Armed forces in Malta have rescued more than 200 migrants from the Mediterranean.
The patrol boats picked them up from two boats that were sinking.
The migrants, whose nationalities have not been revealed, were on the way to Malta when they were rescued.
Authorities say there's been a spike in the number of people leaving countries Algeria and Libya this week because of good weather conditions.
Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine's Mykolaiv region
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv, and also struck Kryvyi Rih in what Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday was the war's biggest drone attack on the city.
Russia, Ukraine agree to sea, energy truce
The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow.
China's glacier area shrinks by 26% over six decades
China's glacier area has shrunk by 26 per cent since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed.
Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat
The Trump administration sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout after a magazine journalist disclosed he had been inadvertently included in a secret group discussion of highly sensitive war plans, while Democrats called on top officials to resign over the security incident.
US visit to Greenland is unacceptable, Danish prime minister says
The United States is exerting "unacceptable pressure" on Greenland, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday, ahead of an unsolicited visit by a high-profile US delegation to the semi-autonomous Danish territory this week.
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