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High Court rules UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal

Judge Clive Lewis said it was lawful for Britain to make arrangements with the Rwanda government to send asylum seekers to the country for their asylum claims to be determined there.

United Kingdom

Four people dead after small migrant boat capsizes in English Channel

Dozens were also rescued after an overnight emergency operation off the coast of Kent in southern England, where many small boats arrive carrying migrants from France.

World News

The UK vows to clear backlog of asylum-seekers and to return Albanians

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Tuesday to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications as he announced new measures aimed at curbing the number of migrants reaching the U.K. by crossing the English Channel on small boats.

Italy

Rescue ships carrying some 500 migrants dock in Italy

Two humanitarian boats, carrying a total of 509 migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean, arrived at Italian ports on Sunday, after days on rough seas.

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Lithuania

Third migrant loses leg to frostbite at Lithuanian border: Reports

Earlier in November, two young Sri Lankan men had to have their legs amputated due to frostbite.

Italy

Woman gives brith on MSF rescue ship after sea rescue by NGO

A woman gave birth to a boy on the Geo Barents medical clinic after being rescued from a dinghy floating in the middle of the sea.

World News

Members of human trafficking network arrested in several countries

Police in Poland, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania and Latvia, coordinated by Europol, have arrested several members of a human smuggling ring using the Belarusian border with Poland to smuggle migrants into Europe.

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Watch: More than 145 migrants rescued at sea arrive in Lampedusa

Another 149 migrants, including 17 minors, arrived in Lampedusa after being rescued by a patrol boat. Egyptians, Syrians, Bengalis, Palestinians, and Pakistanis traveled on an 11-metre vessel that set sail from Sfax, Tunisia.

France

French police dismantle gang smuggling migrants across Channel

Six people were arrested and taken into custody during the operation.

Germany

Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring

The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus.

Spain

Dozens try to flee after woman 'fakes labour' to get plane to land

Fourteen passengers are still on the run.

My Europe Series

Ukrainian family separated in EU due to documentation problems

A grandmother was allowed to stay with her granddaughter but could not make major decisions for her, because she lacked the paperwork to prove her guardianship.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria rejects media reports of migrant shooting at Turkish border

Allegations have emerged that a Syrian asylum seeker was fired on by Bulgarian border authorities in October.

World News

Man arrested in UK over deaths of 27 migrants in English Channel

Ten members of a suspected smuggling group have already been charged in France over the migrant shipwreck.

Qatar

'Like Robin Hood 2.0': World Cup pitch invader explains why he did it

The man ran onto the pitch waving a rainbow flag, wearing a Superman T-shirt which said "respect for Iranian woman" on the back.

World News

Libyan authorities return illegal migrants to neighbouring countries

Libya has sent over 200 migrants from neighbouring countries back to their homelands, in a rare display of cooperation from the country's divided institutions.

France

One year on, France remembers 27 migrants who drowned trying to cross English Channel

Tributes have been held in Paris and in the north of France for the 27 migrants who drowned trying to reach the English coast one year ago,

Europe News

FIFA should compensate victims of World Cup preparations, MEPs say

European lawmakers adopted a resolution deploring the deaths of thousands of migrant workers before the World Cup tournament.

Euronews Witness

Asylum crisis in Belgium: A sign of failing European migration policy?

Unable to cope with the scores of asylum seekers, Belgian authorities point to the lack of European solidarity.

Culture news

From refugee to Olympian: Inside Netflix biopic 'The Swimmers'

Champion swimmer Yusra Mardini was profoundly moved by the movie retelling of her epic journey from war-torn Syria to Germany, and then on to Olympic glory.