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Greece

Fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp, forcing evacuation

The migrants are being transferred to a brand new €43 million facility.

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Migrants crossing Rio Grande to US border from Mexico

Migrants, many of them Haitian, crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico, heading towards the US border city of Del Rio, as Texas State Troopers watch on.

United Kingdom

UK plan to send migrant boats back to France 'inhumane', critics say

France says it will not tolerate any flouting of international law, following reports that UK Border Force staff are to receive training on how to turn back migrant boats before they reach the English coast.

Lithuania

Lithuania must not push back Afghan refugees to Belarus, says court

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Lithuania not to push back five Afghan refugees stranded on the border with Belarus.

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World News

Euroviews. It was harrowing getting our NGO and staff out of Afghanistan | View

"Evacuees ran the gamut of human experience—from a two-month-old baby to a septuagenarian using a wheelchair."

Belarus

Belarusian President wants to suspend migrant deal with EU

Belarusian President Lukashenko has proposed suspending an EU accord to accept refugees that violate their conditions in the bloc.

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Groups of migrants rescued off UK port of Dover

Several groups of migrants were rescued off the coast of Kent in recent days.

Spain

Spanish rescuers pull 208 migrants from boats in sea and ocean

The rescue operation adds to Spain's rise in arrivals of people who risked a perilous seaborne journey to reach Europe.

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Migrant camp near Paris dismantled and people evacuated by bus

Around 1,000 homeless people, mainly migrants, who had been camped out since Wednesday in front of the Ile-de-France prefecture in Paris demanding accommodation, were evacuated at dawn and "sheltered" by local authorities

Greece

Europe's top rights body urges Greece to amend migrant deportation law

The Council of Europe warned that the draft law could "seriously hinder he life-saving carried out at seas by NGOs."

Europe News

Brussels working on fresh sanctions against Belarus over migrants

The European Commission confirmed to MEPs that new measures targetting the Lukashenko regime were being prepared.

Poland

Afghan refugee children die after eating poisonous mushrooms in Poland

A second Afghan boy has died in Poland, days after consuming poisonous mushrooms.

Spain

Migrant death toll rises on Atlantic route to Spain's Canary Islands

The International Organization for Migration says that 529 migrants have died attempting to reach the Spanish islands this year.

Pakistan

Meet the Afghans escaping across the land border to Pakistan

Pakistan is now warning the international community that it will need help if it continues to bear the brunt of this sudden change in Afghanistan's government on top of the war that has raged for decades.

Poland

Poland detains activists for damaging barrier with Belarus

Polish authorities have erected a barrier along the border with Belarus to stop migrants from crossing in.

Poland

Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border

Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border

Poland

Migrant stuck at Poland-Belarus border 'will soon die', says NGO

A Polish refugee support group has warned that at least one migrant stuck at the border between Poland and Belarus is on the verge of death.

Europe News

Lithuania challenged on migration law changes amid Belarus border row

The Council of Europe says the changes "remove, in the case of an emergency situation, significant safeguards in the asylum procedure".

United Kingdom

Record number of migrants cross English Channel in a single day

The UK Home Office says more than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday, a new record for a single day.

Poland

Migrants in limbo at Poland-Belarus border as Polish allow pushbacks

"Such a change will, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, be absolutely contrary to the Geneva Convention on refugees," says Marcin Sosniak of the Ombudsman's office. "It is also contrary to European Union regulations."