68 Migrants Rescued off Calais as Channel Crossings Rise
French coastguards rescued 68 migrants from a boat off Calais on Friday, while 183 more reached the UK, bringing the total for 2025 to 890; this follows a rise in Channel crossings and tragic migrant deaths, prompting increased cooperation between France and the UK to combat people-smuggling and add...
68 Migrants Rescued off Calais as Channel Crossings Rise
French coastguards rescued 68 migrants from a boat off Calais on Friday, while 183 more reached the UK, bringing the total for 2025 to 890; this follows a rise in Channel crossings and tragic migrant deaths, prompting increased cooperation between France and the UK to combat people-smuggling and add...
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64% Bias Score
Record Migrant Deaths in English Channel Amidst Rising Arrivals
In 2024, a record 77 migrants died attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats, as nearly 37,000 people arrivedâa 25% increase from 2023âprompting calls for increased safety measures and legal migration routes.
Record Migrant Deaths in English Channel Amidst Rising Arrivals
In 2024, a record 77 migrants died attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats, as nearly 37,000 people arrivedâa 25% increase from 2023âprompting calls for increased safety measures and legal migration routes.
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56% Bias Score
Three Migrants Dead in English Channel Crossing
At least three migrants died and 50 were rescued after their boat capsized in the English Channel early Sunday, highlighting the dangers of this route and fueling tensions between the U.K. and France amidst record migrant crossings.
Three Migrants Dead in English Channel Crossing
At least three migrants died and 50 were rescued after their boat capsized in the English Channel early Sunday, highlighting the dangers of this route and fueling tensions between the U.K. and France amidst record migrant crossings.
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40% Bias Score
UK-Germany Pact Targets Iraqi-Kurdish Smuggling Ring in English Channel
A joint UK-German agreement aims to combat an Iraqi-Kurdish human trafficking network operating across the English Channel, following a major raid in Germany; the agreement focuses on improved police cooperation and disrupting the flow of funds, reflecting a wider push to tighten border controls ami...
UK-Germany Pact Targets Iraqi-Kurdish Smuggling Ring in English Channel
A joint UK-German agreement aims to combat an Iraqi-Kurdish human trafficking network operating across the English Channel, following a major raid in Germany; the agreement focuses on improved police cooperation and disrupting the flow of funds, reflecting a wider push to tighten border controls ami...
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52% Bias Score
Opération contre réseau de passeurs kurdo-irakiens: 72 morts en Manche en 2024
Une opération conjointe franco-allemande a démantelé un réseau de passeurs kurdo-irakiens organisant des traversées illégales de la Manche depuis l'Allemagne; au moins 72 personnes sont mortes en mer en 2024.
Opération contre réseau de passeurs kurdo-irakiens: 72 morts en Manche en 2024
Une opération conjointe franco-allemande a démantelé un réseau de passeurs kurdo-irakiens organisant des traversées illégales de la Manche depuis l'Allemagne; au moins 72 personnes sont mortes en mer en 2024.
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44% Bias Score
First Migrant Death of 2025 in English Channel Highlights Dangers of Crossings
A 19-year-old Syrian migrant died on January 11th, 2025, during a Channel crossing from France to the UK, marking the first such death of 2025 and highlighting the continued risks of these crossings, which saw a record 77 deaths and 36,816 successful crossings in 2024.
First Migrant Death of 2025 in English Channel Highlights Dangers of Crossings
A 19-year-old Syrian migrant died on January 11th, 2025, during a Channel crossing from France to the UK, marking the first such death of 2025 and highlighting the continued risks of these crossings, which saw a record 77 deaths and 36,816 successful crossings in 2024.
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32% Bias Score
Record Migrant Channel Crossings Prompt UK Government Action
In 2024, a record 36,525 migrants illegally crossed the English Channel to the UK, resulting in at least 77 deaths; the UK government will implement new solutions in 2025 to curb this, despite a recent 20 percent increase in crossings.
Record Migrant Channel Crossings Prompt UK Government Action
In 2024, a record 36,525 migrants illegally crossed the English Channel to the UK, resulting in at least 77 deaths; the UK government will implement new solutions in 2025 to curb this, despite a recent 20 percent increase in crossings.
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64% Bias Score
French Gunman Kills Four at Migrant Camp Near Dunkirk
A 22-year-old French gunman killed two migrants and two security guards at a migrant camp near Dunkirk, France, on Saturday; the migrants had just been rescued after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel to Britain.
French Gunman Kills Four at Migrant Camp Near Dunkirk
A 22-year-old French gunman killed two migrants and two security guards at a migrant camp near Dunkirk, France, on Saturday; the migrants had just been rescued after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel to Britain.
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32% Bias Score
Germany-UK Crackdown on Human Smuggling Ring Highlights Policy Implications
A major crackdown in Germany dismantled an Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling ring using substandard boats to traffic refugees across the English Channel to the UK, prompting increased UK-Germany cooperation and highlighting unintended consequences of stricter migration policies.
Germany-UK Crackdown on Human Smuggling Ring Highlights Policy Implications
A major crackdown in Germany dismantled an Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling ring using substandard boats to traffic refugees across the English Channel to the UK, prompting increased UK-Germany cooperation and highlighting unintended consequences of stricter migration policies.
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44% Bias Score
French Interior Minister Visits Pas-de-Calais Amidst Surge in Migrant Deaths
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau visited Pas-de-Calais on November 29th to address the rising migrant crisis, where at least 72 deaths have occurred this year during Channel crossingsâexceeding the past five yearsâleading to 17 investigations into fatal shipwrecks and 10 more into bodies fo...
French Interior Minister Visits Pas-de-Calais Amidst Surge in Migrant Deaths
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau visited Pas-de-Calais on November 29th to address the rising migrant crisis, where at least 72 deaths have occurred this year during Channel crossingsâexceeding the past five yearsâleading to 17 investigations into fatal shipwrecks and 10 more into bodies fo...
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24% Bias Score