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Thousands marched in the southern French city of Marseille on Saturday in support of the migrant rescue ship Aquarius, which is grounded in Marseille harbour, preventing it from trying to rescue migrants in the waters off Libya as they seek to make the perilous journey to Europe. IMAGES
An NGO ship which saved 87 migrants in distress off the coast of Libya docks in Spain after roaming the Mediterranean for days, the third such vessel to be allowed to enter the country in two monthsafter Italy refused to take them in. IMAGES
A charity ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean enters the French port of Toulon, after the country allowed the ship to disembark in response to Italy's refusal to take passengers in. IMAGES
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola awards the Catalonian Parliament's Gold Medal, its highest award, to migrant rescue ship captain Carola Rackete and Proactiva Open Arms founder Oscar Camps. IMAGES
Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms arrives off the island of Lampedusa with 147 migrants on board, after a judge in Rome suspended far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's decree banning them from Italy's territorial waters. IMAGES