Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...
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Open Arms rescues another 40 migrants at sea
The rescue ship of the Proactiva Open Arms NGO based in Badalona, north of Barcelona, picked up 40 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea on...
Open Arms granted permission to set sail from Italy
On Thursday, an Italian judge granted the migrant sea rescue NGO Open Arms permission to set sail from the Italian port it is currently docked...
Open Arms rescue ship in ‘critical’ situation, now in 19th day stranded
With over 100 migrants still stranded for now 19 days in the Mediterranean, Open Arms has called the situation aboard its rescue ship ‘critical’ and...
Spain offers port of Algeciras to Open Arms rescue ship
The Spanish government has offered the port of Algeciras to the Open Arms rescue ship, still carrying 107 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, as Italian...
Salvini still refusing safe harbour despite 6 countries willing to relocate migrants
Fourteen days after being rescued from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea by the Catalan NGO Proactiva Open Arms, 134 migrants remain stranded. Italy still refuses...
