Asylum / Immigration / Refugees
Factbox: Evacuations from Afghanistan by country
(Reuters) - The United States and other Western powers are pressing on with the evacuation from Afghanistan of their nationals...
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EU ready to impose new sanctions on Belarus, if situation deteriorates – PAP
WARSAW (Reuters) - The EU is ready to bring new sanctions against Belarus if the situation in the country -...
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Factbox-Will the Afghan crisis trigger a new refugee crisis for Europe?
By John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has stoked fears of an exodus of Afghans and...
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Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid Afghanistan turmoil
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged European countries to take responsibility for migrants coming from Afghanistan, adding...
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EU’s Borrell laments Afghan ‘catastrophe’ as staff evacuated
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's foreign policy chief branded developments in Afghanistan "a catastrophe" on Thursday and said there had...
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A small Afghan girl is lifted from the crowd, capturing desperation to flee Kabul
(Reuters) - From the surging crowd of people outside Kabul airport, a small girl is lifted up over the high...
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Singapore to start gradual easing of COVID-19 border restrictions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will allow quarantine-free entry from next month to travelers from Germany and Brunei who are vaccinated...
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Greece says border forces on alert to avoid repeat of 2015 migrant crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's border forces are on alert to avoid a repeat of the mass arrivals of migrants that...
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Afghan refugee in Indonesia fears for family after Taliban takeover
By Heru Asprihanto CIAWI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Despite leaving Afghanistan at the age of five, the country where Azis was...
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Australia flags weather threat to Afghanistan evacuations
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, facing criticism over plans to evacuate citizens and some...
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Italy pushes for extraordinary G20 summit on Afghanistan -media
ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is working to organise a summit of the Group of 20 major economies...
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IMF blocks Afghanistan’s access to SDR reserves over lack of clarity on government
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it suspended Afghanistan's access to IMF resources, including...
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Taliban keep some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport, as U.S. vows to finish airlift
KABUL (Reuters) -Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul's airport on Wednesday, witnesses...
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UK will double humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds this year
(Reuters) -The United Kingdom will double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds ($393.34 million) this...
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IMF suspends Afghanistan’s access to Fund resources over lack of clarity on government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Afghanistan will not be able to access IMF resources,...
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U.S. says it expects Taliban to allow Afghans to evacuate safely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday the United States expects the Taliban to allow Afghans who...
Read moreCourt ruling further undermines Austria’s stance on deporting Afghans
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that there was no prospect of deporting a rejected asylum seeker...
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Afghan film director recounts escape from Kabul
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko KYIV (Reuters) - Sahraa Karimi had been waiting in line for nearly three hours to withdraw money...
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Taliban are supporting UK evacuation plans – UK ambassador in Kabul
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is working with the Taliban in Kabul on a "tactical, practical level" to evacuate citizens and eligible...
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EU closes ranks to halt ‘direct attack’ from Belarus with migrants
By Sabine Siebold and Andrius Sytas BRUSSELS/VILNIUS (Reuters) -EU countries accused Belarus on Wednesday of conducting "a direct attack" by...
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