As millions fled, some expatriates made the unlikely decision to remain in Ukraine, among them students determined to finish their education and others who now consider it home.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Blinken Meets With Mexico’s President About Surge in Migration at the Border
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador comes as border crossings have reached record numbers and as a migrant caravan heads toward the United States.
Satellite Images Show Israel’s Expanded Fighting in Central Gaza
A military spokesman confirmed the move on the latest front in Israel’s war against Hamas.
Winter Conditions Bring More Misery to Gaza
Rain, falling temperatures and a lack of clean water are exacerbating already dire conditions for displaced Gazans.
Stateless People in Australia Freed From Detention, but Still Unfree
An Australian high court allowed the release of dozens of detained people who are now subject to curfews and monitored by the government with ankle bracelets.
Airstrike in Gaza Kills U.N. Worker and More Than 76 of His Relatives
Issam Al Mughrabi had worked at the U.N. Development Program for 30 years. Officials said he died along with his wife, five children and more than 70 other relatives.
Without a Truce, U.N. Resolution May Do Little for Gaza, Aid Groups Say
The Security Council resolution, watered down to avoid a U.S. veto, directs urgent action to increase aid, but does not call for a cease-fire that would make it safe to distribute the aid.
Brexiteers Vowed to ‘Take Back Control’ of U.K. Borders. What Happened?
Record numbers of legal immigrants came to Britain from outside the E.U. in recent years. Some on the right call that a “Brexit betrayal.”
Gaza Death Toll Nears 20,000 During Israel-Hamas War
The death toll reported in Gaza has surpassed 20,000, according to officials in the territory, the heaviest loss on the Arab side in any war with Israel since the 1982 Lebanon invasion.
E.U. Countries Reach Major Deal on Migration After Years of Wrangling
The agreement was aimed at allaying pressures from the far right amid rising anti-migrant sentiment in Europe and beyond.