Disputes arise over EU's future tougher asylum reform
EU parliament's asylum reform aims to tighten controls on undocumented migration and enforce shared responsibility among all 27 countries. The asylum changes are set to take effect in 2026.
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Italy: Rescues, disembarkations and deaths in the Central Mediterranean
In the last 24 hours, the Italian coast guard has carried out at least two rescues in the Central Mediterranean, bringing to shore 59 people and at least nine dead, including a small girl. More than 255 people were also disembarked1
Germany: Police identify suspect of Solingen arson attack
Two weeks after a fire left a Bulgarian family of four dead in the German city of Solingen, the police have identified a suspect. Investigators are currently ruling out a xenophobic motive.
Greece: Three girls found dead off Chios after migrant boat ran aground
Greek rescuers say they found 14 migrants on a boat off the island of Chios on Wednesday and recovered the bodies of three girls. Later, two additional men were found alive on the island. The boat carrying the migrants hit rocks dur1
IOM distributes food to stranded migrants in Sfax, Tunisia
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Tunisia and the Tunisian Red Crescent (TRC) have provided food baskets to 7,000 migrants stranded in the governorate of Sfax during the holy month of Ramadan.