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Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has said that 72,000 migrants have entered Ceuta since last Thursday, adding that 70,000 of them have already returned to Morocco. During his appearance, he also stressed that the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) had not warned of the possibility of a migration crisis of this magnitude, in which more than 80 people lost their lives while trying to cross the border. He also said that his European counterparts had backed the Spanish government’s actions and acknowledged the “effectiveness” of the response deployed. Grande-Marlaska spoke after the extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers, held by videoconference…

The meeting followed days of unusually public anger at Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. In a letter signed by 22 EU leaders, governments demanded tougher action to stop irregular arrivals, while Italy suspended air and sea transit with Spain over fears that migrants could move onward through the Schengen area. Sánchez hit back by urging his counterparts to show “understanding” rather than turn Spain into a scapegoat for a crisis on the EU’s external border. By Tuesday, ministers were keen to close ranks. The EU’s Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said the influx had been “instrumentalized” by smugglers and human traffickers, while…

Before around 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, which borders Morocco, videos promising an easier route to Europe reportedly spread on TikTok, Facebook and other social media platforms. Reports say some claimed the border was open, while others suggested migrants arriving by sea could not be immediately returned. Others posted pictures of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, framing him as a leader who would give “dignity and recognition to those who build Spain”, highlighting a recent programme by the Spanish government to regularise thousands of migrants — without explaining that it only applied to those already living…

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On Tuesday morning, French maritime authorities said in a statement that the boat’s engine “caught fire” and its structure “deteriorated very rapidly,” triggering an immediate mayday call. All 157 people on board were brought to safety and returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. The French maritime prefecture added that when migrants are “determined to reach the United Kingdom” they often refuse assistance and accept it only in “situations of extreme urgency.” No deaths were reported. The incident “underlines the terrible dangers of small boat crossings,” a U.K. government spokesperson said in a statement given to the BBC on Tuesday. Britain will…

Published on 04/08/2026 – 15:09 GMT+2•Updated 17:12 Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel’s phased withdrawal from the country’s south. Convoys carrying delegations from the two countries arrived in the morning to the US embassy in the Italian capital, where discussions are scheduled to run until Thursday. At negotiations in Washington in June, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a framework deal that involves the disarmament of Hezbollah, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon’s south and the deployment of the Lebanese army to the region, starting in test…

Russia has made deep changes to its forces under pressure from the war, and many politicians and intelligence officials worry it could be ready to attack a NATO country by the end of the decade. Zaluzhnyi’s unusual rebuke underscores a growing change in the alliance’s relationship with Ukraine. The country has shifted from relying on European military support in the early years of the war to becoming one the continent’s most powerful and technologically advanced militaries — far ahead of Western forces in the mass production of drones, missiles and other key systems. “Ukraine contributes to transatlantic security,” said NATO’s…

The EU stands in “full solidarity” with Spain following the Ceuta migrant crisis, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Tuesday, calling the crisis “a test of our European resilience.” Brunner spoke to reporters after EU interior ministers held an online emergency meeting to discuss the aftermath of a crisis that saw around 70,000 non-EU nationals enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco within 24 hours. The meeting also sought to ease tensions with Spain in the wake of a Europe-wide backlash against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s migration policies. “These past few days were a test of our…

Ukrainian police have released footage showing what they say is a Russian FPV drone pursuing a civilian through a marketplace in the southern city of Kherson. The video shows a man in dark clothing running around a parked vehicle as the remotely piloted drone follows him before detonating its explosive charge. According to Ukrainian police, the 52-year-old man survived the attack but sustained injuries and a concussion. Ukrainian authorities say FPV drones are increasingly being used to target civilians in areas close to the front line.

In a season devoid of hits, it’s been christened by some as the song of the summer. Fenix Flexin’s ‘Rubberz’ combines looping synth beats that recall, somehow, both the neon-lit Miami strip of the 1980s and a Men At Work track with lyrics that swing from bragging about “pocket’s getting thicker” to unrequited love and lost friends. “I can’t sleep through the night Still seein’ your face in the glass Why do you call when you’re short on cash?” Oozing Polaroid-filtered warmth and an inscrutable catchiness, the track has climbed to number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and logged…