Italy: Ukrainian orphans land in Sicily
A flight with 63 Ukrainian refugee children landed in Trapani, Sicily, on Wednesday. The children had been evacuated from orphanages in the Donetsk Oblast.
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One in three rejected asylum cases in Germany successful at appealing
Roughly one third of all rejected asylum applications in Germany succeed when launching an appeal against the original decision after their appeal is examined by administrative courts. This can cost taxpayers in Germany up to 25 mil1
Austria leads international bust of massive people smuggling ring
Authorities arrested 205 people allegedly tied to Central and Eastern European gangs smuggling tens of thousands of Syrians in the EU. The €150 million ring reportedly used Vienna as a hub to move migrants from Hungary to Germany an1
Tunisia: Three bodies found, 248 migrants rescued
The Tunisian coast guard rescued 248 migrants in several separate incidents on Wednesday. They also retrieved three bodies from a boat which sank off the Tunisian coast.
Eritrean migrant found dead in Calais
A young Eritrean man has been found dead inside a trailer at a parking lot in the French port city of Calais. He is believed to have taken his own life.