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Vital aid arrives in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya

Vital aid has arrived at the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. A convoy with enough basic food to last 40,000 people a month is one of three which left

Syria

Madaya, a town on the brink of starvation, granted UN food aid by Assad

The Syrian government has agreed to allow emergency UN aid into three besieged towns – including the rebel held town of Madaya, close to Damascus –

World

The Red Cross on negotiation and morphing conflicts

Peter Maurer is President of the International Committee of the Red Cross he spoke to euronews reporter, Chris Cummins, about the changing nature of

World

Red Crescent says vulnerable civilians pay the price for war in Syria

As President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Dr. Abdul Rahman Attar has witnessed the devastation of his country, a country ripped apart by a

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World News

MSF: will Haydan lead to a change of heart?

Medecins Sans Frontieres says it may be forced to reconsider how it deploys staff after another of the hospitals it supports was flattened by air

Belgium

EU leaders meet for summit where refugees will dominate talks

The European Union’s leaders meet for a summit in Brussels today with migrants top of the agenda. The divisive issue needs a collective response, but

Hungary

Hungary blames EU for refugee crisis

Hungary’s parliament has officially condemned the EU for the deadly results of the refugee crisis. This comes less than one month after the 71

Hungary

Refugees race to leave Hungary before tough new immigration laws come into effect

Prime Minister Victor Orban announced that anyone illegally crossing the border will be arrested starting from Tuesday.

Hungary

Rich Hungarian offers cash to help refugee children

One of Hungary’s wealthiest business people, Sandor Demjan, has offered to donate one million euros to help improve the lot of refugee children in

World News

Chaotic pictures from Hungarian refugee centre go viral

“Like Guantanamo in Europe” is just one reaction to the shocking pictures that have gone around the world of this refugee centre in Hungary. They

World News

Refugees flow through Hungary and Austria, eager to reach Germany

Thousands of refugees were shuttled by bus and train to Austria and Germany over the weekend, after being stuck in Hungary for days. Austria expects

Hungary

Hungary could 'deploy the army' amid relentless migrant surge

Following in the footsteps of those who had already made it to Germany, hundreds more migrants and refugees set off on foot in Hungary on Saturday

World News

German border and hearts opened to thousands of relieved refugees

Germany’s welcome couldn’t have been warmer for the thousands of exhausted migrants and refugees who entered the country from Hungary, via Austria

Germany

Willkommen in München migrants arrive in Germany

The first trainloads of migrants travelling from Hungary via Austria have arrived in the German city of Munich. Bayern Munich's Javi Martinez went to

Germany

Berlin processing asylum seekers with difficulty

Central Berlin has been transformed by a crush of asylum seekers since the start of August, in a heatwave. Berlin expects 45,000 asylum arrivals by

Germany

Migration: Merkel holds off on emergency EU summit

Angela Merkel has held off on calling an emergency EU summit on migration. The issue was top of the agenda during talks with Danish Prime Minister

Culture news

UN says let there be light as "Until the Sun Comes Up" opens campaign year

It is the International Year of Light, the latest annual UN push to highlight primary outstanding global problems. “Until The Sun Comes Up” is

Yemen

UN warns of impending famine in Yemen as no way in for food aid

The World Food programme is sounding the alarm on an impending humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Its Executive Director says the risk of famine has

Hungary

Sziget festival-goers urged to donate tents to Hungary refugees

Festival-goers in Hungary have been encouraged to show solidarity to refugees entering the country – by donating their tents and sleeping bags

Greece

EU faces worst refugee crisis since Second World War - Migration Commissioner

The EU is set to release aid to Greece to help manage the increasing number of migrants arriving on its shores.