The Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants....

As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control.Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.comWatch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodca ...  Afficher plus

For weeks, thousands of high school students in France have been out in the streets protesting the conditions of public schools. They want better funding, something that won’t be easy with the current state of French finances.Mark Landler, the Paris bureau chief, explains why aft ...  Afficher plus

The flood of migrants heading to Europe is creating crisis conditions in the EU.  The UNHCR, says 159,410 refugees and migrants have arrived this year via the Mediterranean route compared with 89,921 this time last year – a 77 percent increase.  Getting in to the EU is the holy g ...  Afficher plus

This week on The New Arab Voice, we're looking at the trial of the volunteers who helped migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos.Last week, a group of volunteers appeared in court, facing numerous charges related to voluntary work they undertook to help migrants that were arriving ...  Afficher plus

Last week tensions at the border between neighbouring Poland and Belarus escalated as thousands of people, looking to start a new life in the West, were stranded in desperate conditions. Belarus has been accused of 'weaponising' the plight of migrants in a geopolitical standoff b ...  Afficher plus

EU leaders are preparing for an emergency summit against a grim backdrop: desperate scenes at the Greece-Macedonia border, where crowds of migrants are being beaten back from storming a fence with salvos of tear gas. Alex Barker, FT Brussels corrrespondent, looks at German chance ...  Afficher plus