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The Port of Dover is the UK's largest ferry port and handles a third of UK exports to the EU. Every year, thousands of irregular migrants arrive in small boats across the English Channel on the southeast coast of England. The British government has long tried to reduce the number of arrivals, also supported by agreements with France.
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The British government will take increased security measures around the port of Dover to prevent similar blockades.
Likely · Within weeks
The collaboration between Reform UK and Rassemblement National will lead to concrete policy initiatives against irregular migration.
Possible · Within months
A 75-year-old woman from Hesse slipped while hiking in the Tyrolean mountains and fell about 60 meters down a steep slope. Despite immediate rescue efforts, she died from her injuries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to the Kremlin for talks on the Ukraine war. Both sides announce mutual pauses in attacks, while Russian attacks are reported on Ukrainian airports and the SBU headquarters in Kiev. Zelensky is expecting the envoys in Kyiv on Sunday.

The US military has destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Revolutionary Guard after they fired missiles at two US naval ships, according to US sources. The escalation follows a week-long ceasefire and serves to increase economic pressure on Iran.

The US military has attacked three Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman after Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles at two US warships. One tanker was completely destroyed and two others were permanently disabled. There were no American injuries. The action targets a billion-dollar shadow network of the Revolutionary Guards.

The US military has fired on three Iranian oil tankers, including one off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, in response to previous missile attacks by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on US naval vessels. At the same time, conflicts in Yemen and Lebanon are escalating as the US imposes sanctions on a Turkish bank and President Trump proposes renaming the Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait'.
New talks on the Ukraine war between Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, scheduled at short notice, have begun in Moscow. Putin received US President Donald Trump's envoys in the Kremlin. He ordered a three-day ceasefire for Kiev to enable negotiators to visit the Ukrainian capital. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the resumption of negotiations after the arrival of US representatives and said that they had new proposals in their luggage. Zelensky reiterated that he was expecting the envoys in Kiev and that from a Ukrainian perspective the ceasefire was already in force.