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Child migrants need safe port as tensions rise: rescue charities
Child migrants need safe port as tensions rise: rescue charities
World
by  AFP

Children rescued in the Mediterranean must be allowed to disembark in a safe port, charities said Saturday, as a stand-off with Italy over migrant arrivals intensified. There are four humanitarian ships carrying rescued migrants currently requesting permission to dock safely in Italy as conditions at sea worsen in bad weather.

Jordan Bardella: heir of France's Le Pen at just 27
Jordan Bardella: heir of France's Le Pen at just 27
World
by  AFP

Jordan Bardella, a self-confident 27-year-old, saw his status as rising star of the far right confirmed on Saturday, after party members elected him to succeed veteran leader Marine Le Pen as head of the National Rally.

Russia detains suspect over deadly bar inferno
Russia detains suspect over deadly bar inferno
World
by  AFP

Russian police Saturday detained a man suspected to have caused a huge fire overnight at a bar in the city of Kostroma that killed at least 15 people. "Police officers identified and detained the suspect (behind) unlawful acts in an entertainment establishment in the city of Kostroma, which resulted in a fire and the death of people," Russian police said in a statement.