The 2015 law had criminalized the trafficking of migrants through the West African nation. Niger's coup leaders risk further complicating relations with the EU.

A fire in an unoccupied refugee shelter in southern Germany on November 23 may have been the result of an arson attack. Police are currently looking for a possible witness.

Greek police arrested six alleged migrant traffickers and are looking for seven others from the same gang. Meanwhile, the Istanbul Turkish police have detained five smugglers and 262 irregular migrants.

The interior ministers of six EU countries are meeting in Hungary to discuss efforts to curb migrant smuggling. The meeting takes place against the backdrop of several EU countries introducing temporary border checks amid heightened1