France, EU to intensify fight against migrant smuggling networks

France and other European countries resolved Sunday to intensify their fight against smuggling networks and deploy aerial surveillance to deter desperate migrants from undertaking dangerous journeys by sea and land, days after 27 people died when their overcrowded inflatable boat sank en route to Britain.

UK Government ‘Recklessly Ignored’ Years of Warnings over Channel Boat Crossings | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- The government has been accused of “recklessly” ignoring years of warnings that its policies would cause increasing numbers of asylum seekers to risk their lives crossing the English Channel.

Channel deaths: More boats arrive after 27 people drown - BBC News

More people have made the perilous journey across the English Channel, a day after 27 people drowned in the deadliest crossing on record.

Putin opposes EU proposal for new sanctions on Belarus - AA

Russian President Vladimir Putin opposed on Wednesday a EU proposal for new sanctions on Belarus.

Estonia Plans Snap Military Exercise, Razor Wire along Russian Border - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The Estonian government summoned 1,700 reserve soldiers on Wednesday for an unannounced exercise which will include installing a razor wire barrier along 40 km of its border with Russia, as the migration crisis in nearby Belarus intensifies.

Poland may call NATO for help with Belarus border crisis | DW News

 

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Polish police say group of 50 migrants broke through border with Belarus

 A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police said on Sunday, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.

Caravana migrante resiste en su avance por el sur de México - La Guardia Nacional bloquea el avance

 

Cientos de migrantes de Centroamérica que viajan en caravana por México en dirección a EE.UU. pararon camiones para que les permitiera viajar en ellos. La Guardia Nacional Mexicana bloqueó la vía intentando evitar el paso de los vehículos que transportaban a los migrantes.

EU set to adopt new criteria to expand Belarus sanctions amid migrant crisis

EU foreign ministers are set to approve new criteria for imposing sanctions on individuals and organizations that facilitate illegal entry into the EU from Belarus at a meeting Monday.

Польша не пустит мигрантов. Число беженцев растет. Ситуация на границе Белоруссии и Польши

 

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Polonia detiene a un grupo de migrantes cuando cruzaba la frontera desde Bielorrusia

 

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Belarús responde a las nuevas sanciones de la UE, dice que podría cortar el gas

 

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Turkey invites Poland to come and see it’s not sending migrants to border with Belarus — RT

 Turkey has invited Poland to send “technical teams” to conduct inspections at Istanbul Airport, after Warsaw accused Ankara of fueling the migrant crisis at its border with Belarus.

Krise an polnischer EU-Grenze - Merkel bittet Putin um Eingreifen in Minsk

 

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State of emergency declared in Lithuanian regions bordering Belarus - TASS

The state of emergency, imposed by the Lithuanian parliament due to a migration crisis, came into force in regions bordering Belarus at midnight local time (01:00 Moscow time) on Wednesday.

Bielorrusia reporta disparos en la frontera con Polonia

 

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Belarus migrants: Poland fears armed border escalation - BBC News

Poland has warned of a possible "armed" escalation on its border with Belarus, fearing its neighbour may try to provoke an incident with hundreds of migrants seeking to cross into the EU.

EU Eyes Sanctions Against Airlines Amid Situation On Border With Belarus - Von Der Leyen - UrduPoint

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on the EU countries to agree on the expansion of the sanctions regime against the Belarusian authorities amid the situation on the border with Poland and said that the possibility of introducing sanctions against airlines of third countries would be considered in this regard.

France says will provide shelter, end surprise evictions for migrants in Calais • FRANCE 24

 

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US to pay close to $1m to families separated at border: Report | Al Jazeera

The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating a plan to offer $450,000 per person to migrant families who were separated at the United States’ southern border as part of the “zero tolerance” policy of predecessor Donald Trump.