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Poland carried out migrant push-back at Belarus border, Amnesty says

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia have declared states of emergency at their borders with Belarus over an influx of migrants.

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Haitian migrants cross Colombian jungle en route to US

Hundreds of Haitian migrants cross the Darien Gap jungle in Colombia to reach Panama on their way to a better life in the United States.

Greece

New migrant centre opens on the Greek island of Samos

Migrants have told Euronews conditions are better at the new facility but NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was "nothing more than a prison for people whose only crime is seeking safety".

My Europe Series

How does Europe's largest Afghan diaspora view the crisis back home?

Germany has more Afghans than any other country in Europe.

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Pakistan

Afghan asylum seekers in Pakistan sleep rough on the streets

Escaping the Taliban is one thing, but once across the border, a different challenge awaits.

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Albania: first arrivals of afghan refugees

The first group of refugees fleeing the Taliban after their takeover of Kabul have arrived in Albania in the early morning of Friday.

Austria

Austria postpones deportation of Afghan man after ECHR ruling

The ECHR considers that an expulsion under the current conditions could constitute a violation by Vienna of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Sweden

Man convicted of stabbing several people in Sweden knife attack

A 22-year-old Afghan refugee has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing and injuring several people in Vetlanda in March.

Austria

Murder of Austrian teenage girl sparks row over deportations policy

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly drugged, abused, and killed in Vienna last weekend by four Afghan nationals.

Greece

Amnesty accuses Greece of 'systematic' policy of migrant pushbacks

Athens has disputed reports accusing Greek border police of violent returns of refugees and migrants to Turkey.

World News

Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis, says UN

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said conflict and the impact of climate change were among the leading sources of new movements of refugees and internally displaced people in 2020.

United Kingdom

Council threatens UK government with legal action over child refugees

Kent County Council has given an ultimatum of June 17 before it pushes for judicial review, saying its services dealing with lone migrants have reached "breaking point".

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

World News

EU alarmed by Greece's use of sound cannons at border

Greece is facing questions over its reported use of sound cannons at the border to deter asylum seekers seeking to enter the country.

United Kingdom

UK housing asylum seekers at former military barracks ruled unlawful

A British court has ruled that the Home Office's decision to house asylum seekers and migrants in "squalid" barracks in Folkestone, Kent, was unlawful.

United Kingdom

More than 1,500 asylum seekers in UK considered for removal to Europe

New statistics from the UK's Home Office show that more than 1,500 people seeking asylum in the UK have been warned they could be removed to "safe third countries".

United Kingdom

Parliamentarians slam detention of EU citizens by UK Border Force

Around 30 EU citizens including Greek, Italian, Bulgarian and Spanish nationals are thought to have been detained in the UK in the past week due to confusion over visa requirements.

Slovenia

Estonia, Lithuania and Poland help migrant patrols at Slovenia border

Officers from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland will be deployed to the Slovenia-Croatia border.

Italy

Rescue groups and Pope decry inaction as 130 migrants die at sea

A rubber dinghy carrying 130 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, with all those onboard thought to have drowned, after pleading for assistance the day before.

Netherlands

Seven injured in stabbing at Dutch asylum-seekers centre

A suspect has been arrested after seven people were injured in a stabbing incident at an asylum-seekers centre in the Netherlands.