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Pope Francis hits out at treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea

Pope Francis called for expanding access routes for migrants

The Independent UK

Where can I see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026?

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will pass over parts of Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain.

Space

Mediterranean Sea breaks temperature record

The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record on Thursday, Spanish researchers told AFP, breaking the record from July 2023.

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UN agencies urge Greece to shed light on migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds one year ago

The United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies are criticizing Greece’s failure over the past year to shed light on one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea that left hundreds dead

The Independent UK

Why do so many F1 stars live in Monaco?

Sponsored by Monaco is considered home for almost half of the 20 drivers on the current F1 grid as well as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff but there are more reasons than just the huge tax-free benefits that draw them there. One of the world's smallest nations, Monaco has a…

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'Can I Go To School?': Boy, 8, Travels Over 3500 Miles Alone To Italy After Jihadists Attack His Village

The eight-year-old walked through the Sahara Desert and endured some time in prison before finally crossing the Mediterranean Sea in a dinghy.

International Business Times UK

7,000-year-old canoes from Italy are the oldest ever found in the Mediterranean

The wooden vessels were likely used by Neolithic people for fishing and transport.

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'We are asking for a public inquiry' into migrant deaths at sea: European Ombudsman

Alarmed by a recent series of maritime emergencies involving migrants trying to reach European shores, Europe's top ethics watchdog is calling on the EU’s authorities to open a public investigation into thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly demanded an independent commission of inquiry as part…

France 24

A rescue ship saved them from the sea. Now these migrants find a tough road in Europe

Thousands of migrants have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe. The dangerous journey does not deter many more from the risky crossing.

WEKU

Colossal underwater canyon discovered near seamount deep in the Mediterranean Sea

Researchers have discovered a 33,000-foot-wide (10 kilometers) underwater canyon that was carved out of the Mediterranean seabed shortly before the sea dried up around 6 million years ago.

LiveScience

‘I was willing to risk it all, or die’: a week onboard a rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea

Thousands of people die each year crossing the world’s most dangerous migration route to Europe. Yet many of those rescued from the waves say they would do it all again

The Guardian - UK

Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean

The Ocean Viking has been impounded, as Italy targets charity groups that operate vessels in the Mediterranean Sea looking for migrants and refugees in distress.

WEKU

Scientists Uncover Possible Explanation for Bizarre ‘Atmospheric Ghosts’ Phenomenon

A new study investigates a "ghost" over the Mediterranean Sea in 2019.

Inverse

Why Egypt doesn't want Palestinians in Gaza to cross the border

Hemmed in by Israeli forces and the Mediterranean Sea, Palestinians in Gaza seemingly have only one place left to go — across the border to Egypt. But Egypt is resistant to letting them in.

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Supervolcano 'megabeds' discovered at bottom of sea point to catastrophic events in Europe every 10,000 to 15,000 years

Four huge deposits from supervolcano eruptions over the last 40,000 years have been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

WEKU

5 U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise

The crash happened in the Mediterranean Sea during a routine air refueling mission on Saturday morning, defense officials said.

The Independent UK

Satellite photos analyzed by AP show an axis of Israeli push earlier this week into the Gaza Strip

Israeli troops have pushed into the Gaza Strip’s largest city along a key coastal road on the Mediterranean Sea as part of their war on Hamas

WEKU

How interpretations of the phrase 'from the river to the sea' made it so divisive

It's a nod to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and the tensions between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews who live there. But what does it actually mean?

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With no freshwater left, displaced Gaza families wash in polluted sea

Escaping overcrowded schools, families displaced by Israeli bombs are bathing in ocean polluted with untreated sewage.

The Independent UK

Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aid

Tunisia has announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years

The Independent UK

Germany's government and Elon Musk spar on X over migrant rescue ships

Germany’s government has rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

4 environmental, human rights activists awarded 'Alternative Nobel' prizes

The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been awarded to two environment activists from Kenya and Cambodia, a human right defender from Ghana and a humanitarian group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

Former Italian premier claims French missile downed passenger jet in 1980, presses Paris for truth

A former Italian premier is contending that a French air force missile brought down a passenger jet over the Mediterranean Sea in 1980 and is appealing to France's president to respond

The Independent UK

Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border

Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas

The Independent UK

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale

Prosecutors in Sicily are investigating the capsizing of a boat that left 41 migrants missing in the Mediterranean Sea

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