A French-based group that rescued more than 100 migrants from a sinking boat off the coast off Libya on Friday accused Italy of imposing "cynical" conditions on taking them to a port.

The Meloni government has blocked nearly 200,000 migrants from crossing the Mediterranean to Italy since coming to power two ...

A migrant boat sank while traveling from Libya to Italy, leaving at least 20 people missing. Seven individuals were rescued, ...

Over 2,200 people, including hundreds of children, have perished in the waters of the Mediterranean in 2024, UNICEF said in a ...

At least 20 migrants are missing and seven others were rescued after their boat capsized off Italy. Among the missing ...

More than 2,200 people died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea last year, according to the United Nations.

Last year, 66,317 migrants arrived in Italy by boat, fewer than half as many as in the previous year, according to Interior Ministry statistics.

ROME, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Seven migrants were rescued, but at least 20 are missing after their boat sank en route to Italy from Libya, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa said on Wednesday.

Italy has given hundreds of millions of euros in aid, trade and investment to Tunisia and Libya, in return for which both countries have endeavoured to stop migrant boats from leaving their shores.

Italy's migrant camp in Albania sparks debate The deaths come after a year of increasing crackdowns on civilian rescue boats in the Mediterranean, as well as an attempt by Italy's far-right ...