French president Emanuel Macron has called Britain's immigration policy 'hypocritical' and blamed London for the deaths of migrants trying to get to the UK from France.

Twelve migrants were found dead in a small Turkish town near the Greek border often used by migrants seeking to enter the European Union, after they apparently froze to death, igniting a war of words between the two countries.

The Italian Interior Ministry allowed the ship to dock in the port of Augusta.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei says his country is ready to end confrontation with Western nations.

France has rejected Britain’s proposals of joint patrols across the English Channel to tackle the migrant crisis as an encroachment on the country’s sovereignty.

This episode looks at the blame game going on between London and Paris, accusing each other of negligence in dealing with migrants.

Merkel threatens Russia with further sanctions if the situation escalates in and around eastern Ukraine or on the Belarus-Poland border.