News, first though it is our world. A flimsy, Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water and no food. They have been detected by a spanish n60. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cant swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, more than 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2,000 have drowned. But the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. Most will stay in italy. Sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. And blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. There are critics who have accused n60s of acting as a taxi service to europe. There are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their own ends. So you
Bringing the near nine month battle for the city to an end. The Iraqi Military was made to fight for every street. Haider al abadi has been seen walking through mosuls streets, congratulating the troops alongside him. He was expected to make a speech, formally declaring victory, but that has not yet happened. A few hours ago, mr al abadi took to twitter to deliver the news. Iraqi Security Forces have been celebrating on the streets of mosul. Its three years since the Group Calling itself Islamic State seized control of iraqs second largest city. It still holds territory to the west and south of mosul. These images from the old city show the scale of the destruction. Earlier there were reports of continuing clashes, the so called Islamic State group still holds territory to the west and south of mosul. Our Correspondentjonathan Beale reports from the front line. What was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. Every building deeply scarred, or destroyed by months of war. We join
News, first though it is our world. A flimsy, Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water and no food. They have been detected by a spanish n60. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cant swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, more than 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2,000 have drowned. But the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. Most will stay in italy. Sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. And blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. There are critics who have accused n60s of acting as a taxi service to europe. There are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their own ends. So you