Italian parliamentarian Aboubakar Soumahoro has suspended himself from his party amid embezzlement and exploitation accusations against his mother-in-law and wife. The migrant rights activist himself is not under investigation.
The Greek coast guard says it has temporarily transferred the nearly 500 migrants it rescued in a dramatic operation this week to a ferry for processing. The migrants, picked up off the island of Crete, had reportedly set sail from1
Turkish authorities say they have rescued two groups of migrants who they claim were pushed back by Greek authorities.
Politically divided Libya has reportedly sent more than 200 irregular migrants back across its land borders with Egypt, Sudan and Chad. A recent UN report suggests that migrants in Libya are often "compelled to accept 'assisted retu1
Record numbers of people are moving to the UK even as the pro-Brexit government promises to crack down on immigration. Roughly 50,000 EU citizens left the UK over a one-year period, while 331,000 non-EU citizens arrived.