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Divine game: A mural by Argentine artist Santiago Spiga depicting modern demigod Diego Maradona ‘s ‘hand of God’

France saw a ‘historic’ 100 000 asylum claims in 2017

"It confirms that France is one of the countries receiving the most asylum claims in Europe."

Overexposed: Anas Modamani’s 2015 selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been used in several false news stories incorrectly linking the Syrian to acts of terrorism.

Syrian refugee regrets Merkel selfie

German Syrian sues Facebook for not removing his image from fake ‘terrorism’ news stories.

A girl plays outside the former international airport in Athens

As the UN met to discuss the refugee crisis, one Syrian family was desperate to reunite

Kasem Alsabsabi has a German passport, and cancer, but his family is stuck in a camp in Athens.

Vatican City it is a big dream, say Syrians taken in by the Pope

Response in Rome is mixed as locals see other problems go unaddressed.

Pushed by poverty, desperate Lebanese youth flee

Their migration on a "road of death" is fuelled by endemic corruption, political dysfunction, unemployment and poverty.

World Press Photo: ‘Haunting’ image of Syrian refugees wins

Photographer Warren Richardson won the World Press Photo of the Year award for his photograph of a father and his young child crossing the border.

Turkey insists on decisive role in Syrian peace talks

Amount of refugees makes it a domestic issue for Turkey, says prime minister.

In times of crisis, and with humanitarian funding in decline, the outlook for women and girls will be devastating. Photo: File

NGOs speak: Their most pressing humanitarian priorities for 2016

Following a call from the UN for a record $20.1 billion, 15 of the world’s leading aid agencies were polled on their top humanitarian concerns.

Europe’s far-right nationalists are closing their borders and using Covid-19 as a guise to deport and deny entry to refugees and asylum seekers.

Turkish traders profit off Syrian refugees

Transporting Syrian refugees is big business for shipwrights, shoe shops and smugglers alike in Turkey.

Donald Trump.

Trump would send home Syrian refugees

Republican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back home if he is elected president in November.

Fortress Europe is no match for the horrors of war

Rumours and confusion are growing as European leaders show little will to manage the thousands of desperate people fleeing bitter, deadly conflict.

Iconic airport takes in refugees

The abandoned Berlin Tempelhof airport, famous for its use during the Berlin airlift in 1948, was earmarked to house up to 1?200 refugees.

Hopeless: An aerial view of the Zaatari refugee camp

War zone is better than Jordan camps

As aid dwindles, more refugees are risking the trip to Europe – or taking their chances back in Syria.

Refugee trek will change Germany

Germans are opening their hearts to their new arrivals but the humanitarian crisis will only grow.

Pragmatism eases pain for refugees

Change in governments’ policy sees a reduction in chaos as the flow of people to the EU continues.

Germany’s populist ‘rag’ has a soul

The tabloid’s explicit use of a drowned boy underscores its baffling welcome to the refugees.

Grim outlook: At least a ­million Syrian refugees

Real refugee crisis, including child slavery, is in Lebanon

The situation for refugees in the Bekaa Valley is desperate.