Nearly half of Afghan women want to leave the country
A new Gallup poll reveals that nearly half of all Afghan women would leave their war-torn country if they could. The news comes as Afghans prepare to head to elections in less than a week.
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More than 11,000 irregular border crossings in Slovenia
Slovenia has reported 11,291 irregular border crossings since the start of this year, according to the interior minister.
Six countries to take in Ocean Viking migrants
More than two-thirds of the 182 migrants disembarked in Italy from the Ocean Viking rescue ship are to be relocated to other EU countries. The Italian Catholic Church has confirmed it will take responsibility for the largest number.
Further arrivals on Greek Islands
The numbers of migrants arriving on the Greek islands remains high this week. Various authorities have estimated that there are almost 29,000 migrants on the islands in various hotspots and migrant centers.
Exclusive: Carola Rackete, the Sea-Watch captain taken to court over migrant rescues
She is the sea captain who stood up to Italy's former interior minister Matteo Salvini. In late June, as Salvini refused to take in migrants, Carola Rackete defied authorities and entered the port of Lampedusa in southern Italy, whe1