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Italy

Holidaymakers and locals help rescue 56 migrants arriving by boat

Holidaymakers and locals at Cape Rizzuto in the Italian region of Calabria assisted 56 migrants that arrived on the beach on a sailboat.

Italy

Pope calls on international community to help migrants

Pope Francis has offered prayers to the migrants who have lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea and called on the international community to prevent more deaths

Greece

Family missing after boat capsizes on the Evros River

A man has appealed to the Greek authorities not to stop the mission to find his wife and three children after their boat capsized on the Evros River on the border with the Turkey

Cyprus

Nineteen people have died after a boat carrying 150 migrants sank near Cyprus

Northern Cypriot and Turkish coast guards together with helicopters rescued 103 migrants with the help from commercial vessels in the area

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World News

Italy allows 450 rescued migrants to disembark in Sicily

Our correspondent Anelise Borges discusses her exclusive documentary shot aboard the migrant ship Aquarius when it became the symbol of Europe's migrant crisis last month

Italy

Family hosting migrants wins Eu prize

Antonio Calò and his wife Nicoletta opened the doors of their home in Veneto to host six migrants of African origins. Their model has been so successful that it was awarded the European Citizen's prize 2018

Germany

Germany shocked by neo-Nazi racist murders

The only surviving member of a trio of neo-Nazis has been sentenced to life in prison for ten murders that shocked Germany

Italy

Italy's anti-immigrant interior minister visits migrant camp

Matteo Salvini vowed to enforce only "limited, controlled and qualified"immigration

Libya

Libya — with EU backing — can now order rescuers to return migrants

NGOs say the 'secretive' change, backed by the European Union, puts lives at risk.

France

Fremch farmer protected by principle of "fraternity"

France's Constitutional Court rules that "fraternity" protects a French farmer who was convicted of providing aid to migrants

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Police seize woman who clambered up Statue of Liberty

A protester who mounted the Statue of Liberty's base has been escorted down by police after a four-hour standoff.

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Activists place life jacket on Christopher Columbus statue in Barcelona

Activists wanted to draw attention to migrants who have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, local reports said.

Spain

Second migrant ship docks in Spain

A ship run by the Spanish Proactive Open Arms charity carrying 60 migrants has arrived in Barcelona

France

Making a march: the photographers' perspective

After walking for more than 1,400 kilometres, the Solidarity March for Migrants is about to end. Twelve photographers from the French collective "item”, have been following them and offer a unique view of the march and its participants. We present the work of three of them and their testimony.

Europe News

Training migrants for European jobs

That's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation of Migration called Skills2work. Its hoped it'll bridge the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU

Malta

Captain of the Lifeline ship feels wrongly targeted

It's after a court hearing in Malta on Monday after rescuing around 230 migrants. The prosecutor says the ship was not properly registered but the groups operating both vessels deny any wrongdoing.

Malta

Lifeline captain faces Maltese charges, released on bail

Claus-Peter Reisch, captain of rescue vessel Lifeline, was charged by Maltese courts on Monday for lacking proper registration for the boat when it entered Malta waters last week.

World News

Seehofer in CSU divisions

A shown down over migration has thrown the German coalition government into crisis mode.

Libya

345 migrants rescued near Tripoli, over 100 missing

Libyan coastguard patrol rescued 345 migrants from three boats near Qarabulli on Friday. One hundred others are believed to be drowned after another boat capsized east of the capital.

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Feeling good: positive stories from the week

Here's a roundup of some of the brightest stories from the week to cheer up your Friday