Libya
Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania
The centres can accommodate up to 400 migrants at first, with that expected to increase to 880 in a few weeks.
Armed bandits interrupt rescue of migrants in Mediterranean off Libya
The rescue was one of several reported by rescue groups this week, as smugglers appear to be taking advantage of summer’s often calm seas.
Tributes paid to Pc Yvonne Fletcher on 40th anniversary of her murder
Pc Fletcher was shot dead outside the Libyan People’s Bureau in St James’s Square, central London, while policing a small demonstration in 1984.
Mediterranean rescue survivors say 60 people died on trip from Libya – charity
SOS Mediterranee spotted a dinghy with 25 people on board on Wednesday.
Scottish Government pledges £500,000 to Gaza relief
Scotland’s international development minister reiterated calls for a humanitarian corridor in Gaza to allow aid to reach those in need.
Libya floods made up to 50 times more likely by climate change, study suggests
It also combined with poor maintenance of the broken dams and because the city is built on floodplains, exposing thousands of homes.
UN reveals over 2,500 now dead or missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023
There has been nearly a 50% increase in refugee deaths and dissapearances while making the risky ocean crossing compared to the same period in 2022.
Eight Libyan officials ‘jailed as part of investigation into dams’ collapse’
The disaster sent a wall of water several meters high through the centre of a coastal city and left thousands of people dead.
Flooded city ‘divided to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks’
It comes a day after thousands of angry protesters demanded the city’s rapid reconstruction.
Disease outbreak in Libya could create ‘second devastating crisis’
Officials from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya said they were particularly concerned about water contamination.