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Published on 03/08/2026 – 4:28 GMT+2 Morocco’s interior ministry has issued its first toll for those who died trying to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last week, saying 11 people had died, which is significantly lower than the number issued by Spain, which was at least 72 people. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tens of thousands of potential migrants crossed into the territory between Wednesday and Friday, sparking diplomatic tension within the European Union as some member states criticised Spain’s lack of action and loose migration policies. Rachid El Khalfi, a spokesman for Morocco’s interior ministry, said that of the 11…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 21:56 GMT+2 Here at the border between Ceuta and Morocco, the situation is much calmer than in recent days. According to Spanish authorities, the majority of the at least 60,000 people who crossed irregularly at this point on Thursday have already returned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There is still a sporadic but steady stream of people heading back. Most of those returning tell us they entered Spain after receiving social media messages claiming the border was open and that no documentation was required. Meanwhile, in the city, fear has given way to indignation. Virtually everyone I have spoken…
By Michaela Küchler, Secretary General of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Published on 02/08/2026 – 6:45 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Victims of persecution can be lost twice: first when their lives are taken, and then when their names are quietly mislaid by history. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For decades, one of the most haunting images of Nazi persecution was known simply as the “girl with the headscarf”. She was filmed looking through the closing doors of a train leaving the Westerbork transit camp…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 14:58 GMT+2•Updated 14:59 A joint operation involving the Guardia Civil, the autonomous police forces of the Basque Country and Catalonia (Ertzaintza and Mossos d’Esquadra) has led to the arrest in Guipúzcoa, a region near the northern border with France, of a 17-year-old Spanish national. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The three police forces consider him to be the main figure in Spain for the neonazi, paedophile and satanist 764 network. This organisation, which, according to the investigation, has for months been generating public alarm through threats targeting educational centres, town councils, libraries and other public and private entities. Between…
The leader of the UK’s hard-right Restore Britain party has offered to partner with Reform UK’s Nigel Farage in an effort to defeat Britain’s left wing – if Farage agrees to certain conditions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video posted to social media on Sunday, Rupert Lowe called on Farage to put “personalities” and “past disagreements” aside and work together to unite what he described as a “hopelessly divided” right. Lowe, who was a member of parliament for Reform until 2025, when he was kicked out of the party, outlined five points that he said they would have to agree on…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 15:46 GMT+2•Updated 15:51 Italian vessel Thaon di Revel boarded a Russian shadow fleet tanker to inspect it in international waters near Pantelleria, an island located between Sicily and Tunisia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The inspection was carried out by the Italian navy on Sunday morning, 2 August, as part of the Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the European Union mission in the Mediterranean monitoring arms and oil trafficking. The tanker Toa Payoh, which is subject to European Union sanctions and belongs to the so-called Russian ‘shadow fleet’, has undergone nationality verification, which for ships is determined by the flag…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 14:11 GMT+2 New information from several military and civilian intelligence sources suggests that the Spanish government had advance warning of the risk of a mass arrival of migrants in the North African exclave of Ceuta this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Intelligence alerts were issued over several days, including in the hours immediately before tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco, sources said. Intelligence services had warned that King Mohammed VI was likely to make a “gesture of magnanimity” at the border to coincide with Morocco’s Throne Day celebrations. Those initial warnings were followed by reports of…
While France has managed to contain its wildfires in the Bordeaux region and in the southeast, Greece struggles to stop the multiple fires in the greater Athens region and on the Cephalonia island. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Strong winds have been spreading the fires across the country for days, which have dramatically increased the damage toll. Blazes are sparking back up in Spain’s Zamora region and in the eastern region of Castellón, but most of the fires are contained or extinguished. Winds fueling Greek wildfires Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece had faced “extreme weather conditions and winds” that often reached 100…
By Gael Camba & AFP Published on 02/08/2026 – 7:55 GMT+2•Updated 7:55 An explosion Saturday at a Moscow restaurant that killed three people and wounded 21 others was a bombing, Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “A homemade explosive device blew up at a restaurant in Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing three people,” said the committee, quoted by the Tass state news agency. The three people killed were a woman carrying the device into the restaurant, a security agent who stopped her and a customer. Telegram channel Baza, known for its ties with Russian security forces, first talked about a gas explosion…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 10:49 GMT+2•Updated 10:54 A fire broke out at a Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Samara region on Sunday following an attack, the company’s press service has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a post on Telegram, the Russian online retailer said there were currently no reported casualties and that “logistics chains have been reorganised.” “The receipt of deliveries and dispatch of orders are now being handled at other facilities,” it added. Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a large blaze at the warehouse, with flames engulfing the building and huge plumes of black smoke billowing into…