
Malta on Monday pulled 180 migrants to safety from two boats in distress, while 49 more were stuck in limbo at sea as the weather worsened in the Mediterranean. The Maltese military said a patrol boat picked up 28 migrants from a dinghy some 71 nautical miles (130 kilometers) southwest ...

UK demand for Irish passports surged in 2018, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Monday, as the date of Britain’s departure from the European Union nears. Britain’s vote in 2016 to split from the other 27 nations in the bloc has raised fears that UK citizens will see their right to ...