Marseille, France: Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome, has expressed his concerns about the increasing anti-migrant policies and conspiracy theories throughout Italy and Europe
Lampedusa, Italy: The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa is facing a surge in migrant boats arriving from North Africa, with the number peaking at 7,000 people, even more than the entire island population, which generally had around 6,000
Italy: Meloni government hopes the state of emergency will help manage flows - Around 1,000 refugees have arrived in Lampedusa in 24 hours. By declaring a state of emergency, the Italian far-right government is "responding" to the continuous immigration and refugee flows, expecting that in this way, it will manage to regulate the situation.
