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Libyan ambassador to the EU: Libya is seeking international guarantees

As the UN and the EU ask for a ceasefire in Libya, the national unity government asks for a strong signal from the International community

Tunisia

'They went under one after one': Survivor recounts migrant boat horror

A survivor of a migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean has told how he watched fellow passengers slip away and sink to their deaths.

World News

'Masked men beat us': Greece accused of violent asylum pushbacks

Scores of Turkish asylum seekers have been pushed back — sometimes violently — from Greece in the last three weeks, lawyers and family members told Euronews.

Tunisia

Death toll from Tunisia migrant ship disaster rises to 65

It's prompted warnings that more migrants will die unless search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean are strengthened.

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My Europe Series

Migrants and Greeks in Samos share anger and despair

Samos is less than two kilometres away from the Turkish coast and it's one of several so-called "hotspots" for asylum seekers on the Greek islands of the north Aegean Sea.

World

Migrants increasingly risk lives arriving in Greece by river or sea

Migrants put their lives on the line trying to get from Turkey to Greece, crossing by boat to the Greek city of Alexandropouli, Greece, or crossing the Evros river on the border to make it to Europe. Euronews correspondents Fay Doulgkeri and Bryan Carter report.

USA

Trump admin expands collecting biometric data from migrants

DHS has stepped up the collection of biometric data from migrants families, with a DNA testing pilot program and the fingerprinting of children.

Cyprus

Cyprus police find another victim of online dating serial killer

Police in Cyprus found human remains on Sunday in an ongoing investigation into a suspected serial killer who went undetected for almost three years.

World News

Migrants drowning in Mediterranean 'unacceptable,' says Ska Keller

"We know where they are drowning and we are not helping at all. We're even stopping people who want to help and this is something I don't want to see in the European Union," the Green candidate for the EU's top job told Euronews.

USA

FBI arrests alleged member of armed group stopping migrants

"The rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes," New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said.

Malta

Malta allows dozens of migrants to land

They were stranded at sea after being rescued off Libya by a rescue ship run by the German charity Sea Eye.

The Cube

Salvini uses dated photo of migrants sparking controversy | #TheCube

#TheCube | You may recognise this image from last summer when migrant rescue ship Aquarius saved over 140 people stranded at sea. It appears that Interior Minister of Italy, Salvini did not, however when sharing it this week on his Twitter account.

USA

White House considered dumping migrants in 'sanctuary cities'

ICE lawyers rejected proposals to bus detained immigrants to Nancy Pelosi's district and other Democratic cities, The Washington Post reported.

Malta

Rescue ship stuck at sea with 64 migrants gets emergency aid delivery

Sea-Eye's Alan Kurdi ship has been stranded for the past seven days after Malta and Italy refused it entry.

The Cube

Conditions in Libyan detention camp 'indescribable', says detainee

As political tensions continue to rise outside the Libyan capital, The Cube hears the story of one migrant in a detention centre.

France

Migrant smuggled in a coffin: UK-bound men jailed after Iraqi found

"There are in this case aggravating circumstances because to make a person lie in a coffin to transport him is not dignified," the local prosecutor has said.

Austria

Austria extends duration of border checks for Hungary and Slovenia

Austria cited an increase of migrants numbers as a reason to extend border checks.

World News

Greek police clash with refugees at the Macedonian border

Hundreds had arrived on Thursday hoping to cross the border into Macedonia and travel onward to northern Europe.

Italy

Rescue ship with 64 migrants onboard denied entry

The ship is currently near the Italian island of Lampedusa but Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said it should "go to Hamburg" as it is German-registered.

Libya

Euroviews. The EU must unite to save lives in the Mediterranean and stabilise Libya ǀ View

The EU must look at Libya beyond the lens of curbing migration. This approach has exacerbated conflict in the country and fuelled violence and human rights abuses.