Young Ukrainian athletes find refuge in Germany

Russia's war on Ukraine has destroyed or disrupted countless lives, including those of many young athletes. Some are trying to get on with life as normal — to the extent this is possible — as refugees in Germany.

UNICEF says nearly 3 million children in Ukraine need aid

The UN children's agency reports that, after six weeks of war, almost three million children in Ukraine need humanitarian assistance. So far the UN has verified the deaths of 142 children in the conflict.

Migrant landings doubled in Italy in 2021

A Jesuit center for refugees in Italy has noted that 67,040 migrants arrived in Italy in 2021 by sea, almost twice as many as the year before. Among them were nearly 10,000 unaccompanied minors.

Greek authorities rescue 27 migrants from Evros River island

Greek rescue workers and border forces rescued 27 migrants from a small island in the Evros river on the border with Turkey.

The group of 27 migrants found themselves stranded on a small bank of sediment or shoal in the middle

Ukraine war: Thousands of refugees returning home

Some 870,000 refugees from Ukraine have already returned to their home country, according to the Ukrainian government. In the last week alone, some 330,000 people have come back following a relative easing of tensions.