Pakistan's prime minister vows to grant citizenship to 1.5 million refugees
Citizenship would be granted to children of Afghan and Bengali refugees born in Pakistan
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U.S. lowers its refugee cap to 30,000
The Trump administration says it will only accept 30,000 refugees next year, down from 45,000 allowed to resettle this year. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer Alex Kliment has more on the global implications.
Pakistan shakes up refugee policy
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed to grant citizenship to 1.5 million Afghan refugees and give passports to Bengali refugees as well. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer for GZERO Media, Alex Kliment, explains the motivation behind the change.
60 Minutes Presents: On the 60 Minutes Menu
Chobani's billionaire founder on creating jobs in America; then, Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the Havana Club rum war; and, Shake Shack’s founder on changing the way restaurants do business
Russia, Turkey, Iran hold summit on Syria
Syrian civilians are at risk of further bloodshed in Idlib province as president Bashar al-Assad gears up to recapture the last major rebel stronghold. This comes as leaders from Russia, Iran and Turkey meet in Tehran to discuss the civil war. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer for GZERO Media, Willis Sparks, takes us through the latest.
Immigration key focus in Sweden's election
Sweden accepted more than 160,000 refugees at the height of the European migrant crisis in 2015, and there's been growing backlash. The far-right Swedish Democrats are looking to capitalize on this sentiment in Sunday's elections. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer for GZERO Media, Alex Kliment, explains why this vote is so significant.
Fewer, but riskier, deadlier migrant sea crossings to Europe
U.N. refugee agency says crackdown has led human smugglers to take more risks ferrying people from Libyan coast
A week in Europe's migrant crisis
We're taking a closer look at Europe's migrant crisis this week. In Germany, anti-immigrant protests erupted in the city of Chemnitz, while leaders from Italy and Hungary have joined forces on an anti-immigration agenda. We're also getting a new look at death, devastation and despair in refugee camps on the Greek island of Lesbos. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer Willis Sparks takes us through the latest.
Former refugee's gutsy bid for finding work goes viral
Mohamed Elbarkey's bold gambit for landing a job is drawing praise, including from billionaire Richard Branson
Report: Facebook "too slow" on hate speech
A new Reuters investigation exposes Facebook's ongoing struggle against hate speech in Myanmar, where the social media site has been used to incite violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Myanmar's Buddhist-led military launched a brutal crackdown on the Rohingya last year, forcing around 700,000 people to flee their homes. Reuters global investigative reporter Steve Stecklow joins CBSN to discuss his findings.
U.S. prepares to send hospital ship to Colombia amid refugee crisis
The UN said this week that an estimated 2.3 million Venezuelans had fled the crisis-torn country as of June
AP: Court halted deportation for refugee now charged in cop shooting
Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi, an Iraqi refugee, is accused of shooting and wounding a Colorado Springs police officer
Russia pressuring U.S. on Syrian refugees
Russia is asking the U.S. to back its efforts to bring refugees back to Syria, a plan first proposed after President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month. Details of the plan emerged amid reports the Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is using the plight of Syrian refugees as "bargaining chips" to receive foreign aid and ease sanctions. Will Todman, an associate fellow for the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic International Studies, joins CBSN to discuss.
Global Goalscast: Who's making progress on their development goals?
Sustainable Development Goals set in 2015 aim to raise millions out of poverty and help put the world on a path to global health
Global Goalscast: The myths about refugees
In the noisy debate around migration, many damaging myths about refugees have been amplified
Hundreds of migrants storm border of Spanish enclave
After crackdown by Libyan authorities on migrants trying to reach Europe, number trying other routes via Spain has tripled
Student stops deportation of Afghan man by refusing to take seat on plane
"I'm trying to change my country's rules. I don't like them. It's not right to send people to hell," 21-year-old Elin Ersson says
Hard numbers: Brazil, refugees & more
Almost two-thirds of young adults in Brazil say they would leave the country if they could. Also, the U.S. only resettled 33,000 refugees in 2017. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer for GZERO Media, Willis Sparks, takes us through some of the key figures defining our world.
Hard numbers: Central America, China
Ninety-five percent of murders in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are going unpunished in a wave of violence fueling immigration. Alex Kliment, CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer, has that and more of today's hard numbers.
Street artist Banksy paints Paris with murals of migrants
The murals include one near a former center for migrants that depicts a child spray-painting wallpaper over a swastika
Tech workers protest business ties with government
Workers at Amazon, Google and Microsoft are questioning the ethics of their employers' ties to the U.S. government
Italy blocks another ship full of rescued migrants
Populist, anti-migrant interior minister urges Malta "humanly and politically" to let ship carrying hundreds
U.S. poised to fall short of annual refugee cap
Today marks World Refugee Day and the UN says that nearly 69 million people are currently displaced. So far this year, the U.S. has admitted 14,331 refugees, on track to fall short of the Trump administration's annual limit of 45,000. CBS News State Department reporter Kylie Atwood joins CBSN with more.
Trump administration slow to admit refugees amid growing crisis
U.S. on track to adit fewer refugees in 2018 than in any year since 2003
Pope Francis thinks border family separations are "immoral"
Pontiff backs statements by U.S. bishops who slammed Trump admin's "zero tolerance" policy as "contrary" to Catholic values
FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash jet into Israeli airport, official says
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