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Spain has asked the European Commission (EC) for the support from Frontex and Europol to assist with the screening of migrants who are staying irregularly in Ceuta, according to several Spanish media outlets. Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has asked the EC for Frontex, Europol and the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) to “reinforce the device set up to address the management of the triage and subsequent processing of the personal files of the immigrants who still remain in Ceuta irregularly.” The Interior Ministry also demanded the extension of Operation Minerva, a joint initiative of the Spanish police and…
At least four people were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to local health officials. Three men died in separate strikes in Gaza City, with their bodies taken to Shifa Hospital, while another person was killed when a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians was hit in southern Gaza. Several others were injured. Israel’s military said the strikes targeted Hamas militants. The attacks came as Palestinians continued to live in makeshift shelters after months of war and repeated displacement. In Gaza City, displaced resident Mohammad Hamad said on 27 August that people remained afraid to let their…
By Serge Duchêne Published on 28/08/2026 – 20:32 GMT+2 French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to London this Wednesday 2 September to open an exhibition at the British Museum devoted to the Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century work depicting William the Conqueror’s conquest of England, the Elysée announced on Friday. Macron will also have a “first in-depth exchange” with the new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, on Thursday, the presidency said. He is also expected to “have the opportunity to greet King Charles”, a presidential adviser added, without giving further details. The main purpose of the visit is “the opening of the…
During Friday’s discussion with the cabinet chiefs, Seibert linked the expected focus on climate to the damage caused by floods and wildfires over the summer, according to the two officials, who were briefed on the gathering. They were granted anonymity to discuss the closed-door talks. The climate focus comes as von der Leyen’s Commission tries to defend its 2040 emissions-cutting target while responding to mounting pressure from industry and national capitals to limit the economic cost of the green transition. The discussion also touched on how to present AI’s impact on jobs. Von der Leyen’s team has asked the Commission’s…
Greenland said on Friday it would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Denmark’s forced contraception of thousands of indigenous Inuits, after experts failed to agree on whether the scheme constituted “genocide.” The forced contraception campaign is one of the darkest chapters in Greenland’s history with its former colonial master Denmark. From the 1960s to 1990, more than 4,000 Greenlandic women were forced to wear a contraceptive coil, or intrauterine device (IUD), in the vast majority of cases without their consent or that of their parents if they were minors. Girls as young as 12 were affected, some of whom…
Canadian music superstar Céline Dion has arrived in Paris, around two weeks ahead of the start of her highly anticipated concert residency. A crowd of fans gathered outside the Royal Monceau, where she will stay during her time in the capital. Admirers who saw her described her as “in better shape”, “relaxed” and “as beautiful as ever”, saying they were “very happy” to see her up close. The 58-year-old star waved, blew kisses and briefly stopped to greet the crowd, telling reporters she felt supported and describing Paris as her “second home”. Asked what song she would open the concerts…
Published on 28/08/2026 – 19:21 GMT+2 Two weeks before Céline Dion’s first concert in Paris, “Dionmania” is reaching a new high in the capital. Outside the Royal Monceau palace hotel on Avenue Hoche, a crowd has gathered to welcome the singer. On Friday 28 August, Céline Dion arrived in Paris to begin rehearsals for the first leg of her historic series of concerts. Her schedule is tight, with 16 shows planned between 12 September and 17 October. In all, the singer has scheduled three concerts a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Each will bring together more than 30 000…
Fedorov, who called for wartime elections after being pushed out of government in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s latest reshuffle, also stressed that he is not decamping to Rome. “My main focus remains unchanged,” he wrote, adding he will continue working in Ukraine on projects to strengthen the country’s defense and attract international resources. Crosetto first offered the position in July, saying he called Fedorov the day after his dismissal and asked: “When would you like to come to Rome to work with me as an adviser?” He praised Fedorov as an innovator who had “completely changed the rules of the game…
Published on 28/08/2026 – 17:57 GMT+2 Brussels’ chief prosecutor called for a tougher crackdown on drug trafficking gangs on Friday, after a spate of shootings that have rocked the Belgian capital. The city, home to the headquarters of the European Union, has seen an eye-catching rash of gun violence in recent days. Masked assailants have fired off automatic weapons in a string of incidents, leaving several people wounded and seeing a police station targeted. “Anyone could get shot,” prosecutor Julien Moinil told journalists. Moinil said that there have been 69 shooting incidents in Brussels so far this year and 170…
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