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Bulgaria: 23 Illegal Migrants were Detained in Sofia
23 illegal immigrants were detained around 10:45 a.m. today in the "Novi Iskar" district of Sofia.
21 men and two women from Morocco and Afghanistan were detained.
In another police action in the capital's "Gorna Banya" district, 37 migrants from Syria were detained.
An investigation is ongoing in both cases.
Bulgaria: Nearly 40 Illegal Migrants were Detained onTrakia Highway
Nearly 40 illegal migrants from Afghanistan were detained in a van this morning. The signal was given around 6 o'clock.
The migrants were detained on the Trakia highway in the direction of Sofia. The driver of the van is a 23-year-old Bulgarian citizen without a driver's license.
Documentary to tell story of 2003 plane crash in Türkiye
A plane crash in 2003 that claimed the lives of 75 people, including Spanish peacekeeping troops returning from Afghanistan, and the efforts of the first local resident to reach the scene, have become the subject of a documentary in Spain.
The Taliban government runs on WhatsApp. There’s just one problem.
Late one night two months ago, a team of Taliban security officers assembled on the outskirts of Afghanistan's capital to prepare for a raid on an Islamic State group hideout.
Number of illegal crossings of border up three-fold
The Slovenian police processed a total of 15,456 cases of illegal crossings of the border in the first five months of the year, which is three times more than in the same period in 2022. The top countries of origin of the illegal migrants were Afghanistan, Morocco and Russia.
Himalayan glaciers melting faster than previous decade
Himalayan glaciers providing critical water to nearly two billion people are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters, scientists warned yesterday.
Pakistan reported 300 of its Citizens Killed in the Migrant Ship off Greece
Pakistan has reported around 300 of its citizens who died when a ship carrying illegal migrants from Libya to Europe capsized last week.
"Senate President Sadiq Sanjrani deeply mourns the tragic loss of nearly 300 Pakistanis following a boat accident off the coast of Greece," Sanjrani's office said in a tweet, as quoted by Russia's Interfax news agency on Monday.
Suspects in deadly shipwreck given one day to prepare defence
Nine suspected people smugglers were granted on Monday 24 hours to prepare their testimony over accusations that they captained the fishing trawler that sank off the southern coast of Greece last week, killing 78 and leaving hundreds of others presumed dead.
Their attorneys asked for the brief extension to study the case file.
About 43,000 irregular migrants deported this year: Directorate
Approximately 43,000 irregular migrants have been deported since the beginning of the year, indicating a 29 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the Interior Ministry's Migration Management Directorate has announced.
Authorities rescue 90 refugees and migrants near Kythera
Greek authorities have announced the rescue of 90 refugees and migrants who were discovered aboard a distressed sailboat off the coast of Kythera. In response to an emergency call placed to the European emergency number 112 on Saturday evening, the coast guard swiftly located the vessel southeast of the island.