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Russian court extends US basketball star Brittney Griner's arrest until May 19, reports TASS
• Why so many WNBA stars play basketball overseas • Biden administration looking for ways to help Ukrainian refugees join family in the US
[ cnn.com ]The journalist who protested on Russian state TV says it was 'impossible to stay silent'
• How the Ukraine war revealed Europe's selective empathy on refugees
[ cnn.com ]Civilians flee Sumy after evacuation corridor opens, as 2 million refugees leave Ukraine
[ cnn.com ]Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher vow to match $3 million in donations for Ukrainian refugees
"Proud Ukrainian" Mila Kunis and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, have pledged to match up to $3 million in donations to help refugees fleeing her native country amid the conflict with Russia.
[ cnn.com ]Middle East: Biden's allies change tune as conflict escalates
The United States' closest Middle East allies on Wednesday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in a break from their previously neutral statements and a nod to the changing nature of a war that has created over a million refugees in just a week.
[ cnn.com ]Fierce fighting continues: One million refugees flee Ukraine
Russia's relentless bombardment of residential areas across Ukraine has so far forced more than one million refugees to flee the country, according to the United Nations, as fierce fighting continues into its second week.
[ cnn.com ]On the ground: Erin Burnett describes scene at checkpoint 'worse than all the others'
The UN says 520,000 refugees have already fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion and they warn that number could rise to four million in the coming days. CNN's Erin Burnett made the same journey that so many are making to get out of Ukraine.
[ cnn.com ]Djokovic's fans are fighting to get him out of his hotel. Inside, refugees wonder if they'll leave
For months, activists have gathered outside a rundown hotel in central Melbourne, calling for the dozens of refugees held inside to be freed.
[ cnn.com ]The pilot who helped 1,000 Afghan refugees flee to the US
• 'Afghan Girl' from National Geographic magazine cover granted refugee status in Italy
[ cnn.com ]This California woman has helped hundreds of refugee families. It all started with a Jumparoo
Earlier this year, Miry Whitehill met a family of Afghan refugees who had just fled their homes following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
[ cnn.com ]White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they've been living for weeks and into permanent homes, an official leading the effort told CNN.
[ cnn.com ]Special envoy to Haiti resigns citing 'inhumane' US decision to deport thousands of Haitians
Daniel Foote, the US special envoy to Haiti, has handed in his resignation to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, saying he will "not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees" from the US-Mexico border.
[ cnn.com ]They escaped the Taliban. Now, they're stranded in a foreign country
Afghan refugees fleeing their homeland are making the treacherous journey to Turkey after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. CNN's Arwa Damon speaks to several Afghans who have attempted-- but failed -- to cross into Turkey.
[ cnn.com ]Grandparents of Senate candidate who spread anti-refugee messages were refugees
An Ohio Senate candidate who has pushed strong anti-refugee messages against Afghans and others is the grandson of refugees from Europe who settled in the Cleveland area with the aid of at least two resettlement organizations in the years following World War II.
[ cnn.com ]DHS chief 'horrified' by images of US Border Patrol confronting migrants
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he was "horrified" by images that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.
[ cnn.com ]White House says it's seeking more information on 'horrific' footage of Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian immigrants
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the White House is seeking more information on the "horrific" viral videos that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border.
[ cnn.com ]What Afghan Americans want refugees fleeing the Taliban to know
Decades after the last major exodus from Afghanistan, refugees find themselves forced to flee their homeland once again as the US war in Afghanistan ends and the Taliban rise to power.
[ cnn.com ]US military admits it killed 10 civilians and targeted wrong vehicle in Kabul airstrike
• Video: Kabul airstrike was a 'mistake,' US general says • GOP congressman blasts Biden effort to resettle Afghan refugees in his state
[ cnn.com ]White House has told governors how many Afghan refugees to expect for resettlement
The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN Thursday.
[ cnn.com ]Measles cases halt US-bound flights of Afghan refugees
Flights of Afghan refugees to the US were paused Friday after four cases of measles were discovered among Afghans who had recently arrived in the country.
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