During the height of the European migrant crisis in 2015 and 2016, more than a million asylum seekers, refugees, and economic migrants from North Africa, Syria, and South Asia sought shelter in Europe. Their arrival has changed politics in Europe, giving rise to anti-migrant backlashes in a number of countries. Here is a map that shows the recent increase in migrants as a percentage of the population in the 28 countries of the European Union.
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World leaders assemble for a group photo at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 19, 2024. The gathering was overshadowed by Donald Trump's impending return to the White House.
With Trump about to take power again, one of the world's most important multilateral gatherings was an exercise in cowardice and smallness.
Donald Trump’s radical plan to crack down on undocumented immigration has sparked widespread concerns across the US. Beyond the human rights implications, there are serious questions regarding the potential economic toll of Trump’s immigration proposals.
Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped former Michigan congressman and Netherlands ambassadorPete Hoekstra to be US ambassador to Canada.
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After years of struggles with their employer, Canada Post, posties in Canada have gone on strike as the holiday season settles in.
The Department of Justice is fighting to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser in an antitrust action against the company.