'A crime to block out migrants from Africa', says Pope Francis
Putting up barriers to stop the arrival of migrants from Africa "is a crime", but the EU does not support first host countries such as Italy, said Pope Francis.
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UK Court of Appeal to reconsider Rwanda asylum plan
The UK's High Court has granted permission to appeal the country's controversial Rwanda asylum plan after previously ruling the policy was lawful.
Germany unable to send back most migrants under 'Dublin' rules
According to Germany's biggest tabloid newspaper Bild Zeitung, in 2022 Germany tried to send back over 68,000 migrants to other EU countries under rules governed by the Dublin accords. The majority of those attempts failed.
Germany: Report notes worsening situation in Iran but fails to ban deportations
A internal report by the German foreign ministry gives a bleak assessment of the situation in Iran. But it stops short of a ban on deportations.
Two West African migrants dead, 88 rescued off Cape Verde islands
Eighty-eight people were rescued at the weekend from a small boat off Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean. The migrants had left Gambia more than three weeks ago. Two men died during the journey.