On 27th September in a 45-foot long rusty fishing boat, 686 migrants arrived at the Island of Lampedusa, Italy. As per UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, this was the highest capacity vessel to arrive at Lampedusa since 2016. The migrants were … Read More
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) FILE – In this Sept. 18, 2021, file photo Haitian migrants use a dam to cross … Read More
President Biden signed the bill Thursday evening. The House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that staved off a government shutdown and ensured funding to resettle thousands of Afghan refugees. In a 65 to 35 vote the Senate approved funding that would … Read More
FILE – In this Sept. 3, 2021 file photo, Haitian migrants gather in a makeshift barbershop in Tapachula, Mexico. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File) Haitian migrants line up outside the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance, COMAR, to request refuge in Mexico … Read More
KEY POINTS Britain’s government is implementing emergency measures in an effort to keep gasoline flowing, after a weekend of panic buying left gas stations around the country without fuel. A major lack of truck drivers has meant deliveries of fuel … Read More
U.S.-EU ties with Japan suggest an increased effort to distance themselves from China. The U.S. and European Union pledged Wednesday to deepen its alliance for the sake of advancing common priorities like artificial intelligence, trade challenges and the “underpin” to global economies: semiconductors. … Read More
Afghan refugees at Dulles International Airport Aug. 29. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images President Biden is struggling with a Gordian knot on immigration that there’s little he can do to untangle: The nation’s broken system is making … Read More
South Korea says it test fired missile from submarine North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea U.S. and Japan condemn North’s launch SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea test fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the latest … Read More
Haitian migrants Benedictine Point Du Jour (R) and her son Roberth are undeterred in their quest to make it to the United States, come what may Raul ARBOLEDA AFP Halfway on their perilous journey to the United States, news reaches a … Read More
