Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, on March 18, 2023.

The United Nations criticizes UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for planning to halt small-boat crossings into the UK, emphasizing that stopping a refugee fleeing global danger zones from reaching safety is against international law.

A record number of over 45000 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK from mainland Europe in 2022, surpassing the previous year's record by more than 60 percent.

"The court has concluded that it is lawful for the government to make arrangements for relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda," Judge Lewis said.

The former residents of a hostel in Rwanda who were ejected under a controversial deal to host refugees to be flown from the UK have complained of being left homeless while the property remains unoccupied.

Boris Johnson has warned that Ukrainian asylum seekers face being deported to Rwanda forcefully if they travel to the UK without legal authorization.

Boris Johnson, who recently survived a challenge to his leadership in a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons, has decided to take on new challenges instead of discussing the Partygate scandal and his actions during the coronavirus pandemic.