World Oct 06 Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison Israeli authorities said Monday they deported to Greece and Slovakia another 171 people detained for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, including prominent Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
World Oct 03 Israeli forces intercept last boat in international flotilla A far-right Israeli minister confronted the detained flotilla activists, mocking their aid initiative and accusing them of supporting “terrorism” in a video that was circulating on Friday.
World Oct 01 Activists on Gaza-bound aid flotilla say Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory.
World May 02 Drones strike ship off Maltese coast carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say Malta said those aboard refused to leave their ship but that the group was safe and no injuries were reported.
World Apr 28 Widespread power outage in Spain, Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights, ATMs An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
World Jul 23 The Canary Islands are overwhelmed with thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, and are asking Spain for help On Tuesday Spain's parliament will vote to consider a proposal that would force other regions to share the burden and take responsibility for some of the minors.
World Mar 27 Project documents more than 63,000 migrant deaths a decade, immense danger of fleeing home Despite the rise of border walls and heightened surveillance worldwide, smugglers always seem to find lucrative alternatives, leading migrants and refugees on longer and more perilous routes.
World Nov 26 Jordan’s foreign minister seeks help from European diplomats in call for war in Gaza to end Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Sunday he hopes a meeting of Mediterranean officials will help bridge a gap between Arab and European countries in calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to become a permanent cease-fire.
World Sep 15 What’s behind the surge in migrants arriving to Italy? Thousand of migrants reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on more than 100 boats this week. Experts say bad weather created a bottleneck resulting in the spike of arrivals from Tunisia.
World Aug 09 41 dead in migrant shipwreck off coast of Tunisia, according to 4 survivors RAI and ANSA news agency said the four were first rescued by the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rimona in the Straits of Sicily. They were then transferred to the Italian coast guard which brought them to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.