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Searchers seek missing after deadly Italy migrant shipwreck
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LAMPEDUSA (ITALY) - Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people.
Charting Thailand's refugee path
Oped, Published on 15/08/2025
» In the mid-1970s, conflict and upheaval across this region forced millions of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to flee their homes in fear. Amidst this chaos, Thailand became a sanctuary for these refugees, offering safety and hope to those displaced.
Trump touts Azerbaijan-Armenia peace pact
Published on 08/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — Azerbaijan and Armenia will sign a peace agreement on Friday to improve economic ties after decades of conflict, the White House said, with President Donald Trump set to welcome the leaders of both countries for a signing ceremony at the White House.
US envoy meets Israeli hostages’ families
AFP, Published on 02/08/2025
» TEL AVIV - US envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday met the anguished families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, as fears for the captives’ survival mounted almost 22 months into the war sparked by Hamas’s October 2023 attack.
Cambodia's border refugees waiting to head home but still wary after ceasefire
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2025
» SAMRAONG — On Cambodia's northwestern border, residents staying in makeshift refugee shelters were waiting to head home on Tuesday after a fierce five-day conflict with neighbouring Thailand ended in a ceasefire effective from Monday night.
Food arrives in Gaza after Israel pauses some fighting
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid routes, but humanitarian agencies warned vast amounts more were needed to stave off starvation.
Britain leads calls for airdrops as Gaza hunger crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - International pressure was mounting on Saturday for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain vowing to back airdrops.
Aid groups warn of starving children as European powers discuss Gaza
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an "emergency call" Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.
UK launches sanctions to deter migrant crossings
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» LONDON - The United Kingdom imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.
Errant kamikaze drone sparks petition
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 23/07/2025
» Thailand has lodged a petition via the Thai-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC) following the discovery of a military kamikaze drone that reportedly crashed in Tak province, a source said.