Facebook groups and a rumour of an open border drive the Ceuta crossing
Swim distances, diving fins and taxi routes to the frontier circulated in public groups for weeks before thousands converged on Fnideq.
Category
News
Latest reporting and analysis on news.
UEFA votes to boycott World Cup as Brussels rounds on FIFA sell-off
All 55 European football associations have backed staying away from FIFA competitions unless the private equity plan is dropped, with the European Commission and…
Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal as EU waits to fund Gaza recovery
Brussels has tied its €900 million early recovery package to the removal of Hamas weapons.
It’s not immigration, it’s an invasion: Thousands breach the Spanish border into Ceuta
Madrid refused to declare a national emergency and sent troops to secure the city rather than the frontier.
Spain summons Italian ambassador over call to close Schengen
Madrid says the Ceuta crossings stem from a Supreme Court ruling and not from its regularisation of undocumented migrants.
Meloni threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain over Ceuta crossings
Rome's threat has opened a diplomatic rift with Madrid, which summoned the Italian ambassador in protest.
Premium
Congressional report finds no scientific basis for masks, distancing or lockdowns
The White House based its official page on the origins of Covid-19 on the same 520-page document, and Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times…
Spain lifts national wildfire emergency in Madrid and Ávila
Both regional governments asked for the downgrade, though crews are still fighting active blazes in Zamora, Castellón and León.
Paris makes gender assessments mandatory for all public space projects
The motion argues that a growing "masculinist" movement, which it links to a reactionary right-wing politics, is increasingly challenging feminist policies.
White House officially names Wuhan laboratory leak as the origin of Covid-19
The dossier accuses Anthony Fauci, the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organisation of burying the theory, days before Fauci refused to answer…
EU regulators press case for continent-wide disaster insurance pool
Supervisors say only a quarter of catastrophe losses in the bloc are covered, and that closing the gap will require EU-level pooling backed by public money.
EU releases new defence payment to Ukraine for drones, missiles and fighter jets
Commission budget spokesman Balazs Ujvari said Brussels would take no summer pause in shifting the money to Kiev.
Brussels braces for biggest solar eclipse since 1999
Popular spots such as the Mont des Arts, the Atomium esplanade and other elevated viewpoints across the capital are expected to attract skywatchers hoping to witness…
European Commission opens bidding to build seven AI gigafactories
Brussels is betting €10 billion of public money will draw in twice as much private capital for European computing power.
Three firefighters die in Greek wildfires as EU warns blazes are moving east
The Hellenic Fire Service logged 37 outbreaks in 24 hours as crews on Crete faced a second day of gale-force winds.
Bolloré media condemn expulsion of Russian commentator as attack on free speech
The media groups rejected the implication that controversial political views should justify exclusion from public debate.
Premium
Vacant posts and unmanaged scrub set the size of Spain’s worst fire
Prevention spending in Spain has fallen by half since 2009 while suppression held steady, and the Council's answer in June was a recommendation that binds nobody.
Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law
Australia's eSafety Commissioner has filed court action against Telegram for failing to remove pro-terror content, risking a penalty of AU$54.6 million.
Kumamoto earthquake death toll climbs as Japan races to find survivors
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has offered EU solidarity as rescue teams work through a third day in the rubble of southwestern Japan.
Premium
Tusk government defies constitutional tribunal over foreign same-sex marriage registrations
The change applies to full and abridged marriage certificates and other documents issued from the civil-status register.
Trump unveils rebuild of Washington’s Dulles airport
The 10-year programme would retire the mobile lounges that have shuttled passengers since 1962 and hand the bill to airlines and bondholders.
US strikes kill Iranian civilians on Hormuz island as war resumes
Washington says the raids answered an attempted Iranian missile attack on American troops in Jordan.
Ceuta demands national emergency declaration as migrant arrivals surge
More than 1,500 people have reached the Spanish enclave by sea in little over a week, leaving centres for unaccompanied minors running at 16 times their capacity.
Dutch terror raids catch teenager who served four months for Belgian attack plot
The 19-year-old was 16 when a Rotterdam court convicted him of preparing a jihadist attack and of membership of Islamic State.
Fidesz prepares autumn campaign as Hungarian Government sets September end for mortgage rate cap
Some 220,000 households would move to market interest rates from October under the phase-out set out by Finance Minister András Kármán.
Ireland floats smaller and more frequent EU sanctions on Russia
One option under discussion would trigger fresh measures against Moscow every time Russian forces strike civilians.
France orders expulsion of ex-RT France chief Xenia Fedorova over alleged Kremlin propaganda
Authorities accuse Xenia Fedorova of spreading Russian state narratives through her appearances on French television and radio.
Morawiecki resigns as ECR party leader after PiS moves against his faction
In a letter published by the ECR Party, the former PM said he had decided to devote his full attention to "the challenges facing my beloved Poland".
US and Saudi Arabia strike Iran-backed militias in Iraq as oil prices jump
Baghdad's Popular Mobilisation Forces have reported dozens of casualties in the first Saudi air operation inside Iraq since the war with Iran began.
BMW joins Germany’s car industry cuts with 8,000-job reduction plan
The Munich-based manufacturer plans to reduce its global workforce by around 8,000 positions by the end of 2027, with most of the cuts expected to come from Germany…