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Europe's $2 Billion Fund For Migrant Crisis

African leaders say the EU's $2 billion fund is not enough to solve the migrant crisis. We hear from Caroline Njuki, of IGAD, an East African trade bloc of eight countries.

African leaders say the EU's $2 billion fund is not enough to solve the migrant crisis. We hear from Caroline Njuki, of IGAD, an East African trade bloc of eight countries.

The UK's business community is rolling out the red carpet for the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who is on a three day visit to the country. New business deals worth more than $13 billion were announced between Britain and India, to coincide with Mr Modi's visit. The trip was overshadowed by demonstrators who accused him of presiding over "religious persecution," but he is expected to receive a warm welcome on Friday with a crowd of 60,000 to meet him at Wembley Stadium, in London. Richard Heald, the chief executive of the UK India Business Council, tells us about the economic aims behind Narendra Modi's visit.

According to the Star Spangled Banner, the United States is the land of the free and the home of the brave. So why is the number of Americans renouncing their citizenship hitting new heights? More than 3,000 people have given up their US nationality so far this year and that has caused such a backlog that the fee for doing so has been increased from $450 to more than $2,000. One reason so many people are bidding farewell to Uncle Sam is tax. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, better known as FATCA, is a law that requires American citizens to file tax returns to the US, It has gone down badly with many expats, as the 91热爆's Russell Newlove has been discovering in Paris.

(Picture: Migrants arriving at the Greek island of Lesvos. Copyright Getty Images.)

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