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Italy confronts France over migrant Aquarius standoff
Italy escalates its clash with France over rescue ship Aquarius carrying 629 migrants. Salvini taunts Macron in Parliament while Italy summons the French ambassador and vows to block rescue ships. The vessel heads to Valencia with Italian escorts as Brussels weighs EU relocation disputes.
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Rome
Italy
France
Matteo Salvini
Emmanuel Macron
Macron
Giuseppe Conte
Aquarius
Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Pedro Sanchez
Valencia
SOS Mediterranee
Sophie Beau
Europe
Salvini
Brussels
Germany
Ventimiglia
Austria
Sebastian Kurz
Anti-Migration Freedom Party
Vienna
Berlin
Mediterranean
Coast Guard
Catania
Sicily
U.S. Navy
Trenton
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Sea Watch
Navy
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Foreign Ministry
Paris
ANSA
Conte
Diciotti
5-Star Movement
Anti-Migrant League