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An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

Mar. 18, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque's Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Muhammad Syed faces life in prison for killing 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022....

Jurors convict an Afghan refugee of murder in 1 of 3 fatal shootings that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community in 2022

Mar. 18, 2024 13:44 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jurors convict an Afghan refugee of murder in 1 of 3 fatal shootings that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community in 2022.

Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid

Mar. 15, 2024 02:09 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack. The...

NYC thinks Census Bureau estimates missed tens of thousands of asylum seekers

Mar. 14, 2024 12:49 PM EDT

Three New York City boroughs lost almost 80,000 residents from people moving away last year, according to population estimates released Thursday, but city officials think those numbers are a vast undercount that doesn't capture the influx of asylum seekers who came to the city. The...

Afghan refugee stands trial in first of 3 killings that shocked Albuquerque's Muslim community

Mar. 12, 2024 21:15 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Fear coursed through the Muslim community in New Mexico’s largest city over several days in the summer of 2022 as authorities scrambled to determine if race or religion might have been behind the ambush-style killings of three men from the community. It...

UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north

Mar. 07, 2024 07:29 AM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations' refugee chief raised a new alert Thursday over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique, the vast majority of them because of a seven-year insurgency by a jihadi group that has thrown the north of the country into turmoil. Filippo...

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

Feb. 28, 2024 09:32 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The increase in asylum seekers and other...

2 Lebanese men ordered detained for bringing 146 Syrian refugees to Cyprus by boat

Feb. 24, 2024 15:54 PM EST

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A court in Cyprus on Saturday ordered two men to remain in police custody for six days on suspicion of people smuggling. The men were identified as the drivers of two boats that brought 146 Syrian refugees and one Lebanese migrant to the east Mediterranean island nation. ...

Today in History: February 24, Soviet sub torpedoes ship, kills nearly 800 Jewish refugees

Feb. 24, 2024 00:08 AM EST

Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2024. There are 311 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to...

Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy

Feb. 22, 2024 13:42 PM EST

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament voted Thursday to approve a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum seekers for Italy, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants...