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60 die while crossing the Mediterranean!
Sixty migrants are feared to have died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy or Malta. The Middle East Monitor reports that SOS Mediterranee, in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard, rescued 25 people in a “very weak” condition on Wednesday. Two unconscious people were flown to Sicily by helicopter. According to…
Ukrainian migrant rejects UK home!
A refugee returned to live in Kyiv rather than stay there, and she was offered a place in Swansea due to its unacceptable conditions. BBC reports that Taisiia, aged 35, returned to her besieged home country for 21 days with her seven-month-old daughter because “it felt a better option.” However, she has since returned to…
15 attempted to cross from Belarus to Lithuania!
On Wednesday, 13th of March, Lithuanian border guards stopped 15 irregular migrants from entering the country from Belarus. Delfi. en reports that on Tuesday, irregular migrants did not attempt to cross into Lithuania from Belarus. Meanwhile, Latvian border guards turned away 12 irregular migrants on Wednesday and 12 on Tuesday. Poland also stopped 133 irregular…
1,500 irregular migrants in Greece!
300 irregular migrants have arrived by sea from Egypt on the island of Gavdos, south of Crete. This brings the number of new arrivals in the country to 1,500. Middle East Monitor reports that this is causing concern and putting pressure on Athens. Most of the new arrivals are reportedly from Egypt, Bangladesh and Pakistan….
Poland appeals for help to Ukraine!
The Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has appealed to the United States to provide more military aid to Ukraine. The Christian Science Monitor reports that he said if this is not done, the US might end up paying in other ways, including deploying more troops to Europe. He said, “If we have Putin not in…
Biden and Netanyahu clash over Gaza!
The relationship between President Joe Biden of the United States and Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is going south. Both men disagree on Rafah’s “red line.” Biden has said an Israeli invasion of Rafah would amount to Israel crossing the “red line.” More than a million Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah. Netanyahu declared, “We’ll go…
Libyan leaders to form new government!
Three Libyan leaders have agreed to form a new government. The leaders are Mohamed Menfi of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Takala of the High State Council and Aguila Saleh of the House of Representatives. The three leaders issued a joint statement urging the United Nations Mission in the country and the international community to support…