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Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Wednesday, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks on Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Journalists with the AFP news agency heard explosions in Kyiv after midnight, following Ukrainian air force warnings of incoming ballistic missiles. One journalist reported seeing dark smoke and the acrid smell of burning lingering in the air hours later. Kyiv’s military administration said the missile and drone barrage slammed into residential buildings and several warehouses. “The enemy is once again deliberately striking civilians…
By Euronews Published on 04/08/2026 – 6:35 GMT+2•Updated 7:14 A drone strike on an industrial zone in the Chekhov municipal district outside the Russian capital killed five people and wounded six others, Moscow region’s governor said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “In the Novoselki industrial zone, several fires broke out following a drone strike… five people were killed and a further six wounded,” Andrey Vorobyov said on Telegram, adding that firefighters had extinguished the largest blaze, which was at a warehouse. Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available.
Europe is facing another summer of devastating wildfires. Data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) on July 30 shows that more than 434.976 hectares have burned since the start of 2026. So far, 1.407 fires have been detected, releasing an estimated 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “These fires are out of capacity,” said a European Commission official, describing how wildfires were spreading faster than firefighting efforts could match. The EU has spent the last two years building what it calls a more serious, integrated wildfire strategy with new funding, a new fleet, a new Cyprus hub,…
By Manuel Ribeiro  & euronews Published on 04/08/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2•Updated 13:45 Russia’s state news agency reports that Russian forces have shot down a ‘rare’ Portuguese-made drone operated by the Ukrainian army. The Tekever AR3 was brought down by a Russian anti-drone battalion in the border region of Bryansk, the unit’s commander told TASS. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “An enemy reconnaissance drone entered our sector. We were surprised because we had never seen anything like it. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had a different structure at the tail and on the wings. When we reached the crash site, we found it was a Portuguese…
Morocco had previously warned Spain that a recent Spanish court ruling that migrants arriving by sea would not face immediate removal was going to create “a problem,” a senior Moroccan official said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Last week, at least 50,000 people, mostly Moroccans, entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, on foot or by swimming from the nearby city of Fnideq. This unprecedented influx quickly overwhelmed the Spanish exclave in North Africa, before leading to thousands of returns to Morocco. Spain’s Supreme Court ruled on 8 July that migrants arriving by sea should not be returned as quickly as others and Madrid…
By Sonja Issel & Euronews en español Published on 04/08/2026 – 22:11 GMT+2 Spanish security services have reportedly identified several people previously investigated for jihadism-related offences among the migrants who entered Ceuta during last week’s mass arrivals, according to Spanish news outlets El Español and The Objective, which cited sources familiar with the investigation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews has contacted Spain’s Interior Ministry, National Police and Civil Guard for comment but has not yet received a response. According to the reports, officers from the National Police’s General Information Commissariat (CGI) and the Civil Guard’s Intelligence Headquarters (JIGC) analysed surveillance footage and identified at least…
Two people have died in Michigan from complications linked to cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. They are the first deaths associated with the large outbreak currently affecting the United States, where more than 18,000 cases have been reported since the start of the season, an exceptionally high figure compared with previous years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Michigan health authorities have said that both victims had serious pre-existing conditions and that dehydration caused by diarrhoea may have worsened their condition. In the state, more than 11,200 cases have been reported, with almost 200 hospital admissions. What is Cyclospora…
A major rescue operation took place on Tuesday to assist more than 170 people attempting to cross from France to the United Kingdom, authorities in both countries said. It was one of the largest operations of its kind since records began in 2018. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The inflatable boat was still in the French search and rescue zone when its engine caught fire, causing the vessel to begin breaking apart, the maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said. The incident “forced its occupants to jump into the water”, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture added. French authorities then deployed two…
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. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT 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…
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. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT 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…