France, English Channel and migrants
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According to a media report, a Russian basketball player has been arrested and detained in France at the request of the USA. He denies all allegations.
The two men, wearing balaclavas, scaled the 330m-tall Paris monument before dawn. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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This week a UK minister welcomed the sight of the French police slashing a dinghy with a knife, puncturing the inflatable before it could bring yet more migrants across the Channel. Well, in the last 48 hours,
French police have intensified efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel. Recent videos show officers slashing inflatable boats, forcing migrants into the water.
A deal between Britain and France to stop illegal Channel crossings will be far less effective than action to tackle the root causes of irregular migration, the UN’s migration agency chief has warned.
Police in Marrakech arrested a French national of Algerian origin wanted by the international community based on an arrest warrant issued by France.
Police have arrested a knife-wielding man in Rouen as crowds gathered during the Tour de France according to local reports in France
The 11 Look bikes that were stolen from Cofidis during the Tour de France Grand Départ have now been returned, the team confirmed on Monday. In the early hours of Sunday morning, ahead of stage 2, 11 bikes worth €13,000 each were stolen from the Cofidis hotel in Bondues, in what the team assumed was the work of an organised gang.