WNBA sets up eligibility task force as two ex-NBA men enter women’s draft
Two former first-round NBA picks said they would enter the 2027 women's draft, testing a rulebook that never defined the word "woman".
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Italy to host first CPAC only after 2027 general election
The decision means the Italian edition of the flagship US conservative gathering will be launched only once the next government is in place, rather than during the…
Tajani calls Sánchez’s border checks ‘disproportionate’ as Italy holds Schengen suspension
The Italian foreign minister said Rome would restore free movement once the danger of a second mass crossing into Ceuta had passed.
Irish health service confirms ‘maternity leave’ for transgender men
Staff who hold a gender recognition certificate qualify for the full paid entitlement, official guidance states.
Sánchez turns Spain’s border controls on Italy rather than on Morocco
Madrid will screen passengers arriving from a fellow member state at ports and airports, days after tens of thousands walked and swam into Ceuta unchecked.
Meloni rejects Sánchez ultimatum to lift Schengen checks
Rome has tied any review of the suspension to intelligence warnings of a fresh mass crossing attempt at Ceuta.
Trump warns he could be the last Republican president as midterms loom
The US President has told an American congressional news outlet that his own voters are angry with their party and may not turn out in November.
Greek court remands Stylida mayor on arson charge over Athens wildfire
The blaze that swept from Boeotia into western Attica has been traced to a private power line built by the mayor's own company.
North Korea recommends dog-meat soup to combat summer heatwave
State media has portrayed leader Kim Jong Un enduring the heat during inspections as a show of solidarity.
Sánchez gives Meloni two days to lift border checks or face ‘proportional measures’
Sánchez calls the Italian controls discriminatory though Rome says they fall only on non-EU travellers.
One in five UK student loans goes to foreign nationals, mostly EU citizens
EU students arriving without either status lost access to tuition fee funding in 2021-22, a change that has not reduced the foreign share of lending.
More than 1,000 German lawyers back call for AfD ban ‘to protect democracy’
The appeal was organised by the Republican Lawyers' Association, a German legal association associated with progressive and left-wing legal circles.
Rwanda negotiates with Italy over taking in expelled asylum seekers
Kigali says Rome's plan could build on a transit centre near the capital that has sheltered asylum seekers evacuated from Libya.
Swedish Left Party MP praises jailed al-Aqsa Brigades commander
Ilona Szatmári Waldau, a Riksdag member for the Left Party, wrote an open letter to Ahmad al-Moghrabi, who is serving 18 life sentences in Israel.
State Department blames Sánchez for Ceuta crossings
Washington has paired its attack on Madrid with a travel warning for the enclave and a congressional text placing Ceuta in Moroccan territory.
French conservative journalist attacked by far-left mob
According to accounts based on his complaint and phone footage, he was recognised while leaving a bar with friends.
Seville residents hang pig remains at mosque site in bid to halt project
Cuts of pork have appeared on the fencing of a plot in one of Spain's poorest districts, where a mosque and Islamic centre are due to be built.
Vox, Podemos and Sumar demand Morocco lose World Cup hosting role
The Ceuta crossings have pushed Spain's rival flanks into the same position on Rabat while the PSOE stays silent.
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.
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.