“If I find a better and safe route, I will definitely try again,” said one of the more than 600 Iraqi migrants who came home on the government’s latest evacuation flights.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
‘Afghan Girl’ From 1985 National Geographic Cover Takes Refuge in Italy
Sharbat Gula, whose haunting portrait was featured by the magazine more than three decades ago, was evacuated to Rome after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
France-U.K. Acrimony Impedes Progress on Channel Crossings
Rather than working together to curb hazardous sea crossings, leaders of the two countries almost immediately fell into a familiar pattern of squabbling.
27 Migrants Drown Trying to Go From France to U.K. by Boat
The boat, which capsized near Calais, had been carrying a group of migrants to Britain. “France won’t let the Channel become a graveyard,’’ President Emmanuel Macron said.
Who Is Olaf Scholz, Germany’s Next Chancellor?
Germany’s next chancellor is something of an enigma. He comes to power with a dizzying array of challenges, raising questions about whether he can fill the very big shoes of his predecessor.
Lithuania Welcomes Belarusians as It Rebuffs Middle Easterners
People fleeing repression in Belarus are processed quickly and given visas. Middle Eastern migrants passing through Belarus to the E.U. face a harsher fate.
Contending With the Pandemic, Wealthy Nations Wage Global Battle for Migrants
Covid kept many people in place. Now several developed countries, facing aging labor forces and worker shortages, are racing to recruit, train and integrate foreigners.
Australia Will Allow Some Visa Holders to Return in December.
The country will allow skilled workers and international students to enter next month, the government announced.
Plane Returning Migrants From Belarus Lands in Iraq
Unable to reach the European Union, the migrants returned to Iraq, but many said they would try again to emigrate, and thousands are still in Belarus.
Elusive Migrants Leave Haunting Traces in Polish Forests
The migrants, themselves are elusive, but they leave behind evidence of the lives they left behind, and of their desperate bids to reach the European Union.