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NGO sues French and British authorities over Channel migrant tragedy

French and British rescue services are accused of ignoring calls for help, failing to prevent the biggest loss of life during attempted illegal crossings of the Channel.

Euronews Witness

Human pawns: the migrants trapped in a geo-political chess game

In this Witness, Euronews Valerie Gauriat reports from the border between Poland and Belarus, meeting the migrants stuck in a geo-political standoff between Minsk, Warsaw and the rest of the EU.

Culture news

Afghan musicians land in Portugal with hopes of building famed school

Over 100 Afghan music students and their families landed in Lisbon, Portugal, this week after their globally-recognised school was taken over by the Taliban earlier this year.

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Dozens of migrants are evacuated from a camp under Paris ring road

Dozens of migrants and asylum seekers who had taken refuge in a tunnel under the French capital's ring road are being evacuated by the police to accommodation facilities in the suburbs and the surrounding region.

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Green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' star of Steve McCurry exhibition in Paris

Inside a new retrospective exhibition of Steve McCurry's most beautiful photographs as it opens at the Musée Maillol in Paris.

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Pope greets, chats with migrant families in Lesbos

Pope Francis visited the Mavrovouni Identification Centre on Sunday and met with refugee families living in the camp. Francis took his time walking along the barricades, patting children on the head, asking them their names and posing for selfies.

Greece

Pope blasts 'shipwreck of civilisation' on Lesbos migrant camp visit

"Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilisation!" Francis said as he visited a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Culture news

'Flee': Sundance-winning animated refugee documentary lands in Europe

Denmark's Oscar entry debuts in European cinemas this weekend. Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen discusses the reasons 'Flee' is connecting with people all around the world.

Italy

A one-off or a new trend? Migrants smuggled to Europe in luxury boats

Abandoned luxury sailboats line the coast of Calabria, as organised smugglers ask for top money from refugees seeking safety on the Old Continent in what might be a new trend.

Belarus

Poland says migrants are still trying to cross the border from Belarus

"The new method has been adopted by migrants and Belarusian services," Poland's defence minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.

Belarus

Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border

A Syrian teenager who died trying to cross the frontier was buried in Poland on Monday, while the bodies of two Iraqi men were flown home.

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'Little Amal' puppet of a young Syrian refugee visits COP26 in Glasgow

'Little Amal' puppet of a young Syrian refugee visits COP26 in Glasgow

Euronews Witness

The plight of migrants trapped between Poland and Belarus

Caught in the political tug-of-war between Belarus and the EU, thousands of migrants are trapped at the border between Poland and Belarus. Euronews' correspondent Valerie Gauriat witnessed their plight and the dismay of Polish local population.

Scenes

Defying the odds - meet the refugee turned game designer

In partnership with Media City

“I wish we lived in a world where we don't have to teach empathy but that's why I created my game. It's a game that is more than about just being a refugee.”

Experiences

Why is there a giant puppet walking from Syria to the UK?

Little Amal is a 3.5-metre-tall puppet of a young refugee girl. She is stopping in Paris on her way to the UK.

Spain

Spain to ease restrictions on young migrants to legalise status

Spain's government is to ease requirements for young, unaccompanied migrants to obtain residence and work permits.

World News

Watch: Migrants cling to UK-bound trucks in bid to cross Channel

Meet Mohammad and Jaber, two young Sudanese trying to get through the heavily policed tunnel linking France and the UK by hiding on a truck.

Culture news

Mediterraneo: migrant crisis film debuts ahead of Matteo Salvini trial

Spanish director Marcel Barrena's "rigourous" depiction raising awareness of the refugee crisis had received a premiere at Rome Film Festival as the former Deputy Prime Minister awaits his fate.

Poland

In Poland's borderlands, ignorance and hate echo Europe's darkest era

Elżbieta used to travel to Włodawa to go mushroom picking. Now she helps save the desperate as they try to reach Europe.

Italy

St Ambroeus: Milan football club integrating migrants into society

St Ambroeus is the first football team in Milan made up of refugees and migrants from outside the EU, and affiliated with the Italian Football Federation.