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.
World Jan 01 Ukraine faces grim start to 2023 after deadly barrage of Russian missile strikes Ukrainians woke up to a grim 2023 Sunday, reeling from more sirens and fresh missile attacks as the death toll from Russia’s massive New Year's Eve assault across the country climbed to at least three.
World Dec 31 Russian strikes intensify as Ukrainians return to spend holidays with their families Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others, in a sign that the pace of Russia attacks had picked up before New Year's.
World Dec 29 Russian missiles hit key infrastructure in wave of attacks across Ukraine Russian missiles struck Ukraine in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks, hitting power stations and other critical infrastructure Thursday during freezing winter weather.