Politics Jan 19 The U.S. reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean as Middle East tensions soar By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press
World Sep 11 Thousands feared dead after flooding in eastern Libya, prime minister says In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city of Derna, and thousands of others are believed missing. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Jul 26 Deadly wildfires rage across the Mediterranean, prompting evacuations and destroying homes The summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting the European Union to expand its support. By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press
World Jul 19 Wildfires rage outside Athens as scorching European heat wave continues Evacuations from the Greek capital continued for a third day. By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Sep 06 Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East warming almost twice as fast as global average, report finds The region will experience “unprecedented” heat waves, more severe and longer-lasting droughts and dust storms and rainfall shortages that will “compromise water and food security” for the region’s 400 million people, according to a summary of the report released Tuesday. By Associated Press
Jul 24 More than 1,100 migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea By Associated Press Some of the survivors had to be plucked from the sea in the Italian operation Saturday that was carried out 120 miles off the coast of Calabria by a Navy mercantile ship. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 8:42 Inside African migrants’ fight against ‘slave-like’ conditions in Italy By Adam Raney Some 13,000 migrants, mainly from Africa, have landed in Italy so far this year — three times the number from the same period in 2020. The struggle for migrants doesn't end when they reach European shores. Senior Producer Adam Raney… Continue watching
Jun 28 UN: Average of nearly 1 migrant child death daily since 2014 By Associated Press Migrant children have died or gone missing at the rate of nearly one per day worldwide over the past five years, with treacherous journeys like those across the Mediterranean or the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.N. migration agency said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. and Europe clamp down on migration even as arrivals drop By Karl Ritter, Associated Press As NATO allies convene, one issue not on their formal agenda but never far from their thoughts is immigration — even though illegal border crossings are decreasing on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading
May 10 Nearly 250 migrants are feared dead after Mediterranean shipwrecks By Synclaire Cruel Nearly 250 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea since Friday, according to a preliminary report from the United Nations. Continue reading