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A top Hamas political official, Khalil al-Hayya, has given a condition on which the body will lay down its arms. In an interview with The Associated Press, the official said the militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its arms and convert…

Emmanuel Macron, the French President, has strongly criticized migration policies that involve sending migrants to African countries. He says such policies ” betray our standard (European) values. These are just days after the UK government passed its Rwanda deportation bill. Macron made the remarks in a speech on Thursday that warned Europe against overdependence on…

Some African refugees whose bodies were found aboard a drifting boat have been buried in Brazil. TRT WORLD reports that the nine migrants whose bodies were already decomposing were found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region on April 13.  Officials said documents found in the vessel showed the victims…

An analysis by the Refugee Council has revealed the immigration bill may cause a “system meltdown” and trap more than 100,000 people. Independent reports that the analysis says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration legislation might be an ill wind that does not do anybody any good. This is because it might trap over 100,000…

Some suspected criminals from Nigeria have been arrested in Germany. DW reports that the alleged gang members used fake identities online and extorted money from victims after gaining their trust and promising marriage. They are said to be Nigerians who have lived in Germany for many years. The police announced the arrest of eleven syndicate…