More than 100 migrants have been given permission to leave a French charity rescue ship in Italy.
The vessel has spent at least 11 days at sea, waiting for authorization to dock, after issuing an appeal for a safe port to call.
Both France and Germany have agreed to take in 70 of the migrants who had been picked up off the Libyan Coast on October 18.
Those aboard included two pregnant women and 41 minors under the age of 18.
9 people dead in Learjet crash in south Florida, officials say
A Learjet has crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said.
UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years, UN chief says
The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN chief said on Sunday.
Oleshky ceasefire expires, Ukraine evacuates civilians from parts of Kherson region
Ukraine's military said it evacuated 167 people from threatened areas of southern Kherson region on Sunday as a temporary local ceasefire expired, two days after buses carried residents out of the Russian-held town of Oleshky.
Israeli strikes kill 8 people in Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes have killed at least eight Palestinians, including five police officers, in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Sunday, according to medics and the interior ministry.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has announced the launch of Nad Zabeel, Dubai’s future research, design, and innovation campus that aims to attract 30,000 researchers and specialists.
The UAE has strongly condemned the attack targeting the Qatari-owned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Al Mayeda in the Arabian Gulf.
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has met with global leaders in energy, technology, artificial intelligence, and investment participating in ENACT Majlis, held at the Abu Dhabi Energy Center on Sunday.
