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First Rwanda flight will leave 'in 10 to 12 weeks' - Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak said teams across Government “are working flat out to deliver this genuine game changer”. He told a Downing Street press conference: “The first flight will leave in 10 to 12 weeks. Now of course that is later than we wanted.
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Cleverly insists Government is still fully committed to 'innovative' Rwanda policy
Home Secretary James Cleverly speaks following a speech at think tank the Carnegie Council in New York. He discusses the Government’s Rwanda policy, the IOPC’s investigation into how Nottinghamshire police handled the Valdo Calocane...
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Man who died on Bibby Stockholm named as 27-year-old Albanian
An asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm barge has been identified as a 27-year-old man from Albania, the PA news agency understands. Dorset Police confirmed last Tuesday that a man had died aboard the accommodation vessel based...
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I will not rest until the boats are stopped, Sunak
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says small boat crossings were down 20% and “our plan is starting to work” but there is still a “long way to go”, as he gave a speech on tackling migration during a visit to Dover.
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Sunak: We will wait to announce where new barges to house asylum seekers will be
Rishi Sunak said that he would “wait to announce” where new barges, set to house asylum seekers, would be located. He said that the Government does “extensive engagement with local communities in advance of other large sites or barges”.
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Politics daily briefing: May 28
All the latest political developments in the UK as the Home Office launches a new campaign to tackle small boat crossings.
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Home Secretary and Prime Minister 'completely aligned' on migration - Jenrick
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has insisted the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister are “completely aligned” in their stance on migration. He told broadcasters: “The Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and I are completely aligned...
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CLEAN : ANIMATED MAP: Cruise ship on fire near Greece's Corfu
Animated map of the location near the greek island of Corfu where a fire broke out on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Mediterranean's Ionian Sea with 237 passengers and 51 crew on board (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Albania - Protest over loss of life-savings
Thousands of Albanians marched through central Tirana on Sunday (26/1), some throwing stones at riot police, to protest over their loss of life-savings in collapsed pyramid savings schemes.
00:00 PAN protestors at rally
00:10 Opposition...
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KING ZOG IN EXILE -
King Zog of Albania arrives in Antwerp with his infant son. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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CLEAN : Rescue services clear rubble from building hit by quake in Albania
People and soldiers are searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in the Albanian city of Thumane in search of victims (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Rescue services clear rubble from building hit by quake in Albania
At least six people died and some 150 are injured in Albania after the strongest earthquake in decades rocked the Balkan destroying buildings and burying victims in rubble (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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MACEDONIA: KOSOVO CRISIS: CLINTON ARRIVES IN SKOPJE
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U-S President Bill Clinton arrived in Skopje, Macedonia on Tuesday to hold informal talks with the leaders of Albania and Macedonia.
It is thought that Clinton will thank the governments of both countries for their...
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Albania/Greece - Hundreds flee country
President Sali Berisha assured Greece on Wednesday (05/03) that Albania's minority Greek population was "in no way implicated" in violent anti-government protests in the south of Albania, where security forces have been ordered to shoot...
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KOSOVO: SERB FORCES ADVANCE ON ETHNIC ALBANIAN REBELS UPDATE (2)
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A four day offensive in Kosovo rages on as Serb forces drive ethnic Albanian rebels from a key highway and surround a major insurgent stronghold near the Albanian border.
Serb police pushed on Eastern and Western fronts...
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Albania - Italy flies in emergency supplies
Italy flew emergency supplies into Albania on Monday (24/03) and flew Albanian Prime Minister Bashkim Fino out of the country to Rome for talks on how Europe can help the crisis-ridden Balkan nation get free of the chaos that's...
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ALBANIA: CHINOOK HELICOPTERS ARRIVE AT NATO'S TIRANA BASE
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Several Chinook helicopters arrived at the NATO base at Tirana airport in Albania carrying what APTN believes to be the first contingent of artillery that can be used by ground troops.
The previous shipments included...
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Albania - Arrival of Turkish and Greek troops
The first contingent of Turkey's peacekeeping force arrived this morning, Wednesday, in the Albanian port of Durres. The 250 soldiers are to join in a 6-000 strong multi-national ffort, named Operation Alba, to maintain law and order...
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Bektashi World Center
Bektashi World Center in Tirana. World Headquarters of the Bektashi Community in Tirana, Albania. Shot done by Sony Ex-3.
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Albania - Thousands take to streets in protest
More than 20,000 people financially ruined by the collapse of a get-rich-quick savings scheme demonstrated on the Albanian city or Vlore on Friday (7/2) for the third straight day.
They gathered in front of the police headquarters...
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ALBANIA: VLORA: 3RD DAY OF DEMONSTRATIONS OVER LOST FUNDS
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Angry Albanians continue to hold the government responsible for their losses in shaky investment schemes.
Thousands of people, in the already poor country, lost their life's savings in pyramid investment schemes.
For the...
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Albania - Mass protest
Demonstrations are set to continue in Albania on Saturday (8/2) following a mass protest on Friday (7/2) when denouncing President Sali Berisha and calling for the resignation of the government.
As evening fell opposition leaders and...
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Albania - Foreign nationals evacuated
Western countries were stepping up efforts to evacuate their nationals from crisis-ridden Albania on Friday (14/3), as the capital, Tirana, slid further into anarchy.
WS US Chinook helicopter flying over Tirana;
US marines on ground,...