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Six children and pregnant woman among 12 dead as boat sinks in English channel | BBC News
At least 12 people have drowned after a boat carrying migrants sank off the French coast in the English Channel.…
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Lee Hsien Yang turning ‘personal vendetta’ into international smear campaign: Singapore government
SINGAPORE: Mr Lee Hsien Yang is turning a “personal vendetta” into an international smear campaign “against his father, his family…
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Norway is mulling building a fence on its border with Russia, following Finland’s example
HELSINKI — Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer (123-mile) border it shares with Russia,…
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Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain
CARACAS, Venezuela — Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain,…
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Mexico offers rides north for migrants with US asylum appointments
MEXICO CITY — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who…
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Germany
Germany’s Scholz vows tougher knife laws after Solingen stabbings
The German chancellor spoke after laying a white flower at a makeshift memorial in the western German city. ADVERTISEMENT German…
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Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September…
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New York City’s mayor cancels a border trip, citing safety concerns in Mexico
NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor nixed a planned Sunday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border over security concerns. Mayor…
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United Kingdom
UK migrant barge sparks debate on asylum seeker treatment
A small seaside town on the south coast of England, home to a giant migrant barge, has once again found…
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Germany
German-Italian riff thwarts EU deal on new rules for migration crises
A disagreement between Germany and Italy frustrated on Thursday a highly anticipated deal on the last piece of the European…
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