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Added on the 17/06/2018 06:30:49 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The first migrants from the Aquarius rescue boat which was turned away by Italy and Malta, sparking a major migration row in Europe, disembarked Sunday in the Spanish port of Valencia, an AFP reporter at the scene said. FIRST IMAGES
Migrants rescued by a ship chartered by NGOs disembark in Sicily and are taken care of by the authorities. The Ocean Viking, chartered by SOS Méditerranée in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), rescued 114 people on December 16, including minors and two newborns who were on an inflatable boat in distress in international waters off the coast of Libya. IMAGES
Most passengers of COVID-19-stricken Greg Mortimer cruise ship, stranded for several days off the coast of Uruguay, finally disembark at the port of Montevideo before being transferred to the airport and flying back home. 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
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.