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Malta

Doctors Without Borders rescues 371 from the Mediterranean Sea

Another 103 people were pulled to safety from Maltese waters as part of the organisation's five missions this week.

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Watch: Cypriot migrant reception centre fire

Cypriot riot police have used tear gas to quell violence at a migrant reception centre after clashes between different ethnic groups caused a fire to break out.

Italy

Lampedusa 'almost alone' amid hundreds of migrant arrivals, says mayor

Migrants continue to arrive on Italy’s shores despite a controversial immigration policy.

Italy

Right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wins senate vote

Italy's right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has won the second and final vote of confidence required by the constitution to govern.

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World News

Over 29,000 migrants died on route to Europe since 2014 - report

More than 5,600 migrants have died since January 2021 trying to reach Europe, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Qatar

World Cup 2022: Qatar rejects human rights concerns as 'slander'

The Emir of Qatar said on Tuesday that criticism raised about his country's treatment of migrant workers and the LGBT community ahead of the World Cup was "slander".

My Europe Series

Migrants in Spain face 'emotional toll' after desperate journey

In the first nine months of this year, 23,197 migrants arrived in Spain, compared with 28,729 in the same period last year, a decrease of 19.3%, according to Spanish government data.

Europe News

Germany struggles to find housing for more than one million refugees

The number of asylum-seekers from other countries has meanwhile jumped by a third compared to last year.

Germany

Merkel wins award for Germany's open door policy to refugees

"By helping more than one million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel has shown great moral and political courage."

Spain

Four dead, 29 missing after migrant dinghy found near Canary Islands

The sole survivor has told rescuers that the boat left northern Africa in September with 34 people on board.

Syria

Dozens die after migrant boat sinks off the coast of Syria

The boat is believed to have been heading for Europe.

Spain

Hundreds of migrants rescued from smugglers' boats in Mediterranean

Open Arms Uno said it had rescued 372 people in total.

Italy

Migrants die from 'thirst, hunger and burns' trying to reach Europe

The victims included three children, aged one, two, and 12, according to the UN's refugee agency.

Switzerland

Swiss police find 23 migrants crammed into delivery van near Lucerne

Police said the migrants were locked in the van for several hours without a break.

Spain

Police recover bodies of seven suspected migrants off Spanish coast

In the first six months of the year, 978 migrants died or disappeared at sea trying to reach Spain, according to the NGO Caminando Fronteras.

Europe News

Watchdog files complaints over UK's GPS-tracking of migrants

Privacy International has filed two complaints with UK regulators claiming that the GPS ankle bracelets used to tag asylum seekers are inhumane and a danger to privacy rights.

Netherlands

Probe launched as baby dies in 'inhumane' conditions at asylum centre

NGOs claim the baby had been living in an overcrowded shelter facility near Groningen and was kept in "inhumane conditions."

Bulgaria

Police officers dead after migrant bus ploughs through roadblock

It happened when a police car tried to block the path of the bus after it had refused to stop.

United Kingdom

Nearly 1,300 migrants cross from France to the UK in a day

It is the highest daily number of migrants that have arrived in the UK since records began in 2018.

France

Hundreds of UK-bound migrants rescued from sea in just four days

It suggests the UK's ambition of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is not deterring migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.