US visa-free residency for Cubans ends
President Barack Obama has ended the longstanding policy that grants residency to Cubans who arrive in the US…
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Pope Francis’s Christmas message calls for an end to Syrian war
Pope Francis called for an end to the fighting in Syria in his Christmas address at the Vatican on Sunday, saying…
Pope Francis: Christmas ‘hostage to materialism’
Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a…
Israel offers treating Aleppo refugees in its hospitals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing…
Australia and US reach deal to resettle asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island
Australia and the US have reached a resettlement deal for asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres in…
European Investment Bank to lend Ethiopia $200 mln for migrants jobs scheme
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to lend Ethiopia $200 million to build two industry parks that will…
Egypt hosting 5 mln refugees despite economic challenges: Sisi at G20
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in a speech on Monday during a session at the G20 Summit in China that…
Germany to accept hundreds of migrants to boost EU programme: Italy
Germany has agreed to take in hundreds of migrants who are blocked in Italy in a move that might revive the…
Fears mount that EU-Turkey migrant deal could collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse…
Merkel cuts short holiday to face refugee policy storm after attacks
Chancellor Angela Merkel interrupted her vacation on Thursday to face down accusations at home and abroad that her…
