Tag: flee
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More Than 165,000 Afghans Flee Pakistan After Deportation Order
[ad_1] Torkham (Pakistan), Nov 3: More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday.The majority rushed to the border in the past several days as the November 1 deadline approached and police began to open up dozens…
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Palestinians in the GTA appeal to federal government to help loved ones flee Gaza
[ad_1] A group of Palestinians living in the GTA are appealing to the federal government to bring family members living in Gaza to Canada faster than standard immigration policies allow. Milton local and permanent resident Abdallah Alhamadni says they’re hoping Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will create a humanitarian pathway for Palestinians fleeing from the Israel-Hamas war, similar to those…
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Israel says “currently no ceasefire” agreed for foreigners to flee Gaza
[ad_1] Jerusalem — Israel’s government denied reports Monday that it had agreed to a ceasefire in at least the southern half of the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid in and people with international passports to escape into Egypt, as the Israeli military continued hammering the Hamas-controlled enclave with missiles. “There is currently no ceasefire,” Prime…
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Gaza residents flee south ahead of expected Israeli offensive
[ad_1] Gaza residents flee south ahead of expected Israeli offensive – CBS News Watch CBS News Tens of thousands of Gaza residents are fleeing from north to south ahead of an expected ground offensive by Israeli troops, about one week after Hamas launched its assault on Israel. Gaza continues to be on the receiving end…
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As Northern Gazans flee, Israeli ground assault expected : NPR
[ad_1] Palestinians with foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate hoping to cross into Egypt on Saturday as Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip continue. Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images Palestinians with foreign passports wait at the Rafah gate hoping to cross into Egypt on Saturday…
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation
[ad_1] Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza after Israel’s military urged about 1 million people to leave for the territory’s south ahead of an expected ground invasion following the surprise attack a week ago by the ruling Hamas militant group despite warnings from the U.N. that evacuating nearly half of Gaza’s population would be…
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Thousands Flee As Israel Pounds Gaza
[ad_1] Schools run by the UN for Palestine refugees have opened up as shelters Gaza City: Surrounded by his grandchildren, Mahmud al-Sarsawi Sunday lay on a table in a corridor hooked up to an oxygen tube in a school-turned-bomb-shelter in the besieged Gaza Strip. “We all came here to escape the Israeli airstrikes,” said the…
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Venezuelans continue to flee the country as the economy shows no signs of recovery : NPR
[ad_1] Venezuelans continue to leave their homeland in record numbers. It is the largest refugee exodus ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: From Arizona to New York state, governments are struggling to handle a massive influx of migrants. Many of those migrants come from Venezuela, which has yet to emerge from the…
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Fire in Shadwell flats: Residents flee tower block as flames spread
[ad_1] Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Residents have been forced to flee a London tower block where fire has engulfed a 14th-floor flat. Flames could be seen spreading through the block and more than 65 members of the…
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Moment two hotel guests flee hotel after stripping their room with everything they can carry including luxury towels, a lamp, an electric fan, a kettle, and TV remote control
[ad_1] Two hotel guests stripped their room of everything they could carry but left behind the soap and shampoo – then smiled for the CCTV cameras before vanishing. The pair arrived at the hotel with no luggage but went back to their car to fetch empty bags to fill up with items from their room.…