British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday described the volume of migrants crossing the Channel as “appalling and unacceptably high” and called on France to help keep numbers down.
Patel made her comments on social media the day after British border officials detained 235 migrants as they tried to cross the narrow stretch of water between the UK and France — a daily record high. Source France24
- US says ‘will help our partner Saudi Arabia defend against attacks on its territory’
- Arab coalition thwarted an attack on Riyadh on Saturday by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen
The US on Sunday condemned an attempted air attack on Riyadh at the weekend and said anyone who tried to undermine the Kingdom’s stability would be held to account. Source Arab News
The police were violently attacked by about thirty individuals in the Mardelles district in Brunoy (Essonne) when they arrested the alleged perpetrator of an assault. An official was injured. The police were called in around 1:40 p.m. this Saturday. A 17-year-old teenager had just been assaulted near the Boulevard du Général de Gaulle in Brunoy. He was unconscious. Source Actu17
A police patrol was attacked by numerous individuals in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis) this Sunday afternoon. A man was arrested and taken into police custody shortly after. Source Actu17
