A rubber raft crowded with at least 120 migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The craft was on a notoriously dangerous route for refugees trying to reach European shores.
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Dozens Die When Migrant Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean
At least 45 people drowned or were missing and presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the U.N. said Wednesday.
Migrants Adrift Off Malta Called for Help. Then They Waited. And Waited.
A boat carrying 95 migrants on the Mediterranean floated adrift for more than 30 hours before the Maltese authorities finally brought them to shore under intense pressure.
Boat Disaster in Turkey Leaves at Least 60 Migrants Dead
Rescuers continue to pull the bodies of victims from Lake Van, in eastern Turkey, more than three weeks after the fishing boat carrying them sank.
Fresh From Iran’s Coronavirus Zone, Now Moving Across Afghanistan
Thousands of Afghans returning each day bring a risk of widespread infections to the border city of Herat and beyond in a country with little capacity to test for or treat Covid-19.
Privatized Pushbacks: How Merchant Ships Guard Europe
To hinder migrants crossing the Mediterranean, European navies stopped rescuing them. Now commercial ships are tasked with saving lives — and returning migrants to war-torn Libya.
Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work
Wives are shocking their traditional West African villages by earning money and running large households while their husbands are in Europe seeking jobs.
More than 50 Migrants are Killed in a Sinking off the African Coast
A ship carrying about 150 migrants from Gambia to Europe sank on Wednesday off the coast of Mauritania, the United Nations migrant agency said.
Europe Keeps Asylum Seekers at a Distance, This Time in Rwanda
The European Union is preparing to pay Rwanda to host migrants evacuated from Libya, extending an outsourcing policy that is already under criticism.
Dozens Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Tunisia
At least 50 people were believed drowned off the coast of Tunisia after their boat — believed to be headed from Libya to Italy — capsized.