The bodies of 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been recovered off the Tunisian coast after three migrant vessels suffered shipwreck. The latest tragedy comes after Tunisia's President gave a speech last month, in which he tried to turn public sentiment against irregular migrants, resulting in a growing exodus.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Italy was "left alone" to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, rejecting accusations that children are being "left to die" at sea.
Scores of migrants made the deadly sea crossing to the Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A national soccer player from Pakistan seeking medical treatment for her three-year-old son was among the 71 migrants confirmed dead in a shipwreck off Italy's southern coast eight days ago. Further details about the tragic journey are starting to emerge.
A maritime accident off the coast of Calabria has put sea rescue operations in Italy back in the spotlight. The far-right government is impeding the work of civil organizations — but they're not giving up.
Italy's institutions and political leaders have expressed sorrow following a deadly migrant shipwreck off Calabria, starting with President Sergio Mattarella.
A big step up in requests for asylum last year has put one of the EU's touchiest issues, migration, back in the limelight. One idea is to leverage visa, aid and trade policy to get third countries to take back deportees.
On a visit to Tunisia the Italian ministers for foreign affairs and the interior met with their counterparts to discuss stability in the Mediterranean region and stopping migration flows. The Italian delegation will travel to Egypt on Saturday, another key departure and transit country.
A dispute continues between NGOs operating in the Mediterranean and the Italian government, after Italy passed a decree to tighten regulations against the operation of rescue ships. The interior minister has been meeting with Mediterranean neighbors to try and cut down on migration.
While migrant landings are slowing down due to adverse meteorological conditions, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has met with her government with the aim of forging agreements with countries of departure of migrants.
Charities operating rescue ships in the Central Mediterranean are complaining that a new decree adopted by Italy's right-wing government will limit their rescue capacity, thus putting many lives at risk.
A trial pitting Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against writer Roberto Saviano started in Rome. It follows an outburst two years ago by Saviano over Meloni's stance on migrants.