The Italian coastguard has launched multiple rescue operations to save hundreds of refugees packed aboard boats off the Calabria region, less than two weeks after at least 73 people drowned in a shipwreck. “The rescue operations … are particularly complex due to the large number of people on board the boats adrift,” the coastguard said … Read moreItaly launches rescue for hundreds of refugees on boats
Ukraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia’s best units in advance of a planned Ukrainian spring counteroffensive, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. The comments by Mykhailo Podolyak on Friday were the latest signal of a shift by Kyiv this week … Read moreUkraine says Bakhmut battle grinding down Russia’s best units
France and the United Kingdom have agreed on a multiyear financial package to stop migration across the Channel, days after the UK government drew criticism for a bill barring unauthorised arrivals. As part of the deal announced on Friday, the UK will help fund a detention centre in France while French authorities will deploy a … Read moreUK to fund France detention site as leaders agree migration deal