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Malta will allow two ships that have been stranded at sea for weeks with 49 migrants on board to dock, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Wednesday, adding that they will then be redistributed among eight European Union countries. However, the absence

The path to creating one passport for all Africans will inch one step closer this year. At the 32nd African Union summit in February, the Commission will present details on the design, production, and issuance of the long-awaited African passport, the

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Iraqi officials, including the speaker of parliament, on an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Wednesday, the parliament’s spokesman said. Pompeo is expected to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, President Barham Salih and

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims have crossed the border into Bangladesh from India in recent days, officials said Tuesday, as New Delhi faces censure for deporting the persecuted minority to Myanmar. Last week India handed a Rohingya family of five to Myanmar

Australia will “carefully consider” the asylum plea of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand over the weekend, an official said Monday. “The Australian Government is pleased that Ms Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun is having her claim for protection assessed (by