Libya's coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it attempted to rescue a rubber boat carrying migrants off Libya's coast over the weekend, sea rescue group SOS Mediterranee said. Another charity published foota1
Greece has approved €18.5 million in financing for the purchase of new border patrol vessels. The aim is to strengthen maritime border protection.
The organization Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued 190 migrants in the early hours of Friday morning. Several unaccompanied minors are among those on board the Geo Barents rescue ship.
The UK is hoping to introduce a new migration bill. It is currently making its way through parliament. If passed, it would result in most migrants who cross the Channel being detained and unable to claim asylum.
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.