US President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday to discuss some of the key issues pertaining to both countries.

Joe Biden meets Mexican President amid migration issues

Global migration has slowed down by nearly 30 per cent, owing to restrictions that were put in place to contain the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A United Nations report from Friday revealed that two million fewer people migrated between 2019-20 than expected.

Coronavirus slowed down global migration by 30%; Indian diaspora the largest: UN report

The coronavirus has impacted economies across the world. Lockdowns imposed earlier this year plummeted GDP numbers and globally the poor are the worst hit. Watch report.

Dwindling economies forces migration: Over 1,200 Africans migrate to Canary islands via sea

Are we becoming more intolerant of migrants? Are our current political discourses changing people’s perception and treatment of migrants? According to new poll by “Gallup”, the world is now less tolerant of migrants.

World is now more intolerant of migrants than ever before, new poll reveals

Devastated by recent bushfires, parts of Australia's east coast where tourists can see migrating humpback whales are seeing a surge in demand as people venture to lesser known destinations closer to home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Drone footage shows migration on Australia's 'whale super highway'

Extreme climate changes, natural disasters, raging pandemic, and high tensions in global politics: 2020 has seen it all. Now, it looks like the cohabitants of planet Earth are suffering too.

Why are thousands of migratory birds dropping dead across North America?

A fire broke out at the Moria migrant camp in the early hours of Wednesday. The camp is located on the island of Lesbos in Greece and is infamous for being overcrowded and its poor conditions.

Fire breaks out at overcrowded Moria migrant camp in Greece

The number of migrants landing on Italy’s shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean, Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said on Saturday.

Number of migrants landing in Italy more than doubles in past year

Bird watchers across the world have brought to notice a natural catastrophe. Thousands of birds like swallows and swifts that were migrating to Europe from Africa as part of their yearly cycles have been killed by high winds that have taken over Greece.

Thousands of migratory birds killed by strong winds over Europe

Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a petition seeking directions to provide food and shelter to migrant workers amid the coronavirus lockdown in the country. Also Read: Home ministry may blacklist at least 800 foreigners over coronavirus cases in Delhi The petition was filed by lawyer AA Srivastava as the migrants continued to move around the country after the country was lockdown last week.

Complete prohibition on interstate migration: Government tells Supreme Court amid COVID-19 lockdown

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday slammed Turkey for trying to "blackmail" the EU by opening its borders to thousands of refugees seeking to flee to Europe.

Austria slams Turkey for 'blackmailing' EU over migration

As part of the British government's post-Brexit reformation, low-skilled workers in the country will no longer be able to obtain visas. The most interesting tenet, perhaps, of this provision is the curator.

Second generation immigrant Priti Patel introduces UK's anti-immigration visa guidelines

Bangladesh Border Guard has reported that it has now detained 445 Bangladeshis who were trying to enter Bangladesh from India. #WION #WIONDispatch #Bangladesh

WION Dispatch: Bangladesh witnesses reverse migration

Italy authorised the arrival of two charity ships carrying more than 100 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, under the terms of an agreement with other EU countries, the interior ministry said late Tuesday.

Italy: Arrival of two ships carrying rescued migrants authorised

Daniels Herrera kept quiet on his long walk home from work following violent protests in the Colombian capital Bogota last week, fearful his Venezuelan accent would give him away.

Protests in Colombia spark backlash against Venezuelan migrants

Almost half of all Europeans fear climate change more than losing a job or of a terrorist attack, a study by the European Investment Bank (EIB) showed on Thursday as EU lawmakers declared a “climate emergency”.

Climate change scares Europeans more than terrorism, unemployment or migration

Net migration to Britain fell to its lowest level in nearly six years during the year to June, driven by a fall in the number of European Union citizens moving to the country for work ahead of Brexit, official data showed on Thursday.

Net migration to UK falls to lowest level in almost six years: Official data

The UK Border Force intercepted a boat Sunday carrying 22 migrants as public attention refocused on people smuggling following the death of 39 Vietnamese nationals in a truck near London.

Britain detains 22 migrants in English Channel

Malta's armed forces have started cooperating with Libya's coastguard to turn back migrant boats heading into Malta's search and rescue zone, a newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a secret government deal.

Malta has deal with Libya coastguard over migrant interceptions: Report

Asurma Arab and her family spent more than two years waiting in Serbia for their chance to cross the steel fence that Hungary erected along its border to keep out migrants.

Migrants lose in futile game on Hungary-Serbia frontier

Greece on Friday approved a law tightening asylum procedures that has been widely criticised by rights groups as harmful to the interests of migrants. The government says the new rules will allow it to focus on swiftly identifying refugees that need protection, instead of being bogged down by thousands of applications by economic migrants which it says are not entitled to asylum.

Greece approves controversial migration law

The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is "explosive" and "on the edge of catastrophe", the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday.

Migrants on Greek islands 'on edge of catastrophe': Council of Europe

The Australian government said on Saturday it is increasing the number of visas for skilled workers willing to migrate to the country's regions in a bid to ease pressure on major cities, where populations are growing twice as fast as elsewhere.

Australia to settle more immigrants outside major cities

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) voiced concerns on Thursday following an attack in northern Greece on migrant buses carrying 380 people in what the IOM said was an isolated incident.

Greek villagers stone migrant buses

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