In Taiwan, Hong Kong immigrants despair over future back home
TAINAN: Kitty Wong and Adolf Lim are tightening the screws on their future in Taiwan as they make the final touches to a hostel in the southern city of Tainan, that they…
Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
OSLO: Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy Norwegian fjord. Their favourite meal, herring, abounds, but climate change means both…
Leaders of Germany, Spain pledge united front on migration
BARCELONA: The leaders of Germany and Spain are bolstering a shared approach to immigration into the European Union amid growing populist opposition to taking in more asylum-seekers. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and…
EU cuts migration deal after marathon talks, differences remain
BRUSSELS: European leaders reached a deal on migration in the early hours of Friday after tortuous talks, but details were vague, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded differences remained on an issue…
Italy’s Conte urges EU migration policy change
VALLETTA: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is calling for a fundamental change in the European Union’s migration policy, saying that his country received little help even though it was at the forefront…
European leaders back Merkel on migration before summit
BRUSSELS: European leaders promised to help Chancellor Angela Merkel tackle a crisis in the bloc’s migration policies on Thursday, offering the weakened German leader vital support before a high-stakes EU summit. Arriving…
Migration challenge is make-or-break for EU, says passionate Merkel
BERLIN: The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germany’s parliament on Thursday ahead of a Brussels summit dominated…
Pope and Macron meet at Vatican, discuss migration
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron in lengthy private talks at the Vatican Tuesday discussed migration issues and reflected together on prospects for Europe, amid growing challenges to the…
EU tries to assuage German, Italian concerns on migration
BRUSSELS: The European Union will agree next week to look into creating disembarkation platforms in north Africa and elsewhere to decide asylum requests before claimants get to Europe, a draft statement ahead…
Trump blasts migration in Europe as causing ‘culture’ change
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed migrants in Europe for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in Germany and for violently changing the culture, adding that what…
US quits talks on global migration pact in UN citing ‘sovereignty clash’
UNITED NATIONS: The United States has quit negotiations on a voluntary pact to deal with migration because the global approach to the issue was “simply not compatible with US sovereignty,” said US Ambassador…
MRC to launch legal migration awareness campaign
PP Migrant Resource Centre (MRC), working under Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, would launch a massive media campaign to educate audience about safe legal migration to different countries. Talking…