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Our colleague Gaia Neiman is reporting from aboard the Humanity 1, a search-and-rescue vessel operating in the Mediterranean.

Early Tuesday morning, the crew reached a small dinghy carrying 28 people, around 90 kilometres from Libya.

They'd spent an entire day at sea, in a region where the weather can become dangerous very quickly.

Gaia witnessed the rescue and wrote about what happened, including the moment the passengers realised the approaching boat was there to help.

We often discuss European migration policy in terms of borders, arrivals and political agreements. This report offers a perspective from the sea itself.

How should search-and-rescue operations fit into the EU's wider approach to border management?

Top officials will visit the Chinese capital in the coming months in a bid to persuade Beijing to revalue the yuan, according to sources

Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos also told TVP World that the victory of a student movement in Serbia's parliamentary elections could be "a new start" for the country in its efforts to join the EU

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_statistics_at_regional_level

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