Turkish prosecutors on Thursday requested the arrest of 10 suspects in connection with a ship carrying 10 tons of cocaine seized by Spanish authorities near the Canary Islands earlier this month.

At least 39 people have died after a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia on New Year’s Eve, according to government officials. The vessel, described by survivors as "overcrowded and dilapidated," was attempting the perilous journey from West Africa to Spain via the Canary Islands, a route known as one of the deadliest in the world.

At least five people, including two minors aged 5 and 16, died when a dinghy carrying approximately 180 people overturned at the entrance to the port of La Restinga on the Island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, according to local authorities.

A leading political force in the Canary Islands has raised concerns over a new offshore energy agreement between Morocco and Israel, fearing its potential impact on disputed waters near the Spanish archipelago.