Many Displaced Sudanese Feared Dead After Shipwreck Near Libya

Forty-two migrants were presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast this month. Many of the presumed victims were fleeing a raging conflict in Sudan.

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To Get the Story, a Land-Loving Journalist Had to Dive Deep

A climate reporter wanted to follow scientists into the Mediterranean Sea. First, he had to learn to scuba dive.

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Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel.

The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun.

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Octopuses Invade English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’

The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer.

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Tiffany Trump’s Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht

The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin.

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How Tiffany Trump’s Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate’s Megayacht

Photographs left a trail of clues showing Ms. Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, vacationing on luxury vessels owned by billionaires.

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Bayesian Superyacht Is Raised From Bottom of Mediterranean

Many are hoping it will provide clues as to why the $40 million boat sank off the coast of Sicily 10 months ago, killing seven people.

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A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages

A photographer’s road trip traced the coastal cliffs around the Mediterranean island, a world apart from mainland Italy. Here’s what she saw.

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Explosions Cripple Ship Carrying Aid to Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea

A human rights group operating the ship blamed a drone attack for the explosions, which caused a fire on the vessel. The crew was safe and remained on board.

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Pope Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless

As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play that role now?

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