A member of Spain's parliament says Spanish police launched scores of tear gas projectiles in an attempt to prevent a large number of migrants from breaking into the enclave of Melilla from Morocco in June.
Three men onboard the Geo Barents vessel leapt into the water in the port of Catania, but were then quickly pulled from the water. Refugee rights groups have called on Italy to follow international law.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Greece have reiterated their plea for the EU to create "safe pathways" in European waterways in the wake of two more shipwreck tragedies in Gree1
Three children and one infant were among the first migrants to be disembarked in the Catania port from the Humanity ship on November 6, while Pope Francis urged Europe not to abandon Italy.
Germany’s new humanitarian program to evacuate vulnerable individuals from Afghanistan is said to be in chaos as aid groups are swamped with calls and messages from applicants.