European Parliament Backs Tougher Migration Rules, Including Offshore “Return Hubs”

European Parliament Backs Tougher Migration Rules, Including Offshore “Return Hubs”

The European Parliament has approved a controversial overhaul of migration rules, endorsing plans to establish offshore detention centres and impose stricter penalties on irregular migrants. In a vote held on Thursday, lawmakers backed the proposed EU Return Regulation by 389 votes to 206, setting the stage for negotiations with EU…

Rwanda Demands £100 Million from UK Over Scrapped Refugee Resettlement Deal

Rwanda Demands £100 Million from UK Over Scrapped Refugee Resettlement Deal

Rwanda has told a panel of international arbitrators that the United Kingdom still owes it £100 million ($115 million) under a 2022 refugee resettlement agreement scrapped by Prime Minister Keir Starmer shortly after taking office in 2024. The controversial deal, struck by Starmer’s predecessor Rishi Sunak, proposed sending migrants arriving…