A news photographer at the scene said a man drove up and threw three gas bombs at the facility before driving to a nearby gas station and killing himself.
Search operations are ongoing to find the remainder of the 41 Chinese nationals who were aboard the vessel, while two Cambodian sailors involved in the incident have been arrested.
About half of 150 migrants on the boat departing from Lebanon have been reported dead, in what is the deadliest such shipwreck that has departed from the country in recent years.
Eight migrants drown as dozens try a hazardous crossing of Rio Grande near Eagle Pass in US state of Texas, officials say.
Giorgia Meloni, who could become Italy’s first female prime minister at the upcoming election later this month, denies her party’s links to fascism. But a look at its history and support base suggests otherwise.
Around 600 refugees will be distributed to different regions in southern Italy to disburden the refugee centre, says Interior Ministry.
Smuggling operation that sent thousands across Channel illegally in small boats has been broken up in a major Europe wide clampdown.
Forty-six were found dead in a truck at the US-Mexico border in the largest such incident in decades, as Trump-era migration policies remain in place despite Biden’s pledges.
Türkiye’s Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop urges the international community to ease burden on countries hosting millions of refugees.
Immigration has been high on the agenda at the summit hosted by President Biden in Los Angeles, but the absence of many regional leaders that send many migrants north has raised questions about how much progress would be made on it.
Families and refugees entitled to international protection are pushed back by Poland as it is simultaneously praised for welcoming Ukrainian refugees.
The once-dominant Socialist Party has polled a dismal two percent approval of voters in a recent survey, showing how far the left has lost its credibility ahead of upcoming April elections.
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