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Ceuta Businesses Close and Festivities Cancelled After 60,000 Migrants Arrive
The sudden arrival of tens of thousands of migrants has paralyzed local commerce and strained public services in the Spanish encla…
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Couche-Tard bids 7.5 billion euros for Poland's Zabka
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard has offered €7.56 billion for Europe's largest convenience store chain, a deal that would end Ża…
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Tens of thousands cross into Spanish enclave of Ceuta before mass return
An unprecedented influx of migrants into the North African enclave has resulted in dozens of deaths and a massive voluntary return…
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Wildfire breaks out near Athens, prompting evacuation alerts
The fire broke out at around 3:30 p.m. on Friday on the slopes of Mount Poikilo, in the Aspropyrgos area, west of Athens.
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George Clooney's family evacuates their home in France amid wildfires
George Clooney and his family have evacuated their home in southeastern France after a nearby wildfire threatened the area, his ag…
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EU rejects Schengen suspension calls as Ceuta migrants barred from mainland
The European Commission has ruled out onward travel for 60,000 migrants who stormed Ceuta, even as several member states demand Sp…
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Liberia sacks officials after $336m cocaine seizures at airport
President Joseph Boakai has dismissed a dozen officials over massive narcotics busts, highlighting the vulnerability of West Afric…
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Mass Ceuta breach kills 43, sparks EU Schengen crisis
A sudden influx of 60,000 people into Spain’s North African enclave has exposed the vulnerability of the EU’s external borders and…
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Building collapse in Messina kills one, traps five under mixed-use rubble
A structural failure in a mixed-use commercial and residential building in southern Italy has killed a local business owner and le…
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New UK PM Burnham urged to swap US dependence for European security ties
Andy Burnham's strong start as British prime minister faces a Trump-shaped threat, and a growing chorus is pressing him to answer …
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Spain faces Schengen exclusion calls as 60,000 cross into Ceuta
A 24-hour migrant surge into the Spanish enclave has been seized on by far-right leaders in Europe and Washington to demand Spain'…
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Italy reintroduces Schengen border checks with Spain over Ceuta crisis
Rome has temporarily halted free movement for non-EU travellers arriving from Madrid following a mass migrant arrival in Ceuta, es…
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Ukrainian strikes destroy fifth of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries
Sustained Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia’s largest online marketplace are destroying vital logistics infrastructure and th…
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Wildfires scorch Turkey's tourist coasts as severe fire risk extends into next week
Hundreds of blazes have struck Turkey’s western and southern coasts, devastating vital agricultural land and tourist hubs while hi…
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Europe's oil majors reap $22bn profits amid escalating windfall tax clash
Six of Europe's largest oil firms have posted combined first-quarter profits of $22 billion as Middle Eastern supply disruptions d…
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Why did Morocco open the border to migrants at Spain's Ceuta enclave?
Analysts have said Moroccan security forces "have been sitting on their hands" as tens of thousands of people crossed the border i…
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French and Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harve…
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Russian stamps down on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses as homes confiscated
A court in Russia banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an ‘extremist organisation’ in 2017
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MAP: How to watch the 2026 Women’s Tour de France
The 2026 Women’s Tour de France gets under way in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday, August 1st, and finishes nine stages later i…
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Greece orders partial evacuation of Athens suburb as wildfire burns
Greek authorities on Friday ordered the partial evacuation of a suburb west of Athens after a forest fire broke out on a nearby mo…
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Hamas says a deal has been reached in Gaza, and other developments in the Middle East
The main development in the Middle East on Friday was Hamas confirming that it will disarm in a potential breakthrough for ending …
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Lagoon views and a design refresh: Venice’s Danieli Four Seasons Hotel is now open
The hotel reopens with 120 rooms and suites, with total accommodations set to grow to 168 once the restoration of Palazzo Danieli …
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Sovereignty, sarcasm, blame: How North Africa reacted to Ceuta crisis
Morocco's press framed Ceuta as a sovereignty question, Algerian media accused Rabat of "weaponising" migration, and Tunisian soci…
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The split in Poland’s opposition could help them unseat Tusk’s government [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles It may help broaden the opposition's appeal by offering voters a more moderate, centre-right option.