France allows stranded migrants to dock amid row with Italy
11 November 2022 |
12:00 pm
France's interior minister has sharply criticized Rome for refusing to allow the ship to dock at an Italian port. He announced France is suspending plans to take in 3,500 migrants from Italy.
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