Nearly 126,000 migrants have arrived in Italy so far this year, almost double the figure by the same date in 2022.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Italian island of Lampedusa.
The United Nations says 8,500 people arrived on nearly 200 boats last week.
At least one baby died near shore as a boat capsized, state radio said.
Panama’s Public Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino said that “the number of irregular migrants has reached a record level, we are in search of international ..
Tripoli agreed to collaborate with Valletta in 2020 in patrolling for migrants crossing from Libya.
Protests are expected at Portland Harbour.
A local rights group, Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, told Reuters says many of the migrants have been taken to shelters in two ..
Human Rights Watch accuses Tunisia of violating international law by ‘collective expulsions’ of black migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa. And says they need immediate humanitarian ..
This follows the latest violence targeting migrants from other African countries – after a 41-year-old Tunisian man was stabbed to death on Monday.
“Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan following the beginning of the conflict,” he said at a press conference in ..
The Greek government is under increasing pressure to explain its role in the sinking.