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Rohingya island plan could trigger a human rights catastrophe - activists

Rights campaigners are warning that the Bangladeshi government's plan to relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote, low-lying island could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe.

Italy

Italy-Libya sign agreement to curb flow of migrants to Europe

Italy’s prime minister has signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya to curb the flow of migrants to Europe.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Migrant measures for Libya to dominate EU summit

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de-facto political capital.

Europe News

Malta Summit: EU migration thinking 'hypocritical'

Migration and life after Brexit will dominate discussions as EU leaders meet in the Maltese capital of Valletta on Friday.

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Europe News

Malta PM: Brexit hits 'hard,' migrant system 'dysfunctional'

The reality of Brexit is hitting Europe “hard on the nose” and the migrant crisis has arisen from a “dysfunctional” system, Malta’s prime minister has told…

World News

Australian PM still believes Trump will honour "dumb" refugee deal

By all accounts it was a right dressing down for the Australian Prime Minister on the phone with President Trump

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Mogherini underlines EU opposition to Trump travel ban

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de-facto political capital.

USA

Iranian singer Googoosh: Trump ban 'may stop me going home to US'

The Executive order by President Donald Trump to ban the entry of refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States, has affected the lives of thousands of…

USA

Trump Travel ban nets US Iranians for whom fear is an all-too-recent memory

Individuals have been talking about their traumatic experiences at the hands of US immigration since the Trump travel ban came into force.

USA

Euroviews. Trump seems to have forgotten lessons of 9/11

Trump said that he would “never forget the lessons of 9/11.” But that is exactly what he seems to have done. The 9/11 hijackers came from Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, all countries unaffected by the new rules.

USA

Confusion reigns over Trump's travel ban

President Donald Trump’s travel ban has divided America according to opinion polls, while also causing major confusion abroad.

World News

UK: Trump state visit puts Queen in 'difficult position'

A former Foreign Office chief has called for Donald Trump's planned state visit to the UK to be delayed, to protect Queen Elizabeth from controversy.

USA

Stand-in US Attorney General vows to enforce Trump travel ban

After Sally Yates was sacked as the US Federal government’s top lawyer by Donald Trump, her temporary replacement has told his staff to obey the president’s…

USA

Euroviews. Trumps travel ban has crushed lives, but it is just the beginning

Fouad Salman risked his life for America.

USA

Trump fires government's top lawyer after she defied him on travel ban

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United Kingdom

Theresa May confirms Trump state visit despite travel ban protests

Tens of thousands of people in cities across the UK have joined protests against President Trump’s travel ban on refugees and seven mainly Muslim countries.

Austria

Austria to ban Muslim face veils in bid to counter rise of extreme right

Austria’s coalition government has vowed to ban Muslim face-covering veils and to restrict eastern European workers’ access to the labour market.

USA

'Divisive, immoral, counter-productive': international backlash to Trump's travel ban

Adding to the chorus of disapproval, the UN human rights office said it was mean-spirited and wastes resources needed for proper counter-terrorism.

USA

Is the honeymoon period over for Trump?

Euronews Washington Correspondent Stefan Grobe gives his take on what is happening on the other side of The Pond.

World

Eritrean president describes Hollande and Merkel as 'mentally disturbed'

He specifically took jibes at French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel. Afwerki described both leaders as being mentally disturbed and that they were among those wh