The first boat carrying migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea and turned away by Italy and Malta has arrived the Spanish port of Valencia.
The first of three vessels entered harbour soon after dawn.
Some of the 629 rescued near Libya last weekend by the Aquarius ship began disembarking.
Health officials and interpreters are on hand to offer support.
Spain’s new socialist government has promised free healthcare and says it will investigate each asylum case.
“It is our duty to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe and offer a safe port to these people, to comply with our human rights obligations,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said earlier this week.
He has adopted a migrant-friendly stance since taking up his post two weeks ago.
An Italian coast guard ship, the Dattilo, entered the port of Valencia at 06:20 (04:20 GMT).
It was carrying 274 migrants, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
On Valencia’s quayside, 1,000 Red Cross workers were on hand to greet the migrants as they stepped off the boat.
There were also police officers drafted in specifically to handle their arrival.
A second Italian ship, the Orione, and the Aquarius itself are expected to dock later on Sunday morning, carrying the rest of the group.
Nicaragua family killed in arson attack a day after ceasefire
Violence has continued in Nicaragua a day after the government and opposition agreed to a ceasefire to end nearly two months of unrest.
In the worst incident, at least six members of the same family were killed in an arson attack on Saturday morning.
The opposition accused pro-government militia of starting the fire and intimidating those who tried to help.
More than 170 people have now died since the protests against President Daniel Ortega began in April.
The government denied any involvement in the incident, which it blamed on common criminals.
The family owned a mattress business and lived above the shop.
Local media reported that the property was set on fire by hooded men who threw Molotov cocktails at the house.
Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote over Macedonia name deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has survived a no-confidence vote over the deal his government made to settle a name dispute with Macedonia.
It was tabled by the country’s main opposition party, New Democracy, but was rejected by a margin of 153-127.
The result paves the way for an historic signing ceremony on Sunday.
Mr. Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, have agreed that Greece’s neighbour will be renamed the Republic of North Macedonia.
The aim of the deal was to distinguish it from an identically-named Greek province.
The name has been a subject of contention for more than two decades since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, with Athens arguing that by using the name Macedonia the country was implying it had a claim to the Greek region.
But opposition figures in Greece argue that Mr. Tsipras has made too many concessions in the deal.
On Saturday, protesters angry with the government briefly clashed with police on the steps of the parliament building.
Following the vote, the foreign ministers from both countries are expected to meet on the border for a ceremony in which they will sign the agreement.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Macedonia’s Nikola Dimitrov will sign the pact on Sunday and both prime ministers will be present.
But there is still some way to go before the name change becomes official.
Venezuela: Caracas club stampede leaves 17 dead
At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede in a nightclub in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, the Interior Minister Néstor Reverol has confirmed.
The stampede was triggered when a tear-gas canister was set off during a brawl, he said.
Party-goers were celebrating the end of the school year and several of the dead are reported to be minors.
Seven people have been arrested over the case, the minister said.
The stampede took place at the Club Los Cotorros in the El Paraíso district in western Caracas, local media reported.
Some 500 party-goers rushed for the exit when the tear-gas canister was detonated during a fight in the early hours of Saturday morning, Mr Reverol told state television.
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Among those detained are two minors identified by witnesses along with the owner of the club for failing to implement measures to prevent weapons being brought into the premises.
“The majority of the deceased… were between 16 and 20 years old,” according to the BBC quoting La Patilla news website.
“Some died from asphyxiation, others from injuries sustained when they tried to escape the room when the explosive was detonated.”
Five people injured in the incident (one seriously) are
receiving treatment in hospital, agency reports said.
Cannabis oil row: Boy has epilepsy medication returned
A boy with severe epilepsy has been given back medicinal cannabis oil that was confiscated from his mother at customs, the home secretary has said.
Billy Caldwell, 12, received the oil after doctors made clear it was a “medical emergency,” Sajid Javid said.
Billy’s mother, Charlotte Caldwell, from County Tyrone, said they had “achieved the impossible” but called for the oil to be freely available.
Billy began using cannabis oil in 2016 to control his seizures.
The cannabis oil, which contains a substance called Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is illegal in the UK but available elsewhere.
Billy’s most recent supply – which Ms Caldwell had tried to bring into the UK from Canada – was confiscated at Heathrow Airport on Monday and he was admitted to hospital before Mr. Javid said it would be returned.
The oil arrived at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where Billy is being treated, on Saturday afternoon.
It was administered under a special 20-day licence and is not allowed to be taken home.
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said it was an “exceptional licence” for a “short term emergency” and it would need to be reviewed.
