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Government & Politics
Channel crossings: UK offer to patrol French beaches ‘still on table’
(BBC) An official appointed to prevent migrants crossing the English Channel says an offer to put UK officers on French beaches “remains on the table.” French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday it “cannot accept” the presence of UK police or […]
Crime
More than 36,000 migrants crossed English Channel to UK in 2024 — up 25% on 2023 It's the second-highest number of people successfully making the crossing since records began in 2018.
(Sky News) A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on 2023 when 29,437 people arrived in small boats. The number successfully making the journey in 2024 […]
Military
US should apologize to Guantanamo Bay inmates for treatment — UN expert
(Reuters) A United Nations expert said on Monday that U.S. government treatment of Guantanamo Bay inmates was cruel, inhuman and degrading under international law and called for Washington to apologize and provide reparation. “I observed that after two decades of custody, the […]