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Published on 02/08/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 A light aircraft carrying tourists to view Peru’s Nazca Lines crashed on Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, according to authorities and local media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Cessna Caravan C-208 involved in the incident, operated by Peruvian airline Aerodiana, had taken off at around 12:10 pm local time on Saturday from Pisco airport for a sightseeing flight over the world-famous geoglyphs. “At approximately 1 pm, when the aircraft was flying near the town of Socos, the crew reported an emergency to the Nazca airfield control tower, after which all radio contact was lost,”…

Published on 02/08/2026 – 8:25 GMT+2 The migration crisis in Ceuta has sparked a political row between Italy and Spain. After news that thousands of migrants had reached the Spanish enclave, Giorgia Meloni’s government announced tighter border checks on arrivals by sea and air from Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Why people are talking about a suspension of Schengen and what it actually means Several media outlets on Friday reported that Rome had suspended the Schengen agreement in relation to Spain, because in a post on X Prime Minister Meloni wrote that “the government has decided to temporarily suspend the free movement…

As of 2 August, the EU’s rules on AI models become enforceable, cementing the European Commission’s role as the world’s most prominent regulator of this disruptive technology. Euronews takes a deep dive into what the rules mean for Europe and beyond. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The AI Act is the first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence. Passed in 2024, some of its most significant provisions — notably those regulating large language models — become applicable this August. As the law introduces first-of-its-kind rules, enforcing them presents a unique set of challenges, not least because new generations of AI technology emerge every few…

Published on 01/08/2026 – 21:20 GMT+2 The autonomous city of Ceuta is trying to regain a sense of calm. Authorities have begun installing protective barriers along the breakwater where at least 60,000 people crossed irregularly. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet, the effects of the crisis remain palpable. An undetermined number of migrants are still wandering the streets, and authorities suspect that some are hiding in the homes of friends and relatives. One resident told me: “Honestly, It was scary. When, when that whole that stampede came in, that whole crowd came rushing in. Yes, we were scared, to be honest. The truth…

Published on 01/08/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 Hamburg celebrated its annual Pride event, one of Germany’s biggest, with increased security on Saturday, one week after a deadly attack near Berlin’s pride parade that shocked the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Organisers expected around 250,000 people to attend the parade, which this year has the motto “Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear.” A late addition to the trucks taking part was one representing the Berlin Pride event — or Christopher Street Day, CSD for short, as the parades are known in Germany. People on that truck were asked…

A wildfire in France’s Provence region continued spreading on Saturday as overnight efforts successfully stopped the blazes from reaching the nearby towns of Correns and Montfort-sur-Argens. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some 1,300 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze, which has flared up again in the Gros Bessillon area, burning approximately 1,250 more hectares since Friday. By the end of the week, authorities said a total of 4,500 hectares had been burnt. Despite the difficulties, 2,500 people were still unable to return home. Meanwhile, authorities say France’s largest wildfire in 70 years has been brought under control near the southwestern city…

Published on 01/08/2026 – 14:05 GMT+2•Updated 14:47 Leaders from 22 European Union nations have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the bloc’s response to the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the letter, which sources tell Euronews was initiated by Italy and Denmark, member states called for “an extraordinary videoconference of the Ministers of the Interior,” describing it as a “matter of urgency.” While Madrid says that almost all of the roughly 50,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday have been…

Published on 01/08/2026 – 14:30 GMT+2•Updated 14:34 After around 60,000 irregular migrants entered the Ceuta Spanish enclave in North Africa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this Saturday that “the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT She held a conference call with EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner in charge of Internal Affairs and Migration and Dubravka Šuica in charge of the Mediterranean and Demography to discuss the migrant crisis in Ceuta. “Due to the effective work of Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement. Not a single person reached mainland Spain or the rest…

Italy caused a stir when it called to shut Spain out of the EU’s visa-free Schengen travel zone after the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco was overwhelmed this week by more than 60,000 migrant arrivals. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This crisis is the largest surge of irregular arrivals ever recorded on a single day in EU territory. Although Ceuta is located in North Africa, this crisis has sparked vivid concerns among European governments. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said Spain should be suspended from the Schengen area, as she described the images from Ceuta showing the migrants arriving as…

Published on 01/08/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2 As around 60,000 migrants irregularly entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Several EU countries are asking for Spain to be temporarily excluded from the free-movement Schengen area, a last-resort measure that could only be used in exceptional circumstances. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The largest surge of irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory in a single day sparked concerns among European governments, despite the fact that Ceuta is located on the African continent, offering migrants no easy route to mainland Europe. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the first to raise the possibility on Thursday, announcing…