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Dozens of people killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast – BBC News
At least 86 people have died after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria’s coast on Thursday, the country’s state-run media reported. Twenty survivors were taken to hospital, while rescuers continue to search for missing passengers. Officials said Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals – including women and children – were believed to be among the 120 to150 people on board. It is not…
Could Lebanon's economic collapse create a humanitarian crisis? | Inside Story
Lebanon’s economic meltdown is pushing more people to take dangerous sea journeys to seek better lives abroad. Dozens drowned off the coast of Syria, in the worst capsizing of a migrant boat this year. The vessel carried up to 150 Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian refugees. Many reportedly paid smugglers thousands of dollars. Can anything prevent people from taking risky boat journeys? Presenter: Imran Khan Guests:…
Why is Denmark taking a hard line on migrants and refugees? | Inside Story
Denmark’s government is being criticised for its plans to eradicate disadvantaged neighbourhoods. A set of laws, controversially called the ‘ghetto package’, was introduced in 2018. It aims to transform areas with high rates of crime and unemployment. But rights groups say immigrant communities are being unfairly singled out. Denmark has been tightening its rules for immigrants and asylum seekers, including revoking the resident permits of…
What global action is needed to help refugees? | The Stream
The UN’s refugee agency says the world must urgently act in solidarity to help growing numbers of refugees, internally displaced people, and stateless fleeing war, persecution and human rights abuses. UNHCR is marking World Refugee Day on June 20 with the message ‘Whoever, wherever, whenever – everyone has the right to seek safety.’ Its appeal to the international community comes as the number of people…
Attack on elderly Syrian woman in Turkey sparks outrage online
A video showing a Turkish man kicking an elderly Syrian refugee in the face has sparked outrage on social media with many …
The Syrians recruited to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine – BBC News
Russia has said it has signed up some 16,000 recruits from the Middle East to fight with its forces in the war in Ukraine. Social media in Syria has been flooded with requests for people to join Russian troops in return for up to $7,000 for deployment. One former Syrian regime soldier who has been offered thousands of dollars to fight in the war told…
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From top to bottom, rescuers scoured buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in flats or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. [...]
A Ukrainian drone attack hit vehicles carrying workers in Russia's frontier Belgorod region, killing six people and injuring 35, the governor said Monday. [...]
Several Washington, D.C. residents and students at George Washington University (GWU) told Fox News Digital that they felt unsafe on campus and expressed concern about the escalation of pro-Palestinian student [...]
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