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Migrants storm Budapest's main railway station

More than a thousand migrants stormed the main railway station of the Hungarian capital Budapest on Thursday, after spending two nights outside as

World News

Calls grow for overhaul of EU asylum laws

With the numbers of desperate people fleeing war and poverty showing no signs of abating the foreign ministers of Germany France and Italy have

Hungary

Stuck in Budapest: migrants bed down for second night outside railway station

Hundreds of migrants, blocked from travelling to Germany by train, have bedded down for a second night outside Budapest’s main Keleti railway

France

French government employs nearly 50,000 non-taxed, report reveals

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Refugees face legacy of hardship

Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his

Hungary

Hungary reinforces border with Serbia at 'anti-migrant' fence

On Hungary’s border with Serbia police are beefing up their presence near its controversial razor wire fence. The so-called anti-migrant barrier

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Thousands stuck in Budapest as Hungary refuses to allow migrants to travel

Around 3,000 migrants remain stranded outside Budapest’s main railway station as Hungarian authorities continue to refuse them to travel on to

Hungary

Migrant crisis: Afghan teenagers rescued from 'prison cell on wheels' in Austria

Reports say Austrian police have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers who were crammed inside a van described as a “prison cell on wheels”. It came amid

World News

Number of women and child refugees in FYR Macedonia 'triples' - UNICEF

UNICEF says there has been a sharp rise in the number of women and children passing through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, among the

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Premier League transfer window spending tops one billion euros

United Kingdom

David Cameron agrees to make changes to UK referendum question

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Truckers fret over Calais safety

Lorry drivers say tougher security measures are needed at the French port of Calais to dissuade would-be migrants from trying to enter the UK inside

USA

US recognises its role in creating climate change

US President Barack Obama told a meeting for foreign ministers in Alaska that world leaders must agree to cut carbon emissions at a UN summit planned

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Hungary's hardline stance on refugees 'benefits' people smugglers

Campaigners for migrants’ welfare in Hungary say the government’s hardline stance towards refugees is costing the country a fortune. They have called

World News

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius slams Hungary's 'migrant fence'

Faced with human agony on its frontiers, few would argue that Europe has failed. Razor wire meets migrants who have risked everything in reaching

World News

Destination northern Europe: thousands make daily 'journey of death'

It's being called the journey of death: the UN estimates 3,000 people per day will soon be travelling the Balkan route, with northern Europe in their sights.

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Tighter security to be imposed at European railway stations

European ministers agree on tighter security controls at railway stations following the August 21 foiled gun attack on a transcontinental Thalys train.

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: migrant crisis spins out of control

My Europe Series

Can walls stop migrants from reaching Europe?

This week on Utalk, a question from Laura in Lyon, France: “To prevent the influx of migrants, countries like Hungary are erecting walls. Is this

Austria

Austria: dozens of migrants die locked in an air-tight truck

Police examining a lorry abandoned in the lay-by of a motorway in Austria have made a grim discovery. The bodies of at least 20 immigrants have been