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  Italy to renew anti-migration deal with Libya

  

  theguardian.com

  Foreign minister says deal has reduced number of arrivals and deaths at seaItaly is to renew its deal with the UN-backed government in Libya under which the Libyan coastguard stops migrant boats at sea and sends their passengers back to the north African country, where aid agencies say they face torture and abuse.The foreign minister, Luigi Di Maio, told the lower house of parliament it would be “unwise for Italy to break off its agreement with Libya on handling asylum seekers and combating human trafficking”. Continue reading...

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  nytimes.com

  To hinder migrants crossing the Mediterranean, European navies stopped rescuing them. Now commercial ships are tasked...

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