Italian judges have blocked prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s scheme to detain migrants in centres in Albania, according to reports.

The Italian government has suffered another legal defeat over its efforts to process asylum applications by migrants arriving via the Mediterranean Sea in an offshore facility in Albania. An appeals court in Rome ruled that 43 men taken to two facilities in Albania must be released and brought back to Italy,

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will phase out its bilateral development programmes in Bangladesh, Albania and Zambia by the end of 2028. This decision was based on the actual needs on the ground,

Switzerland’s commitment to humanitarian aid, peacebuilding efforts, and support for Ukraine will remain unaffected by the cuts.

Italian authorities have rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived

Switzerland has decided to gradually end its bilateral development cooperation with Bangladesh, Albania, and Zambia by 2028. This decision was announced in a media statement from Switzerland's Federal Council on Wednesday. The statement outlined how the Swiss Parliament's decision to reduce international development cooperation will be implemented.

This decision comes after the parliament allocated less funding for foreign aid in December than the government had requested.

This marks the third time judges have ordered the transfer of migrants to Italy since the first group was taken to Albania in October last year.

An Italian appeals court has refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond European Union borders.

Italian Navy patrol vessel Cassiopea early on Tuesday reached the Albanian port of Shengjin with 49 migrants rescued over the weekend in international waters south of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.

Italy's attempt to house migrants in non-EU member state Albania while Rome processes their asylum applications has already failed twice. Will things work out for Giorgia Meloni's government this time round?