Global trade relies on specific maritime chokepoints like the English Channel, which sees 500 ships daily, and the Strait of Malacca, with 94,000 annual. From the oil-critical Strait of Hormuz to the drought-hit Panama Canal, these ten routes form the backbone of the international economy.

‘Suez Canal to English Channel’: Top 10 busiest shipping routes in the world

#Gravitas Chinese-made 'super dinghies' are fuelling a rise in illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel. These dinghies can ferry as many as 125 people in a single trip. 


Chinese ‘super dinghies’ flood Britain with record migrant numbers

Child 'trampled to death' on asylum seekers' Channel crossing boat, says French minister

Eight migrants drowned while crossing the English Channel on Sunday just weeks after 12 other died this month. Watch to know more.

UK Migrant Crisis: Eight migrants drown crossing English Channel

Eight migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to England on Sunday just weeks after 12 other died this month. Watch in for more details!

UK Migrant Crisis: Eight migrants drown while trying to cross English Channel

Eight die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say

Several migrants have died after their boat capsized in the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Watch in for more details!

France: Migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Cap Gris-Nez

Eerie medieval gravestones found near 800-year-old shipwreck in English Channel

At least five migrants die while crossing English Channel, 100 rescued by French Navy

Five people died on Tuesday while crossing the English Channel, shortly after the UK's approval of a migrant deportation bill. Bodies discovered at the Wimereaux beach in northern France. Watch in for more details!

5 migrants die in English Channel crossing attempt after UK approves Rwanda bill

Three people are feared dead after a migrant boat carrying 50 people faced navigational difficulties off the French Coast in the English Channel. Despite the French Navy's rescue efforts two people remained missing a third person was found but could not be revived.

Tragedy in the English Channel: Search and rescue efforts after the incident

At least about six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel. The boat was crossing France's channel to reach Britain. While French authorities have said that at least about 60 migrants have now been rescued the search for the missing passengers is still on.

Tragedy in the English Channel: Three feared dead

British PM Rishi Sunak concedes he may not be able to stop Channel migrants by next election

A migrant boat sinks in the English Channel, search for missing passengers still on

Migrant channel crossings in last 5 years cross 100,000 mark: UK interior ministry data

France indicts five soldiers for failing to rescue 27 migrants killed in 2021 English Channel tragedy

UK PM Rishi Sunak no longer committed to bringing net migration below 250,000

'Catch me if you can': Man hides inches away from police on roof of cannabis farmhouse

The UK's bill against the asylum for illegal migrants has taken a step further, British lawmakers are aiming to house migrants to crossing the English Channel illegally, informing military bases and the ferries.

UK to use military camps for migrants; govt 'exploring possibility' of using ferries | WION

A small asteroid entered the Earth's atmosphere. The meteor was seen lighting up the sky above the English Channel of the Atlantic Ocean. The 1m (3ft) meteoroid was seen shortly before 03:00 GMT on the morning of 13th Feb.

Meteor lights up the sky over English Channel

In 2022, more than 45,000 migrants were reported to have crossed the English Channel from mainland Europe to the UK, breaking the record of the previous years.

Record number of migrants crossed English Channel to UK in 2022

In 2022, more than 45,000 migrants crossed English Channel to reach UK from Europe

Jersey explosion toll rises to eight, one still missing since residential blast: Cops

Record 40,000 migrants crossed English Channel this year: UK

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