The Vatican said that the 86-year-old Roman Catholic pontiff would have to stay for "a few days" at Rome's Gemelli hospital for "appropriate" medical treatment.
Tunisia is struggling with its worst financial crisis due to stalled negotiations with the IMF raising concerns in Europe that it could spark a new wave of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
Boat was carrying African refugees and migrants when it capsized off Tunisia — the world's deadliest migration route.
An overcrowded boat carrying African migrants trying to make it to European shores capsized in bad weather, and despite distress calls from charities, around 30 people remain missing.
Italy's coastguards launch major rescue operations for three boats struggling in rough seas off Calabria to prevent any repeat of last month's disaster, when a migrant shipwreck killed 74 migrants.
Tunisian coastguard says 54 people were saved and 14 bodies were recovered from a sunken boat filled with migrants hoping to make it to Europe.
Opposition leaders call for Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to resign amid fury over comments blaming victims for setting sail as grieving relatives arrive in Italy to claim corpses.
Fourteen children are among 64 people confirmed to have died when their boat shattered in a storm. Meanwhile, Afghan Foreign Ministry says 80 Afghan citizens died in tragedy.
Over 62 migrants including minors drown while dozens remain missing after wooden boat broke up and sank off the coast of Italy’s southern Calabria.
Servers were reportedly compromised in other European countries such as France and Finland as well as the United States and Canada.
Countries including the US, UK, France and Germany temporarily shut their diplomatic missions in Istanbul for what they called "security reasons" but failed to share any information that could corroborate their claims, says Türkiye's top diplomat.
The new decree adopted by the Italian government is considered a breach of international law, says the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner.
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