Britain toughens rules for asylum seekers in migration overhaul
UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood announced tougher regulations on March 5, noting that they will revoke aid for asylum seekers and refugees with a criminal record.
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Germany concerned Iran conflict may trigger new refugee flows to Europe
Conservative German leader Friedrich Merz has expressed apprehension that prolonged conflict in Iran could destabilize the region and send new migration waves toward Europe. "We do not want to see a Syrian scenario," he has said.
MSF files defamation complaint against British far-right group
Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, or MSF) has filed a complaint for defamation against a British far-right group after one of its teams was verbally attacked in northern France last year while returning fr1
Berlin Holocaust memorial attacker given 13 years in prison
A 20-year-old Syrian national was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a Spanish tourist in February 2025. The attack inflamed an already heated migration debate ahead of federal elections.
Senegal: Authorities rescue 139 migrants after days at sea
The Senegalese Navy announced on Thursday that it rescued 139 migrants off the coast of Senegal. The boat the migrants had been on had been drifting for days. One body was also recovered from the boat.