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Italian navy ship Libra arrives with the first group of migrants in Albania

World Oct 16

Italy brings first migrants of thousands to Albanian port to process asylum request

By Llazar Semini, Associated Press

World Sep 15

Migrants attempt to cross the English Channel, on the beach of the Slack dunes in Wimereux
Several more migrants have died attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities say

The incident Saturday occurred nearly two weeks after a boat carrying migrants ripped apart in the English Channel as they attempted to reach Britain from northern France, plunging dozens into the treacherous waterway and leaving 13 dead, officials said.

By Associated Press

World Feb 05

Migrants wait to disembark from a fiber boat after being rescued by a Spanish coast guard vessel in the port of Arguineguin
More than 1,000 migrants reached Canary Islands over past 3 days, Spain says

The archipelago off northwest Africa has seen a surge in migrant arrivals in recent weeks as more people from West Africa attempt the dangerous journey.

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 12

The shells of burned houses and buildings are left after wildfires in Lahaina
Watch 3:45
News Wrap: Federal teams arrive to help search efforts after deadly Maui fires

In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when…

World Jun 18

Shipwreck survivors transferred to Greek migrant camp in Malakasa, near Athens
Pakistan’s PM declares day of mourning for citizens who died in migrant boat disaster

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when the fishing trawler packed with migrants they were in sank off the Greek coast.

By Associated Press

Jun 17

Greek leader disputes criticism of rescue effort after deadly migrant shipwreck

By Demetris Nellas, Associated Press

Authorities continued to search Saturday for victims and survivors of a trawler that sank off the coast of Greece with as many as 750 migrants on board, as conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted critics of the rescue operation.

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Apr 15

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Journalists retrace fateful journey of group of 43 African migrants lost at sea

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

A new AP investigation highlights the desperate and sometimes deadly journey many African migrants are taking across the Atlantic in search of a better life in Europe. The reporting centers on a boat that drifted thousands of miles off-course from…

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Feb 26

80 migrants rescued from wrecked boat off Italian coast, nearly 60 dead, dozens missing

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters.

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Jan 29

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Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea

By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Azhar Merchant

It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s…

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Nov 06

Rescue ship refuses to leave Italian port until all migrants can disembark

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

The captain of a charity-run migrant rescue ship refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port Sunday after authorities refused to let 35 of the migrants on his ship disembark — part of directives by Italy's new far-right-led government targeting…

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