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New Caledonia Says ‘Non’ to Independence
NOUMÉA, New Caledonia — New Caledonia, a tiny scattering of islands in the South Pacific, will not mark the new…
‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — The boat packed with migrants was about halfway across the English Channel when one of the passengers…
Macron and Scholz Meet and Call for More ‘European Sovereignty’
PARIS — On the face of it, President Emmanuel Macron, a showman, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a study in reserve,…
As French Election Looms, Candidates Stake Out Tough Positions on Migrants
PARIS — An out-of-control influx of immigrants. A threat to French identity and stability. A reason to urgently close France’s…
France-U.K. Acrimony Impedes Progress on Channel Crossings
“Migration feeds into this sense that Boris Johnson doesn’t understand his blue-collar political base,” said Matthew Goodwin, a professor of…
Undeterred by Channel’s Perils, Desperate Migrants Still Plan to Cross
CALAIS, France — The lights on the opposite side of the English Channel were visible on Thursday, emboldening Emanuel Malbah,…