All 14 Ukrainian refugees unscathed after shelter's destruction as authorities suspect arson after swastika graffiti recently found on the entrance of the facility.
Turkish foreign minister said the migration issue is a humanitarian and social issue, but that it has recently been abused by some politicians and turned into a political problem.
Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has rebuked statements from Greece that accused Türkiye of sending migrants to Greek border.
Media outlets in Greece failed to retract fabricated reports on the supposed 'Turkish push-forward of irregular migrants,' said the Turkish Embassy in Athens.
Search for dozens of unaccounted people continues after two boats carrying about 140 people sink. Separately, Turkish authorities rescue 48 refugees pushed back by Greek coast guard into Turkish waters.
President Erdogan criticises Greece's policy of illegal refugee pushbacks and its hostile approach toward Ankara, vowing Türkiye will "do what is necessary."
"Those people are coming here, they're not necessarily working or they're working in low-skilled jobs, and they're not contributing to growing our economy," says UK Interior Minister Suella Braverman.
The largest number of slots — 40,000 — is set aside for refugees from Africa, followed by 35,000 from South Asia and 15,000 each from East Asia, Europe and Latin America.
About half of 150 migrants on the boat departing from Lebanon have been reported dead, in what is the deadliest such shipwreck that has departed from the country in recent years.
Four contested regions of Ukraine will vote to formally accede to Moscow, drawing international ire. Pro-Russian leaders however maintain that the move is important for a “stable, happy future”.
Authorities save 283 migrants and refugees stranded in a boat off the country's southern coast as President Erdogan berates Greece for turning Aegean Sea into a "refugee graveyard."
Experts weigh in on how Greece’s Lavrion refugee camp came to be known as a breeding ground for PKK terrorists.
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