By Peter HUTCHISON LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda. Sunak, in power since October 2022, has staked his political future on the scheme, as Britain gears up for its next general election later this year. Right-wing Conservatives had threatened to kill the […]
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At least 24 migrants die as thousands rescued in seas off Libya
TAJURA, Libya (Reuters) — Red Crescent volunteers recovered the bodies of 24 migrants on Tuesday (June 27) that were washed up in an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as large-scale rescues were made in the Mediterranean. Residents in Tajoura district said the bodies had begun washing up at the end of last week. Several had been partially devoured by stray dogs, according to a local coast guard official. The toll was expected to […]





