Twelve other people initially rescued from the water are all reported to be in stable condition.

Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains unclear.

Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of missile interceptors.

The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.

The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.