PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migrant crisis (all times local): 1:05 p.m. A rescue vessel carrying 58 migrants pulled from the Mediterranean north of Libya is heading toward France and an uncertain welcome. In a tweet Tuesday, the humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres, which jointly operates the Aquarius 2, said it was "headed north towards France." On Monday, the ship asked French authorities to let the migrants disembark in the southern city of Marseille. France deflected the request, saying there were closer ports and a need for a European solution. Humanitarian boats loaded with rescued migrants are increasingly shunted between European governments under political pressure to stem newcomers.
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