The unfavorable migration situation exacerbates the already fractured relationship between the United Kingdom and France The United Kingdom saw a record number of migrants arrive via the English Channel last year, data shows. A total of 28,395 migrants landed on … Read More
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke over the phone with the top diplomats of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to discuss a joint response to Russia’s actions. That’s according to an official statement released by the … Read More
Russia has called for a “thorough international investigation” into allegations of abuses by Poland of migrants and refugees who have been trying to cross its border from Belarus. The Russian demand comes in response to claims made by a Polish … Read More
Gazprom, Russia’s giant state-owned energy company, is slated to finalize an agreement in 2022 for a second huge natural gas pipeline running from Siberia to China, marking yet another stage in what energy analysts and Western diplomats say is a … Read More
France reported a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period today, one of the highest one-day tallies worldwide since the start of the pandemic. It is the highest number of new daily infections in Europe. … Read More
There has been noted a “significant” increase in the number of people who sought asylum in Ireland, returning to pre-pandemic levels in the recent months, the Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman has pointed out. According to him, while the number … Read More
Poland’s national-populist leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski accused Germany of trying to turn the European Union into a federalist “Fourth German Reich” in an interview published Friday. There are countries that “are not enthusiastic about the prospect of building a German Fourth … Read More
In a treacherous and potentially lethal tactic, more than 11,000 migrants have been discovered this year trying to get to Britain from France by hiding in the back of trucks. Thousands of people have crossed over into Britain in recent … Read More
Over 160 migrants drowned in two different shipwrecks off the Libyan coast this past week as more people try crossing to Europe, a United Nations migration official said Tuesday. International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokeswoman Safa Msehli said the new … Read More
Dec. 3 (UPI) — During a mass Friday on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Pope Francis urged reconciliation between the Catholic and Orthodox churches and separately met with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church. The pontiff met with Archbishop … Read More