A plane bringing Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan since the Taliban takeover has landed in the UK. Evacuations are being stepped up as Pakistan prepares to deport unauthorized foreign nationals.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) applauds the choice of the Republic of Congo to adhere to the 1954 Status of Stateless Persons Convention and to the 1961 Convention on the reduction of statelessness.
Italian authorities have arrested three Pakistani nationals accused of exploiting low-wage agricultural laborers who were recruited among the asylum seekers in the region of Marche.
Another boat with hundreds of migrants on board has arrived on Lampedusa. But the government says its work to stop migration is bearing fruit, as the number of people reaching Italy has fallen for the first time this year.
Security measures along the Italian border with Slovenia are intensifying, and the Schengen Treaty remains suspended for an extended period, driven by the need for "indispensable" security checks, noted the Italian Minister of Inter1