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The bodies of 34 drowned migrants including babies and children are recovered near Rhodes Island, as officials call for action against the traffickers. Mana Rabiee reports.
Pope Francis leaves the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, after calling the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation". IMAGES
A boat loaded with migrants arrives on the coast of Lesbos after Turkish officials say Ankara will no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe. Thousands of migrants have flooded to Turkey's border with Greece in a bid to enter the EU after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to open its frontier to Europe as tensions mount over its deepening conflict in Syria. IMAGES
Pope Francis is met by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as he arrives on the Greek island of Lesbos. IMAGES of Pope's arrival at airport
Migrants scuffle with police on the island of Lesbos for the second day in a row, as hundreds of unregistered migrants attempt to board an Athens-bound vessel. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Migrants scuffle with police on the island of Lesbos for the second day in a row, as hundreds of unregistered migrants attempt to board an Athens-bound vessel. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).