German police have reported an explosion and fire at a facility housing asylum seekers. The blast took place as police were investigating reports of a fire hazard. Two officers were injured, and one dead body was found.

A small town in the Palermo province of Sicily boasts one the highest number of migrants per capita in Italy, maintaining its top ranking from last year. Of the 142 migrants in the town, six now have work contracts.

New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scrapping the Rwanda deportation plan by the previous Conservative government, saying its policy to keep irregular migration at bay has had the "complete opposite effect."

SPD politician Karamba Diaby became the first black African-born politician to enter the Bundestag. Since then, he has been the target of repeated racist attacks.