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Salvini bans new migrant rescue boat from entering Italian waters

Matteo Salvini has banned another rescue ship carrying forty migrants from entering Italian waters. The Alan Kurdi is run by German charity Sea-Eye and is heading towards Lampedusa.

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Rome strikes deal with five EU nations over stranded migrants

An Italian coastguard ship carrying migrants rescued at sea was given permission to dock but not to disembark in Sicily last weekend. Medical staff allowed to tour the ship found that the 116 people on board had to share a single toilet.

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EU seeks countries to take in migrants stranded at Italian port

Germany says it is ready to take some migrants, refused permission to disembark from an Italian coastguard vessel in Sicily.

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Italian PM stands by League over Russia funding scandal

Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has stood by Matteo Salvini's League party amid accusations it sought illicit funds from Russia.

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'Salvini is a coward': Outburst as EU divisions persist on migration

A newly-elected MEP has called Italy's Matteo Salvini a coward over his stance on migration.

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Italian prosecutors launch probe into Russia collusion allegations

Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini denied that his League Party took any money from Russia after allegations that a close aide held secret meetings in Moscow to seal the deal.

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Raw Politics in full: von der Leyen meets MEPs

-Von der Leyen tries to win over MEPs -Greece's new prime minister meets cabinet -Italy approves closure of migrant centre All this and more on Tuesday's episode of Raw Politics.

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Salvini broadcasts closure of one of Europe's largest migrant centres

Italy closed its Mineo refugee camp on Tuesday, which was at one point Europe's largest.

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Migrant ship disembarks in Italy despite Salvini ban

A migrant ship has disembarked in the Italian port of Lampedusa despite a ban by the country's interior minister, Matteo Salvini.

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Sea Watch captain Carola Rackete released, but controversy rages on

Captain of migrant rescue ship Sea Watch, Carola Rackete, has been set free from house arrest by an Italian judge after she docked the boat in Lampedusa against a military order.

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Heroine or criminal? Sea-Watch 3 Captain Carola Rakete divides opinion

Carola Rakete, the captain of the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, which defied the Italian government ban and docked at Lampedusa, has said she regrets any alarm caused when the ship trapped a police boat against the quay.

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Sea Watch 3 captain to Salvini: 'Don't play games with people's lives'

A special report from on board the Sea Watch 3 rescue ship shows the conditions the migrants are living in. The boat is now in Italian waters after being denied permission to unload its passengers.

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Tussle between Sea-Watch migrant rescue ship and Italian government continues

The tussle between the Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship and the Italian government continues as the coast guard has blocked its access to Lampedusa

Europe Decoded

Why did Sea-Watch 3 decide to enter Italian waters?

Those on board tell Euronews that "the real solution to the problem is to have safe and legal passage for anyone fleeing and looking for safe harbour.”

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German rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 enters Italian waters, defying ban

Italy's Matteo Salvini issued a strict warning to Germany and the Netherlands after the Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship entered Italian waters despite a ban

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Watch again: Defying Rome, migrant rescue ship enters Italian waters

Watch again: Defying Rome, migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 enters Italian waters

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Italy takes aim at Netherlands over migrant rescue ship

Italy's interior minister says the Netherlands is responsible for what happens to a group of migrants stranded on a rescue ship ship sailing under the Dutch flag

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Italy's Matteo Salvini in US for talks with Mike Pompeo and Mike Pence

Italy's Deputy PM Matteo Salvini met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence during an official visit to Washington

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Salvini says he appreciates Trump administration ahead of US trip

Italian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini if on a charm offensive ahead of his visit to Washington. He spoke with NBC News' Claudio Lavanga on Europe, Trump and his stance on immigration.

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Italy lets 10 stranded migrants disembark NGO ship but row deepens

The German maritime rescue NGO rescued the 53 migrants off the coast of Libya on Wednesday but has been unable to disembark them after Italy refused them entry with Salvini ordering law enforcement on Thursday to prevent the boat from entering Italian waters.