France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the ...

FILE - A boat thought to carry migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the English Channel off Wimereux beach, France, Wednesday ...

More than 36,800 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far in 2025, overtaking last year’s total and ...

Authorities say the pair died off the coast of northern France after about 100 people set off by makeshift boat.

Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants ...

Footage captured on Gravelines Beach in northern France shows officers spraying groups wearing life jackets with pepper spray. Around 70 people made it onto a small boat for crossing on this attempt.