
Italy Investigates NGO ‘Rescuing’ Migrants from Smuggler Boats
Frontex footage shows 90 migrants being transferred, in the Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, from a vessel controlled by masked men to a ship of German NGO Sea-Watch.

Frontex footage shows 90 migrants being transferred, in the Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, from a vessel controlled by masked men to a ship of German NGO Sea-Watch.

While Italy and Malta were able to launch a combined rescue effort, the dangers of the sea route from Libya to Europe remain undiminished.

A beach south of the port of Dieppe, Normandy is now in use by human traffickers aiming to evade the French authorities.

EU border agency Frontex reports that more than 12,500 people used the Balkan route to reach Europe in 2025.

At least 53 people are dead or missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Libyan coast.

Most migrants crossing the Channel to Britain are men. But saying otherwise makes failing to deal with the issue appear less bad.