A British court sentenced a 43-year-old man to 10 years in prison for smuggling seven Vietnamese migrants into the UK in a dangerously cramped van compartment.

Two days after a migrant shipwreck off Lampedusa, 21 people remain missing. The incident has sparked controversy, with Sea-Watch accusing Italian authorities of delaying assistance despite prior warnings of the boat being in distres1

Spain's deputy prime minister, Yolanda Diaz, has called for more than half a million irregular migrants in the country to be granted legal status. A citizens' initiative is currently being considered by parliament.

Joachim Stamp accused Russia and Belarus of encouraging migration to the EU as part of their "hybrid warfare." These migrants should be sent to a third country such as Rwanda, he suggested.