The 2024 political cycle has turned up the rhetoric around immigration and the southern border. Most of the conversation is stuck in abstract ideas that provide emotional content to superficial political slogans. Consequently, issues that have very little to do with migrants and refugees (fentanyl, for example) are weaponized to score political points. Meanwhile, the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon ignored his flight instructor’s advice to not return to a small airport because of low visibility. The plane later crashed, killing the pilot and the other two passengers on board, according to a preliminary federal report of the […]
Israeli planes have struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international calls for a ceasefire amid mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement. Residents in the camps of Nuseirat and Bureij reported Israeli strikes overnight and into Saturday. Nuseirat resident […]
Israeli planes have struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international calls for a ceasefire amid mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement. Residents in the camps of Nuseirat and Bureij reported Israeli strikes overnight and into Saturday. Nuseirat resident […]
Student protesters have taken to the streets of Indonesia, burning tyres on the doorstep of Aceh’s provincial parliament, to urge the government to clamp down on illegal Rohingya migrant boat arrivals. More than 1,500 migrants, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and overcrowded refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, have arrived on the Sumatran island since […]
Israeli soldiers have expanded the ground offensive into refugee camps across central Gaza, claiming the settlements are used by Palestinian militants. The Israeli military shared video of troops entering the Bureij camp, along with others, in central Gaza, after claiming it had found evidence of military activity at the locations. A video shared by the […]
Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza, after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza’s main telecom provider, Paltel, announced another “complete interruption” of services. Residents described a night of shelling and air strikes shaking the Nuseirat, Maghazi and Bureij camps. The camps […]
Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza, after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza’s main telecom provider, Paltel, announced another “complete interruption” of services. Residents described a night of shelling and air strikes shaking the Nuseirat, Maghazi and Bureij camps. The camps […]
Israeli forces have bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza, residents said, in apparent preparation to expand their ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory. Residents described a night of shelling and air strikes shaking the Nuseirat, Maghazi and Bureij camps. The camps are built-up towns housing Palestinians driven from their homes […]
Israeli forces have bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza, residents said, in apparent preparation to expand their ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory. Residents described a night of shelling and air strikes shaking the Nuseirat, Maghazi and Bureij camps. The camps are built-up towns housing Palestinians driven from their homes […]
At least 70 people were killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday (24 December). Source: CNN, citing the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry Details: A video released by the Palestinian Red Crescent reveals several injured people being taken away from the camp in ambulances. In a Telegram post […]
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration launched a new refugee program on Tuesday that will let U.S. sponsors nominate specific people they want to bring to the United States, an effort intended to help families reunite and involve more everyday Americans. The program, under an initiative known as the […]