Tag: Europe

Nearly 6000 migrants died crossing the border last year

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Nearly 6000 migrants died Nearly 9,000 people died crossing borders last year, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) said, the fifth consecutive year of record deaths. The agency released the data in a report on Friday (March 21). The IOM has documented at least 8,938 migrant deaths. However, the organization fears that the real number is much higher as many deaths go unreported. “The increase in deaths is alarming. The thousands of unreported deaths every year are even more tragic,” said Julia Black, coordinator of the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The…

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Trump’s policies raise questions about buying American weapons

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Trump’s policies raise questions Canada and European countries are reconsidering their purchases of expensive American weapons, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, due to the controversial foreign policy of US President Donald Trump. The Trump administration’s unexpected decisions and doubts about its commitment to the NATO alliance have raised questions about whether the arms purchase is strategically sound. Trump has moved away from traditional US foreign policy, increased closeness to Russia and suspended most foreign aid. He has also expressed doubts about America’s commitment to defending NATO members from…

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