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Refugees

The latest news and stories on refugees and asylum seekers

Migrants on board the 'mega dinghy' as it set off to cross the English Channel from France. AFP

'Mega dinghy' carrying 230 migrants shows crackdown is working, says UK minister

UKAugust 11, 2026
Passengers from the boat that caught fire disembark from a coastguard ship in Boulogne, France. AFP
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Inflatable boat carrying 157 passengers catches fire in English Channel

EuropeAugust 04, 2026
Migrants on the beach in Ceuta. Getty Images
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Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72

EuropeAugust 02, 2026
Migrants struggle to board a people-smugglers' boat on July 29 in an attempt to cross the English Channel, off the beach of Gravelines, northern France. AFP

Four migrants die attempting to cross English Channel in small boats

EuropeJuly 30, 2026
A Border Security Command vessel towing the 'mega dinghy'. Reuters

Teenager to stand trial over 165-migrant 'mega dinghy' Channel crossing

UKJuly 28, 2026
Migrants crammed on to a boat to cross the English Channel in northern France. Getty Images

Small boat crosses English Channel with more than 100 migrants on board

EuropeJuly 01, 2026
Sudanese people in London protest over human rights abuses in the country. Getty Images

Britons want to reduce ties with Sudan government amid concerns over asylum and Islamism

UKJune 23, 2026
Displaced Palestinians are among the millions of refugees around the world. EPA

Dignity and safety of refugees must be protected, says Sheikha Jawaher

UAEJune 20, 2026
A group of asylum seekers board a boat in northern France to cross the English Channel. Reuters

More than 1,200 migrants cross English Channel during heatwave

UKMay 28, 2026
Afghans including those who worked for the US, Nato, EU and the UN in Afghanistan wait outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee after Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021. EPA

Threats to send asylum-seekers to Africa are racist

CommentApril 30, 2026
A French police officer enters the water to stop people boarding a boat. Getty Images

Riot police to man French beaches to prevent migrant channel crossings

EuropeApril 23, 2026
INID cards are issued to citizens at the Iraqi embassy in London. Photo: Iraqi embassy in the UK

Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

UKApril 17, 2026

People smugglers operating 'travel service' for migrants out of car wash jailed

UKApril 10, 2026
Lebanon's displaced million: Scale and speed of crisis outstrips previous conflict

Lebanon's displaced million: Scale and speed of crisis outstrips previous conflict

NewsMarch 25, 2026
The scale of humanitarian needs is continuing to outstrip available funding. Photo: UNHCR

War has worsened humanitarian crisis already at breaking point, says UN adviser

UAEMarch 12, 2026

Doctors to get speedier settlement rights in UK's biggest migrant policy shake-up in a generation

UKMarch 05, 2026
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