Migrants

Trump says French protests the result of 'nothing less than out-of-control mass migration'

Trump claimed that the protests were not about schools, and instead were "about Islam wanting to take over a once great country!"

French CRS riot police stand in position near garbage bins and object set on fire amid clashes with protesters during a demonstration by high school and university students, supported by teachers' union and school parents.
Far right protesters take part in a demonstration against the camp that has been set up, demanding political action to stop evictions and address the housing crisis, following the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home, in Madrid, Spain, October 03, 2026.

Spanish police fire rubber bullets, arrest neo-Nazi extremists in massive housing crisis riots

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025

US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue deportation policy after judge labels it unlawful

A migrant stands on the deck of rescue ship "Ocean Viking" operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee as waves crash against the ship sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, near Italy, on January 2, 2026

At least two dead, six reported missing after migrant shipwreck off Tunisia's coast


Cyprus police make more arrests in racism-fueled violence

State officials frequently say Cyprus is on the frontline of irregular migration in the eastern Mediterranean, though the rate of increase has tapered off this year.

 Police vehicles arrive at a court, where a remand order was issued against a man suspected of plotting to murder Israeli businesspeople on the island, in Nicosia, Cyprus October 6, 2021.

'I love England,' migrant says as he lands after boat crossing

In total, at least 100 migrants arrived on small boats on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally from Dungeness and Dover.

 People, believed to be migrants, walk in Dungeness, Britain, August 16, 2023.

At least six dead, dozens rescued as migrant boat crossing Channel from France capsizes

The maritime prefecture confirmed that there had been at least one death and said search and rescue operations were ongoing.

 A view of migrants on the beach at sunrise after a fail attempt to cross the Channel to the UK on a small boat, in Sangatte, near Calais, France, August 10, 2023.

Forty-one feared dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean

A tragic shipwreck last week leaves the majority of people on board missing, only four survivors found

 A group of migrants huddle, wrapped in emergency blankets, after being rescued

Italy hosts major migration conference with Middle East states - analysis

The International Conference on Development and Migration is an initiative of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and it was held at the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome on Sunday.

 Delegates pose for a family photo during an international conference on migration in Rome, Italy July 23, 2023.

Britain arrests man suspected of organizing Mediterranean migrant crossings

The NCA said it believed the man was working with people smuggling networks in North Africa to organize boats for migrants.

An overcrowded dinghy with migrants from different African countries is seen during a rescue operation off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea September 21, 2016.

Pakistan grapples with loss of hundreds in wake of migrant boat sinking

In response to the deadly migrant boat sinking off Greece, Pakistan mourns the victims while intensifying efforts to crack down on human trafficking networks within the country

 Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Israel to bring thousands more foreign workers to tackle high living costs

In an effort to reduce the high cost of living, Israel's government is planning to bring thousands of workers from India and China primarily for caregiving and construction sectors.

An African migrant sits near the Old Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv, Israel February 3, 2020

Three die, more missing after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island

Two men, a Syrian and a Palestinian, were rescued, and according to their accounts a total of 17 people were on board the boat, a coast guard official said.

 Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Movie review: ‘Tori and Lokita’ tells a story  of migrants in Europe

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.

 THE DARDENNE brothers’ ‘Tori and Lokita.’