after their rescue ship was refused entry to european ports the lifeline now has permission to dock in malta after other communications offered should accept some of the hundreds of people on board also coming up a day times eritrean diplomats visit ethiopia as the two neighbors seek to result dictates of hostility i'll ask an expert of the bold initiative by ethiopia's new prime minister will pay off and the world cup drama as two iberian heavyweights jostled for a top spot in group b. spain struggled with morocco on portugal steve dolfin late scare from iran. iraq thanks very much for your company everyone italy's prime minister just epic on today has announced that the latest migrant rescue ship to be turned away by several european countries including his own will be allowed to dock in malta malta has also previously turned away the lifeline and has not confirmed mr conti's statement accepting some of the two hundred migrants on board the vessel would represent a major about face for italy which has recently toughened its stance on migration. sea sick malnourished and facing conditions t

but hung out to dry the fate of hundreds of migrants stuck on ships in the mediterranean italy in malta say they will not allow them to do. good to have you with us he won but it wasn't fair and square european election monitors say that excessive media coverage and emergency measures gave president. a quote undue advantage in sunday's elections erda one was reelected with more than fifty percent of the vote and is said to assume sweeping new powers in a souped up presidency that could see his hold on power last another decade. to a new political landscape on monday but still very familiar longstanding need to read time it had a one cemented his hold on power winning a further five years in office. but as turks digested the news election monitors from the organization for security and cooperation in europe expressed doubts about how fair the presidential and parliamentary elections had been. this is not and we didn't regard it as being an equal playing field in relation to media and he wasn't and neither in relation to campaigning either the defeated presidential candidate condemned the

his travel ban on several muslim majority countries will get more from washington also coming out malta says it will accept a migrant rescue ship which had previously turned away that's after several european countries agreed to take a share of the two hundred migrants on board yet passengers on the ship they say they've heard nothing about reaching dry land. good to have you with us tonight u.s. president trump is celebrating a major victory the u.s. supreme court has upheld his travel ban which blocks people from several mostly muslim majority countries from entering the u.s. now signing the executive order to ban injury into the country was one of the first things that trump did after taking office the move triggered protests across the u.s. and chaos at airports. the initial. version were struck down by a lower court but a third amended version went into force last december the supreme court ruled that the u.s. president has the authority to restrict entry into the u.s. the court did not mention muslims or the claim of religious discrimination or let's cross over now to our washingt

the italian government has asked malta to take in the aquarius saying malta cannot look the other way. malta's government has responded by saying they will not accept the vessel. the boat is continuing north. saysharity who runs it those on board need a decision. the migrants rescued from traffickers picked up by the italian navy and coastuard and then transferred to the aquarius. , 11 andcompanied minors children, and seven pregnant women are among those on board. italy says they sent to patrol ships with doctors on board to help. killedicide bomber has 33 people in kabul and wounding others. police say the bombing occurred outside of the rehabilitation and development ministry as people were leaving work. the islamic state group having just claimed responsibility. as preparations for the world cup are in their final stretch, football teams from around the globe are landing in russia gearing up for the tournament. a look at the latest arrivals. >> with the world cup kickoff just days away, competing teams are touching down on russian runways. it is hard to miss the airplanes. forward

while the alexander mask is still off sicily a german rescue ship is in a similar situation near malta lifeline has picked up more than two hundred thirty migrants including children from the mediterranean but it's also been at sea for several days off to malta spain and italy refused it permission to dock on sunday night a group of european politicians visited the vessel promising to do all they can just get this. list if you go to germany that's. sort of. nobody you know you look at it there all along after being out there you would hear new audio. is it comes a live now to us because of course. italy's deputy prime minister material salvage any has visited libya where he discussed the migration crisis he also hit out at the n.g.o.s behind the lifeline rescue boat. follow the instructions of the libyan time incomes go it's not lucia he must be seized and he pulled. on the crew should be taken into custody. but while the political wranglings continue these migrants a left at sea watching and waiting for a decision on their fate to be made. well i'm joined now by telephone with alina k

ship to be turned away by several european countries including his own will be allowed to dock in malta bolton has also previously turned away a lifeline and has not confirmed mr khan to statement accepting some of the two hundred migrants on board the vessel would represent a major about face for italy which has recently toughened its stance on migration. sea sick malnourished and facing conditions the organization operating the ship have called a disaster. these migrants have been waiting for a port of call since being rescued off libya's coast on thursday. the german operated vessel lifeline refused entry by spain and italy. the ngo has warned the situation on board is critical. situation getting worse and i would say we also. see this night. he needs surgery. in the last minutes he could be. seasick italy's hardline interior minister wants to cut off the flow of migrants before they even put to sea he's been in libya calling for reception centers to screen arrivals in neighboring chad and sudan. where. the target government will support the need to protect the external borders south

and italy says malta has refused to take in 200 migrants currently on board a mediterranean rescue shipe crisis over immigration rules in the united states, looks no closer to being resolved. earlier, president trump pressed the case for greater border security, appearing in a news conference with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents. that's despite a u—turn on the policy by president trump. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool is in el paso, texas with this report. in a detention camp close to the mexican border, the us is holding children. we saw them being trooped between tents in single file. in many cases, they were separated from their parents by immigration officials. often their mothers and fathers, who themselves are in detention, have no idea where their children are. this seven—year—old has finally been reunited with his mother after they we re reunited with his mother after they were separated three weeks ago. his mother said she followed all the rules in claiming

known as lifeline and its more than two hundred migrant passengers may finally be headed to port in malta italy's prime minister giuseppe conte after rejecting requests from the lifeline to dock in italy says that he has reached a deal with the island nation of malta and walter which also turned away the white line now says it will join other european nations in accepting some of the migrants on board. the men women and children on board the lifeline have been stranded at sea for six days there was some hope for them as italy announced the vessel could dock in malta under one condition that the migrants are distributed among e.u. countries malta and italy a willing to take some of them put you go to germany and france have also offered to help. but the french president pointed to the severity of the situation. because we have experienced migration crises before but this is not a situation like that this is an internal political crisis in europe. michael also said the ship run by the german n.g.o.s mission lifeline had to fight all the rules by rescuing the migrants when the libyan coast g

and italy says malta has refused to take in 200 migrants currently on board a mediterranean rescue shipmedia reports in the united states say its navy is drawing up plans to build detention centres on remote military bases, to house 25,000 illegal immigrants. the us department defence reportedly plans to build what are described as "austere" detention centres at abandoned airfields in california, alabama and arizona. earlier, president trump has pressed the case for greater border security, meeting with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool reports. in a detention camp close to the mexican border, the us is holding children. we saw them being trooped between tents in single file. in many cases, they were separated from their parents by immigration officials. often their mothers and fathers, who themselves are in detention, have no idea where their children are. we've been trying to get access to this camp by official channels but were deni

the commission as you heard margarita's sheena say is urging both italy and malta to consider this ahumanitarian emergency but they say beyond that they don't have the mandate to decide what will happen with these people i think everyone now is very relieved that spain has offered to take the ship to take all of these people and malta says it will send supplies but the commission says you know international law is murky on this count and we've spoken with lawyers today who say that there is no cut and dry formula for what happens with people who are stranded in international waters italy was saying malta has to take them all to says it only has to take them and in fact there is no rule and so that's something that needs to be cleared up and perhaps a dramatic situation like this will will for some clarity on those issues but for now it appears that these people have found a dry dock in spain right but this is bound to happen again of course the weather is warm and traditionally this is the season when people will attempt a perilous journey crossing the ocean to reach european shores

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still no permits to be allowed the sale to malta. we have been stuck with just under 250 people or five days. if no one offers up a safe haven, not one eu state. severarapeople neeeed intens medical treatment. when it finally docks, the migrants will be shared across six eu countries. emmanuel macron announced some will be heading to france. france will be one of the few member states that will pick up people on board the lifeline rescue ship when it arrives in the european port. the french officer refugees and stateless persons is already on y to malta to carry out its mission. italy and france accucused leline's captain of ignoring instructions to let the coast guard pick up the migrants. mall toward the ship will be investigated to check that it complies with international law. host: for more on this story am joined by marc perelman. the french president has been quite critical of the ngo's involved in this migrant crisis. what is he saying? reporter: an important shift. we saw the person say france would be one of the country's w

many of them unaccompanied children stranded on a rescue ship in the mediterranean after italy and malta refused to let a dock or multiple accused to italy of violating international law by turning the boat away even though the italian coast guard coordinate the rescue but maltese says it will send supplies to the ship the aquarius because it's running out of food. after surviving the deadly mediterranean waters six hundred thirty people on board this rescue ship caught up in the diplomatic route many of them are unaccompanied minors. the aquarius is stuck at sea between italy and malta after both countries closed their ports to the vessel and refused to take in the migrants who were on board on sunday italian authorities stopped their ship from docking in sicily saying it should head to malta instead italy's new interior minister and leader of the far right league party vini tweeted that the country would no longer accept what he calls clandestine immigration he later said that malta and the rest of the e.u. were failing to comply with their international obligations. and ships from ger

they are pa rt entry by italy and malta.haram jihadists have attacked a town in north—east nigeria. six female suicide bombers were involved. rocket propelled grenades were fired into crowds celebrating the eid festival. a day of surprise

but malta has often said it doesn't have the capacity to accommodate large numbers of survivors. other european countries are now getting involved. the government of spain, which last week provided the port to the ngo boat aquarius, says it's now in contact with malta, italy and also france. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. when wedding bells ring in uganda, so do the cash registers. we look at the rising cost of tying the knot. as saudi women get ready to take the wheel on sunday, we find out why the switch to the driver's seat is only a small step. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that on 8june, god told him to plead guilty, and that was t

but hung out to drop the fate of hundreds of mine greenstock on ships in the mediterranean italy and malta say they won't allow the boats to dock and bring their human cargo on shore we'll hear from a charity loaded ship is facing and i'm mergence the situation also coming up international monitors criticize the turkish election the o. s. c.e. says that president after one of his party benefited from an even playing field including biased media culture. and world cup drama as two heavyweights joe also for top spot in group b. spain struggled with morocco and were already out of the tournament. and iran side fighting for progression all the world cup action is coming up. it's good to have you with us tonight the fate of hundreds of migrants rescued from the mediterranean remains uncertain the lifeline a boat operated by a german charity is carrying more than two hundred thirty migrants and has been stuck at sea for days after being turned away from italy european lawmakers visited the boat sunday and they say the situation on board is approaching an emergency and this is not the only ship i

james reynolds, bbc news, malta. to the world cup now...ave gone out of the tournament at the group stage, their earliest exit since 1938. the four—times winners lost 2—0 to south korea in a dramatic finish. sweden and mexico go through from that group, whilst brazil and switzerland are also through to the knock—out phase. austin halewood reports. almost impossible to comprehend. in a tournament of shocks, it was one of the biggest in football history. germany out in the group stage for the first time since 1938. before kick—off, all four teams could still make it through, but another flat and tired performance held the champions back. while germany languished in kazan, 1,000 kilometres away in yekaterinerg, sweden did all they needed against mexico. a 3—0 hammering was enough to guarantee the spot in the last 16 and the fans in dreamland. back in kazan came the moment of the tournament. kim young—gwon tapping in, var's biggest call yet. the goal confirmed. the germans heading home. and then to add insult to injury, son heung—min made it tw

carrying more than six hundred migrants spain offering those aboard a safe harbor after italy and malta turned them away but the case that triggered a pan-european spat shows no sign of easing. and polls close in the second and final round of a landmark presidential election in colombia conservatives even to get is running against former rebel leftists can stop old heads roll at stake the future of the historic peace deal with former park rebels we'll have the latest. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us at the world cup in russia defending champions germany have a lost their opening match underdogs mexico one and nothing i'm joined here in the studio by chris harrington from force across those definitely plenty to dive into and about the shock defeat but first let's take a look at how exactly germany lost their first world cup opener in thirty six years . a mexican stunner in the thirty fifth minute chatty tone that's not some oceans around but tang in his tracks and fed having lozano with the ballance of the. mississippi blazing counterattack from the mexicans maisano made a nifty m

correspondent banned in brussels welcome back so malta initially refused the lifeline. permission to dock why does it now appear to be changing its mind. but the bargaining and bickering on the back of these margins continues still it's not clear if mulder will take or let the dock and its t's a spokesman for the government said on multis radio it's not quite clear they will only do that if france agrees to take the migrants after they disembark in malta so the no clear solution and as of now but in the end if there is an emergency on board malta can legally not refuse the boat to dog so they have to let them into the harbor and international and sea law and then they have to see what they build do with the migrants and overall italy is also responsible for this because all these rescue operations are controlled and people take people on board and so did the responsibility is shared between motor from spain and all the other countries around the mediterranean also tunisia has closed its harbors for those vessels and even egypt they don't take them so it's not only our e

many of them unaccompanied children stranded on a rescue ship in the mediterranean after italy in malta refused to let it dock but the ship is three days sail away from spain and supplies are now running low malta has sent food and water but the charity operating the chips ship says that it would last for only one day. after surviving the deadly mediterranean waters six hundred thirty people onboard this rescue ship caught up in a diplomatic row among them unaccompanied minors and pregnant women the aquarius drifted between israeli and multi after both countries closed their ports to the vessel and refused to take in the migrants on board on monday there was some hope for the refugees spain said it would accept the ships italy's new anti immigrant government claim the offer as a victory. interior minister and leader of the far right league party. has long demanded that the e.u. help italy more on immigration. first important sign that italy can't continue to bear this huge burden on its own. i mean it's clear the european union can't go on this way. we hope today is a new beginning. but

the lifeline was one of the ships turned away by italy although it's only in malta say the vessel canal dock and let the german n.-g. o. has since said that it has yet to receive permission these migrants like that used migration policy remain in limbo. all the fate of countless migrants trying to enter europe and the fate of german chancellor angela merkel remain intertwined tonight and time is not on america or the migrants song i'm joined now by our political correspondent nina hawes as she is following the story for us tonight here in berlin good evening to you nina the chancellor has until july first to present a european plan ally gratian i mean when you consider how the deal was reached on living the life line dock in malta today when you look at the chances of success for medical they don't look very good do that. well let's not forget who gave her this deadline who gave her the ultimatum and that is her closest ally the bavarian conservatives hasi who fungal america's interior minister has taken on has adopted a hardline approach to migration this is because he wants to win the

capitol also coming up malta says it will accept a migrant rescue ship which it.

their rescue ship was refused entry to european courts the lifeline now has permission to dock in malta after other even ations offer to accept some of the hundreds of people on board also coming up big when the u.s. supreme court upholds president donald trump's travel ban on several muslim majority countries but judges warn the white house should also protect religious freedom and tolerance plus detente eritrean diplomats visit ethiopia as the two neighbors seek to resolve decades of hostility i'll ask an expert if the bold initiative by ethiopia's new prime minister will pay off and in the world cup group c. played out their final matches as france and denmark squared off while australia needed a win but struggled against a peru's side already out of the tournament all the action coming right out. thank you very much for your company everyone. italy's prime minister just sepic conti has announced that the latest migrant risk your ship to be turned away by several european countries including his own will be allowed to dock in malta malta has also previously turned away the lifeline b

the near —— maker nearest european countries, malta and italy do not wa nt to ta ke countries, maltaan populist government warns that it will impound the lifeline if it reaches italian territory. instead, italy is urging malta to ta ke instead, italy is urging malta to take in the ngo vessel arguing that the smaller country is the nearest safe port. but malta has often said that it does not have the capacity to accommodate large numbers of survivors. in order to prevent another stand—off at sea, other european countries are now getting involved. the government of spain which last week provided a port to aquarius says that it is now in contact with malta, italy and also france. james reynolds reporting there. lets cross to washington where president trump is expected to talk about immigration with the so—called ‘angel‘ families — this comes in the wake of the scandal over the separating of families on the border. let's listen in. the replacement is going to do a greatjob. thank you, tom, for your years of service. i wa nt to tom, for your years of service. i want to think the incredib

italy has asked malta to take in an ngo boat carrying more than 200 rescued migrants.ine vessel — were picked up off the libyan coast on thursday. a week ago, another ngo boat, carrying more than 600 rescued migrants, was diverted to spain after italy and malta refused to let it dock. our rome correspondent james reynolds reports. the migration route across the mediterranean is dangerous and also increasingly complicated. this week the united nations says that more than 200 migrants have drowned trying to make the journey, and those who get rescued by ngos votes face an uncertain search for a port. -- ngo —— ngo boats. the nearest european countries, malta and italy, do not want to take an ngo vessels including the lifeline. the new italian populist government warns that it will impound the lifeline if it reaches italian territory. instead, italy is urging malta to take in the ngo vessel, arguing that the smaller country is the nearest safe port. but malta has often said that it does not have the capacity to accommodate large numbers of survivors. in order to prevent a

to take the boat in but malta says it's not responsible. this is a moment it's wonderful because there are two hundred thirty four people on board of the libyan coast fortunately we don't have any pressing medical condition so the situation is stable right now the full babies and mothers are all she relatively well it appears with politics being carried out on the back of these refugees rescuing people in danger it is not a crane litigation gaited. and returning them to libya is against it you need a refugee convention women in saudi arabia are now officially allowed to drive for the first time this video is from just a few hours ago when the ban was lifted at midnight local time some saudi women use simulators to take lessons in advance of the new law change the decision is expected to both economy with a rise in car sales but cell outspoken supporters of women's rights were arrested just weeks before the ban was lifted some of them are still in jail. spain's coast guard has rescued nearly eight hundred refugees and migrants trying to cros

finally dog to a rescue ship with more than two hundred refugees and migrants arrives in malta to six days at sea. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up setting up a summit the white house and the kremlin agree to a meeting between donald trump and latham in. from the south china sea to north korea nuclear talks a busy agenda as the u.s. defense secretary persists asia. and in thailand a setback in the race to rescue a group of teenagers stranded in a cave. more than two hundred refugees and migrants have reached land after being stuck at sea while european leaders argued about their fate the charity ship lifeline has docked in malta but only after eight countries agreed to take a share of the migrants office reports from. after six days at sea the lifeline finally came to dock at the letter but also to be impounded the multis government says it is not registered as a search and rescue ship has fails to obey the orders of the italian coast guard and often switched off its transponder to disguise its position raising suspicion that the ship could be deliberately helping smug

hundred migrants stuck on a rescue ship in the mediterranean sea waiting to darken either italy or malta will now find themselves on their way to spain. this was the scene on board the aquarius as the diplomatic standoff between italy and multi continued italy's interior minister tweeted he was closing the ports while malta as prime minister accused him of violating international norms the e.u. asked the two countries to take care of the migrants as a humanitarian gesture but in the end it was spain's prime minister who stepped in to take the equerries one hundred twenty three unaccompanied minors on board seven pregnant women as well. we can the kids we are well prepared and we have food and water enough to give these people to to see things but yeah this is not what we knew we should because we are so overcrowded people are sleeping in windsor in the day he says it is not comfortable at all. week tara exhausted so or we wish they could have her. comfortable place. if a place to go to to rest this was how old was prime minister reacted on twitter thanks spain's prime minister for taking

countries malta and actually a willing to take some of them put you go to germany and france have also offered to help. but the french president pointed to the severity of the situation. because we have experienced migration crises before but this is not a situation like that this is an internal political crisis in europe. michael also said the ship run by the german n.g.o.s mission lifeline had to fight all the rules by rescuing the migrants when the libyan coast guard was already intervening he accused the ngo of playing into the hands of people smugglers. italy's interior minister has also accused n.g.o.s run rescue ships of aiding traffic and has closed the country's ports to them generally. foreign n.g.o.s with foreign person our own foreign flags with foreign investors will no longer dock at italian ports i've said it before and i'll say it again. the lifeline was one of the ships turned away by its only although it's only a multi say the vessel cannot let the german n.-g. o. has since said that it has yet to receive permission these migrants like that used migration policy remai

german rescue ship carrying more than two hundred thirty five runs from maine stranded off the coast of malta. and a fast and furious climax to one of the world's cops most unpredictable groups argentina hits nigeria at the post for a spot in the last sixteen of the all messi scored his first goal of the tournament to spare his country and she barely even accepts. i'm sara kelly great to have you with us. syrian troops have widened a major offensive against rebels in the southwest of the country the regime is trying to retake the city of daraa where anti-government protests began seven years ago the u.n. says that more than forty five thousand people have been forced to flee the violence however neighboring jordan is refusing to allow the displaced people to cross into its territory. they fled from bombs and destruction. now this family and living out in the open just hoping someone will help them. bread and petrol prices have risen sharply money is running out. came from was totally destroyed every house was flattened. we had to live in the cellars. now we want to go somewhere that hasn't be

malta and italy have now created their own de facto relocation scheme.russels, they may seek to make it more permanent. world cup holders, germany, have gone out of the tournament at the group stage — their earliest exit since 1938. the four—times winners lost 2—0 to south korea in a dramatic finish. sweden and mexico go through from that group whilst brazil and switzerland are also through to the knock—out phase. austin halewood reports. almost impossible to comprehend. in a tournament of shocks, it was one of the biggest in football history. germany out in the group stage for the first time since 1938. before kick—off, all four teams could still make it through but another flat and tired performance held the champions back. 0ne one player went close but was denied bya one player went close but was denied by a brilliant save. while germany languished in kazan, 1000 kilometres away sweden did all they needed against mexico. a 3—0 hammering was enough to guarantee their spot in the last 16 and the fans in dreamland. back in kazan came the moment of the to

mediterranean italy refuses entry rescue ships with more than six hundred people on board instead it says malta should open its doors for the maltese government says it has no legal obligation to act so where should the migrants go back question to the u.s. agency for refugees. and welcome to the program the countdown is on for tuesday's historic summit between u.s. president doll trump and north korean leader kim jong un and preparations in host country singapore are in full swing u.s. president trump has been meeting with singapore's prime minister lee hsien loong in a working lunch with aides in the run up to tomorrow's summit it will be the first time a sitting american president has ever met with a north korean leader. trump has been building expectations calling the meeting a one time shot at peace and he says he'll know within the first minute of meeting him if a deal with north korea is possible. from photos to friends the route to the historic summit in singapore has been more than a little rocky. an exchange of insults followed after north korea repeatedly tested long range missiles i

out to dry the fate of hundreds of migrants stuck on ships in the mediterranean that says italy and malta say they won't allow them to dock and bring their human cargo on shore or hear from a german charity whose packed boat is facing an emergency situation also coming up international monitors criticize the turkish awash in the o.l. c.e. says president erred on and his party benefit from an uneven playing field including biased media coverage plus a nigeria the floor is that a special police unit to stop worsening violence between nomadic herders and farmers we can't clashes killed over eighty people. also all the highlights from another action packed day at the world cup your great bring hose from russia back down to earth with a bump will have all the goals from there are three nil when the end of the group stage begins its klein matic around the game. says the man behind this attack on two men wearing jewish skullcaps the video ignited fears of grannies in anti semitism in germany. thank you very much for your company everyone. the fate of hundreds of migrants rescued from the mediter

foryears, malta and nearby italy have complained that the rest of the eu has largely left them aloneith arriving migrants. said they will now be extremely satisfied that they have forced the rest of the block into helping them share the duty of care for these migrants arriving on the lifeline. at a news conference, the maltese leader told me that this was a i—off arrangement. maltese leader told me that this was a 1-off arrangement. it is ad hoc because it is an ad hoc taste. was to the general public it may be seen as just another vessel, it is a very unique case. the maltese authorities will now give several days cared to the lifeline's migrants before sending them to the eu countries who have agreed to take them. malta and italy have now created their own de fa cto italy have now created their own de facto relocation scheme. at the eu summit in brussels, they may seek to make it more permanent. world cup holders, germany, have gone out of the tournament at the group stage — their earliest exit since 1938. the four—time winners lost 2—0 to south korea in a dramatic finish. sweden a

france says the lifeline may be able to dock in malta after all. that comes after a container ship carrying another 100 refugees was allowed to land in sicily. the first steps on dry land are a welcome feeling from migrants w who have been strandd at sea for days. relief for a local mayor who has battled the italian governmenent to let the ship dock. >> last year, we w welcomed almt 11,000. today, halfway through the year, we have received 3000. the number of immigrants who disembark have significantly decreased by 80%. inin my opinion, there is no immigration emergency. >> early on friday morning, the danish container ship altered course to rescue 113 migigrants from the mediterranean. for three days, the ship waited offshore for permission to dock. ministeran interior closed italy's ports to ngos rescuing migrants. it was unclear how vessels would be treated. not takesisted he will one more refugee. a diplomatic row between italy and france showed no sign of coming down. on monday, he challenged france to open its borders to the rescue border des

while italy and malta closed their ports but landsea is displaying its readiness to help. valencia city of refugees that's what it says what are your views or it's a humanitarian action that must be done. in the short term it's very positive. i mean it but the countries of the european union should agree. because this is not just up to a single player but the whole team of people. it's necessary to go back to solution in the countries of origin of places so they can develop that agriculture industry and services so that these people can find solutions in their own countries. and sort of places for the passengers of the aquarius the politics of far away but compassion is on the horizon. he watching to debian is more coming up at the top of the hour don't forget you can always check out our website t w dot com prob the latest imus waiter in berlin thanks for watching. make your smart t.v. the smart or the d w for smart t.v. . what you watch for when you want it up to date extraordinary. to decide what's on sunday morning job called smart t.v. . for. reliable data.

arrives in the spanish food to valencia spain offering those of food safe harbor all to it's me and malta tongues the way for the pan european spots the k. street it shows no signs of easing. there coming up angela merkel plans emergency talks on migration with several nations on a clash with her interior minister over refugee policy threatens to bring down hundred government one of the sixty. and fans have descended on moscow as germany kick off their walls cup campaign in just an hour's time can you know he loves tame get off to a winning start against mexico go get the latest from our correspondent out of the state. i'm having a home for you good to have you with us off your week a stranded at sea off to italy and malta and their boats away more than six hundred rescued migrants have finally been allowed to step on to dry and the aquarius which has been at the center of a political crisis and you at city. have heard am hopeful terms. the hours are. the three vessel convoy was carrying six hundred thirty migrants including some one hundred twenty three unaccompanied minors some of the n

after weeks stranded at sea after first italy and then malta turned their ship away more than six hundred rescued migrants have finally set foot on dry land the aquarius has become the center of a political migrant crisis in europe it sailed into the spanish port of valencia today. no ruction of relief after a week long odyssey it's a. very i'm happy to see. the three vessel convoy was carrying six hundred thirty migrants including some one hundred twenty three unaccompanied minors some of the new arrivals had to be taken directly to hospital. volunteers turned out in their hundreds to assist the migrants and called for cooperation among you states. and boy i think the aquarius has become a symbol that something isn't working that we are here confirms that it doesn't and wouldn't be like this if politically things worked in europe. a week ago the markets were rescued from overcrowded by the aquarius in the mediterranean. the ship soon became the focus of a pan-european dispute about migration when it was turned away by malta and italy with rome saying e.u. member states were not doing eno

that conducts search and rescue operations in the mediterranean and she is actually at the port in malta and has been in touch with the staff from lifeline the stranded vessel carrying more than two hundred and thirty migrants alina welcome to you and thank you so much for speaking with us this afternoon we understand that the people on that boat they spent another night on lifeline how is the situation now. we were trying to make contact there with as we mentioned joining us with the latest from the mediterranean but unfortunately as you can hear there we have no audio or try and get that back for you and perhaps connect with her a little bit later in the show but in the meantime let's bring you some other news and in the united states the trump administration has scaled back a key element of its so-called zero tolerance immigration policy border officials say that they have put a temporary halt on prosecuting parents who enter the u.s. illegally this after president trump reversed a policy that separated migrant children from parents facing criminal charges but confusion remains over t

malta and italy are willing to take some of them.rance, portugal and germany have also offered to help. under the so-called dublin regugulation, asylylum seekers t be processed in the country where they first arrive. but this rule has long been the subject of heaeated debate, as front-line states italy and greece bear the brunt of many arrivals. italy feels left alone. it refuses to left -- accccusing them of f aiding the traraffick. >> blocking the business of illegal immigration means blocking the dangerous intervention of these foreign ngo ships. besides risking the safety of the libyan coast guard and the migrants, they act with absolute disregard for any international rule. reporter: ngo's say the problem is closed borders. >> if you want to stop traffickers, you need to take away the economic incentive, and that means opening the borders to those who need protection and who have the right to protection. reporter: a number of eu leaders met on sunday to seek a joint approach on tackling migration, but they failed to reach a conc

nearby malta also closed its ports.e passengers on board. we have over a hundred children on board, and small babies as well, and multiple women, including seven pregnant women. the situation will become more and more difficult on board. 0ur capacity is normally 500 people, we are now at 629. the sight of endless waves of migrants making it to italy angered many in this country. the populists won power by promising to solve the problem. ten days after taking office, they've won a first victory. translation: the problem has been solved, thanks to the generosity of the spanish government. clearly, the eu can't go on this way. today is a new beginning. spain's intervention may solve the crisis on the aquarius, but what happens when the next set of people sets off towards italy? james reynolds, bbc news, sicily. passengers affected by delays and cancellations on northern rail services are to be offered cash compensation of up to a month's travel. an inquiry has been ordered by the government into what's been described as "u

while italy and malta closed their ports valencia is displaying its readiness to help. valencia city of refugees that's what it says what are your views i guess it's a humanitarian action that must be done. in the short term it's very positive. i mean it but the countries of the european union should agree. because this is not just up to a single player but the whole team of people. it's necessary to go back to solution in the countries of origin of places so they can develop that agriculture industry and services so that these people can find solutions in their own countries. and. places for the passengers of the aquarius the politics of far away but compassion is on the horizon. and finally for some people there's nothing like a vintage automobile to stir the soul and for others it's tractors enthusiastic in the polish town of mill no hosted the international rally of old the tractors on saturday the show started dozens of models dating back to the one nine hundred forty s. . you're watching t w news more coming up at the top of the hour don't forget you can check out

to take the boat in malta says it's not responsible. sixteen leaders from the european union are meeting in brussels ahead of a major summit on migration on thursday germany wants e.u. states to accept asylum seekers more evenly some countries like italy are resistant activists in syria say more than twenty five russian air strikes hit the province of dare our over night as the government offensive continues u.s. has reportedly told syrian rebels there not to expect best supports u.s. president donald trump's son in law and senior adviser jared kushner says the administration will soon present its peace plan for israel and palestine the top palace in negotiator says the plan tightens israeli colonial control and accuse the us of dictating instead of negotiating zimbabwe's presidential spokesman has confirmed next month's election will go ahead as planned despite an attack that i was a man god was campaign rally on saturday. the president escaped unscathed after a grenade was thrown near the stage several senior officials were hurt inclu

there it goes we see it is now tracking in towards malta and it might even give us its last reported position but anyway you see the other ships around in the region is now heading towards where it will be taken into the port there now we're going to check in with john psaropoulos who's also in malta waiting for this to arrive hi john i mean i described it at the start of the show almost as another sort of temporary solution isn't it you get these acute problems of ships where do they go someone takes them in this time it's malta . well the multis prime minister joseph muscat has been keen to stress the practical nature of this arrangement also its uniqueness he's not making any overarching proclamations or claims about whether this arrangement solves future problems in fact he told me an answer to a question that that i asked on behalf of al-jazeera. whether this is the beginning of a permanent solution between member states that would end the recurrent standoff over who is going to take boatloads of refugees rescued at sea this is an ad hoc agreement on this very particular case he