Five people have been killed in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has surrendered to police, according to French media reports. Four of the victims—two security guards and two migrants—were shot dead along the Loon-Plage coastline near Dunkirk, security sources told French outlets. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more
At least five people have died, 40 are reported missing, and 39 have been rescued after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Gavdos, south of Crete, according to Greece’s coastguard. The boat capsized shortly after midnight on Saturday, prompting a large-scale rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has appeared to dispute President-elect Donald Trump’s claim that the two had reached an agreement to stop migration to the U.S. border. After a phone call on Wednesday, Trump tweeted: “She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.” In response, Sheinbaum … Read more
A migrant died on Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK, adding to two fatal boat accidents in the past 10 days, French authorities reported. The deceased, identified as an Indian national, had launched from Tardinghen beach in France’s northern Pas-de-Calais region. According to the local prefecture, the vessel, described as … Read more