A move by the EU Commission to restrict asylum rights at the bloc's external border with Belarus has come in for sharp criticism. Meanwhile, a controversial border protection law has already come into force in Poland.

The pope condemned the neglect migrants face as the "shipwreck of civilization." Francis spent time with refugees at a temporary facility on the island built to quickly replace the Moria camp that burned down last year.

The French government has asked for any information that could help identify the 27 migrants who died when their boat sank in the English Channel. In addition, the two survivors of the worst migrant tragedy in the area have been gra1

The UN refugee agency UNHCR in Italy has called for donations to help refugees and displaced people from Afghanistan and Syria who 'will have to face snow, rain, freezes and extreme temperatures' this winter.