In recent years, the Dardenne brothers have looked at the plight of migrants in Europe, and this is the subject of their latest film, Tori and Lokita, which opens throughout Israel on May 11.
Thousands of mostly African migrants embark on the dangerous journey from the shores of Libya and Egypt, often in small, inflatable boats, in search of a better life in Europe.
Around 31,300 migrants have arrived in Italy so far in 2023, interior ministry data shows, up from around 7,900 in the same period last year.
The boat sent out a rescue call last night but no rescue mission has been launched yet.
The deportation of a beloved Ethiopian community leader refocuses attention on the difficult conditions endured by many African and Asian migrants working in the country.
The vessel was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and several other countries when it crashed near the Italian coast.
US efforts to clean up the asylum process revolve around speeding up the process.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday of the 998 children still separated, 148 were in the process of reunification.
Many migrants pass through Tuxtla on their journey to escape poverty and violence elsewhere in Latin America.
One of three bodies has been identified, as a Yemeni doctor, near Poland's boarder with Belarus, leaving two more bodies unidentified.
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