Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has acknowledged the veto expressed by Hungary and Poland over a deal signed in Luxembourg to overhaul the European Union's asylum procedures, defending Budapest and Warsaw.

The Tunisian coastal city Sfax is a gateway to Europe for many African migrants. From here, they cross the Mediterranean. But Tunisia itself is mired in crisis, and a surge in racism is adding to the migrants’ problems.

According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, the governments of UK and Italy could be about to sign a deal on migration which would help both countries crack down on the numbers arriving on their shores in small boats.

Lebanon has come under scrutiny of various human rights organizations for deporting Syrian refugees. The forcibly returned are viewed with suspicion by Syrian authorities and face a multitude of threats and abuses upon their return,1