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A rubber dinghy heavily loaded with migrants arrives from Turkey onto the Greek island of Lesbos as supporters wait by the shore to help. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The European Central Bank is "very attentive" to economic risks posed by the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, ECB president Christine Lagarde says after a meeting held exceptionally in Athens. Referring to the crisis in the Middle East as well as the war in Ukraine, she says: "We are monitoring the situation, we are very attentive to the economic consequences that that could have, whether in terms of direct or indirect impact on energy prices, or the level of confidence that economic actors will continue to display." SOUNDBITE
Pope Francis begins his visit to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos where he is expected to highlight refugee issues and call for their integration in Europe in the face of anti-migrant sentiment. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on Lesbos island, where he is expected to plead for better treatment of refugees as attitudes towards migrants harden across Europe. IMAGES
The EU's home affairs commissioner says she is "extremely concerned" by reports of illegal, sometimes violent, migrant pushbacks at the bloc's borders, particularly in Greece in Croatia where she called for probes. SOUNDBITE
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