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UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

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Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. The…

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing…

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Afghan Refugees Minister Killed By Suicide Blast

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The Haqqanis are said to be engaged in a struggle for influence within the Taliban authorities.

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Will the status of Syrian refugees in Europe change?

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Several European countries pause Syrian asylum requests days after the al-Assad dynasty collapsed.

Top 10 countries with the highest number of refugees

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Over the last ten years, the number of refugees worldwide has more than doubled. Our refugee population surpassed 30 million

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Germany to enable ‘voluntary, secure’ returns for Syrian refugees

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The foreign office in Berlin has scripted an eight-point plan for a free and democratic Syria.

Built by exiled Ukrainians after WWII, Dumfriesshire chapel has become haven for refugees of Putin's war

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This weekend, an exhibition of religious icons will be held at restored chapel in Dumfriesshire that has become a special place in the hearts of Ukrainian refugees

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World News | Afghan Minister for Refugees, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, Killed in Blast in Kabul

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Taliban spokesman confirmed his death, and Interior Ministry officials stated that the explosion was caused by a suicide bombing. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for…

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Afghan Refugees Minister Killed by Suicide Blast

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Afghanistan’s acting minister for refugees has been killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who…

World News | Syria's New PM Mohammed Al-Bashir Aims to Bring Back Syrian Refugees Living Abroad

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Syria's newly appointed Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, has prioritised the repatriation of Syrian refugees living abroad as one of his main objectives, according to a report by Al…

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Days after Assad’s ouster, some Syrian refugees are going back home

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Turkey, which hosts three million Syrians, has extended the opening hours of the Cilvegozu border gate near the Syrian city of Aleppo seized by rebels at the end of November.

Taliban minister for refugees killed in terrorist attack in Afghanistan

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The attack happened as Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani was leaving a mosque near his office in Kabul

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Afghanistan’s refugees minister Khalil Rehman killed in explosion: nephew

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The Afghan Taliban’s acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, and six other people were killed in an explosion in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, his nephew Anas Haqqani said.

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Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste

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At least 14 European countries have put asylum applications by Syrians on hold

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Kabul explosion kills Afghan Taliban regime's minister for refugees

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Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a minister in Afghanistan's de-facto Taliban government and a member of a notorious family, was among those killed in an explosion in Kabul.

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim

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Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s minister of refugees, was killed in an explosion at the Ministry of Refugees compound in Kabul on Wednesday, AMU TV reported citing sources familiar with the incident. The blast also...

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Scots Tories accused of 'typical nasty politics' after demanding refugees pay for bus fares

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People seeking asylum in Scotland are legally barred from working and are expected to live on as little as £1.36 a day.

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Syrian refugees return home amid formation of new rebel-backed interim govt

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DAMASCUS, Dec 11 — Refugees from Syria’s long civil war were making their way home today, as a new interim prime ministe...

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Syrian refugees attempt to return home after fall of Assad regime

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After Syria's liberation from the decades-long Assad regime, Syrian refugees are beginning to cautiously hope for a long-awaited return to their homeland. However, many face daunting obstacles that could endanger their homecoming: "We don…