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File photo used as illustration: The German government has confirmed that around 8,000 people attempted to seek asylum for the second time in Germany between January and May this year, after already being granted protection in Greece | Photo: picture alliance

Thousands granted asylum in Greece reapply in Germany

Between January and May this year, around 8,000 people who had already been granted asylum in Greece reapplied for asylum in Germany, confirmed the German Interior Ministry.

Mgrants walking in the men's section of the CPR of Ponte Galeria in Rome | Photo: ARCHIVE/ANSA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI

Italian associations urge closure of Rome repatriation center

Several Italian associations on July 22 made a joint call for the closure of the Ponte Galeria migrant repatriation center (CPR) in the Italian capital.

A migrant helped by IOM as he reunites with his cousin upon arriving in Belgium through DT4E, a labour mobility programme linking refugees to international job opportunities | Photo: IOM/JOZEFIEN DIERYNCK

IOM and UNHCR launch 'train-to-hire' initiative for refugees

A pioneering "train-to-hire" programme for displaced individuals in the Asia-Pacific region has been launched by IOM and UNHCR.

File photo used as illustration: On Tuesday, a Polish soldier shot at a migrant, injuring him in the thigh with a rubber bullet | Photo: picture-alliance

Poland: Soldier shoots undocumented migrant at border

A soldier from the Polish army fired a rubber bullet at a migrant on Poland’s border with Belarus, confirmed the Operational Command of the Armed Forces (DORSZ) on Wednesday.

IOM staff assisting migrants in Libya | Photo: IOM

Migrant population in Libya up 20 percent in March-April – IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that between March and April 2025, a total of 867,055 migrants from 44 different nationalities were present in Libya.