SOS Mediterranee estimates it could take "four long days" for the 113 rescued migrants on Ocean Viking to reach the Italian port city of Ravenna. Pregnant women, three babies and dozens of unaccompanied minors are on board.
German NGOs have joined dozens of other humanitarian organizations in suspending their work in Afghanistan, after the Taliban banned women from working for the groups.
Police in eastern Germany are investigating a fire at an accommodation facility for asylum seekers that injured eight children and three adults. A technical cause can be ruled out, police said.
On Christmas morning, unaccompanied underage migrants helped provide meals to those in need in Caserta, southern Italy, alongside local volunteers. The project was organized by a local church.
The Turkish coast guard says it has rescued 81 migrants who had tried to reach Greece via the Aegean Sea in rubber dinghies. They accused Greek officials of pushing the migrants back into Turkish waters illegally.