UN peacekeepers in Cyprus have said that three-year-old twins lost in the buffer zone dividing the Mediterranean island are safe. Over the past few years, thousands of migrants and refugees have crossed the buffer zone into Cyprus f1
The number of migrants who tried to cross irregularly into the European Union in January was up 78% compared to the same month in 2021. That's according to new figures released by EU border agency Frontex.
Police in Milan, Italy, have arrested ten people on charges of facilitating 'illegal' migration. They are accused of smuggling migrants into France.
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, has called on Malta to review its cooperation with Libya, which she said is not a safe place to return migrants to.
The Moroccan navy provided assistance to 120 migrants over the weekend. The migrants were picked up from several different boats by the coast guard operating in both the Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.