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Explained: UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation bill

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's new bill, which seeks to send asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain to Rwanda, faces a key...

Britain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration

LONDON: Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes on Monday, raising the minimum salary they must earn in...

UK net migration hit new record high in 2022

Annual net migration to the United Kingdom hit a record of 745,000 last year and has stayed at elevated levels since, data showed on...

Migration deal sealed by EU countries

European Union countries on Wednesday sealed a deal on how to handle irregular migration at times of exceptionally high arrivals, taking a step towards...

Britain to limit migration

Britain said on Tuesday it would remove the right of some international students to bring family members into the country, part of measures to...

US seeks way forward on migration at close of contested summit

Poverty, rising violence and natural disasters worsened by climate change led to increase in Central Americans and Haitians seeking to enter the United States.

Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat

At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and left them stranded in the sea without food or water for a week

Germany spends record 23 bln euros on refugees: document

Merkel has repeatedly defended her 2015 decision to leave German borders open to hundreds of thousands of war refugees, mainly from Muslim countries.

Bangladeshi farmer among migrants saved by Tunisian fishermen

Ahmed Bilal was one of 16 survivors of the shipwreck, in which an estimated 60 people died on Friday while trying to reach Italy.

‘Migrants have dignity, rights, regardless of legal status’: Pope Francis

Countries receiving migrants must acknowledge that migrants were forced to leave their homes because of poverty and political upheaval.

Amnesty criticises European Union for halting migrant rescue in waters

“This is an outrageous abdication of EU governments’ responsibilities,” the international rights group said.

Indian LoC violations: Hundreds of AJK families move to safer places

Unprovoked Indian firing across Line of Control (LoC) have compelled hundreds of families living along the restive LoC in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to be shifted to safer places.

At least 31 dead as migrant boat sinks near Djibouti

Sixteen people were recovered alive with one survivor telling Djiboutian authorities there were 130 people on his boat.

Defending refugees and migrants an ‘international duty’: Pope Francis

Criticises countries that try to solve the migration crisis with unilateral or isolationist actions. 

UK to favor skilled migration, no EU preference after Brexit

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May and her ministers have agreed to focus Britain’s post-Brexit migration system on high-skilled migrants and will not offer preference...

EU leaders agree on migration after late-night summit

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders reached an agreement on migration after almost 10 hours of chaotic talks in Brussels over the sensitive issue threatening their union...

Ideas for ending EU’s migration deadlock

BRUSSELS: EU countries are floating new ideas to further curb migrant arrivals and overcome splits over how to share responsibility for those who land...

Trump’s pick to lead UN agency says has trust of Muslim states

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the UN migration agency said hat he has convinced member states that he holds no anti-Muslim views, after a series of reports accused him of prejudice against Islam.

Europe’s Muslim population to grow strongly, even if migration ends: study

PARIS: Muslims could make up over 11 percent of Europe's population in the coming decades, compared with just under 5 percent currently, if legal...

WATCH: Stunning footage captures migration of millions of crabs

Footage has been taken by a professional photographer capturing migration of crabs on the Christmas Island and being dubbed their annual march. It’s the world’s...

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