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The Ocean Viking ship of the NGO SOS Méditerranée docked at the port of Marina di Carrara, in Italy. | Photo: ARCHIVE ANSA /RICCARDO DALLE LUCHE.

Ocean Viking disembarks 64 migrants at Tuscan port

Migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking, operated by the NGO SOS Méditerranée, disembarked 64 migrants at the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara on June 12.

A refugee in a camp. | Photo: UNHCR / ALA KHEIR.

UNHCR: 120 million people displaced globally

The number of people displaced globally has doubled over the past decade, according to a report published by the UN's refugee agency on June 12.

From file: Cars pass U.N peacekeepers as they stand guard inside the U.N buffer zone at the area where some migrants are stranded | Photo: Petros Kardijias / AP Photo / picture alliance

UN urges Cyprus to start asylum process for migrants in buffer zone

There is a growing group of migrants stuck in the UN buffer zone between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish-backed north of the island. Some have been there for two weeks. The UN is urging the Republic of Cyprus authorities to a1

More than 35% of Moroccans consider leaving their country, according to the Arab Barometer. Photo: Evgeni Zotov / FlickrCC

A third of Moroccans want to migrate, according to a recent survey

A June 7 survey conducted by the Arab Barometer institute suggests that 35% of Moroccans are "considering leaving their country." Half of them plan to do so even if they do not obtain the necessary visas to leave regularly.

A previous report had accused Russia of forcing Nigerian and other African students to join the war in Ukraine. | Photo: Alexey Pavlishak/REUTERS

Russia denies coercing Nigerian students to fight in Ukraine

Moscow has refuted a report that Nigerian students were being "forced" to fight in Ukraine or face deportation from Russia.