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Donald Trump compares Syrian refugees to snakes

Donald Trump added a new riff to his campaign speech Tuesday: the lyrics of Al Whiston's song "The Snake." In the song, a woman takes care of an injured snake and is then surprised when it bites her. Trump sees the song as a fitting comparison to the U.S. decision to take in  Syrian...

Pope Francis urges Europe to keep welcoming migrants

Pope Francis on Monday urged European governments to keep welcoming migrants while acknowledging security and other concerns over the recent mass influx of people mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Addressing ambassadors to the Holy See in the aftermath of the New Year's Eve...

Turkey plans to introduce work permits for Syrian refugees

Turkey plans to offer Syrian refugees work permits in order to ease the pressure on them to migrate, Volkan Bozkir, Turkey's minister for European Affairs, said on Monday. The number of people immigrating illegally exceeded 150,000 in 2015, and Turkish authorities stopped 500 migrants...