Some migrants coming to the UK will need to speak English to an A-level standard under tougher new rules set to be introduced by the government. The changes, which will come into force from 8 January 2026, will affect some graduates and those applying for skilled worker or scale-up visas, which are for people employed […]
Rwanda is in the “early stage” of talks with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the US, the East African country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said. His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that Washington was “actively searching” for countries that would take in “some […]
A total of 8,565 migrant deaths were recorded in 2023, making it the deadliest year since 2014. The United Nations said the figure represents a 20 percent increase from 2022 and that the Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe remains the riskiest for migrants. “The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 […]
At least 115 people are missing, feared drowned, after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Libya, a navy official says. Gen Ayoub Kacem said 134 people were rescued and a body recovered. The boat was carrying some 250 people from a number of African and Arab countries when it sank 8km (five […]
