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‘It’s unthinkable that Britain could leave the EU’
Italy’s foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, tells Matt Frei he cannot contemplate a UK exit from the EU. He also warns that migration could become a “great problem”.
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Migrant crisis sets nation against nation within EU
With hundreds of migrants being rescued daily from overloaded boats in the Mediterranean, the EU is struggling to agree on an adequate response to the new arrivals.
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UNHCR warn number of refugees reaches record high
A new UN report says one in every 122 people is either a refugee or seeking asylum. It says if this number of people were a country, it would be the world’s 24th biggest.
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Inside Milan station where migrants are sleeping rough
These are the astonishing pictures of Syrian and Eritrean migrants stranded inside Milan station in Italy – with nowhere to go.
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Meet Samantha Cristoforetti – record-breaking astronaut
Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the longest serving female astronaut in space after spending 200 days on the International Space Station and tells would-be scientists: “no dream is too big”.
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Migrant crisis: Italy’s north-south divide over immigration
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi could offer incentives to northern cities who accept more migrants in an attempt to quell an anti-immigration row brewing between the north and south.
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British warship helps rescue 500 more migrants near Italy
HMS Bulwark carries out another rescue mission in the Mediterranean, rescuing at least 500 migrants found in the sea off Libya.
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Catholic seminary ‘abuse’ – the key questions
Allegations of sexual abuse at a Catholic seminary school in Yorkshire have surfaced this week, after a British man confronted a priest in Italy.
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Venice Biennale: from Church to Mosque (for just 230 days)
In the name of art a former Italian church that has been converted into Venice city centre’s first mosque plans to open its doors on Saturday – despite security concerns.
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Italian operation to rescue migrants saves thousands
Coastguard coordinates huge rescue operation to save migrants in Mediterranean, helping at least 6,000 to safety since Friday.
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Italy migrants rescue: 4,100 saved from smugglers at sea
Nearly 4,100 migrants are rescued from boats in the Mediterranean, as the influx of those trying to reach Europe continues, Italy’s coast guard says.
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Facing migration crisis: European leaders meet in Brussels
As a mass funeral for 24 drowned migrants takes place in Malta, European Union leaders gather for an emergency summit on how to tackle the rising number of migrants arriving in southern Europe.
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Lampedusa: 900 feared dead as migrant boat sinks off Libya
As many as 900 migrants are feared to have died after their fishing boat capsized in the Mediterranean, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
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Italy’s migrant crisis: on the frontline in Augusta
The port of Augusta, on Sicily’s eastern coast, has witnessed an influx of African migrants – mainly from Libya. Europe Editor Matt Frei reports from what is now the worlds deadliest frontier.
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The Mediterranean’s deadliest migration sea routes
As 400 migrants – including children – are feared to have died after a boat capsized off Libya, Channel 4 News looks at the desperate journeys migrants are taking to reach Europe.