Migrant boat rescued off the Canary Islands: One dead, six injured
One migrant has died, and six others were taken to the hospital with severe symptoms of hypothermia following the rescue of a boat carrying 143 people off the Canary Islands.
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UK: Afghan teen migrant is first person to be charged under new crossing law
An 18-year-old Afghan migrant is the first person to be charged with endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK. He was charged on January 5, the same day the new law came into force and appeared in court on Wednesday.
Italy: Asylum seekers find shelter in L'Aquila after weeks in the cold
After weeks spent sleeping rough, the 24 young asylum seekers currently in L'Aquila were accommodated during the night between January 7 and 8 in a temporary dormitory set up inside a charity-run soup kitchen. The group was given sh1
Boat supplier for Channel migrant crossings jailed 11 years
A Turkish national identified by the UK’s National Crime Agency as a major supplier of boats and engines used in English Channel migrant crossings has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined 400,000 euros by a Belgian court.1
Germany deports second Syrian offender since Assad's fall
The German authorities have deported a second convicted Syrian criminal back to their home country following the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.