Türkiye has detained 687 irregular migrants and 29 suspected smugglers in a sweeping round of identity checks across the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Thursday.In a statement, Yerlikaya said Turkish authorities conducted large-scale inspections simultaneously across all 81 provinces, targeting migrant smuggling networks and irregular migration routes.In the course of these inspections, the identities of 435,295 individuals were checked, the minister said.Yerlikaya stressed that Türkiye approaches migration management comprehensively, not only addressing regular and irregular migration, but also focusing on combating migrant smuggling, enhancing border security, international protection, as well as voluntary and safe returns.Procedures have been initiated...
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Thursday Kyiv and Europe needed to be involved in any Ukraine peace plan, as the US pushes a new proposal that appears to repeat Russia's demands.
A total of 565 Afghan nationals imprisoned in Pakistan and Iraq have been freed and returned to Afghanistan over the past week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced Thursday.Of those released, 517 inmates who had been held in Pakistani prisons for periods of up to two months returned home via the Spin Boldak crossing in southern Kandahar province.An additional 48 Afghans, imprisoned in Iraq for six to nine months, were repatriated through the Pul-e-Abresham border point in western Nimroz province, according to the ministry's statement.According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in July, more than...