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World

Your Call in full: Privacy of leaders' health and migrant rescue ships

Catch the full episode of Thursday night's Your Call

World

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.

Italy

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

The Cube

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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USA

Photo of drowned migrants shows desperation facing many at US border

A photo showing a father and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande has highlighted the dangers facing migrants trying to cross into the US.

The Cube

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

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

World News

Fears mount for over 20 African migrants missing in Mediterranean Sea

There are fears that at least 20 migrants from Africa may have lost their lives in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Spain from Morocco

World News

NGOs slam EU's failure to resolve migration issue, failed quota system

NGOs are critical of the EU's failure to resolve the migration issue as thousands of refugees and migrants try to enter the EU, often with tragic consequences

Hungary

Hungary: Four human traffickers get life over deaths of 71 migrants

All of the passengers suffocated within two hours of departure.

USA

When migrants arrived in droves, this poor New Mexico city opened its arms

The city of Deming has marshaled all of its resources to cope with a steady influx of migrants bused in by the federal government.

Turkey

Eight migrants drown at sea off the coast of Turkey

Eight migrants drown at sea off the coast of Turkey after boat overturns

Italy

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.

Libya

Escaping Libya: a special report as warlords lay siege to the country

As part of a Euronews special, Anelise Borges travels to Libya to meet with those who are desperate to escape the war-torn country,

Greece

Seven drown off the Greek island of Lesbos after boat overturns

Seven people have drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos after their boat overturned, said the Greek coast guard.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fire at Bosnia migrant camp injures 29

Twenty-nine migrants were injured in a fire that broke out early on Saturday at a migrant camp in a former factory in Velika Kladusa, Bosnia.

Mexico

Mexico's president calls on Trump to back down from tarrif threat

Trump's bid to get the country to crack down on illegal immigration could shock Mexico's economy.

Italy

Italy vs Switzerland: Who sends home more irregular migrants?

Far-right Lega Nord leader Matteo Salvini promised to “fill planes and send immigrants home” but the number of repatriations as actually fallen.

Spain

Could this drone help save migrant lives in the Mediterranean?

Spanish engineers are developing a specially-adapted drone that can aid lifesaving migrant search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

World

Trump announces 5% tariffs on Mexico in response to migrants

President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country over migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.

Greece

Watch: Diving club volunteers saving migrants off Greece

"When we go to help refugees and find dead children, in their eyes we see the souls and eyes of our own children,” said diver Stelios Hatziandreou.