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Italy

Rescued migrants arrive at Augusta, Sicily on board navy ship

Rescued migrants have arrived at the Sicilian port of Augusta on board a navy vessel.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: abandoned migrant workers refuse free flights home

Thousands of migrant construction workers – abandoned by their employers in filthy desert camps in Saudi Arabia amid the kingdom’s economic slump – say they will not accept a government offer of free

Greece

Greece plans new migrant facilities amid claims of 'dirty' and 'unsafe' conditions

Greece is reported to be planning new shelters, to help ease increasing pressure on overcrowded migrant camps.

Hungary

Hungary's annual Sziget festival focuses on music and migration

The annual Sziget festival which is also called the Island of Freedom is underway.

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USA

Trump outlines anti-terror plan, Biden says Republican candidate is threat to national security

Likening the battle against ISIL to the Cold War, Donald Trump laid out his anti-terrorism plan.

No Comment

Time to hug for migrants and their families

Families divided by the US-Mexico border reunite after a gate in the fence temporarily opens up in Ciudad Juarez.

Turkey

Austria calls Turkey-EU refugee deal a faltering 'house of cards'

The deal to send back to Turkey the migrants reaching Europe's shores is a house of cards falling apart, according to Austria's foreign minister.

World News

Europe will not respond to Turkey 'visa blackmail' says German Vice Chancellor

The German Vice Chancellor has accused Turkey of ‘visa blackmail’ and said Europe would not respond to threats.

Italy

1,000 migrants cross the Med to Italy since Tuesday

Around 1,000 migrants have arrived in Italy from North Africa in the last three days.

Hungary

Austria's Kern: only lesson to be learned from Donald Trump is 'never dye your hair'

The controversial question of Donald Trump came up as the Hungarian and Austrian leaders met in Budapest to try to ease tensions over migration.

Germany

Police claim evidence linking Ansbach bomber to ISIL

The German authorities claim to have found a video in which the suspected Ansbach bomber pledges allegiance to ISIL militants.

Italy

Italian coast guard rescues 2,150 migrants in 18 separate missions

Some 2,150 migrants and refugees were rescued from boats and dinghies in the Strait of Sicily in 18 separate operations on Friday, the Italian coast guard said.

Italy

1,700 rescued from the Med in two days

The Italian coastguard says an estimated 1,700 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean over the last two days since Wednesday.

Republic of North Macedonia

FYR Macedonia charges suspected migrant trafficking gang

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have arrested 19 suspected members of a gang and charged them with trafficking hundreds of migrants and other…

Italy

Nearly 78,000 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea so far this year

Four hundred and fifty migrants and refugees were rescued off Italy’s coast, the Italian coast guard has announced.

Italy

Italy new 'frontline' in Europe's refugee crisis, warns Frontex chief

Italy is once again on the ‘frontline’ of Europe’s refugee crisis, replacing Greece, the head of the EU’s border agency has said.

World News

Europeans believe refugee crisis will mean more terrorism - new survey

Concerns about jobs, crime and security among Europeans have risen since the start of the migration crisis about five years ago.

World News

Asylum seeker is murdered in Italy

A 36-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has become one more victim in the migration crisis.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica bottleneck traps hundreds of African migrants

Europe is not the only region facing a refugee crisis.

Hungary

Hungary calls "quota referendum" for October 2nd

The Hungarian government has announced the date for the so-called “quota referendum” for October 2.