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'Unprecedented pressure' as EU's borders face rising migrant numbers

Irregular migrant crossings into EU in 2022 reach level not seen in six years.

USA

Biden pairs tough border checks with new opportunities for migrants

US President Joe Biden said the US would immediately turn away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to confront the arrivals of migrants that have spiralled since he took office two years ago.

France

French police dismantle gang smuggling migrants across Channel

Six people were arrested and taken into custody during the operation.

Belgium

Migrant fights to prove identity in bid to land €250,000 lottery prize

The man, 28, bought the winning scratch card for €5 a few weeks ago but has been unable to claim his prize.

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Spain

Twenty-five migrants feared dead off Spain's Canary Islands

Spanish police say several people may have been thrown overboard during the attempted sea crossing from Mauritania.

Germany

Germany says more than 5,000 migrants arrived from Belarus in October

German police say that they registered more than 5,285 unauthorised border crossings last month by people who had arrived from Belarus.

Austria

Austria: Manhunt underway for driver of van holding two dead migrants

Police are searching for the driver of a van in Austria which was found to contain nearly 30 people crammed into a small space, two of whom had died.

France

France slashes visas for Maghreb countries over illegal migration

France has been criticised by northwest African countries for cutting the number of visas available to citizens from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

World News

Scores of UK-bound migrants rescued off the French coast

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel has soared this year.

France

Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’

"The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said.

My Europe Series

What are the real reasons behind Bosnia's migrant crisis?

The crisis climaxed before Christmas after pictures emerged of migrants freezing in snow-covered makeshift tents near the Bosnia-Croatia border.

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.