Articles tagged with "immigrants"

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Swiss healthcare united against immigration cap plan

Switzerland’s healthcare sector warns that a proposed immigration cap could deepen staff shortages, as hospitals and nursing homes rely heavily on foreign workers to care for an ageing population.

June 8, 2026

Migrants including children picked up at sea while attempting to cross the English Channel, are escorted off a National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Lifeboat upon arrival in Ramsgate, southeast England, on February 25, 2026. (AFP)

Nearly 8,000 died or vanished on migrant routes in 2025: UN

The figure was down on 2024 when almost 9,200 deaths were recorded, but the International Organization for Migration said numbers nonetheless reflected the "global scale" of the crisis faced by migrants.

February 26, 2026

British INEOS Group chairman Jim Ratcliffe poses upon his arrival for the 73rd edition of the Red Cross Gala at the Casino in Monte Carlo on July 18, 2022. Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe apologised on February 12, 2026 for his "choice of languag

Man Utd's Ratcliffe apologizes for 'language' on immigration

The condemnation comes hours after Ratcliffe made the remarks in a television interview in which he suggested 'huge levels of immigration' to the UK had harmed the economy.

February 12, 2026