Europe migrant crisis
France arrests fifth suspect in migrant boat tragedy
Seventeen men, seven women and three minors died when the boat sank off the northern coast of France on Wednesday, according to public prosecutors in Lille....
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27 die in Channel's deadliest migrant boat tragedy
President Emmanuel Macron vowed France would not allow the Channel to become a "cemetery" and also spoke to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to agree on stepping up efforts to thwart the traffickers blamed for the surge in crossings.
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SOS Mediterranee relaunches migrant rescue missions off Libya
SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) "are back at sea with a new vessel, the Ocean Viking, to conduct search and rescue activities in the central Mediterranean", it said.
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Pope urges EU to show 'solidarity' with migrants stranded off Malta
The European Commission also urged EU member states to admit them earlier this week as concern grows over their plight, with some of the migrants stranded at sea for more than two weeks.
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Europe 'record of shame' over ports closed to sick children
The latest standoff involves 32 migrants who were rescued at sea on 22 December but have not yet been given permission to land anywhere.
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Annual migrant deaths in Mediterranean fall by over a quarter - UNHCR
Spain has become the main gateway into Europe for migrants and refugees who travel from north Africa, with 55,756 people registered as arriving there by sea in 2018.
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France, Britain agree action plan on migrant Channel crossings
Attempts to cross the English Channel have been increasing since October, with authorities on both sides struggling to stop them.
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Migrants to affluent nations may be healthier than the native-born
For the analysis, researchers examined data from 96 studies with mortality estimates for more than 15.2 million international migrants in 92 countries.
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Global migration in numbers
Graphic showing major global migration statistics by region, according to UN data.
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60 migrants feared drowned in Guinea-Bissau capsize
No survivors have been found but local radio stations have asked fishermen to tell authorities if they spot any bodies or passengers still alive.
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34 migrants drown in Mediterranean shipwreck, 26 survivors – UN
Joel Millman, spokesman of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), told Reuters: “The boat was adrift since Sunday with 60 people aboard.
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21 more bodies wash up as migrants try to reach Spain
The latest deaths bring the total of Mediterranean migrant deaths this year to 1,586, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
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[OPINION] Trump’s comment about SA is a reminder that race still matters
US President Donald Trump chose last week to pronounce on land reform in South Africa.
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Migration: The deadly Mediterranean crossing
A graphic showing the number of people dead or missing per day during the crossing of the Mediterranean towards Europe from January 2014 to August 14, 2018.
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Two migrants die on boat left adrift by Libyan coast guard – charity
The Libyans had left the scene after the two women refused to board their patrol ship along with a boy of about four, it said.
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Germany to accept 50 rescued migrants after Italy's plea
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Italy would host some of the rescued people if other countries also agreed to share the burden.
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Divided EU leaders convene for emergency talks on migration
Under heavy pressure from voters at home, EU leaders have been fighting bitter battles over how to share out asylum seekers in the bloc.
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Boat caught in Europe's migration spat brings hundreds to Spain
All the migrants will get special 45-day humanitarian permits to stay, and asylum requests will be assessed, Chief Inspector of Immigration and Border Police Bernardo Alonso said.
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World less peaceful than a decade ago, global index shows
The Institute for Economics and Peace estimated that in 2017 violence cost the economy $14.8 trillion - nearly $2,000 a person.
