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Greece under major strain as migrant compromise takes effect
Authorities in Greece are struggling to put in place infrastructure to implement the deal signed by EU leaders and Turkey in Brussels to stem the flow...
Migrants come under tear gas fire as they try to breach Macedonia border
Macedonian police have fired tear gas after migrants and refugees broke through a gate on the country’s border with Greece. Thousands of people...
At least 19 die at sea as Merkel fails to solve Germany’s dispute on refugee policy
At least 19 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece on Sunday as political talks in Germany failed to produce a consensus on how to handle...
2,400 refugees arrive on car ferry as Europe’s migrant crisis deepens
A car ferry carrying more than 2,400 Syrian refugees arrived on the Greek mainland on Thursday as a wave of migrants fleeing conflict and poverty continued...
Asia’s migrant crisis meeting unlikely to yield solutions
A meeting in Bangkok on Friday about Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis is unlikely to produce a binding agreement or plan of action to save thousands...
Greece appeals for EU help as migrants from Syria and Afghanistan arrive in scores
Greece has asked the European Union for help in dealing with the thousands of migrants who have arrived on its shores in recent months. According...
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