Why migrant rescue ships are missing from the Mediterranean

Aid agencies warns thousands of people risk dying at sea because of anti-immigration policies in Europe

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NGO migrant rescue ships have been absent from the central Mediterranean for the longest period since they began operating in 2015, according to The Guardian.

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