Italy 'left alone' to rescue migrants at sea, PM Meloni says
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Italy was "left alone" to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, rejecting accusations that children are being "left to die" at sea.
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Italian coast guard rescues around 750 people
On Thursday, the Italian coast guard rescued around 750 migrants from two boats off the coast of Italy. Last month, a shipwreck off the Italian coast of Calabria killed at least 89 people, making it the worst maritime tragedy in rec1
This café provides a refuge for Syrians in Istanbul
The 'Yolo' café has become an important cultural center for the Syrian community in Istanbul. It was founded by Bayan, a young woman of Syrian origin, and her boyfriend. The café organizes Arabic-language courses for refugees living1
Proposed trade block, the latest move to control migration by Brussels
EU countries are considering withdrawing trade privileges from partner countries that refuse to take back failed asylum seekers. Rights groups say the proposal uses trade as economic blackmail to control migration.
Italy: Shipwreck survivor says smugglers asked for payment after he escaped death
After a shipwreck off southern Italy in late February left 88 people dead, smugglers still asked survivors to pay for the trip, a witness told a preliminary investigations judge this week.