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Trump Faces Fury as Pope Declines July 4 Invite Amid Claims of US 'Threats' to Vatican

Pope Leo XIV's decision to skip the US July 4 celebrations in favor of a visit to Lampedusa highlights growing tensions with the Trump administration.

International Business Times UK

Tragedy as 19 migrants die near Italian island of Lampedusa

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The Independent UK

Italian coast guard finds 19 migrants dead and rescues 58 from dinghy off Lampedusa

The Italian coast guard has found 19 people dead and rescued 58 from a dinghy filled with migrants near Lampedusa

The Independent UK

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Dozens killed in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italian and Turkish coasts

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Euronews

Man’s daring escape from Gaza where he used a jet ski to get to Europe – after trying China

Muhammad Abu Dakha, 31, documented his extraordinary, year-long journey

The Independent UK

Searchers Seek Missing After Deadly Italy Migrant Shipwreck

Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people.

International Business Times

A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Italy, killing at least 26

A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 26 people

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At least 26 refugees and migrants die in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa

There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing.

Al Jazeera

Italy’s detention of rescue vessels in Mediterranean will lead to more deaths, say campaigners

Organisations working on route used by people trying to reach Europe say they are punished for saving lives

The Guardian - UK

Six dead and 40 missing in boat disaster off Italian island of Lampedusa

Coastguard rescues 10 people and search resumes after half-sunken dinghy spotted near islet

The Guardian - UK

Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast

Small vessel tilted after taking in water, according to seven survivors who reached Italian island of Lampedusa

The Guardian - UK

EU considers offshore centres for deportees as it hardens on migration

Idea of ‘return hubs’ gains traction after mainstream EU politicians were unnerved by rise of far right

The Guardian - UK

Migrant Boat Capsizes In Mediterranean, 20 Missing

Tragic incident in the Mediterranean Sea as a boat carrying migrants capsizes near Lampedusa, leaving 20 missing. Search and rescue operations ongoing.

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20 Migrants Missing After Wreck Off Italy: UN

At least 20 migrants were missing in the Mediterranean after their vessel sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, Italy's coastguard and a senior UN official said Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy

Another 120 migrants were transferred by coastguard boat to the Italian island of Lampedusa

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly

Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass £580m by 2030

Al Jazeera

An unexpected friendship: The graveyard keeper and the polio survivor

In Lampedusa, two longtime friends observe the refugee crisis close-up and discuss the value of human life.

The Guardian - UK

Girl, two, dies and eight missing after boat sinks off Lampedusa in Italy

Coastguard and fishing boat rescue dozens, including girl who later died, with search ongoing

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Al Jazeera

Italy’s Lampedusa caught between solidarity and survival as migration rises

Residents of Italy’s southernmost island have long welcomed migrants, but many feel their community needs help too.

France 24

A 'fanaticism of indifference': Is a divided EU deaf to pope's plea to welcome migrants?

"Those who risk their lives at sea do not invade, they look for welcome." With these words, Pope Francis admonished Europe for failing to treat migrants with dignity. Speaking during his recent visit to the melting-pot French Mediterranean city of Marseille, the pontiff lamented what he called a "fanaticism of…

Al Jazeera

Syrians long for justice 10 years after shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa

The 2013 Lampedusa tragedy known as the children’s shipwreck shook the world’s conscience. Survivors still want answers.

The Conversation

What's happening on Lampedusa – and what Europe needs to do now to manage migration

Editor’s note: “This is an adapted version of an article originally published in Spanish on the 28th of September, 2023. It takes in an EU policy development that occurred subsequent to the publication of the first article.

Al Jazeera

Refugees who died off Italy 10 years ago remembered as new crisis flares

A decade after two tragic shipwrecks that shook Europe, Lampedusa is at the centre of a humanitarian crisis again.

WEKU

More than 2,500 migrants crossing the Mediterranean died or went missing this year

The staggering toll increased more than 60% from last year, when fewer migrants attempted the dangerous journey to Europe. This year so far, the majority of migrants are arriving in Italy.

WEKU

On Lampedusa, there's sympathy for migrants — as long as they don't stay

Some 12,000 migrants — more than twice the population of this island — arrived in a single week this month. Islanders showed compassion, but prefer that any newcomers leave as quickly as possible.

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