.
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European Refugee Crisis A 'Global' Challenge: John Kerry
The United States regards the exodus of Middle Eastern refugees to Europe as a "global challenge," Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, reassuring his German counterpart of US support.
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Refugee Crisis 'A Near Existential Threat To Europe': John Kerry
The mass influx of refugees and other migrants into Europe spells a "near existential threat" to Europe, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
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Trump Raps Merkel Over Migrants, Says US Could Have Good Relations With Putin
US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was wrong to let in thousands of migrants into Germany and that the refugee crisis could trigger revolutions and even the end of Europe.
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Few Russian Strikes In Syria Are Against ISIS, Says US Official
Only a third of Russia's air strikes in Syria are targeting ISIS and its imprecise attacks are forcing the population to flee, fuelling Europe's refugee crisis, a senior US official said on Saturday.
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Joe Biden Calls Putin "A Butcher" While Meeting Ukrainian Refugees
US President Joe Biden on Saturday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "butcher" while meeting Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.
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US Secretary Of State Visits Ukraine Border, Pledges More Refugee Aid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday visited a crossing on Poland's border with Ukraine where hundreds of thousands of people have been fleeing from advancing Russian forces.
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Joe Biden Raises US Refugee Limit To 62,500 After Criticism
President Joe Biden announced Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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India Pledges $5 Million For UN Palestinian Aid Agency
India has pledged $5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its "severe funding crisis" following US cut in its annual aid to UNRWA.
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Warnings Of Fallout After US Freezes Funding For Over 5 Million Palestinian Refugees
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday it faced its worst funding crisis ever after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions, a move Palestinian leaders decried as cruel and blatantly biased.
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US Says Myanmar Army Responsible For Rohingya Crisis
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday the United States holds Myanmar's military leadership "accountable" for the Rohingya refugee crisis, drawing a distinction with Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government.
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Decision On How To Deal With Rohingyas Should Be Left To Us: Government
On a day the Supreme Court came close to staying the government's plan to deport Rohingya refugees, a top official of the Union Home Ministry on Friday reiterated that a decision on how to deal with Rohingya people in the country should be left to the government.
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US Seeks Urgent Action On Myanmar, UN Eyes $200 Million For Refugees
The United States wants Myanmar to take urgent action to end violence in Rakhine state, where a military offensive has created a crisis that could jeopardise its economic and political transition, a US official said on Friday.
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More States Seek To Halt Donald Trump's New Travel Ban In Court
Several states said on Thursday they would move forward with legal challenges to a revised executive order signed by President Donald Trump this week that temporarily bars the admission of refugees and some travellers from a group of Muslim-majority countries.
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US Will Welcome Target Of 10,000 Syria Refugees: John Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
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US Veteran Seeks Asylum For Iraqi Man Who Saved His Life
After three military combat tours in warn-torn Iraq, Chase Millsap returned home to get on with a civilian life, but there was one thing he couldn't do: leave a comrade behind, certainly not one who had saved his life.
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European Refugee Crisis A 'Global' Challenge: John Kerry
The United States regards the exodus of Middle Eastern refugees to Europe as a "global challenge," Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, reassuring his German counterpart of US support.
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Refugee Crisis 'A Near Existential Threat To Europe': John Kerry
The mass influx of refugees and other migrants into Europe spells a "near existential threat" to Europe, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
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Trump Raps Merkel Over Migrants, Says US Could Have Good Relations With Putin
US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was wrong to let in thousands of migrants into Germany and that the refugee crisis could trigger revolutions and even the end of Europe.
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Few Russian Strikes In Syria Are Against ISIS, Says US Official
Only a third of Russia's air strikes in Syria are targeting ISIS and its imprecise attacks are forcing the population to flee, fuelling Europe's refugee crisis, a senior US official said on Saturday.
