The british government has authorised the border force to turn back small boats carrying migrants across the english channel from france. It marks a new approach by the home secretary, priti patel. Up to this point, migrants found in english waters have been brought back to the uk mainland to be processed. She has also threatened to withold £54 mllion of funding which the uk pays to france to patrol their side of the channel. The french interior minister said his country would not be blackmailed and uk plans to return boats were in breach of maritime law. This is the english channel, the stretch of water separating the uk from the continent. In the past week alone, over 1500 people have crossed on small boats and dinghies. That brings the total making the journey so far this year to 12,500, far surpassing last year s total of almost 8500. While the uk continues to see far fewer arrivals and asylum claims than many of its european counterparts, the numbers are increasing. There are eve
The past 24 hours alone. The biden administration has not disclosed how many are americans, but the secretary of state said today that roughly 1500 were left in the country. So the question is remaining tonight, how is the administration keeping track of the remaining u. S. Citizens they are and how are we getting them out? and did a biden administration pay ransom for their safe passage or the promise of their safe passage? additionally, new information breaking that the evacuation includes unaccompanied minors whose families have been left behind. Of course that poses its own set of problems for an america already struggling with tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who have crossed our southern border. We are going to get some more on all of this with congressman jim jordan and former acting dhs secretary chad wolf. Also coming up, the porn industry chalks up another win. Plus, raymond arroyo exposes a human tragedy unfolding right here in california. But first, as california g
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. In the end, it wasn t about fire power or troop numbers. In afghanistan, the taliban had a vital asset, which the us and her allies lacked strategic patience. Two decades after they were expelled from kabul, the islamists are back in power. Us and british troops are scrambling to complete a humiliating evacuation. My guest is british conservative mp and former soldier tobias ellwood. This looks like an historic defeat for western power. How damaging could the consequences be? tobias ellwood, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. I am sure that you, like the rest of us, have been watching the scenes of chaos, of fear in kabul over the last few hours and days fear particularly seen at kabul airport. When you watch those scenes, what are your feelings? well, personally, i had a journey of discovery with afghanistan. Back in 2002, my brother was killed in the bali bombing and i really couldn t understand what happened, that why som
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