Migrants sit on the ground after a group of some 60 migrants was brought to Malta after their boat capsized close to the Mediterranean island, in Bugibba, Malta, December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Darrin ...

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta on Friday rescued a group of 140 migrants from a sinking dinghy but refused to bring them to land, holding them instead on a chartered tourist harbour cruise boat just ...

VALLETTA, MaltaVALLETTA, Malta — A 25-foot boat loaded with migrants capsized off Malta on Friday as rescue operations were under way, killing five people and injuring eight, Maltese officials said.

Malta's premier is telling a German aid group to reroute its rescue ship away from the Mediterranean island to avoid further escalation of another European standoff over helping migrants. The German ...