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Over 250 temporary accommodation centres in Russia to host refugees from D
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 250 temporary accommodation centres in Russia with a total capacity of over 28,000 people are ready to host refugees from Donbas, the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Sunday.
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India is your home, PM Modi tells Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): An Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enacting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In a meeting with PM Modi at his residence, the delegation praised the Central government for the CAA, saying it provided
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Russia's Rostov region opens 15 border crossings for Donbas refugees, says
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's Rostov Region has opened 15 border crossings for refugees from the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Sputnik on Saturday.
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'Only option world has right now is to engage with Taliban', says Imran Kh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that there is "no other alternative to Taliban in Afghanistan," so the "only option the world has right now is to engage with the Taliban for things to move forward."
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Days after quite detention, Taliban free foreigners working for UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Days after their quiet detention, the Taliban freed two western citizens and their two Afghan colleagues on Friday who had been working for the UN after the world body had announced that they had been held by the Taliban for several days in Afghanistan, re
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Turkey detains 197 illegal immigrants
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish security forces detained Friday 197 illegal immigrants and 10 suspected human smugglers in Turkey's western province of Izmir, state-run TRT broadcaster reported.
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Nearly 100 Afghan refugees shot dead by Iranian security forces during pas
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): Nearly 100 Afghan refugees who wanted to enter Iran illegally have been shot dead by Iranian security forces, and their bodies transferred to Afghanistan within six months since the Taliban took over, according to local officials.
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IOM deploys teams to support Rohingya refugees affected by camp fire in Ba
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 10 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has deployed several teams within Rohingya camp-16 in Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh to provide assistance to refugees affected by a second devastating fire in one week, as per media reports.
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Bangladesh: 1,200 Rohingya refugees' homes gutted in a massive fire
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 10 (ANI): Around 1,200 Rohingya refugees' homes were destroyed in a massive fire in the Kata area of Camp-16 refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on Sunday.
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UN provides life-saving aid for refugees, migrants in Mexico, as numbers s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): Hoping for a better life in United States, people have been migrating from Mexico but as number of people transiting has continued to grow, the UN in close coordination with the Mexican authorities, is ensuring that they receive life-saving aid, UN News report
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International community urged to impose sanctions on Myanmar junta after j
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 31 (ANI): Paris-based NGO--Reporters Without Borders-- called on the international community to toughen its sanctions on Myanmar's military junta after a journalist who was covering the plight of refugees in the southeastern state of Kayin was killed during an army a
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Afghan mass exodus: A tale of hope and despair
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): Afghan mass exodus post the Taliban took control of the war-torn nation in mid-August, a tale of two friends describes the hope and despair - one who escaped, while the other trapped in Afghanistan.
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