Three migrants were killed and one injured after a train in southern France struck them. The migrants were reportedly lying or sleeping on or near the tracks at the time of the incident.

A project titled "Rural Social ACT" was launched in Rome with the goal of fighting the problem of illegal gangmastering, stemming mafia practices, and promoting inclusion as well as social and job reinsertion for migrants.

Three Croatian border police officers have been suspended from duty after revelations about their participation in violence against migrants at the border with Bosnia.

The EU pledged one billion euros in aid for Afghanistan on Tuesday "to avert a major humanitarian and socio-economic collapse," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The Afghan people "should not pay the price of1