UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF: New Balkan border restrictions on refugees and migrants untenable
A range of new restrictions against the movement of refugees and migrants from Greece through the Western Balkans and further
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Brussels terror alert level raised
Belgium has raised its terror alert level for its capital Brussels to the highest level, warning of an “imminent threat.”
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Claim of Ukrainian weapons sale to ISIS prompts denials, alarm
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry issued a statement on November 20 refuting information in Kuwaiti media that terrorists from the Islamic State
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UN Security Council urges action against IS
One week after the deadly Paris attacks, the U.N. Security Council called Friday on nations to “redouble and coordinate their
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EU to step up controls at external borders, revise Schengen rules to do so
At a special meeting on responses to the Paris terrorist attacks, European Union interior and justice ministers have agreed that
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Hundreds of refugees remain isolated in Macedonia following the Serb blockade
Hundreds of refugees from African and Asian countries have gathered in refugee camps in Tabanoc, near the Serbian border. This
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Greek jihadist arrested in Turkey
A 40-year-old Greek Muslim from Thrace was arrested by the Turkish authorities and deported to Greece, where he was delivered
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Bosnia probing terrorism link in killing of two soldiers
The state prosecutor’s office in Bosnia said that it is investigating the killing of two Bosnian soldiers in Sarajevo as
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Cross-border terrorism puts Europe’s passport-free travel in doubt
The fallout from the Islamic State group’s terror attacks in Paris has put the future of Europe’s passport-free travel area,
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