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Before the war, the official number of Afghan refugees and migrants in Iran was at least 6.1 million people.

Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday.

Clearly angered by the intensification of Russia’s air campaign against Ukraine, Donald Trump has pivoted from the suspension of US military assistance to Ukraine to promising its resumption. Russia’s strikes on major cities killed more civilians in June than have died in any single previous month, according to UN figures.

Russia recently intensified a series of long-range Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, which often also include ballistic and cruise missiles as well as powerful glide bombs.

Since figures were first recorded in 2018, more than 170,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats, hoping to claim asylum in the UK. Over 20,000 have crossed this year alone, and many dozens have died.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has forced almost 10 million people to flee their homes, with about 3.8 million displaced within the country and 5.6 million abroad

Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the UN's refugee agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6.

Move follows war with Israel, but humanitarian groups warn mass deportations may further destabilise Afghanistan.

The west African country seems to be a dumping ground for thousands of people pushed back from north Africa after trying to reach Europe

Syrian architect Abdel Aziz al-Mohammed could barely recognise his war-ravaged village when he returned after years away.

Aid and human rights agencies gathered on Friday under the umbrella of World Refugee Day to call for solidarity with people forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution or famine at a time when global funding for aid is dropping.