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Migrant crossings: Use of navy ships to stop boats ‘dangerous’

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Migrant crossings: Use of navy ships to stop boats 'dangerous'

Migrants in boat in the English Channel

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The Syrian migrants had been seen bailing out their boat with a plastic container on Monday

Utilizing Royal Navy ships to assist stop migrants crossing the English Channel is “harmful” and “will not change something”, a Calais politician says.

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On Saturday the House Workplace requested defence chiefs for assist to make crossings in small boats “unviable”.

About 20 Syrian migrants in a ship had been picked up by Border Power on Monday morning, the BBC’s Simon Jones stated.

Greater than 4,000 individuals have efficiently crossed the Channel from France in small boats to date this 12 months.

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Pierre-Henri Dumont, the Nationwide Meeting member for Calais, advised the BBC: “What’s the British navy going to do if it sees a small boat? Is it going to shoot the boat? Is it going to enter French waters?

“It is a political measure to present some type of muscle however technically talking it will not change something.”

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The Syrian migrants had been picked up by Border Power and brought to Dover

Mr Dumont stated the French authorities wanted to monitor about 300 miles of shoreline in the event that they had been to stop migrants launching small boats from French shores.

“We’re already making an attempt to no matter we are able to. We won’t have a digicam and police officer each 10 metres.”

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The Ministry of Defence says it has despatched an RAF Atlas surveillance plane to assist Border Power operations within the English Channel.

Greater than 700 individuals had been intercepted crossing the English Channel final week, together with 235 – the document for a single day – on Thursday.

Immigration minister Chris Philp is due to go to Paris this week to demand stronger measures from French authorities.

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  • Why are migrants crossing the English Channel?

He stated he wished to make the route “utterly unviable” so migrants “can have no incentive to come to northern France or try the crossing within the first place”.

Mr Philp added he additionally wished to “return as many migrants who’ve arrived as potential”, including there have been “returns flights deliberate within the coming days”.

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Media captionMigrants setting out to sea 20 miles east of Calais had been filmed by a BBC group on Saturday

Sir David Normington, former everlasting secretary on the House Workplace, advised the BBC the “solely answer” was to work with French officers to “persuade them to intensify their efforts” to stop the migrants leaving France.

“If it takes cash to assist the French enhance their assets and their manpower then that can have to be performed,” he stated.

Sir David stated he was “sceptical” concerning the deployment of the Royal Navy.

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“If the navy goes to push boats again, it should have to go into French water to do this, after which you’ll be able to solely do this with the permission of the French authorities.”

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Wizkid vs Davido Rivalry, What’s Up Between The Internet Feud? Here’s The Tea

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Wizkid and Davido are two famous musicians from Nigeria. However, they are currently all over social media because of their internet drama, which is nothing but tons of cat-calling against each other, directly pointed at each other.

They are both calling each other out and exposing a lot more.

So, on April 29, 2024, Wizkid took the initiative to start this drama.

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He wrote,

“U and all ur crew plus ur pant washer songwriter go to sleep at night thinking you got anything on me in music. Wish u all well,” directed at Davido, and D was quick to reply directly.

Davido, in his reply, added a video from TikTok and wrote the caption,

“That’s what I thought. Nothing to say! Exactly why I stopped wasting my clout and jeopardizing my millions of USD in endorsements on someone whose career was resurrected a few years ago just to die again. NEXT!!”

Even though he said ‘next’ and by that, we might get the hint of him being over it, oh boy, he was not! Then, in his later tweets, he started dissing Wizkid about his shoe size, “Size 7 shoe n—a shop at Footlocker kids.”

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Wizkid vs Davido Rivalry, What’s Up Between The Internet Feud?

The history behind this feud dates back a year, to June 2023, when Davido went on Drink Champs. He mentioned a feud with Wizkid. He mentioned that there are obvious feuds between artists, but this time the fans played a big role.

They started the surge on social media when he announced his concert with Wiz because they were not happy. And as he mentioned, all that drama and rivalry they’re both having against each other is caused by the fans and their outrage on social media.

It has been going on for over a decade, and some of us are hoping for it to be solved.

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Also Read: Report: Gangster Goldy Brar Is Alive, Confirms US Police

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Chelsea NYC Shooting: One Dead, One Arrested in Gunfire On West 24th Street 

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Chelsea NYC Shooting: One Dead, One Arrested in Gunfire On West 24th Street 

The Chelsea, NYC shooting has dominated media headlines as it involved gunfire. This major incident left the New York Police Department in awe, according to Fox5.

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested one man and shot another in Chelsea. This incident took place on Tuesday afternoon.

The exchange of gunfire occurred in the Manhattan neighborhood on West 24th Street near Seventh Avenue. Several police officers and an armed man were involved in the shooting.

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The NYPD later released details about the incident, stating that it occurred in broad daylight around 2 pm, local time.

As the gunfire incident ended, one man was found in critical condition and was immediately transferred to a local hospital. Another person involved in the shooting was taken into police custody.

As per reports given by local media, the officers who were involved in investigating the incident found a gun at the shooting spot. 

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None of the New York Police Department officers were injured or shot.

About the Chelsea NYC Shooting Suspect 

The police announced that the man who was shot by NYPD officers succumbed to his gunshot wounds. He was only 25 years old.

Moreover, he was being chased by NYPD officers as a suspect in another case. CBS News reported that he faced charges of assault and felony.

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According to police records, the deceased allegedly assaulted a deli clerk last month, hitting the victim with a glass jar.

The suspect was spotted at 200 West 24th St., in front of MaximEyes Optical.

An NYPD detective, along with a lieutenant who was conducting Homeland Security Investigations, located him.

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Thus, the police officers chased him to apprehend him. However, “during a standoff-like situation, the officers of the task force were forced to fire the gun at the unidentified suspect several times,” Times Now reported.

Also Read: Charlotte Shooting: Four Officers Killed and Others Wounded While Serving Warrant

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Report: Gangster Goldy Brar Is Alive, Confirms US Police

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Report: Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case Prime Suspect, Goldy Brar Is Alive 

The prime suspect in the murder case of a famous Punjabi singer, Goldy Brar, is alive, reported TOI.

Goldy is the infamous Canadian gangster who was earlier rumored to be dead in an alleged incident that took place at Fairmont and Holt Avenue last Tuesday.

In the incident, one of the two individuals reportedly got gunshot wound and succumbed to injuries at the hospital. You can read our story about California shooting incident in which Goldy Brar allegedly got shot here.

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As per the US police, reports of Goldy’s disappearance were circulating all over the internet on Tuesday. However, the U.S. authorities clarified the rumors of Brar’s disappearance in a California shooting incident are untrue. 

The claims were refuted by the Fresno police department and labeled them as fake. William J. Dooley, the Lieutenant, debunked online speculations and announced that the victim of the California shooting was not Goldy Brar. 

William J. Dooley stated,

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“If you are inquiring because of the online chatter claiming that the shooting victim is ‘Goldy Brar’, we can confirm that this is absolutely not true.”

Who is Goldy Brar?

Goldy Brar, hailing from Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, is a close ally of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. It is anticipated that he is the mastermind behind the assassination of Sidhu Moose Wala, the Punjabi pop icon. 

According to The Economic Times, in January 2024, Satinderjit Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, was designated as a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the anti-terror law, UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act). 

Orders by the government-linked Goldy Brar to a listed terrorist organization under the UAPA, Babbar Khalsa International. 

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Goldy Brar has never ceased to vanish from police’s eyes since he murdered Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. His father also was a Police Officer himself.

After completing his graduation and getting a BS degree, he has been operating from Canada remotely. 

Last year Goldy’s statement, targetting Bollywood superstar Salman Khan next made huge media headlines.

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