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Migrant rescue ship stranded in Spain, awaits signature to set sail

A Spanish migrant rescue ship has been docked for over two months, waiting for authorities to grant it the last signature it needs to take to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Migrants scramble onto trailer in Mexico en route to northern border

Migrants scrambled to get on the back of a trailer in the central Mexican state of Queretaro on Sunday (November 11), en route to the United States to seek asylum north of the border.

Europe News

'Solidarity is not a crime', Brussels demo for migrant hosts

Demonstrations have taken place outside a Brussels courthouse as a trial opened over hosting migrants, their message solidarity is not a crime. Twelve people are charged with human trafficking and criminal organisation for sheltering undocumented migrants in Belgium.

Germany

Germans launch fashion label which makes bags from migrant dinghies

German friends launch a sustainable fashion label that produces trendy handbags out of used dinghies.

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World

Croatian border guards crack down on people smugglers

Croatia is the entry point for these migrants hoping to find a better life inside of the EU. The country is hoping to fulfil technical criteria to be allowed to join the border-free Schengen travel area by the end of the year. If successful they will join the Schengen zone the year after.

World

One Bosnian war veteran has turned his café into a soup kitchen

For two years the Bosnian town of Velika Kladuša has been a bottleneck for migrants - trying to get into the EU. It’s an area where locals throughout history have themselves left for a better life elsewhere. One Bosnian war veteran has turned his café into a makeshift soup kitchen for those in need.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia

Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia.

Austria

EU regrets Austria's backing out of global migration pact

It's after Austria followed the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations migration pact.

Hungary

Hungarian court aquits camerawoman who tripped and kicked migrants

The Hungarian Supreme Court has revised the rulings of two lower courts that handed now acquitted Petra Laszlo three years' probation for disorderly conduct.

Germany

Euroviews. Did Merkel’s handling of the migrant crisis seal her fate? | View

Euronews asks political analyst Leopold Traugott about what impact the news of Angela Merkel’s long goodbye will have on Germany and the rest of Europe.

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Migrants clash with security forces at Guatemala-Mexico border

A new group of migrants bound for the United States clashed with Mexican authorities at the border between Mexico and Guatemala on Sunday (October 28).

World

Niger a hub for migrants travelling to and from Europe

Niger is a migration hub for those trying to reach Europe through Libya, as well as a laboratory for Europe’s remote control migration policy. As efforts to keep people from travelling to Europe step up, the effects are seen on the ground in Agadez, Niger.

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Migrants clash with Bosnian police while trying to cross the border into Croatia

Several dozen migrants have clashed with Bosnian police while trying to cross the border into neighbouring Croatia, a member of the European Union.

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Migrants find a brief moment of rest in Mexican town

Central American migrants clustered for the night on Wednesday (October 24) in the southern Mexico town of Mapastepec after advancing on their trek toward the United States, despite Mexico's vows to hinder their progress under pressure from the Trump administration.

USA

'A total mess!’: Trump slams Europe’s handling of migrant crisis

The US president has slammed Europe’s handling of illegal immigration, calling it “a total mess” on the continent.

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Migrants trek in blazing heat in their bid to reach US

This is the throng of Central American migrants making their way up through Mexico towards the US border.

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Nearly 2,000 migrants 'cleared from camp' in northern France

Police today removed more than 1,800 migrants living in makeshift tents at the Grande-Synthe migrant camp in France.

World

Two dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

Around 20 migrants were rescued just off the coast of Turkey near the city of Bodrum early yesterday morning almost immediately after they had set off, likely for the nearby Greek island of Kos. Two children were pronounced dead in hospital shortly after the rescue.

Italy

Italy to patrol Alpine border after "hostile acts" by French officials

Italy to patrol Alpine border after "hostile acts" by French officials

France

'Saving lives is not a crime'—Javier Bardem on Mediterranean migration

Actor Javier Bardem had a strong message for Europe — stop persecuting NGOs that are trying to save Migrants on the Mediterranean.