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Scholz vows to improve handling of irregular migration

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed migration and border control with leaders from eastern states in Wittenberg, where he said, "We are succeeding on a large scale and will continue in that direction"

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Scholz says Germany will deport criminals even to high-risk countries

The German chancellor's comments on toughening up deportation policy come after a series of violent incidents in the country, including a stabbing at a far-right rally in Mannheim.

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Rwanda's Hope Hostel prepares for migrants from Britain

The hostel, which once housed students whose parents died in the 1994 genocide, is preparing to house the migrants sent to Rwanda from the UK.

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WATCH: Hundreds protest in Jerusalem for release of hostages

The fate of hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last year is at the centre of stop-start ceasefire negotiations.

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Russian man in Sweden faces deportation and fears forced combat

Russian citizen and Ukrainian resident Sergey Poddubnyy is currently living in Sweden with his family. Moscow has sent out two military conscription orders. Poddubnyy now faces deportation and forced to fight against a country he considers his own.

Germany

Germany to step up fight against far-right extremism

The country has seen an increase in the number of right-wing extremists over the last few years.

Spain

Spanish woman with right to work in UK deported after holiday

Maria - not her real name - was detained at Luton airport after spending a Christmas break in her home country of Spain.

Afghanistan

Pakistan expels 165,000 Afghan migrants back to Afghanistan

Aid agencies have warned that Afghans forcibly deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan are in dire need of assisance.

Belgium

Belgian minister quits after deadly Brussels attack

The shooter was denied asylum in October 2020 and ordered to be extradited in 2021, but the authorities did not do so because they could not find an address for him. After Monday night's shooting, the place where he was living was found within hours.

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Migration: EU vows to punish 'uncooperative' countries

Brussels says it wants to crack down on states who do not accept the deportation of their own people from the bloc.

Ukraine

Moscow allegedly preparing to deport some 100,000 Ukrainians to Russia

Moscow allegedly plans to deport Ukrainian citizens en masse to Russia according to Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk

Ukraine

Thousands of children deported from Ukraine, report Kyiv authorities

Russia-installed authorities in the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic claim to have sent Ukrainian children to the region of Krasnodar in Russia.

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Russia guilty of war crimes for deporting Ukrainians says Amnesty

A new report by Amnesty International has found that Russian and Russian-controlled forces have committed war crimes for deporting and "filtering" Ukrainian civilians.

Ukraine

Plain-clothed Russian troops are occupying homes in Kherson, Kyiv says

Ukraine claims plain-clothed Russian troops are occupying houses in Kherson in preparation for close-quarters combat.

Ukraine

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians forced into Russia, says US

The US says it has evidence that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained and forcibly deported to Russia in “a series of horrors” overseen by officials from Russia’s presidency.

Europe News

MEPs condemn 'deportations' of Ukrainians

The Soviet Union forcibly uprooted tens of thousands of people in occupied countries during June 1941.

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Britain: protest outside high court against Rwanda deportations

Protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice as UK campaigners get their last chance to stop the government's first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Denmark

Denmark agrees €15m deal to send 300 foreign prisoners to Kosovo

Danish authorities had initially announced plans to rent prison cells in the small Western Balkan country in December.

Ukraine

Moscow accused of forcibly deporting thousands of civilians to Russia

Ukraine claims Putin's forces have relocated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia, leaving behind anxious friends and relatives trying to trace them.

Australia

Djokovic included in Australian Open draw amid visa decision suspense

The unvaccinated tennis star has been scheduled to play next week but his fate remains on a knife edge with the government still to decide whether to deport him.