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Sudan and DR Congo top list of world's most neglected crises, Norway aid group says
The Norwegian Refugee Council report says that the ist of neglected crises also includes Yemen, Afghanistan, Honduras, Ecuador and Cameroon. Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Colombia top the list of the world's most neglected displacement crises, a prominent Norwegian aid group said on Thursday, noting that nationalism and rearmament campaigns grabbed attention in wealthy countries. Sudan, which since 2023 has been ravaged by a bloody conflict between two rival generals...
Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many
Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many Home Office still focused on ‘short-term fixes’ to broken asylum system, MPs warn - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Home Office has admitted it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many – in what MPs have called a “shocking and unacceptable” indictment of the asylum system. MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC) have called on the government...
Failed asylum seekers vanishing due to 'unacceptable' errors, damning report finds
Failed asylum seekers vanishing due to 'unacceptable' errors, damning report finds A report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the Home Office of losing control of the asylum system and having no clear plan to get people out of hotels A scathing report has found "shocking and unacceptable" errors mean failed asylum seekers are vanishing without a trace. MPs voiced their alarm after the Home Office admitted it knows where the vast majority of those whose...
How many times were the US and Iran on the verge of a deal?
How many times were the US and Iran on the verge of a deal? One hundred days into the US-Israel war on Iran, we look at the number of times a deal seemed close. While a peace agreement remains elusive on the 100th day since the US and Israel first launched strikes on Tehran on February 28, the US and Iran have appeared to come close to a deal on several occasions.
UK asylum appeals backlog hits new record high
UK asylum appeals backlog hits new record high Some 87,450 cases were awaiting resolution at the end of March – a 72 per cent increase - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The UK asylum appeals backlog has hit a new record high, with new figures revealing it is now more than seven times the level it was a decade ago. Data released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) shows 87,450 cases were awaiting resolution at the end of March, marking a 72 per cent increase from 50,976 just a year prior. The...
An applicant to Trump’s South Africa refugee plan is a right-wing politician who admits he’s never faced persecution
An applicant to Trump’s South Africa refugee plan is a right-wing politician who admits he’s never faced persecution A former youth leader in the far-right Conservative Party, which opposed the end of apartheid, Du Venage, 56, claims he grew up fearing the consequences for white South Africans if they lost control of the country - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa, is seeking refuge in the United States under a...
'In tune with new realities': India pledges $2.5 million to Palestine
India announced a $2.5 million contribution to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday while reiterating its long-standing position that a two-state solution is the only way to end the Israel-Palestine conflict. Addressing the UN Security Council, India's ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said the situation in Gaza remains dire and requires immediate global attention. "We will be handing over in a few days, USD 2.5 million to UNRWA, the first tranche of our annual USD 5 million...
Palestine weekly wrap: Israel presses deeper into Gaza as Cairo talks begin
Palestine weekly wrap: Israel presses deeper into Gaza as Cairo talks begin Israel pushes deeper into Gaza, killing Palestinians across the enclave. Eight months into the Gaza ceasefire agreement that exists more on paper than on the ground, the past week saw the agreement’s terms continue to erode. While Palestinian factions convened in Cairo, ostensibly to help move the agreement past its first phase, Israel pressed its hold on Gaza further – extending barriers of earth along an...
Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental who has died aged 90
Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental who has died aged 90 Mr Reichental was deported from his home in Slovakia to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp at the age of nine, where he survived until the site was liberated in 1945. Irish President Catherine Connolly has led tributes to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental, who has died at the age of 90. Mr Reichental was deported from his home in Slovakia to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp at the age of nine, where he...
Alex Vindman Survived Trump’s Retaliation Machine. Now He’s Running for Senate
Alex Vindman knows a thing or two about pissing off President Donald Trump. In 2019, Vindman rose to national prominence when he served as a witness during Trump’s first impeachment trial. If you’ve lost track of that particular scandal, it’s the one involving Trump, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the Biden family … and Vindman listening in on a troubling phone call in his capacity as the director for European affairs on the National Security Council.