European Union leaders have tripled the budget for the bloc’s maritime border surveillance program and committed additional ships in an effort to halt the tide of migrants attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing. CCTV’s Jack Barton reports from Brussels that leaders also began laying the groundwork for military action against human traffickers
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Jerry Omondi - 10 mins ago
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday witnessed the swearing in of the country’s new ministers after he reshuffled his cabinet.
The cabinet reshuffle affecting...
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Jerry Omondi - 21 mins ago
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