Libyan coast guard intercepts 280 migrants at sea
Libya's coast guard has intercepted 280 migrants on five boats on their journey to Europe. They are now due to be sent back to their respective countries of origins.
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Sea-Eye 4 rescues 800, roughly 1,400 total rescues in recent days
The private rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 has saved a total of more than 800 migrants in the Mediterranean in recent days while other NGO ships and the Italian coast guard rescued nearly 600. The Sea-Eye 4 is now heading for the Italian por1
Lithuania starts building wall on eastern EU border
Lithuania has begun erecting the first stretches of a steel wall on its border with Belarus. The barrier is meant to prevent irregular crossings of migrants.
Ending statelessness: UNHCR calls on world community to do more
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has urged governments around the world to do more to help stateless persons on the seventh anniversary of their #IBelong campaign.
Eritrean migrants struck by train in deadly accident near Calais
A train running in northern France hit a group of migrants walking along the tracks near Calais on Thursday, killing one person and injuring three others, local authorities said on Twitter.