The United Kingdom and France are close to a new agreement aimed at preventing tens of thousands of migrants from crossing the English Channel from France in small boats, UK media reported on Thursday ...

French police have used new tactics to stop small boats setting off to cross the Channel, slashing a boat while it was in shallow waters. The boat was packed with men, women and children when police ...

Smugglers have launched migrant small boats from beaches in Belgium away from the traditional sites around Calais and Dunkirk. Belgian authorities say gangs are using so‑called "taxi boats" that move ...

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian coastguard rescued almost 500 migrants crammed into five small inflatable boats off the Sicilian coast in the Mediterranean Sea after receiving distress calls overnight, ...