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Bodies of 13 women found after migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean
The coastguard said 13 men and nine women survived the sinking of the boat, which was carrying more than 50 people when the disaster struck. Many of the migrants are still not accounted for, including a number of children.
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Migrants in limbo again after landing in Italy
The boat had spent six days anchored off Lampedusa before a local prosecutor ordered the migrants be allowed to land amid a probe of Italy's far-right Interior Minister for forbidding their entry to the port.
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27 minors to leave Italy migrant ship: charity
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that he could authorise the 'alleged' minors to leave the Open Arms ship despite such a move being 'divergent to my orientation.'
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Pope tells migrant mass 'no one exempt' from helping
Senegalese migrant Seynabou said Francis "gave a beautiful speech for migrants who die at sea, who have problems... he wants to help migrants."
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UN says Libyan guards reportedly shot at migrants fleeing airstrikes
A UN humanitarian report said there were two airstrikes, one hitting an unoccupied garage and one hitting a hangar containing around 120 refugees and migrants.
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38 migrants confirmed dead off Djibouti after boats capsize
The overcrowded boats, carrying mostly Ethiopians, had set sail on rough seas when they capsized shortly after departing Djibouti, officials said.
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'Aquarius' migrant rescue ship quits after facing 'sustained campaign'
The vessel, chartered by SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has been stranded in Marseille, in the south of France.
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Italy adopts tough anti-migrant law
The bill, which makes it easier to expel migrants and limits residency permits, was passed in the lower house of parliament with 396 in favour to 99 against.
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22 migrants missing off Morocco after boat capsizes
Three people, all with Moroccan nationality, managed to swim to shore and alert the authorities after the vessel hit trouble off the southern province of Tiznit, the outlet said.
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Trump threatens to shoot migrants who throw stones at US military
Donald Trump said a group of several thousand migrants walking through Mexico towards the US border had thrown rocks 'viciously and violently' at Mexican police.
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[WATCH] Trump defends calling himself a nationalist
US President Donald Trump defends calling himself a nationalist and suggests that there are terrorists in the migrant Caravan making its way through Mexico to the US.
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Tunisia struggles to host migrants saved at sea
While Tunisia is striving to manage its migrant population, the European Union has suggested the country could play host to a "disembarkation platform" to process those rescued at sea.
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2018 a particularly deadly year for migrants – aid workers
So far, 1,549 people have drowned marking what has become the world’s deadliest crossing.
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African migrants protest in Italy after road deaths
Thousands of migrants work in the southern heel of Italy during the summer months, harvesting tomatoes.
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3 migrants killed, 7 injured in northern Greece car crash
The van’s driver, thought to be a trafficker, fled the scene.
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Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days - UNHCR
The Libyan coast guard picked up 762 migrants trying to reach Italy in rubber boats during the past two days alone, its spokesman said.
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Suffering for migrants in Libya 'worse' since fall-off in sea crossings
Migrants are being trapped for longer by armed groups that are trying to extort more money from them through torture, said two volunteers who work with migrant communities in Tripoli.
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EU security does not justify African migrants' suffering - Red Cross
Europe has responded to waves of illegal migration in recent years by sponsoring security crackdowns in transit countries so that people are stopped before reaching its borders.
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UN calls on social media giants to control platforms used to lure migrants
The UN migration agency called on social media giants to make it harder for people smugglers to use their platforms to lure West African migrants to Libya.
