Investigators have broken up an international migrant smuggling network along Poland's border with Belarus, prosecutors say. Criminal proceedings have now been initiated against 36 suspected smugglers who reportedly hail from Poland1

Thousands of people continue to be affected by El Niño-triggered torrential rain and heavy flooding sweeping across East Africa, UNHCR warned in a statement last week.

Inspired by Pope Francis, Spanish bishops are calling for the shutdown of migrant detention centers, the establishment of legal migration pathways and laws allowing for smoother migrant integration.

At least 107 sub-Saharan migrants, including women and children, have been freed from captivity, Libyan authorities said on Monday.