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At least four dead, 29 missing as migrant boat found off Canary Islands
Rescuers said they found four bodies on a migrant boat off the Canary Islands Sunday, just hours after a lone survivor had been pulled to safety, with ... World News -
Greece’s coast guard says migrants refused rescue in Ionian Sea
Greece’s coast guard on Sunday said a group of migrants in distress in the Ionian Sea had refused to be rescued, amid widespread reports of illegal ... World News -
Czech Republic to resume inspections along the border with Slovakia over migrants
The Czech Republic said on Tuesday it will temporarily resume inspections along the border with neighboring Slovakia due to an increase in the number ... World News -
Florida Governor DeSantis sued for flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was sued for sending plane loads of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, with the migrants claiming they were duped into ... World News -
Illegal immigrants escape detention center in northeast France
Police are searching for 11 illegal immigrants who escaped a detention center in northeast France where they were awaiting deportation, officials said ... World News -
Five arrested for smuggling migrants in Europe from Turkey via private jet
Five people were arrested in Rome and Brussels for smuggling migrants from Turkey to western Europe via private jet in trips costing around 10,000 ... World News -
‘Stranded’ migrants, including children, rescued in Niger desert: UN
A total of 50 West African migrants, including women and children, were rescued in the desert in northern Niger near the Libyan border, the United ... World News -
Eight migrants drown, 12 missing off Tunisia
Eight Tunisian migrants have drowned and 12 others gone missing after their boat sank during a clandestine attempt to reach Italy, a security source ... North Africa -
Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel on September 3: UK government
Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, the UK government said Sunday, as growing numbers of arrivals have exacerbated ... World News -
Nine migrants drown in US-Mexico border crossing attempt
At least nine migrants drowned and dozens of others were rescued after attempting to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the United States, ... World News -
Dozens of migrant children reported missing in Houston, raising alarms
Federal and local officials are scrambling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children, after Houston police raised concerns about a ... World News -
Families of migrant boat victims find no closure in crisis-ridden Lebanon
On the still blue bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of north Lebanon, the crew of the specialized exploration submarine Pisces VI found ... Features -
Nearly 25,000 migrants reach Greece in August as govt extends border wall
The Greek government said on Thursday that some 25,000 migrants had tried to enter the country through its border with Turkey in August, as it ... World News -
UK vows to speed up removals of Albanians crossing Channel
The UK on Thursday vowed to speed up removals of Albanians illegally entering the country as official statistics showed they were now the largest ... World News -
Two Bulgarian police officers killed by bus carrying migrants
Two police officers were killed Thursday as they tried to stop a bus carrying migrants in Bulgaria, authorities said, as the government made a renewed ... World News -
Over 2,000 Tunisian minors reach Italy in 2022: Rights group
More than 2,000 Tunisian youngsters this year have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing from the North African country to Italy to seek a better ... North Africa -
Number of migrants crossing English Channel hit new 24-hour record: UK govt
The number of people crossing the Channel to the UK from northern France in small boats has hit a new high, the government in London said Tuesday.Some ... World News -
Tunisia intercepts nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants
Tunisia said Tuesday it had foiled several attempts by almost 100 migrants to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea since the previous day.Tunisia ... North Africa -
Greece accuses Turkey of forcing stranded migrants over border
Greece on Tuesday accused Turkey of forcibly pushing a group of stranded migrants onto a small Greek island and leaving behind the body of a five-year ... World News -
UK’s Rwanda migrant scheme leaves many in legal limbo, uncertain of future
Housed in a detention center in southern England, Aladeen says he risked his life to travel thousands of miles from his homeland of Syria to escape ... Features -
Senegal arrests 143 migrants headed for Europe
Senegal’s paramilitary police have arrested 143 migrants in two seaside swoops as they prepared to embark in the hope of clandestinely reaching Europe ... World News -
Rescue operations underway after boat capsizes off Greek coast
An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek ... World News -
Six migrants die, others injured after boat sinks off Algeria: Local TV
Six migrants were found dead at sea and others were missing after their boat sank Monday off the coast of Algeria, local television reported, adding ... North Africa -
Migrants, refugees at risk of poorer access to healthcare, WHO urges immediate action
Millions of migrants and refugees face poorer healthcare than the communities in their host countries, the World Health Organization warned in its ... World News -
Morocco court jails 33 Melilla migrants for 11 months: Lawyer
A Moroccan court Tuesday sentenced 33 migrants to 11 months in jail for “illegal entry,” their lawyer said, after a deadly mass border-crossing ... North Africa -
Police in North Macedonia find 87 migrants, arrest two men
Police in North Macedonia say they have discovered 87 migrants crammed into a truck with a trailer in the southern part of the country and arrested ... World News -
European police target networks trafficking thousands of migrants to UK
Police in the UK and other European countries carried out a joint operation Tuesday targeting people suspected of smuggling migrants to Britain on ... World News -
At least 22 Malian migrants die off Libyan coast: Mali government
Twenty-two migrants from Mali, including three children, have died off the coast of Libya, Mali’s government said on Tuesday.The dead were part of a ... World News -
France holding 10 suspects over Channel boat tragedy
French police are holding 10 people suspected of involvement in the November 2021 Channel drowning of migrants in which 27 people died, a judicial ... World News -
Train kills two migrants asleep by the tracks in North Macedonia
Police in North Macedonia say two migrants were killed in the south of the country early Wednesday when a freight train hit them as they slept next to ... World News