EU pledges aid to Greece as migrants mass on border with Turkey
European Union officials promised more cash for Greece during a visit to its border with Turkey which tens of…
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Pope meets with Spanish migrant rescue group leader
Pope Francis has met with the founder of a Spanish aid group whose ship has been blocked from leaving port to…
UN: 1,500 migrants died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route
For the fifth consecutive year, at least 1,500 migrants have died in the Mediterranean, with the route between…
Amnesty accuses EU of abetting migrant rights violations in Libya
European governments are “complicit” in grave human rights violations in Libya through their support for…
Boat sinks off Libya coast, killing at least 31
At least 31 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Saturday. They had been trying…
Europe’s migration crisis casts shadow over Austrian election
Austria voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could see 31-year-old conservative Sebastian Kurz become…
More than 300 Syrian refugees rescued, arrive in Cyprus
Two boats crowded with 305 Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus overnight, police said on Sunday, one of the largest…
French police use excessive force on Calais migrants: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch pressed France on Wednesday to end what it described as recurrent police violence against…
Italy’s Renzi urges end to “do gooder” mentality on migrant influx
Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the head of the ruling Democratic Party (PD), said on Friday Italy did not…
At least 24 migrants die in seas off Libya
Red Crescent volunteers found the bodies of 24 migrants on Tuesday that were washed up in an eastern suburb of the…
