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Indian Man Dies As Boat Deflates While Trying To Cross English Channel
Record 56 people have so far died on the France-Britain route across the Channel in 2024.
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Baby Dies, 65 Rescued After Migrant Boat Sinks Off France
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday.
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UK PM Starmer Meets Italy PM Meloni To Discuss Illegal Immigration
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives.
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French Authorities Confirm 8 Migrants Died In Channel Crossing Attempt
Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said, less than two weeks after the deadliest such disaster this year.
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Germany To Limit Support For Illegal Migrants After Deadly Knife Attack: Minister
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and limit the support given to some illegal migrants following a suspected Islamist stabbing.
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Over 1,000 Arrested In UK After Days Of Rioting And Racist Attacks
British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing body said on Tuesday.
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"Alarm Bell": UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.
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10 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italy
Ten migrants have died and dozens of others are feared missing after two shipwrecks off Italy, a migrant rescue charity and the coastguard said Monday.
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15 EU States Demand Plan To Send Asylum Seekers To Third Countries
Fifteen EU states have demanded a further tightening of the bloc's asylum policy, making it easier to transfer undocumented migrants to third countries, including when they are rescued at sea.
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EU Announces $1 Billion Aid To Lebanon Amid Economic Crisis
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit to the country mired in an economic meltdown exacerbated by a migrant crisis and the threat of war with Israel.
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Russia Rounds Up Migrants At New Year's Eve To "Prevent Crime": Report
Russia's police have detained thousands of migrants across the country in New Year's Eve raids with scores of them facing deportation, Russian media reported on Monday.
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Faster Deportation, Detention Centres: EU's Proposed Migration Law
EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials said.
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Finland Closes Four Russian Border Crossings To Stop Migrant Influx
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Thursday.
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7 Killed After Suspected Migrant Smuggling Bus Crashes In Germany
Seven people including a child were killed and several others injured early Friday after a minibus believed to be packed with migrants crashed trying to evade a German road check.
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"Multiculturalism Has Failed": Suella Braverman In Speech On Migrants
Suella Braverman was criticised by the UN refuge agency and opposition parties in the UK for the remarks.
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Indian Man Dies As Boat Deflates While Trying To Cross English Channel
Record 56 people have so far died on the France-Britain route across the Channel in 2024.
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Baby Dies, 65 Rescued After Migrant Boat Sinks Off France
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday.
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UK PM Starmer Meets Italy PM Meloni To Discuss Illegal Immigration
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives.
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French Authorities Confirm 8 Migrants Died In Channel Crossing Attempt
Eight migrants died early Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said, less than two weeks after the deadliest such disaster this year.
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Germany To Limit Support For Illegal Migrants After Deadly Knife Attack: Minister
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and limit the support given to some illegal migrants following a suspected Islamist stabbing.
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Over 1,000 Arrested In UK After Days Of Rioting And Racist Attacks
British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing body said on Tuesday.
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"Alarm Bell": UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.
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10 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italy
Ten migrants have died and dozens of others are feared missing after two shipwrecks off Italy, a migrant rescue charity and the coastguard said Monday.
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15 EU States Demand Plan To Send Asylum Seekers To Third Countries
Fifteen EU states have demanded a further tightening of the bloc's asylum policy, making it easier to transfer undocumented migrants to third countries, including when they are rescued at sea.
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EU Announces $1 Billion Aid To Lebanon Amid Economic Crisis
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit to the country mired in an economic meltdown exacerbated by a migrant crisis and the threat of war with Israel.
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Russia Rounds Up Migrants At New Year's Eve To "Prevent Crime": Report
Russia's police have detained thousands of migrants across the country in New Year's Eve raids with scores of them facing deportation, Russian media reported on Monday.
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Faster Deportation, Detention Centres: EU's Proposed Migration Law
EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials said.
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Finland Closes Four Russian Border Crossings To Stop Migrant Influx
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Thursday.
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7 Killed After Suspected Migrant Smuggling Bus Crashes In Germany
Seven people including a child were killed and several others injured early Friday after a minibus believed to be packed with migrants crashed trying to evade a German road check.
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"Multiculturalism Has Failed": Suella Braverman In Speech On Migrants
Suella Braverman was criticised by the UN refuge agency and opposition parties in the UK for the remarks.
