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Italy’s Rhetoric Turns to Action as Gov’t Leaves Migrant Ship Stranded

The new Italian government has taken a hard line against migrants entering the country's borders.

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Italy defiant as migrant ship stranded in Mediterranean

Italy defiantly declared on Saturday that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships as German charity vessel Lifeline lay off the coast of Malta in limbo with more than 230 migrants aboard.

Malta — which is also refusing to take in the boat in a new diplomatic?standoff with Italy — nevertheless said it had sent in humanitarian?supplies.

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