Rwanda
Anti-U.N. Protests in Congo Leave 15 Dead, Including 3 Peacekeepers
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — At least 15 people, including three U.N. peacekeepers, have been killed and 60 others injured in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in an escalation of dayslong protests against the United Nations in a mineral-rich region that has been ravaged by incessant deadly violence. Protesters have been […]
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Flight of Asylum Seekers From Britain to Rwanda Is Halted
LONDON — Last-minute legal challenges on Tuesday grounded a flight that was scheduled to take asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, in an unexpected setback to a new, hard-line migration policy from the British government and an eleventh-hour reprieve for those facing deportation. The decision to stop the flight came at the end of a […]
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U.K. Plans to Send Some Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
As of Monday, 16,400 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in Britain under the programs, and 56,500 visas had been issued, according to government data. “There is no difference between the risks facing Ukrainian refugees and the risks facing refugees from other conflict zones across the world,” Mr. Hewett said. “And the response from the U.K. government […]
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Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62
“When you talk about iconic giants in the field of public health, he stands pretty much among a very, very short list of people,” said Dr. Fauci, who first met Dr. Farmer decades ago, when Dr. Farmer was a medical student. He added, “He called me his mentor, but in reality he was more of […]
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