UK Minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her position as the State Minister for Anti-Corruption in the UK Treasury due to an alleged financial connection with her relative, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
A record number of migrants arrived at the Canary Islands in 2024, with notable numbers coming from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Spain has become a key entry point to Europe alongside Italy.
In 2024, 54 journalists have been killed worldwide according to the annual report of the international non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
A deadly migrant route has claimed the lives of six individuals aboard fishing boats heading to the Canary Islands.
An 11-year-old girl has been identified as the sole survivor of a sunken migrant boat off Lampedusa, Italy. The girl, believed to be from Sierra Leone, was rescued by rescue workers and brought to safety on the Italian island.
A wealthy art collector, who paid almost 6 million euros for a piece of art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, has reportedly eaten the banana.
Italian judges have ruled to send back the first group of migrants who were sent to Albania for not meeting safety criteria.
