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Hotel cancels weddings as it is told to take on more refugees

They are taking on additional families with immediate effect

Nottingham Post · Sep 29, 2022

Ukraine war: why Russians fleeing conscription should be treated as refugees

People fleeing across borders is a hallmark of armed conflict. We first saw millions of Ukrainians flee the country when the Russians invaded Ukraine in February this year. Now there are reports of hundreds of thousands of Russians fleeing their country in order to avoid Russia’s first mobilisation since the…

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022

Man who ran off with refugee apologises for affair as ex refuses to take him back

Tony Garnett, 30, walked out on partner Lorna, mum to their two kids, to be with Sofiia Karkadym - but their four-month relationship has now come to a bitter end

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Ukrainian hub opens in Kilwinning as North Ayrshire prepares to welcome more refugees

Facility will be focal point for Ukrainians to meet, socialise and take advantage of information and support.

Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022

Palestinians: At least 4 killed in Israeli raid in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least four Palestinians were killed and 44 wounded during an Israeli military raid in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Man who fell from 16th floor trying to escape fire was refugee who fled Afghanistan

Abdul Jabar Oryakhel, 30, fled his homeland and arrived in the UK in February but lost his life after climbing out a window to escape the Twinnell House fire in Bristol on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022

Ukrainians flee from Russian annexation - while they still can

"It's funny. Nobody voted, yet the results are in," laughed Lyubomir Boyko, 43, from Golo Pristan, a village in Russian-occupied Kherson province as he waited on Wednesday outside a United Nations aid office with his family at a refugee reception centre.

Reuters · Sep 28, 2022

Ukrainian refugee, 8, fighting for life after being stabbed as mum found unconscious

An eight-year-old girl and her mum are both fighting for their lives after being found with serious injuries in a house near Clarecastle as police launch an investigation

Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022

US keeps target admissions for refugees at 125,000

Move comes despite pressure from advocates to raise the limit as record numbers of people flee war and persecution.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2022

Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000

President Joe Biden is formally keeping the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from refugee advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022