Saskatoon native and long-distance swimmer Aerin Bowers recounts the moment she completed a 16-hour swim across the English Channel.

Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, waits in a makeshift camp in northern France, preparing for a dangerous English Channel crossing.

During a meeting with the leaders of several African nations at the White House, President Donald Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s command of English. English is Liberia's national language.

French President Emmanuel Macron held talks on Wednesday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as the issue of small-boat crossings of the English Channel dominated the second day of his UK

President Trump hailed Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his mastery of English Wednesday during a meeting with African leaders at the White House. English is the official language of Liberia.

Trump's remarks came during a meeting with the leaders of several African nations. Many people who live in Liberia are descendants of freed American slaves.

The U.K. Royal Navy recently monitored a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel, the service announced this week. Offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersey (P283) and a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) and a Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter from 824 NAS were dispatched to monitor Russian Navy submarine RFS Novorossiysk (B-61) and tug boat Yakov Grebelski as the ships sailed west through the waters.

Long distance swimming Aerin Bowers, who is originally from Saskatoon, swam more than 40 kilometres on June 30 to cross the English Channel in a single swim.