Malta says to help Italy relocate migrants aboard two ships

Malta has pledged to take in an undisclosed number of the 450 migrants that were carried by two ships stuck at sea due to a diplomatic dispute between Italy and Malta, Maltese government said on Saturday.

Hamas, Israel reach ceasefire after a wave of strikes on Gaza

Hamas said Saturday it had reached a ceasefire with Israel brokered by Egypt after a wave of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip and dozens of rockets fired from the Palestinian enclave in response.

Israeli air raids kill two Palestinian teens in Gaza

At least two teenagers in the Gaza Strip have been killed by Israeli air raids, according to Palestinian health officials, as Israel carried out the largest daylight attack on the besieged enclave since the 2014 war.

Spanish Coast Guard rescue 340 migrants crossing Mediterranean

Spanish rescuers have saved more than 340 migrants in the Mediterranean, including one person from north Africa who was attempting the crossing on board a truck tyre.

At least one dead as Nicaraguan protesters hole up in church

A standoff between Nicaraguan pro-government forces and protesters barricaded overnight inside a church has left at least one student dead, religious leaders said Saturday.