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Migration is a hot-button issue, especially when displacements peak, such as the recent episode in the Spanish territory of Ceuta, which saw around 80,000 people cross the border from Morocco in just 48 hours at the end of July. Despite the global number of refugees falling by 3% in 2025 compared to the end of 2024, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, the issue remains firmly on people’s minds: Google searches on the topic have increased by 150% in the past five years. While overall public support for offering refuge remains strong, there are still widespread doubts about whether…
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By Egle Markeviciute, EU Tech Loop with Euronews Published on 14/08/2026 – 11:54 GMT+2 Over the past few days, Polish media have been abuzz with dissatisfaction over Starlink’s decision to exclude Poland from the international roaming list, which may double service prices for Polish users starting on August 17, 2026. Polish TVP World reports that the rules taking effect this week will increase prices for Polish customers using the service outside Poland, from roughly 42 euros to 107 euros on a 100GB roaming plan. SpaceX’s role in Ukraine Since 2022, SpaceX has become a symbol of innovation, helping Ukraine fight the…
Fancy checking into a five-star hotel with all the grandeur of a Spanish Renaissance palace? Castilla Termal, a luxury hotelier, has unveiled the sixth hotel in its portfolio – a restored Renaissance palace in the medieval village of Peñaranda de Duero. Palacio de Avellaneda, an 80-key stay, took three years to restore, with rooms and suites now blending contemporary comforts with the palace’s 16th-century original architecture. A night’s stay in September starts at €314.60. Built by the Zúñiga and Avellaneda family in the 16th century, the palace-turned-five-star hotel was declared a monument in 1923 before passing state hands in 1940.…
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska traveled to Ceuta on Thursday to inspect border infrastructure and a new sea barrier designed to keep people from swimming into the city. The exclave’s security personnel has also been reinforced with an additional 300 police officers and 2,000 soldiers. “We do this to dissuade anyone who aspires to enter Ceuta and Melilla irregularly,” said Grande-Marlaska. “None of them will remain in Ceuta, none of them will make it to the Iberian Peninsula, none of them will be given legal status.” The rumored mass crossing has been cited by critics of Spain’s migration policies. Austria’s…
Published on 14/08/2026 – 11:26 GMT+2 Russian forces killed one person and injured 17 others in strikes on Kramatorsk and the nearby village of Bilenke, Ukraine on Thursday evening, officials in Donetsk said. Eight guided aerial bombs struck between 20:30 and 20:56 local time (19:30 and 19:56 CET), hitting residential buildings, including an apartment block. The regional prosecutor’s office said “one person is known to have been killed and 17 injured,” with victims suffering blast injuries, shrapnel wounds and burns. Moscow has not confirmed or denied the strike. Russian authorities, meanwhile, reported a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on the Baltic…
The fire broke out shortly before 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 13 August, and was driven by strong, shifting winds, reaching within a few hundred metres of homes in Luglon. By Friday morning, the Landes prefecture said more than 1,100 hectares had burned. No homes had been destroyed, but residents and a nearby campsite were evacuated as a precaution and taken to a reception centre in Sabres. Two departmental roads around Luglon were also closed to traffic. Around 500 firefighters were deployed alongside 40 forest‑fire vehicles, with aircraft including Canadairs, Dash water‑bombers and Air Tractors supporting the operation. Rising humidity overnight…
By Ana Filipa Palma & Euronews Published on 14/08/2026 – 10:20 GMT+2•Updated 10:28 A study by Portugal’s Institute for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (ICAD) has found that 18-year-olds are spending more time on the internet, especially on social media. The findings are based on a survey of young people taking part in the 2025 National Defence Day. Most young people (60%) use the internet for an average of four or more hours a day, with intensive use (five hours or more) on the rise compared with previous years. “In itself, this indicator is not necessarily a sign of problems, but rather of a…
Published on 14/08/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2•Updated 10:29 New information has been revealed about the most eagerly awaited wedding of the year. The “Jornal de Notícias” (source in Portuguese) obtained the marriage record between Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez, reporting that the civil ceremony took place at the couple’s residence in Cascais on Tuesday 11 August at 1.30 p.m. Also present at the venue were four witnesses, as well as the family’s five children, as had initially been disclosed by the agency representing the player. In particular, Miguel Paixão, a friend of the footballer since his youth days at Sporting,Ivana Rodríguez,…
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