More than 1.5million refugees have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries since Vladimir Putin invaded, United Nations figures have shown. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called the migrant crisis the ‘fastest growing crisis in Europe since World War II’. He tweeted
The UK and 37 other countries have referred Russia to the International Criminal Court over its devastating and illegal invasion of Ukraine. Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said Wednesday’s referral was the largest in the court’s history. The ICC investigates and, where warranted,
The EU will take in Ukrainian refugees without asking them to apply for asylum first, it was announced tonight, as hundreds of thousands of terrified citizens continue to flee their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The decision was agreed unanimously between
Can you still visit countries close to Ukraine and Russia? The Mail travel team answer readers’ holiday questions By Tom Chesshyre For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EST, 25 February 2022 | Updated: 17:01 EST, 25 February 2022 A full-scale military attack
A headteacher has been forced to apologise after contrasting student absences during Storm Franklin to children ‘walking for miles’ to get to schools in war torn countries. Angela Holleran, headteacher of All Saints Catholic Primary School in Bootle, Merseyside, sent parents a
Britons’ fixation with home ownership is well known, and millions of people up and down the country have trodden a well-worn path when it comes to saving up for a deposit and getting a mortgage. But would-be buyers around the world face
Authorities in Mexico took 1,266 United States-bound migrants into custody during a 24-hour period – including more than 100 who were trapped inside an abandoned tractor trailer. The National Institute of Migration said the individuals were citizens of 33 countries and were
The UK is coming under pressure to follow the US and EU lead to call for Covid vaccine patents to be ditched so companies can make cheaper versions to send to poor countries. Jab-makers currently own the rights to their vaccine recipes
Kamala Harris blames a lack of 'climate adaptation' in Central American countries for migrant crisis
Kamala Harris on Tuesday said that climate change was a factor in driving migrants from their home countries to the United States, in her first remarks on the issue – five weeks after being given the job. Harris was asked by President
Swiss city offers homeless people one-way tickets to other countries so long as they agree not to return Basel’s homeless people offered a free train ticket or airfare to leave Switzerland They must agree, in writing, not to return to Basel, or