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UNHCR says fewer people displaced worldwide in 2025 but long-term refugee crisis persists

UNHCR says fewer people displaced worldwide in 2025 but long-term refugee crisis persists

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 11 (Reuters) - The number of people displaced worldwide by conflict and persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but levels of refugees facing long-term displacement remain unacceptably high, a U.N. refugee agency report said on Thursday.

The Latest: Trump aims to ensure funding for his deportation agenda

The Latest: Trump aims to ensure funding for his deportation agenda

President Donald Trump is talking at length before signing a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement, aiming to ensure uninterrupted funding for the administration’s deportation agenda for the rest of his term

UN to send investigators to Lebanon over potential law breaches, rights chief says

UN to send investigators to Lebanon over potential law breaches, rights chief says

GENEVA, June 10 (Reuters) - The UN human rights office will deploy a team of investigators to Lebanon next week to assess potential violations of international law by all parties during the current war in the country, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday.

Thai court sentences 2 Uyghur men to death over 2015 Bangkok bombing that killed 20

Thai court sentences 2 Uyghur men to death over 2015 Bangkok bombing that killed 20

A court in Thailand has sentenced two Uyghur men to death for a 2015 bombing at Bangkok's Erawan shrine

First war crimes complaint against Sudan's paramilitary forces filed in Kenya

First war crimes complaint against Sudan's paramilitary forces filed in Kenya

Twelve Sudanese victims of alleged atrocities linked to the war in their country on Tuesday asked Kenya’s prosecutors to investigate allegations of torture and sexual violence by members of a notorious paramilitary group

Mysterious disappearance of alleged Israeli spy puts Lebanese state in a tough spot

Mysterious disappearance of alleged Israeli spy puts Lebanese state in a tough spot

A man accused by Lebanese officials of being part of an Israeli intelligence plot took refuge in the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut over two months ago

The Latest: Trump signs $70 billion bill to fund his deportation agenda

The Latest: Trump signs $70 billion bill to fund his deportation agenda

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill that aims to ensure uninterrupted funding for the administration’s deportation agenda for the rest of his term

Erdogan says Israel's attacks on Syria, Lebanon threaten Turkey too

Erdogan says Israel's attacks on Syria, Lebanon threaten Turkey too

ANKARA, June 10 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel's attacks on Syria and Lebanon had reached a point where they also threaten Turkey, adding Israel's "aggression" posed a threat to the whole world and must be stopped.

The Latest: US military says it fired on a tanker trying to transport oil from Iran

The Latest: US military says it fired on a tanker trying to transport oil from Iran

The U.S. launched airstrikes Wednesday against Iran, and President Donald Trump said more are coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region

The Latest: Israel and Iran trade fire in most serious confrontation since April ceasefire

The Latest: Israel and Iran trade fire in most serious confrontation since April ceasefire

Israel and Iran have exchanged fire, marking the first such incident since a ceasefire two months ago

Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire

Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire

Israel and Iran appear to be backing away from further strikes, just hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire two months ago

Iran's World Cup players wear pins for victims of deadly strike on school as they arrive in Mexico

Iran's World Cup players wear pins for victims of deadly strike on school as they arrive in Mexico

Iran’s World Cup team arrived in Mexico wearing lapel pins highlighting the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school at the start of the war in the Mideast