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Lebanon’s health minister said on Friday that authorities are inspecting suspected cases of cholera, less than a day after the cash-strapped country confirmed its first case of the illness since 1993. The news came almost a month after an outbreak of the illness in neighboring war-torn Syria. Firas Abiad, Lebanon’s…

Life is tough for asylum seekers in Italy - most are denied refugee status, barred from legal employment and, polls suggest, face discrimination. Now things look set to get even worse.

Sofiia Karkadym, 22, hit headlines when her British host Tony Garnett left his family for her, 10 days after she moved into the family's home as part of the refugee scheme. The couple's relationship has since broken down and Sofia has returned to war-torn Ukraine

The U.S. took in fewer than 26,000 refugees this past fiscal year, far short of the Biden administration’s stated goal, new data shows.

Rights groups argue Safe Third Country Agreement violates Canada’s constitution and the rights of asylum seekers.

Greece’s coastguard says it recovered 18 bodies in two separate refugee boat sinkings, with several more feared missing.

A story of humanity, humour and goodwill

Days away from Taiwan's National Day, a long line of people snakes out of Chang Lao-wang's restaurant, where the Chinese civil war refugee displays his ardent love for Taiwan's flag while serving up Yunnan rice noodles to the lunchtime crowd.

More than seven million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded and advocates say Australia can be doing much more to help protect them.