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More than 46,000 people displaced as fighting escalates across Yemen

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The UN’s sharply higher displacement count shows how the latest Houthi-government battles are converting a strategic Red Sea offensive into a widening civilian emergency.

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Portsmouth police make first arrest over anti-migrant port disorder

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Officers are also activating new powers against identity-concealing face coverings before rival demonstrations planned for the weekend.

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Nigeria suspends official visits to South Africa over anti-migrant violence

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Nigeria's parliament has halted physical and virtual official visits to South Africa, turning prolonged concern about attacks on migrants into a direct bilateral measure.

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US prepares first major health cohort for children exposed to the 9/11 disaster

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A planned research centre will track people who were children or in utero near the World Trade Center, addressing a gap in long-term federal health research.

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Fire destroys migrant shelters in Ceuta and forces hundreds to flee

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The blaze adds an immediate accommodation crisis to Spain's already strained North African enclave days after the EU approved emergency border and reception funding.

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Russian pressure intensifies around Ukraine’s Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortress belt

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Daily glide-bomb and drone danger is driving evacuations from the largest Donbas cities that remain fully controlled by Ukraine.

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Reform UK splits over masked anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth

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Nigel Farage condemned the protesters' tactics, but councillors and other party figures praised participants, exposing competing pressures on Reform's right flank.

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Morocco formally denies involvement in the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta

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Rabat’s rejection sharpens a dispute with Spanish opposition parties as the EU funds border management and thousands remain in the enclave.

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Three Indian migrant workers remain missing after Nepal’s Himalayan floods

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The disappearance of construction workers from one Bihar village shows how the disaster crossed borders and erased precarious livelihoods.

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Iranian households report deepening financial shock from the war

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New interviews describe wages losing purchasing power and basic expenses rising as military escalation disrupts trade, energy flows and everyday economic activity.

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Three thousand new tents leave most displaced families in Sudan’s Tawila without adequate shelter

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Rain, disease and obstructed aid routes are compounding the shelter deficit in one of Darfur’s largest displacement hubs.

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UK home secretary orders stronger policing response to masked anti-migrant protests

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Shabana Mahmood told senior officers to improve intelligence-sharing and use existing powers after disruptive demonstrations in Dover and Portsmouth.

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EU asylum applications fall to their lowest first-half level since 2021

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Fresh EUAA data show a 17% annual decline, while France replaces Germany as the bloc's principal destination and unresolved cases continue to test the new migration pact.

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