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United Kingdom

First lorries cross English Channel under post-Brexit border rules

The holiday period, COVID-19 restrictions and pre-New Year stockpiling helped ensure a smooth start to new border operations now the UK has left the EU's trading system.

01/01/2021

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland traders in the dark over post-Brexit GB trade

Northern Ireland retailers say they're not ready for new trading arrangements with Britain from January 1 as they've not been given the technical information needed.

08/12/2020

Serbia

Serbian police arrest two people after seven bodies found in Paraguay

Serbian police have arrested two people for migrant smuggling in connection with the recent discovery of seven bodies in a shipping container in Paraguay.

29/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit trade: Border chaos warning piles pressure on UK government

The UK logistics industry wants urgent talks over inadequate Brexit border plans, warning of "severe" trade disruption unless the government gets its act together.

04/09/2020

United Kingdom

English Channel migrants 'forced onto boats' to make perilous crossing

Dan O'Mahoney, charged with stopping the sea journeys from France to England, says many migrants are at the mercy of smugglers and unaware of their destination.

04/09/2020

Kosovo

Kosovo asks Apple Maps to show it as an independent nation

Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj described Apple Maps as a "direct contradiction of the political and legal realities" in a letter to company CEO, Tim Cook.

28/07/2020

World News

Brexit: UK warned of 'thorough' EU border checks from January 2021

The EU Commission says people and businesses should be aware of 'far-reaching' and 'unavoidable' changes from January, whether or not a post-Brexit deal is done.

10/07/2020

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonian Police find 211 migrants in truck at Greek border

Authorities say 63 minors were among those discovered. Meanwhile eight others were injured when a pick-up truck carrying 32 migrants crashed on Tuesday.

07/07/2020

World News

COVID-19: EU considers plan to bar US travellers when borders reopen

European Union officials are drawing up lists detailing which countries whose travellers the bloc could allow in -- and those who will still be refused entry -- when the EU's external borders are reopened on July 1.

24/06/2020

USA

Supreme Court temporarily grants Trump funds for border wall

The Supreme Court overturned an earlier decision that prevented the US president from using military funds to build a border wall between the US and Mexico.

27/07/2019

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New York street art highlights child detentions at US-Mexico border

Dozens of installations popped up in New York as part of a campaign to highlight child separations at the US border.

13/06/2019

World News

Europea briefing: Five stories to know about today

Here are the top stories we were watching today.

11/01/2019

Hungary

Hungarian bear eludes trackers for three weeks on cross-country escapa

Young bear born in wild and likely to avoid humans say experts, but vigilance the order of the day until animal is caught.

07/06/2018

Syria

US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

15/01/2018