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Saudi militia says its forces come on Yemen’s Socotra island 0

Saudi militia says its forces come on Yemen’s Socotra island

Saudi troops have landed on the Yemeni island of Socotra, according to a Saudi military spokesman. Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, said on Sunday the Saudi soldiers are on a training and support mission with Yemeni forces. Saudi, Emirati, and Yemeni forces will conduct joint training exercises in coordination…

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Boom as 300 refugees and migrants attain Greek island of Lesbos

Athens, Greece – Local authorities and human rights groups have expressed concern after an estimated 300 refugees and migrants reportedly reached the Greek island of Lesbos in a 24-hour period. On Wednesday, the Greek daily Ekathimerini reported that eight boats carrying upwards of 300 people had reached the Greek island since Tuesday. Speaking to Al…

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Possession struggle heats up over Scottish island of Ulva

I visited the island of Ulva on a day when snow and strong winds blew off the Atlantic, interspersed with pale sunshine that lit up the surrounding mountains on the much larger neighbouring island of Mull. It’s a beautiful, inhospitable and remote part of the British Isles. You might wonder who would choose to live…

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PNG police enter Australia’s Manus Island asylum camp

Police in Papua New Guinea have entered a decommissioned prison camp on Manus Island, trying to evict refugees who are refusing to leave. About 50 of the camp’s inhabitants left in buses, but about 330 others said they were too afraid to go outside the former Australian-run facility, fearing attacks by local people. Police and…