Refugee-crisis

The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and 11 other countries along with the European Union have pledged to stand by Bangladesh in creating conditions for the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas from Myanmar. The commitment was made in a statement posted Tuesday on the verified Facebook page of the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka on the ninth anniversary of Rohingya refugees seeking shelter in Bangladesh. The statement said nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refug...

At least 1,668 migrants died or went missing in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Europe during the first six months of this year. According to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the figure was 1,035 during the same period in 2025. Although the number of people heading to Europe has declined somewhat, deaths at sea have increased significantly. The Central Mediterranean route has become the deadliest. At least 872 people have died or gone missing on th...