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3 Migrants Die Trying to Cross English Channel from France

(FILES) Migrants onboard a smuggler's boat sail in the French water in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Hardelot in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
(FILES) Migrants onboard a smuggler's boat sail in the French water in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Hardelot in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
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3 Migrants Die Trying to Cross English Channel from France

(FILES) Migrants onboard a smuggler's boat sail in the French water in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Hardelot in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
(FILES) Migrants onboard a smuggler's boat sail in the French water in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Hardelot in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

Three migrants have died after attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France, and at least three others are believed to be missing, local authorities said on Wednesday.

The Pas-de-Calais department’s prefecture said the three people who died overnight were trying to reach Britain through the perilous waterway.

Local authorities believe that three other migrants went missing at sea during another attempted crossing. Rescue teams managed to salvage one person during that boat accident, the prefecture said.

Attempts by migrants to cross the Channel in unseaworthy boats have multiplied in recent days due to favorable weather. According to British government figures, more than 1,100 people crossing in small boats arrived in Britain last week.

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Italy Urges Israel to Be ‘Positive Player’ for Peace

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Reuters)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Reuters)
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Italy Urges Israel to Be ‘Positive Player’ for Peace

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Reuters)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday urged Israel to be a "positive player" for peace in the Middle East following a deal between Iran and the US.

"Our goal must be to promote lasting, structural solutions that go beyond the logic of short-term truces," Meloni said as the G7 summit in France came to a close.

"We expect Israel to now act as a positive player in the peace process, and that the inevitable internal debate, also driven by the election campaign, will not jeopardize the difficult path that the US has begun," she said.

Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Monday denounced the deal between the United States and Iran, insisting his country was not bound by it.

Meloni also spoke of a "very positive climate" at the Evian summit between US President Donald Trump and the other leaders present.

She said that on Ukraine there was "a lot of convergence, which is not always obvious" and there was "no friction or divergence".

Asked about heavy criticism from Trump of her position during the Middle East war, Meloni said that she and the US president were both "quite strong characters".

"We are two people who are determined to defend their national interest," she said.

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EU Supports Ebola Response with €493 Million in Vaccines, Treatment and Health Aid

An ambulance transports a patient accompanied by a doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
An ambulance transports a patient accompanied by a doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
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EU Supports Ebola Response with €493 Million in Vaccines, Treatment and Health Aid

An ambulance transports a patient accompanied by a doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
An ambulance transports a patient accompanied by a doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

The European Commission said on Wednesday it will fund the response to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa with a €493 million ($572 million) financial aid package.

The amount comprises frontline medical support for the immediate outbreak response, humanitarian assistance in the Great Lakes region ⁠and Uganda, vaccine ⁠and treatment research for filoviruses as well as longer-term work to improve preparedness and health systems.

The Commission response to ⁠the outbreak has been coordinated from day one with Member States, international bodies and partners.

"Ebola is a test of our global solidarity. As some turn inward, the EU remains present, engaged, and a reliable partner," Commissioner for Crisis Management ⁠Hadja ⁠Lahbib said in a statement.

The Commission continues to monitor the outbreak closely in cooperation with its partners though the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control currently assesses the risk to people in Europe as very low.

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UN Food Aid Agency Gets $800 Million Grant from US after Funding Cuts

(FILES) Workers load food commodities onto World Food Programme (WFP) SHERPs at the WFP logistics base in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan, on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Rian COPE / AFP)
(FILES) Workers load food commodities onto World Food Programme (WFP) SHERPs at the WFP logistics base in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan, on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Rian COPE / AFP)
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UN Food Aid Agency Gets $800 Million Grant from US after Funding Cuts

(FILES) Workers load food commodities onto World Food Programme (WFP) SHERPs at the WFP logistics base in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan, on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Rian COPE / AFP)
(FILES) Workers load food commodities onto World Food Programme (WFP) SHERPs at the WFP logistics base in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan, on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Rian COPE / AFP)

The United Nations World Food Programme said on Wednesday it welcomed an $800 million contribution from the United States, following previous funding cuts from President Donald Trump's administration.

The funds will help scale up assistance and respond rapidly to emerging crises at a time when global hunger is at record levels and the number of people facing acute hunger is expected to rise ⁠this year, WFP ⁠said.

The US is the WFP's biggest donor, but its contribution more than halved from 2024 to around $2 billion in 2025.

WFP said the new funding would allow it to ⁠pre-position food supplies, expand cash assistance programs and maintain supply chains in crisis-hit areas such as Lebanon, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The US has long been the world's largest humanitarian donor, though its contributions have fluctuated sharply in recent years amid shifts in foreign aid policy.

In 2025, US humanitarian funding ⁠to ⁠the UN fell to about $3.38 billion from $14.1 billion a year earlier after major spending cuts.

On Tuesday, the US State Department also announced $218 million in assistance to the UN children's agency UNICEF, Reuters reported.

The WFP is under temporary leadership while the US seeks to place another American at the agency's helm, following the resignation of Cindy McCain on health grounds.