EU asylum applications dropped nearly 20 percent in 2025, but the war in Iran has European officials bracing for possible refugee outflows via Turkey and the Balkans. With new EU rules set for June and Greece tightening scrutiny on1
Despite over 500 lawsuits and harsher Taliban laws, Germany's government refuses to reinstate admission promises for around 1,150 Afghans in Pakistan -- even as courts side with plaintiffs in most cases.
A decade has passed since the first humanitarian corridor brought refugees to Italy. Their flight departed from Lebanon to reach Rome's Fiumicino airport on 29 February 2016, mainly carrying Syrians who were fleeing war.
Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a new 30-month asylum claim review on Monday among other major changes to the asylum system, which she described as "existential" to the country’s survival.
Unusually warm weather for February may be behind the arrival of more than 605 migrants who crossed the English Channel on Wednesday. This was the largest number of crossings so far in one day since the beginning of the year. On Thu1