Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says to hire 10,000 refugees
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order barring immigrants from seven predominately Muslim…
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UN agencies urge Trump to allow refugees entry
The United Nations refugee agency and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) called on Trump’s…
US judge temporarily halts Trump deportation decree
A US judge has issued a stay temporarily halting the deportation of visa holders or refugees under an executive…
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…
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…