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France and UK to work on migrant boat crossings, France to get additional funding Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said France will receive additional funding to prevent small boats from crossing the Channel. He made the announcement ahead of an Anglo-French summit where small boat crossings and the conflict in Ukraine will be discussed. However, returning migrants arriving in the UK to France is not expected to be on the agenda. The UK government has previously paid France £8m annually to increase surveillance of French beaches, and it is believed that they will give France over £200m over three years,…

At least 7 dead after shooting at Hamburg Jehovah’s Witness hall A shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting hall in Hamburg, Germany has left seven people dead and several others injured. The gunman is believed to have acted alone and is thought to be dead, with no clear motive yet known. The perpetrator is reported to be a former member of the religious community, aged between 30 and 40. The victims have not yet been identified, and investigations are ongoing. The police were called to the scene on Deelböge street, Gross Borstel district, at around 21:15 local time on Thursday. …

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Mexico cartel turns in own men, apologises over US kidnappings and killings According to reports from Matamoros, a splinter group of the Gulf Cartel, known as the Scorpions Group, has apologised for kidnapping four US citizens last week, killing two of them, and has handed over the men it claims are responsible. Mexican newspapers published a photo showing five men lying on the ground with their hands tied and their T-shirts pulled up, apparently taken as police arrived at the scene. A letter allegedly left with the men apologised to the people of Matamoros, the US victims and their families,…

President Xi Jinping starts historic third term  China’s President Xi Jinping has been granted a historic third term by the country’s rubber-stamp parliament, cementing his status as China’s most powerful leader in decades. While the presidency holds mainly ceremonial duties, Xi’s authority stems from his roles as General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). The confirmation of his third term was widely expected, with attention now focused on the upcoming appointments of Xi loyalists to key positions. As China faces economic challenges and tense relations with the US, Xi’s centralization of power is…

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