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Migrant arrivals in Italy and Turkey

Exhausted migrants being rescued at sea and others arriving in Lampedusa, Italy and Ayvacik, Turkey this weekend.

Libya

Scores of migrants rescued off Libya

It comes after at least 1,131 were intercepted near the western Libyan city of Sabratha over the last week. On Friday, EU leaders offered Libya money and other assistance to try to curb the record mig

Europe News

EU eyes more money to process refugees in Africa

EU interior ministers want to spend more money on camps in Africa so refugees and migrants can be processed there.

France

Police clear thousands from Paris migrant camp

Hundreds of French police officers moved in at dawn to clear what is described as Paris’ largest migrant camp.

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World News

Denmark: Syrian refugee and two children found dead in a freezer

The remains of a Syrian refugee and her two children have been found in a freezer in their flat in Denmark.

Egypt

Four people smugglers arrested in Egypt after migrant boat capsizes

Four suspected people smugglers have been arrested in Egypt after at least 42 people were killed when a boat carrying hundreds of African migrants capsized off the Egyptian…

Europe News

65 million people displaced by conflict worldwide: World Bank report

The number of people displaced by conflict worldwide stands at 65 million, according to a new World Bank report.

Germany

Merkel starting to feel immigration backlash in Germany

A million refugees arrived in Germany in 2015, with the peak migration being reached in September, when Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to open the frontiers.

Italy

Italy new 'frontline' in Europe's refugee crisis, warns Frontex chief

Italy is once again on the ‘frontline’ of Europe’s refugee crisis, replacing Greece, the head of the EU’s border agency has said.

Germany

Germany sees dramatic drop in asylum seeker numbers

The influx of people seeking asylum in Germany has fallen sharply, government figures show.

Syria

Disillusioned Syrian refugees return home

Months of living rough in makeshift camps have taken their toll. Some Syrians are now reportedly paying smugglers to return home.

Greece

Joyful reunion of Syrian family in Greece

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil has finally been reunited with his family after a gap of more than a year, he claims. They attempted to settle in

World News

INTERPOL creates specialist network to combat people smuggling

INTERPOL and Europol, two major transnational law enforcement agencies, have outlined fresh measures to break up the organised criminal networks

Europe News

Greece opens first 'hotspot' centre for refugees

Greece has opened its first reception centre on the island of Lesbos. Known as ‘hotspots’, the centre will separate new arrivals between bona fide

Hungary

Serbia calls Hungary "brutal" over treatment of migrants at border

Clashes between migrants and Hungarian police at the joint border with Serbia leaves scores injured on both sides.

Hungary

'First arrests made' as Hungary cracks down on immigration

Tough, new laws have come into effect giving police in Hungary the authority to arrest and charge migrants attempting to enter the country illegally

Hungary

Hungary seals border with razor wire

Hungary has sealed its border with Serbia. A razor wire fence was moved into position around 1am CET. #Europe: Barbed wire gate at the train track.

Austria

Germany and Austria beef up border checks

Austrian authorities have followed Germany’s lead and imposed additional border checks on its eastern border. Train services from Hungary via Austria

Hungary

'Shame on you Orbán' protest hits Budapest

Thousands have taken to the streets of the Hungarian capital to demonstrate against the Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The crowd marched across

Greece

34 refugees with many women and children perish in Greek waters

At least 34 people, nearly half of them women, babies and young children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea in the single biggest loss of life in these