
THE civil fleet has condemned Italy’s decision to increase fines on NGOs that bring rescued non-Europeans from the Mediterranean to the country up to €1 million (£917,000).
The Italian Senate voted 160 to 57 in favour of passing far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s security bill on Monday night.
All that is left for the Bill to become law is for President Sergio Mattarella to ratify it.

Fan group The 1873 issues scathing response to owners’ statement saying the club will not close

Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated

Mr Smalls and 13 other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists who tried to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza aboard the Handala ship remain in detention and on hunger strike