More than 140 dead, missing on refugee boat stranded off Mauritania
Boat carrying migrants and refugees from Africa ran out of fuel, leading to a tragedy with 143 dead and 38 rescued.
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Pope Leo urges migrant protection, integration on visit to Lampedusa
Pontiff urges people in Europe and US to welcome and assist migrants during symbolic trip to Italy’s frontier island.
Amnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s el-Fasher
Rights group accuses the paramilitary of ‘crimes against humanity’ for attacks in and around North Darfur State capital.
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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses?
Court struck down US President Trump’s executive order abolishing it, but he has pledged to challenge the ruling.
UN chief fears for ‘millions’ of Palestinians amid UNRWA funding shortfall
Antonio Guterres denounces ‘disinformation, smear campaigns’ against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Escaping Darfur: Mothers face starvation under trees in Chad
Fleeing scorched earth, Darfur’s mothers share harrowing tales of starvation and survival in Chad.
They fled war as child refugees, now they’re playing at World Cup 2026
In a World Cup for everyone, as it has been dubbed by FIFA, players carry historic stories of war and displacement.
‘We tasted the horrors of war’: Stories of refugees who returned home
In 2025, nearly 15 million displaced people returned – the largest surge of returns recorded by the UN.
From: By the Numbers
What pushed the number of displaced people down?
Global displacement fell for the first time in a decade. On World Refugee Day, AJLabs looks at what drove millions home.
Published On 20 Jun 2026
More than 70 medics infected with Ebola as DRC outbreak spreads ‘fast’
Aid cuts and poor sanitation are deepening fears that Ebola is spreading through displacement camps.
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Life amid Canada’s ‘troubling’ shift on migrant rights
Experts say Canada ‘closing the doors’ as socioeconomic issues upend decades-long consensus on immigration.
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