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France and U.K. Sign Key Deals on Migration, Nuclear Weapons

The agreements signal a new chapter of post-Brexit Anglo-French cooperation.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at France and Britain’s migration and nuclear weapons deals, U.S. tariff threats against Brazil, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Asia.


Anglo-French Deals

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a joint migration deal on Thursday that is aimed at reducing the flow of migrants across the English Channel, which divides France and the United Kingdom. The announcement came at the end of Macron’s three-day trip to Britain, which also included high-level discussions on defense and energy.