Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's program to screen asylum seekers outside of EU borders in Albania has hit another snag with a second group returning to Italy.

A court in Rome has suspended the approval of detention orders for seven migrants who were relocated last week to a repatriation centre in Albania established by Italy. Monday's ruling has blocked the Italian government's efforts for the second time to ...

An Italian navy ship has arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another snag on Monday when a court in Rome refused to rule on a formal request to detain seven migrants transferred to the Balkan nation last week.

Judges dealt a first blow to the plan last month, ruling that the first batch of asylum seekers detained in Albania had to return to Italy due to concerns over their legal status