Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s first attempt to have asylum seekers held for assessment overseas was immediately blocked by ...

Italy on Sunday resumed the transfer of migrants to its controversial centres in Albania, sending 49 asylum seekers to its maritime neighbour, the interior ministry said.

The body of a 3-year-old was plucked from the sea during the rescue on Sunday, while a 2-year-old died on board the rescue vessel, the group said.

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the ...

Operations to take migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to Italian-run centres in Albania resumed in earnest after a ...

A German rescue group says two toddlers died when a smugglers' boat sank in the central Mediteranean this weekend.

The head of Libya's judicial police has been arrested after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant over war ...

Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the ...

The bodies of two children were recovered on Sunday after the shipwreck of a migrant boat in the southern Mediterranean. The ...

Italy’s plan to process migrants' asylum applications while they were being held at the camp in his village, a short flight or boat ride across the sea from Italy, represented an opportunity for ...