The interior minister, who may bring down the government and force new elections, finds another opportunity to score political points over migration.
Tag: Mediterranean Sea
About 150 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Libya
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees said those who drowned were probably trying to reach Italy, whose anti-immigrant government has sought to seal its coastline.
65 Migrants Were Picked Up at Sea. Then the Politics Began.
We went onboard a ship that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean and witnessed a standoff between the captain and Italian officials, who view the crew as criminals.
French Submarine That Vanished in 1968 Is Found in the Mediterranean
The Minerve wreckage was found by the same Norwegian-flagged vessel that last year located a submarine that had disappeared off Argentina’s coast with 44 sailors onboard.
E.U. Punishes Turkey for Gas Drilling Off Cyprus Coast
The measures stopped short of all-out sanctions against Turkish companies, but they come as the country’s economy is struggling.
DNA Begins to Unlock Secrets of the Ancient Philistines
Genetic analysis of remains from ruins in Israel hints at the origins of the Levantine people described in the Hebrew Bible.
Footsteps: Retracing Truman Capote’s Moment in the Mediterranean Sun
Before the author reached the height of his fame, he escaped to seaside idylls in southern Italy and Spain to write, swim and bask under the sun with his great love.
Whale Is Found Dead in Italy With 48 Pounds of Plastic in Its Stomach
The pregnant animal, which washed ashore in Sardinia, was the latest in a grim international collection of whale carcasses burdened by plastic trash.
Gibraltar Bans Releasing of Helium-Filled Balloons to Protect Marine Wildlife
The tiny British territory at the southern tip of Spain is the latest to take action against marine pollution.
Times Insider: How We Made an Invisible Crisis at Sea Visible
An ambitious Opinion Video project produced across three continents — in collaboration with a pioneering forensic research group — shines a spotlight on the more than 16,000 migrants who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean since 2014.