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Europe’s refugee crisis

Europe’s refugee crisis
Starting in 2015, Europe struggled on a large scale to cope with its biggest influx of refugees since the second world war. Hundreds of thousands fled and have been fleeing from the war-torn Middle East and beyond. Many have resorted to risky boat voyages to reach Europe, and thousands have perished in the process.
People hold a protest near the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany on Sunday. Photo: AP
Germany

Police in Berlin break up protests in front of far-right AfD’s headquarters

Protest came as the AfD made historic gains in the German parliamentary election on Sunday.

Germany

Germany’s conservatives win election as far-right makes historic gains

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Africa

Libya finds 2 mass graves with nearly 50 bodies in southeast

Britain

Make England Great Again: jailed far-right figure sparks rival London rallies

Supporters invoking Trump and Elon Musk demanded the activist’s release, while a large group of counterprotesters gathered in opposition.

Supporters of jailed far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, take part in the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march in London on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Syrian conflict

Syrian photographer’s return to war-torn hometown is ‘like a dream’

Douma, near Damascus, endured years of terror under Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Sameer al-Doumy escaped, and thought he’d never get back there.

European Union

Three die in clandestine Channel crossing attempt

Around 50 people were given emergency help on the beach by government services or NGOs, with many in a state of hypothermia.

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Italy

Italian deputy PM Salvini acquitted of migrant kidnapping charges

The right-wing leader had blocked a boat carrying over 100 asylum seekers from docking as part of a policy to curb irregular arrivals.

Italy’s deputy PM Matteo Salvini talks to the press as he arrives at the Bunker Courtroom in Palermo, Sicily, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Italy

How shipwreck girl, 11, was found after floating alone in sea for days

Rescue boat captain said it was an ‘incredible coincidence’ crew heard the girl calling out from Mediterranean waters.

European Union

Pro-west parties win Romania’s election, far-right gains, coalition faces problem

The rise of anti-establishment sentiment, fuelled by economic woes, has led to a potential coalition government that could be difficult to form.

Canada

Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ads warning of stricter asylum rules

The campaign running in 11 languages aims to combat misinformation and deter asylum claims, reflecting a shift in the government’s stance on immigration.

Asylum seekers cross into Canada from the US border near Hemmingford, Quebec in April 2022. Photo: Reuters
Italy

Italy’s migrant deal stumbles as court blocks Albania deportations

The ruling represents an early roadblock to a five-year deal between Italy and Albania to address Europe’s refugee crisis.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Photo: EPA/EFE
Italy

Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal

Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, in the first scheme by a EU nation to divert migrants to a non-EU country.

Britain

Child ‘trampled to death’ in asylum seekers’ Channel crossing

A French tow vessel picked up 14 people on board, including the deceased during a rescue mission between 8:00 and 9:00am.

European Union

Austrian far-right head urges rivals to let him govern after election win

The Freedom Party (FPO) secured about 29 per cent of the vote on Saturday, a historic first for a party founded by a Nazi.

The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Herbert Kickl, holds a press conference on the coalition talks that are beginning after the FPO won a plurality of the vote in parliamentary elections, but fell short of a majority, in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Austria

Austria’s far-right claim first national election since World War II

Austria far-right scores historic win, but party could struggle to find partners with whom they can govern.

Head of Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, as projections show that the party won the general election. Photo: Reuters
Spain

Rescuers search for missing migrants after boat sinks off Canary Islands, 9 dead

Rescuers were able to pick up 27 of 84 migrants who were trying to reach the Spanish coast on Saturday.

Britain

Conservative leadership candidates grapple over immigration, winning votes

Most say the new leader must end infighting after fourteen years in power ended in a crushing July election defeat and Labour landslide.

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Italy

UK’s Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni’s tough migration policies

UK prime minister looks for ‘new solutions’ on tackling the flow of migrants in small boats to Britain’s southern shores.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, Italy on Monday. Photo: LaPresse via Zuma Press / dpa
Nordic nations

Sweden to pay immigrants up to US$34,000 to go back to home country

The Scandinavian nation seen for decades as a ‘humanitarian superpower’ is struggling to integrate many of its newcomers.

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France

At least 12 migrants dead after vessel capsizes in Channel

The victims included children and were mainly from Africa, with many from Eritrea.

Germany

Germany’s far-right AfD wins first regional election, exit polls show

AfD took former East German state Thuringia, was neck-and-neck with conservative CDU for first place in Saxony, which also held election.

People sit near a sign that reads “No to Nazis” on the day of the Thuringia state election in Erfurt, Germany on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Keir Starmer

UK PM Keir Starmer urges European allies to meet far-right ‘challenge’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he fears a rise of the far-right in Britain and suggested progressive parties across Europe should jointly fight populism.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain

Opinion | Southport riots are tip of iceberg of problems UK must urgently address

The new Labour government faces the tall task of restoring public trust and addressing the many festering issues left by its predecessor.

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Crime

UK riots heighten risks for undocumented Vietnamese seeking better pay

Vietnam among top 10 countries of illegal arrivals by sea, putting its nationals in firing line as UK gets tough on unauthorised migrants.

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Britain

UK’s Starmer condemns attack on asylum seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads

UK prime minister says rioters will face the full force of the law as anti-immigrant protests spread across Britain.

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Protestors throw a garbage bin on fire outside a hotel in Rotherham, Britain. Photo: Reuters
Africa

UK Conservatives planned to spend US$13 billion on Rwanda migrant scheme: minister

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told parliament the Rwanda plan, now scrapped, has already cost taxpayers US$905 million.

A building in Kigali, Rwanda, that was intended to house migrants deported from the UK. Photo: AFP
Britain

‘Britain is back,’ new UK PM Starmer tells Europe

The prime minister is seeking to rebuild bridges after Brexit, telling EU leaders the country will ‘reset’ its approach.

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Africa

Rwanda says UK migrant deal did not stipulate return of funds

London paid Kigali US$306 million before new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared the deportation scheme ‘dead and buried’.

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