The bodies of eight people were found off the coast of the southern Tunisian town of Zarzis on Monday. An aid official said they were probably migrants who had been traveling in a boat that left on September 21.
Merkel dedicated her award to the thousands of people who volunteered to welcome refugees in 2015 when Germany took in over one million people fleeing war, many from Syria.
Over 150,000 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Italy -- the Italian administration has provided shelter for less than 20%, who were placed in hotels, shelters and supported by Italy's Civil Protection. This is according to a new report1
More than 1,000 people on board 25 small boats were detected in the English Channel by UK authorities on Sunday. 367 others were rescued from the Strait of Pas-de-Calais and returned to France.
Pope Francis has denounced what he called Europe’s indifference to migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean, saying their exclusion was "scandalous, disgusting and sinful."