Tallinn, Estonia: Poland’s border service reported an increase in the number of Middle Eastern migrants trying to illegally cross into the European Union at the border of Poland and Belarus. In the past 24 hours, border agents detained 117 migrants from Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, Cameroon,
Rome: Italian coastguard said it had successfully rescued more than 1,000 migrants from two fishing boats in the Mediterranean overnight, while two bodies had been recovered. The two “complex” operations off the coast of Syracuse in Sicily, involving boats from Libya, followed an alert on Tuesday
Barcelona: According to International Organization for Migration report, more than 29,000 people have died on migration journeys to Europe since 2019, with 5,000 perishing in the last two years.
Rome: Two minors were found dead on a migrant boat carrying nearly 40 people in the Mediterranean Sea and a search was under way for a woman reported missing from the vessel, Italy’s coast guard said. A coast guard statement said 36 people were found alive
Athens: A sailboat carrying dozens of migrants that had sent a distress signal in rough weather off the southern tip of mainland Greece has been safely towed to port, Greece’s coast guard said Friday. There were no reports of any injuries or missing people. A broad
London: UK police arrested an Albanian woman suspected of helping transport migrants across the English Channel in small boats, as authorities target the largest single national group now making the crossing. The 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and has been taken into
London: Campaigners have expressed “serious concerns” about claims 11 Albanians were flown out of the UK shortly after arriving in Britain on small boats, despite assertions from the government they would not fast-track asylum seekers from Albania. According to a report in the Guardian, the Albanian
London: Authorities in Latvia have “brutally treated” refugees and migrants trying to cross the Belarus border, Amnesty International reported, warning that human rights violations have been committed, including arbitrary detention and torture. Amnesty interviewed several Iraqi migrants who said they were subjected to violence, including beatings
New York: Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency in New York City in response to the thousands of Latin American migrants bused to the city in recent months from the US southern border, straining the city’s homeless shelter system. The city expects to spend
London: Britain’s new interior minister vowed to prevent migrants from claiming asylum if they arrive through an "illegal" route, and stop small boat crossings across the Channel from France. Suella Braverman said the situation, in which criminal gangs were exploiting vulnerable migrants, had "gone on for