FILE - A boat thought to carry migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the English Channel off Wimereux beach, France, Wednesday ...

France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the ...

ECAULT BEACH, France — Across the English Channel, the U.K.'s white cliffs beckon. On fine days, men and women with children in their arms and determination in their eyes can see the shoreline of what ...

A group of men and women carrying some small children were pictured waiting to cross the Channel on Gravelines beach early ...