Iranian women footballers who sought asylum become Australian citizens
The pair were among seven members of Iran's delegation offered humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup in March.
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Greek sea arrivals fall by a third as Spain becomes the main pressure point
Athens credited its own deterrence for the 34 per cent drop, though European Union figures showed the decline was bloc-wide and the traffic did not simply move west.
Meta says its AI model went rogue and hacked another company during testing
The model then “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to previously reported instances with other companies”.
Commission considers extra funding for Spain over Ceuta crisis
Madrid has sent Brussels a first assessment of its needs though it has yet to submit a formal request for money.
French Greens leader calls for ban on X during elections
She argued that the platform, owned by Elon Musk, should be treated as a content editor rather than a neutral intermediary.
Gianni Infantino receives ‘full support’ from FIFA leadership after crisis meeting
European countries even threatened to boycott future men's and women's World Cups if the plans went ahead.
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Poland calls on EU to deny residence rights to illegal migrants
The scenes at Ceuta led many European leaders to express their dissatisfaction with Spain's handling of the situation.
US warns its travellers of crime and unrest in Belgium
Washington has kept the country at its second-lowest alert level but added new risk indicators covering theft and protests.
Italy pushes for formal EU censure of Spain’s mass regularisation
Rome wants the European Commission and a majority of member states to put on record their concern about the Spanish decree.
CPAC announces Italian edition
The American conservative conference says it is coming to Italy for the first time, with Rome reported as the venue.
Spanish national security department deletes migration reports from before Ceuta breach
The two documents pulled from the government website recorded a sharp rise in land arrivals at Ceuta and Melilla in the weeks leading up to the mass crossing.
Portugal criticises ‘lack of rules’ on migration after Ceuta crossings
Luís Montenegro stayed out of the letter of 22 leaders challenging Madrid, then delivered a rebuke of his own.
German court jails German-Kazakh dual national for life over double knife murder
The Kassel regional court also ordered preventive detention after finding the killer would remain a serious danger to the public.
West Midlands Police invites non-Muslim officers to fast for Ramadan
Documents released under freedom of information laws show the force being held up as a model of inclusivity for other public bodies.
Brunner says the EU has passed the Ceuta test as Brussels presses for faster returns
European Commissioner Magnus Brunner stated that the EU has navigated the Ceuta border crisis successfully, urging member states to expedite the implementation of…
EU interior ministers back tighter borders and faster returns after Ceuta
Ministers agreed to develop early-warning tools including social media monitoring to detect coordinated surges before they reach the frontier.
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Morawiecki sets October date for launch of new Polish opposition party
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński demanded its dissolution and ordered members to sign a loyalty pledge disavowing "external" groupings.
Airport signs mark Italy’s unilateral Schengen suspension on Spanish arrivals
The physical divide is the first tangible result of the Meloni government's decision to suspend Schengen free movement with Spain for the month of August.
Brussels calls Spanish migrant regularisation a bad signal for Europe
Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner sees no direct link with the Ceuta crossings though says the decree sends the wrong message across the EU.
Austrian taxpayers fund nearly €400,000 study on ‘right-wing extremism in fashion’
The team conducts fieldwork, archive research and online analysis, and collaborates with the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American…
Spanish police identify expelled jihadists among Ceuta arrivals
Counter-terrorism officers believe at least 10 men convicted of terrorism offences and deported to Morocco crossed back during the mass entry.
Conservative GB News marks full year as Britain’s number one news channel
The channel first overtook both the BBC News Channel and Sky News for a full calendar month in July 2025.
Vannacci: ‘Sánchez is right. On immigration, Meloni is a fiasco’
The ex-military said that Italy is being "Governed by a watered-down, fearful right, without the courage to make decisive decisions".
EPP leader Weber urges ‘isolated Sánchez government’ to reverse course on migration
He argued that the broad support for protests against Spanish PM and his unilateral approach showed that “the left-wing Sánchez government is isolated”.
Summer wildfires already cost Europe more than €3 billion
In Spain, industry representatives estimate that annual prevention spending runs at roughly €800 million, while one euro spent on prevention can save around €100…
Scottish woman who helped refugees found dead in suitcase in Athens; Afghan man arrested
Forensic examination indicated she had died several days earlier, with initial indications pointing to asphyxiation, though toxicology results were still being processed.
Majority of Germans no longer consider their country safe after Berlin attack
Support for the view that Germany is stable and safe has fallen to 37 per cent in a survey taken a week after the Islamist attack on Berlin's Pride parade.
Von der Leyen offers Morocco more EU support days after Ceuta border breach
The Commission President told Pedro Sánchez that Rabat remained a strategic partner as EU interior ministers prepared for emergency talks.
German neo-Nazi is officially allowed to call himself Adolfa
Formerly known as André B., the man from the Apolda area completed the official name and gender change in 2025.
Spanish Supreme Court judges round on Sánchez over Ceuta blame
Members of the court say the mass entry into the exclave was a political failure and not a judicial one.