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Japan took in 20 asylum seekers last year as nearly 20,000 applied
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Japan took in 20 asylum seekers last year as nearly 20,000 applied

The number of asylum seekers in Japan grew 80 percent to a record 19,628 in 2017 – but only 20…
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
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Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a protest ban in central Rome as…
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
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Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers

Letters offering a plane ticket and $3,500 (€2,800) on Sunday reached the first of what Israeli newspaper Haaretz said were…
Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting: media
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Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting: media

A man opened fire on passersby in the central Italian city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring at least four African…
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
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90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN

About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Middle East

Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria

Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing…
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
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Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi

Human Rights Watch says armed groups, some linked to the self-styled Libyan National Army, have prevented thousands of internally displaced…
Travel ban: US to again conditionally admit refugees from 11 nations
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Travel ban: US to again conditionally admit refugees from 11 nations

The US will resume admitting refugees from countries that it said posed increased security risks. Officials will apply extra vetting…
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
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Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close

Germany has said it is resettling the last few migrants from Greece and Italy under the EU’s relocation scheme. Germany…
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
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Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed

The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar from Bangladesh, scheduled to begin Tuesday, has…
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