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Bowen: Plan for Hamas to disarm faces big obstacles, yet it offers rare hope for Gaza | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dkje4p4klo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:18:31 GMT | 2026-07-31T16:58:52.812860 | The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated. | There are many reasons why it might not work.
At the same time, it is potentially a rare chink of light in a bleak picture. Hamas has never agreed to disarm before now. Handled carefully and well, there is a chance now to make diplomatic progress.
A bargain lies at the heart of the new proposition for Hamas to disarm... | en |
Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czekr6kn58po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:42:31 GMT | 2026-08-01T07:30:56.984884 | Football's world governing body Fifa abandons plans to sell off stakes in its major competitions after widespread opposition to president Gianni Infantino's proposal. | On Friday, Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour said the governing body's own administration had been "deceived" about the project.
Carlos Cordeiro - Infantino's senior adviser on global strategy and governance - resigned over the matter, saying the proposal was "a bad deal for football" and would "mortgage foo... | en |
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4djgdyk2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:01:56 GMT | 2026-08-01T07:30:57.265569 | Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand. | The Israeli settler outpost of Havat Gilad, deep inside the occupied West Bank, is spread across several hilltops, its sheds and simple block houses clearly visible from neighbouring Palestinian villages.
Last weekend saw a wave of settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the area, after an Israeli security guard fr... | en |
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least nine, Ukraine officials say | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce973yvk7pko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:21:46 GMT | 2026-08-01T07:30:57.539323 | The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital. | At least nine people have been killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, local officials said.
A further 28 people were injured in the attack on the Ukrainian capital on Saturday morning, according to the country's State Emergency Service.
Moscow has escalated deadly ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv recen... | en |
Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2v91xn1z9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:00:05 GMT | 2026-08-01T11:07:09.761800 | Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking". | Spain has condemned the "selfish, polarising and unlawful" reaction of some EU countries to the influx of about 60,000 migrants from Morocco to Ceuta.
Officials say almost all those who reached the enclave on 30 July have returned, while Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Saturday that the deat... | en |
Uefa has 'lost confidence' in Infantino's Fifa leadership | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c04kr2nv3v3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:51:05 GMT | 2026-08-01T11:07:10.055633 | The governing body of European football says Fifa president Gianni Infantino has "failed to deliver" on promises he made when elected 10 years ago. | Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino's Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies.
On Saturday, Infantino said Fifa would no longer proceed with the proposal to sell stakes in the governing body's competitions to private investors.
Uefa - which governs E... | en |
Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/spain-pedro-sanchez-calls-for-eu-meeting-ceuta-border-crossing | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:32:55 GMT | 2026-08-01T11:07:10.563498 | <p>Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north Africa</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/01/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-spain-france-wildfires-climate-heatwave-ceuta-morocco">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul>... | Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he called some member states’ “selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction” to this week’s mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in north Africa.
More than 50,000 people crossed into the territor... | en |
Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyljq79kdko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:02:04 GMT | 2026-08-01T14:00:28.617768 | The Nepali-born climber was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019. | Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.
Sharing the news on social media, Elite Expeditions said it confirmed with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that Purja had died in Thursday's avalanche.
It ... | en |
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7k4gdrgljo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:51:46 GMT | 2026-08-01T18:33:14.990060 | Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be. | In its latest heatwave bulletin published on Saturday, the Italian health ministry says that by Monday, some 25 of the country's 27 major cities will be on red alert.
It says it expects only two - Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of Italy's "boot" and Messina, facing it across on the island of Sicily - to be on the... | en |
EU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7d17r455go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:09:27 GMT | 2026-08-01T21:04:18.044512 | There have been tense exchanges between Spain and other EU states over the influx of migrants into the enclave of Ceuta. | The European Union will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta after tense exchanges between Spain and other member states.
Twenty-two member states issued a joint letter calling for co-ordinated action and the strengthening of the EU's external borders, after some 60,000 migrants ent... | en |
Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70g132erlko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:51:09 GMT | 2026-08-01T21:04:18.289001 | The small plane was flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site when it crashed, according to local reports. | A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials.
The aircraft had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board.
The cause of the crash and the ... | en |
Young guns for hire - the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrjyevmv61o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:03:35 GMT | 2026-08-01T23:14:29.600097 | The Foxtrot Network is thought to be responsible for about 35 murders in Europe, and uses violence-as-a-service tactics. | The Natland case illustrates how the VaaS system works.
Natland is the son of two journalists in Stavanger and had a comfortable upbringing, but he drifted into drugs and developed psychosis, ending up spending time in rehab and a short period in a children's home. There he met another teenager who used the online han... | en |
The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2gz0epljgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:57:55 GMT | 2026-08-01T23:14:29.809744 | Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit US show, was found at his home in New York City, US media report. | US actor Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit show The Sopranos, has died aged 80, according to several US outlets.
Pastore was found at his home in the Bronx, New York City and there was no indication of criminality, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported.
In The Sopranos, Pastore... | en |
Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making deal | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwx74qgld2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:05:16 GMT | 2026-08-02T03:59:52.241746 | The US president's message came amid media reports that he was planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend. | Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck "rapidly" with the country.
In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to "cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL" - which would include the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz a... | en |
How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vl925dqdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:55:16 GMT | 2026-08-02T03:59:52.522095 | The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes. | Italy is not the only country to see Spain as soft on migration, though.
Meloni's call for an urgent meeting of interior ministers to be held on Tuesday was signed by almost two dozen EU heads of state, calling for the elimination of all policies that could be "pull factors" to Europe.
Above all, they mean Spain's co... | en |
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/anti-lgbtq-laws-are-on-the-rise-across-west-africa-campaigners-warn | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:11 GMT | 2026-08-02T06:42:07.315684 | <p>Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’</p><p>A growing number of west African countries are implementing or strengthening anti-LGBTQ+ laws, amid local political pressures and a global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights.</p><p>In March, Senegal <a ... | A growing number of west African countries are implementing or strengthening anti-LGBTQ+ laws, amid local political pressures and a global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights.
In March, Senegal doubled the maximum prison sentence for gay sex to 10 years and criminalised the “promotion” of homosexuality. Niger criminalised ... | en |
Five dead, 41 missing, after Indonesia ferry catches fire | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74g0wjvlrxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:46:47 GMT | 2026-08-02T10:51:33.706295 | The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island. | Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire while at sea, officials say.
The captain of the ship reported the fire - off Madura island - as the vessel sailed from the country's second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, to Makassar in South Su... | en |
A bruising 24 hours - what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9w0djx2g92o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:23:20 GMT | 2026-08-02T12:07:18.948152 | Pressure is building on Gianni Infantino. Can he survive as Fifa president after the implosion of the controversial World Cup investment plan? | The quickest route for Infantino's exit would be for the Swiss to resign, like his predecessor Sepp Blatter did in 2015.
But Infantino still retains support and he could try to hold out until March, when he is up for re-election for a fourth and final term as president.
What other avenues are open?
The Fifa Council ... | en |
At least eight killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjlvvkzj20o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:02:56 GMT | 2026-08-02T15:10:35.604916 | Israel says it was targeting military operatives in the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah. | At least eight people in Gaza have been killed in overnight strikes which hit residential buildings, Palestinian officials have said.
Gaza's Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), s... | en |
Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/ceuta-border-crossing-spain-morocco | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:11:56 GMT | 2026-08-02T15:10:35.975499 | <p>People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects</p><p>Four days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost seven years earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from Morocco to the neighbouring Spanish e... | Four days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost seven years earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from Morocco to the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north African coast, approximately 12 miles (19km) across the strait of Gibraltar from mainland Spa... | en |
Helicopters fighting Greece wildfires collide in mid-air | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1417713ve6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:21:56 GMT | 2026-08-02T16:14:51.591547 | Video of the incident shows one of the helicopters hitting the propellers of the other, which bursts into flames. | Two helicopters have collided in Greece as they were battling to control wildfires.
Video of the incident some 65 km (42 miles) west of the capital, Athens, shows one of the helicopters hitting the propellers of the other, which bursts into flames. Both fell into a ravine. Two of the four crew members involved were fo... | en |
Ukraine says major Russian oil refinery and airfield hit, as Moscow reports eight deaths | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c998gg5pe09o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:48:00 GMT | 2026-08-02T16:14:51.866003 | Russia's military says it attacked Ukraine's ports and vessels in the Black Sea overnight. | Ukraine has said it carried out overnight strikes deep inside Russia, hitting a major oil refinery and an airfield that houses Russian strategic aviation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Engels airfield and the refinery, both in the Saratov region some 600km (373miles) from Ukraine's border, were hit. An oil dep... | en |
Trump suggests new talks with Iran to begin on Monday | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23579jzv08o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:11:18 GMT | 2026-08-03T04:07:59.463249 | Tehran has not responded to the suggestion that new talks are imminent. Trump has previously said a negotiated end to the war is close, only for strikes to resume. | US President Donald Trump has said new talks with Iran will begin on Monday, after calling off what he said would have been "massive" strikes on the country.
"They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming," he told reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday. "We're talking to them in the form of a neg... | en |
'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvqk69enko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:32:21 GMT | 2026-08-03T04:07:59.731158 | The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. | At Hussain's bedside is his friend Ali. He wipes his tears away with his shawl.
"We only asked for affordable flour, electricity and our basic rights," he says, trying to steady his breath through his sobs. "Instead, our brothers are being killed. What was our crime? Why are live bullets being fired at us?"
Protester... | en |
Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr59qe86yj4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:31:05 GMT | 2026-08-03T04:07:59.983305 | The UK band says they are "surprised and disappointed" by their treatment over shouting "free Palestine" at a concert there. | Massive Attack have said they were "surprised and disappointed" by their treatment by Singaporean authorities after expressing pro-Palestine sentiments during a performance in the city-state.
The group wrote on Instagram on Sunday that its members were "detained by the police, isolated and separately questioned", with... | en |
Ariana Grande to take a break from public life amid 'endless' scrutiny | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80ngjjvevyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:15:14 GMT | 2026-08-03T04:08:00.244602 | The US singer, 33, will "step back from visibility" at the end of her world tour next month, her representative says. | Ariana Grande is to withdraw from public appearances and will no longer star in an upcoming musical production in London when she ends her Eternal Sunshine tour next month.
A representative for the US singer, 33, told People magazine that she "will be taking a step back from visibility" when the tour ends, after her a... | en |
Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e1d5j6660o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:58:48 GMT | 2026-08-03T11:31:59.530386 | Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official. | Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the first confirmed outside contact with her since a letter to her son two and a half years ago.
In photographs of the meeting released by the military government Suu Kyi appeared to be hea... | en |
Two workers killed in blast after re-entering quake-hit Japan mall on boss' order | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24mr09r99eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:40:22 GMT | 2026-08-03T11:31:59.828825 | The two women's employer has apologised for sending them back to Aeon Mall to secure cash. | Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash.
Their employer, general goods store Habita, has apologised for the "loss of two precious lives".
The two were among 38 people who died in the magnitude... | en |
US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglj1pr0wjwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:30:52 GMT | 2026-08-03T11:32:00.119480 | Both countries have said that they will not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in the future. | Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen after it fell to a fresh 40-year low.
The joint intervention is the first since 2011, when both countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan.
Bot... | en |
Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78gn8zvrx4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:27:43 GMT | 2026-08-03T16:41:48.817235 | Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output. | On Friday, the navigable water depth at the chokepoint of Kaub near Koblenz hit the 2018 record low of 25cm, before recovering slightly on Monday.
The Kaub gauging station in western Germany is a key indicator of navigability on the Rhine because it measures how heavily cargo vessels can be loaded. Low water levels me... | en |
Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrv0dy2e90o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:57:27 GMT | 2026-08-03T16:41:49.093148 | Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say. | The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region.
The warning comes after a number of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, an alternative waterway that some tankers had been using since Iran bloc... | en |
Russian anti-war politician says he has fled the country | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70gjw60033o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:41:08 GMT | 2026-08-03T16:41:49.341022 | Boris Nadezhdin, who was recently designated as a foreign agent, posted a video in front of the Eiffel Tower. | An anti-war politician who tried to challenge Vladimir Putin at the last Russian presidential election says he has fled the country after Moscow declared him a "foreign agent" last month.
Boris Nadezhdin posted a video standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
He said: "Hi everyone. I have some good news. I'm a... | en |
Stronger EU borders including physical barriers needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/stronger-eu-borders-physical-barriers-ceuta-von-der-leyen | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:26:45 GMT | 2026-08-03T16:41:49.803822 | <p>European Commission president says work needed in five area of migration control including returning more people</p><p>The president of the European Commission has called for action to strengthen Europe’s borders after tens of thousands of people arrived and quickly left the Spanish territory of Ceuta, triggering a ... | The president of the European Commission has called for action to strengthen Europe’s borders after tens of thousands of people arrived and quickly left the Spanish territory of Ceuta, triggering a furious row between Madrid and other European countries.
In a letter to Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Monday,... | en |
How Ceuta migrant crisis exposes divisions within Europe - The Latest | https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/aug/03/how-ceuta-migrant-crisis-exposes-divisions-within-europe-the-latest | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:05:20 GMT | 2026-08-03T16:41:49.937482 | <p>Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in Spain and criticism from EU countries.</p><p>Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam – <a ... | Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in Spain and criticism from EU countries.
Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam – watch on Yo... | en |
Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/ceuta-leader-border-crossing-morocco-spain | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:13:01 GMT | 2026-08-03T16:41:50.109306 | <p>Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-eu-border-africa">Explainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint?</a></p></li></ul><p>A growing chorus of voices have accus... | A growing chorus of voices have accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in Ceuta, with the leader of the Spanish enclave describing last week’s border crossings as an attack on Spain’s territorial integrity that was seen as being “if not orchestrated, at least encouraged or permitted by Morocco”.
Spanish officia... | en |
Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7kmnyrdn7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:04:30 GMT | 2026-08-03T18:28:47.455029 | Three children were killed when the drone crashed at a popular resort on the Black Sea. | A drone hit a busy beach in southern Russia, killing seven people including three children, local authorities have said.
In social media footage verified by the BBC, a drone can be seen hurtling towards a cliffside before crashing into a fireball on the beach below as tourists look on from the shore and in the water.
... | en |
US reports first two deaths linked to 'explosive diarrhoea' outbreak | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k7px317eeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:05:46 GMT | 2026-08-03T21:34:20.722310 | The illness caused by parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated food or water is not generally life-threatening, health officials say. | Michigan health officials have confirmed the first two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak, a parasitic infection spread through contaminated food or water that can cause severe diarrhoea.
The two individuals had "significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and d... | en |
EU calls for stronger borders after Ceuta migrant crossings | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvl84zmgyro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:43:10 GMT | 2026-08-04T06:06:59.513703 | Ursula von der Leyen has called for action ahead of an urgent EU interior ministers meeting to discuss the issue. | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for "united action" on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week.
Spain estimates that about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates... | en |
Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but 'scrutiny' will linger | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ek7g857q4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:25:14 GMT | 2026-08-04T06:06:59.808532 | The star has taken a "step back" from the spotlight after appearances led to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny". | The top comment under the Petal video on YouTube said: "It's not about wanting the old Ariana back. It's about wanting her to be healthy."
One fan wrote on X that she "has become so thin that people are genuinely concerned".
Her loyal fans sent their support, making #Weloveyouariana trend on social media. Some critic... | en |
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmkxjrrwdvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:22:12 GMT | 2026-08-04T06:07:00.086737 | Explosions heard in Le Porge as the wildfires raged are believed to have have been the old munitions. | A forest fire in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities.
Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire commander told lo... | en |
Analysis: Trump challenged by cold reality from top allies | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjed2q2l0xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:02:40 GMT | 2026-08-04T09:10:13.432509 | A president used to bending US politics to his will faces two stinging losses in a matter of days, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher. | It's been a humbling few days for Donald Trump, even if the American president is reluctant to acknowledge it.
In a series of setbacks, Trump has faced adversity in matters both large and small; two of which he cares about dearly and one that could determine his and his party's political fate for the remaining two yea... | en |
Five dead in Moscow region as Ukraine continues warehouse strikes | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c151pkww79zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:04:49 GMT | 2026-08-04T09:10:13.692462 | Facilities in St Petersburg and Tver were also hit, while at least one was killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine. | At least five people were killed and 10 more injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse close to Moscow overnight on Tuesday, the region's governor has said.
The official did not specify what had been targeted but Ukraine has been carrying out strikes on facilities operated by Wildberries in recent weeks, ofte... | en |
More than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkpeppjyqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:19:08 GMT | 2026-08-04T11:34:44.322828 | The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to French authorities. | More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have said.
The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to the French maritime prefecture of the Channel and North Sea.
It said 157 peopl... | en |
What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25yn22l97o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:13:37 GMT | 2026-08-04T11:34:44.609655 | Our satellite has endured countless blows over millions of years - and astronomers think this one could be a useful accident. | The impending collision - predicted to happen at about 02:35 EDT (06:35 GMT) on Wednesday - is expected to captivate astronomers, both amateur and professional.
"It's something really huge smashing into the Moon. It's not remotely dangerous, we can just watch the show," says Dr Matt Bothwell, public astronomer at the ... | en |
Why Trump Media's sale of fast access to market-moving social posts is controversial | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdkl9zn8wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:34:45 GMT | 2026-08-04T11:34:44.897316 | Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most influential accounts. | Political opponents of Trump have criticised the service. Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff have written to the US securities regulator to ask if it will investigate whether Truth API breaks the law.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed receipt of the letter, but has declined t... | en |
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw9v0gnzxwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:33:03 GMT | 2026-08-04T15:57:47.470012 | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume. | Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to potentially resume as soon as this week.
... | en |
EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80n3j55g0do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:36:53 GMT | 2026-08-04T15:57:47.728789 | About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says. | The European Union has praised Spain's "swift response" to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, following a meeting of the bloc's interior ministers on Tuesday.
Around 72,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish territory in North Africa between 30 and 31 July, Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said. He added th... | en |
Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4n03xg981o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:26:06 GMT | 2026-08-04T17:58:18.123814 | Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime. | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has shared a video on social media of a drone hunting down a man in southern Ukraine, saying it showed an instance of a Russian "safari" attack against civilians.
The video shows the drone pursuing a street vendor on a city street in the Kherson region. The man moves away from th... | en |
Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0n9wpvlwpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:25:00 GMT | 2026-08-04T19:48:30.591609 | Egyptian authorities say the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court as part of a plot to defraud people. | Several people have been arrested in Egypt over an alleged plot by fake judges to defraud people of their money.
Egypt's Ministry of Interior said the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court and impersonating a judge on social media.
The main suspects, an unemployed man and a student residing in Cairo and Gi... | en |
Armed man with armour-piercing bullets arrested near Trump's California golf course | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20jp3mp7lyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:36:11 GMT | 2026-08-04T23:44:40.510830 | The arrest happened shortly before President Trump was due to host a fundraising dinner at the golf course. | Authorities in California have arrested a man who was seen near a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in the Los Angeles area, just ahead of the president's visit for a fundraising dinner there.
Jeanine John Taele, 38, was found with a pistol and armour-piercing ammunition in his vehicle at the Trump National ... | en |
Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills two and injures others, officials say | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c330pxyvzzyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:37:50 GMT | 2026-08-05T04:30:48.836846 | The head of Kyiv's military administration says Russia is "once again massively attacking" and has hit residential buildings. | Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing two people and leaving at least 24 injured after strikes across Kyiv and the surrounding area, authorities say.
The head of Kyiv's military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said the "enemy is once again massively attacking the Kyiv region".
Durin... | en |
Hundreds in Morocco gather near Ceuta border in anxious wait for missing loved ones | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/hundreds-in-morocco-gather-near-ceuta-border-in-anxious-wait-for-missing-loved-ones | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:08 GMT | 2026-08-05T04:30:49.166771 | <p>People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100</p><p>Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down... | Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down.
Their perch was the same small tranche of land that made headlines around the world last week as extraordinary scenes... | en |
Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kmd4xpr46o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:04:45 GMT | 2026-08-05T07:20:11.310012 | People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising. | South Korean police have raided the national headquarters of Starbucks over defamation claims surrounding a controversial marketing campaign.
Starbucks Korea had in May launched a coffee tumbler promotion called "Tank Day" on the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, where hundreds were believed to have been kille... | en |
Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/wednesday-briefing-how-misinformation-and-a-hardened-immigration-policy-turned-ceuta-into-europes-latest-flashpoint | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:54:54 GMT | 2026-08-05T07:20:11.673820 | <p>In today’s newsletter: The past week shows how quickly images, rumours and right-wing political opportunism can eclipse the facts on the ground</p><p>Good morning. Last week, an estimated 72,000 migrants began crossing into a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of Morocco. Within 24 hours, most of them had <a href="htt... | Good morning. Last week, an estimated 72,000 migrants began crossing into a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of Morocco. Within 24 hours, most of them had headed home. At least 88 people died after attempting the crossing, according to local officials. This isn’t the whole story of what happened over the last week, but ... | en |
Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5kvdkyjro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:29:30 GMT | 2026-08-05T10:09:23.781482 | Miami police told US media outlets the celebrity blogger had been "safely recovered" from his home. | US blogger Perez Hilton is recovering in hospital after members of the public reported that he had appeared to self-harm during a TikTok livestream.
Emergency services were called to his home in Miami on Tuesday after concerned viewers reported a man "livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media".
The Miami-Dade S... | en |
El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/05/el-nino-could-push-50m-people-acute-hunger-next-year | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:13 GMT | 2026-08-05T10:09:24.031710 | <p>UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity</p><p>About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/india-monsoon-el-nino-hot-dry-conditions-me... | About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting.
This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of Africa and... | en |
Pakistan restricts international media reporting | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0n9w95n70o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:19:42 GMT | 2026-08-05T12:18:39.556798 | Anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities. | Pakistan's government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to "provide an administrative mechanism" to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements.
The new rules - called the Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines, 2026 - do not set out how long gaining permiss... | en |
Waste workers help find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62qvll0z94o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:43:09 GMT | 2026-08-05T12:18:39.856146 | The player only realised he binned the life-changing ticket after family told him the numbers he played for years had been drawn. | A lottery player who accidentally binned a €1m (£857,158) winning-ticket may be the luckiest man in Italy after refuge workers found the missing slip.
The anonymous player disposed of the ticket in a shop in Bitonto, southern Italy, after checking his numbers and being told it was "non-payable".
The man only realised... | en |
Mexican influencer shot dead during livestream | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2kg709qd9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:00:47 GMT | 2026-08-05T12:18:40.157555 | César Gastélum, who was known for comedy and lifestyle posts, was killed at close range by a man on a motorbike. | A Mexican influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming on TikTok.
Gastélum was filming with two friends outside a fast food restaurant in Tres Ríos, in the northern city of Culiacán, on Tuesday evening when when two men on a motorbike drove up to him and one shot him at close range.
He had more ... | en |
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvlg4q48l3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:27 GMT | 2026-08-05T14:56:56.570049 | The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air. | A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say.
A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian cargo planes overnight, according to Saxony police.
A second unidentified object also collided with a cargo aircraft near the sa... | en |
Left-wing political outsider wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgdkpz07kvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:39:45 GMT | 2026-08-05T14:56:56.827861 | Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November. | Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, which exposed bitter divisions over the party's direction.
The former public health official is on course to beat moderate four-term Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens, according to CBS News, the BBC's US par... | en |
What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62q0xerzrno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:19:24 GMT | 2026-08-05T14:56:57.108494 | While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions. | A stray SpaceX rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, forming a crater near a famous lunar landmark and giving scientists a unique research opportunity that could help future missions.
The empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket was due to strike the Moon near the Einstein crater at a speed of about 5,400mph... | en |
UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75gvzxrz49o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:04:09 GMT | 2026-08-05T14:56:57.369335 | Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests. | In a statement, Türk urged Iranian authorities to halt all executions and move toward the abolition of the death penalty, saying that "such punishment has no place in our world".
As well as expressing alarm at the rise in executions, he said the persistent lack of fair trial and due process guarantees was "deeply trou... | en |
After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvlgq2gp2eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:19:51 GMT | 2026-08-05T18:25:47.297481 | Without Patriot interceptors, Ukraine's skies are wide open and people are fully exposed to Russia's missile barrages. | At the Kvitneva railway station near Kyiv, workers lift white body bags from the pockmarked platform and carry them to waiting ambulances.
Shoes, glasses and some pieces of clothing mark the spot where eight people were killed during Russia's latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine.
Overnight, Moscow fired 115 drones... | en |
Israel strikes south Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c998711dyjvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:03:36 GMT | 2026-08-05T20:11:07.343876 | Lebanon's health ministry says one person was killed in the strikes, which the Israeli military says were a response to a Hezbollah ceasefire violation. | One person has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry says, after the Israeli military said it was responding to a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
A man died and 12 other people were injured when the roof of a prayer hall at the ceme... | en |
US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:20:28 GMT | 2026-08-05T20:11:07.925383 | <p>State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon</p><p>The US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it is leaving a diplomatic vacuum at risk of being filled ... | The US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it is leaving a diplomatic vacuum at risk of being filled by China.
The US Congress has been served notice of the impending closures, which are being justified on cost gr... | en |
Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg9d3eyeggo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:21:51 GMT | 2026-08-05T21:34:45.193998 | A foreign ministry spokesman did not give details but said an agreement with the Gulf nation was "in the final stages". | Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give any further details on the agreement, which he said was "in the final stages".
Baqaei warned however that a deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation th... | en |
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyq3el5gkqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:37:08 GMT | 2026-08-05T22:44:00.018698 | Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives, but "sincerely apologises" for errors made in his controversial private investment plans. | Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco.
Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa's Africa office in Rab... | en |
Banned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dnrpmgv4yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:28:06 GMT | 2026-08-06T04:31:58.948885 | Women in the team, which is recognised by Fifa, say football has given them freedom and independence. | The changing room is busy with footballers going through their pre-match routines. Some stretch and tighten their boots, others embrace.
"Be strong as always because we are representing Afghan women," says midfielder Fatima Haidari to fellow members of Afghan Women United.
Applause erupts in the room where an Afghan ... | en |
In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strikes | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ev4y172yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:54 GMT | 2026-08-06T07:27:21.096760 | Blackened ships and smashed docks mark Russia's recent surge of attacks on Ukraine's coastline. | "My crane operator, my partner, died five metres from me… The driver remained in the cabin. He also died."
Svitlana Halchenko winces as she remembers the Russian ballistic missile which exploded at work in Odesa, killing her colleagues.
Svitlana works as a warehouse shift manager at the city's main port.
Despite her... | en |
Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal convicted in rape case | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2v551w9v8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:27 GMT | 2026-08-06T07:27:21.333208 | The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court overturned a 2021 trial court verdict clearing Tejpal of all charges. | An Indian court has found former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal guilty of raping a former colleague, overturning his 2021 acquittal in a decade-old sexual assault case.
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court said it was convicting Tejpal under sections of Indian law pertaining to rape and sexual harassment, lega... | en |
Outrage as Ugandan football captain murdered in street gang attack | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2g0038yr8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:04:28 GMT | 2026-08-06T07:27:21.590852 | The 27-year-old was beaten to death by suspected robbers after resisting an attempt to steal his belongings, police say. | Ugandans are mourning the death of one of the country's best-known footballers after he was beaten to death by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala.
Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings, prompting an outpouring of gri... | en |
Iranian footballers who defied Tehran become Australian citizens | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5nlgxv6vdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:04:17 GMT | 2026-08-06T10:13:03.591487 | There were among seven to be granted humanitarian visas while playing in Australia - but the other five changed their minds and returned to Iran. | Two Iranian female footballers who publicly defied their government have become Australian citizens.
Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, 34, and Fatemeh Pasandideh, 22, were naturalised in Brisbane, Queensland, on Wednesday.
Ramezanisadeh said it was a "truly special and unforgettable day", while her teammate said "this moment mea... | en |
Rihanna is 'in the studio', says partner A$AP Rocky | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gwvvw9k1xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:44:22 GMT | 2026-08-06T10:13:03.861061 | The singer, who last released a full album in 2016, is in the studio and "cooking", her partner said. | Rihanna could be set to break a decade-long album hiatus, according to her partner A$AP Rocky.
"She in the studio right now," the rapper said on the The Jason Lee podcast on Wednesday.
Few details about the project were revealed, apart from a denial that the pair would collaborate on a double album. However, in respo... | en |
‘Morocco feels emboldened’: Trump’s influence in spotlight after Ceuta disaster | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/06/trump-influence-morocco-spotlight-ceuta-border-disaster | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:45:54 GMT | 2026-08-06T10:13:04.164949 | <p>Washington-Rabat ties under scrutiny as questions swirl over what led to deadly influx into tiny Spanish territory</p><p>The cosy relationship between Washington and Rabat has long been flaunted by both sides, from Morocco’s announcement this year that it would be the first African state to join Donald Trump’s <a h... | The cosy relationship between Washington and Rabat has long been flaunted by both sides, from Morocco’s announcement this year that it would be the first African state to join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to the congratulatory message recently sent by Trump to mark King Mohammed VI’s 27 years in power.
The latest exa... | en |
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down' | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8mjd19xm7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:30:43 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:51.862395 | While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons. | The administration has sought to assure Americans that US missile stockpiles remain robust, even after the military used vast quantities of difficult-to-manufacture weapons during the combat operation known as Operation Epic Fury and the tit-for-tat strikes since.
CBS News, the BBC's US partner, reported the US has us... | en |
Ukraine hits two oil refineries deep in Russian territory | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwymv212xrxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:18:48 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:52.105983 | Ukraine's president says the strikes aim to limit revenues Russia "used to finance" its war. | Both Russia and Ukraine have in recent weeks intensified attacks on major cities, energy facilities and warehouses, as the vast front line remains virtually static and all mediation efforts to end the war have brought no breakthrough.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Februa... | en |
US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid hearing | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m18158my9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:47:45 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:52.348643 | The committee will now refer him for possible prosecution for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. | A US Senate committee has voted to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions during a hearing examining his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The vote - which fell along party lines - clears the way for the committee to refer the case to the justice dep... | en |
DR Congo river boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deaths | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce971plr2nvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:04:27 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:52.596629 | The health minister says all the passengers are being screened as a precautionary measure. | Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River.
The Yingfeng 2 - operated by a Chinese company - was halted near Bende Bende port, some 65km (40 miles) upstream from the capital, Kinshasa.
Health Minister Roger Kamba said screenin... | en |
EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjejzjpy98wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:39:21 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:52.830647 | The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out. | EasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US firm Apollo.
The deal was announced after rival suitor Castlelake said it was dropping out of the bid battle for the no-frills airline.
EasyJet is one of Europe's largest airlines. It employs more than 19,000 people, and flies around 1,200 routes across 35 Eu... | en |
Top Ugandan footballer killed by robbers armed with paving stones | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/06/top-uganda-footballer-killed-robbery-kampala | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:30:32 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:53.213091 | <p>David Owori, who played for the national team, died in hospital after he tried to stop robbers taking his phone</p><p>The Ugandan football community is in mourning after the death of a player who was fatally injured during a robbery in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday night.</p><p>David Owori, who captained Sports C... | The Ugandan football community is in mourning after the death of a player who was fatally injured during a robbery in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday night.
David Owori, who captained Sports Club Villa, a Uganda Premier League club, and represented the national team, was attacked after resisting an attempt to steal h... | en |
Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/06/nigerian-security-forces-free-hostages-abducted-by-militants | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:40:32 GMT | 2026-08-06T14:56:53.552646 | <p>President hails ‘successful’ rescue as country battles endemic kidnapping for ransom and insecurity worsens</p><p>Nigerian security forces have rescued more than 300 abducted people in what the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hailed as the largest single-day hostage recovery in the country’s history.</p><p>The release... | Nigerian security forces have rescued more than 300 abducted people in what the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hailed as the largest single-day hostage recovery in the country’s history.
The release was announced on Wednesday after a joint operation, conducted by the military, police and counter-terrorism units, freed ... | en |
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7lz3wr2rlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:06:17 GMT | 2026-08-07T00:26:41.355527 | A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children. | A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety.
Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a "public nuisance" akin to air pollut... | en |
Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2k74yevgzwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:11:30 GMT | 2026-08-07T00:26:41.579325 | Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa. | Uefa is in something of a pickle as it tries to get rid of Infantino.
The easiest route to success was the slow turning of the vice throughout this week, hoping to exert enough pressure to force him to quit.
Yet the Swiss appears to have no intention of walking away.
European football looks like an outlier, struggli... | en |
South Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crash | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjxgx5y51lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:38:51 GMT | 2026-08-07T00:26:41.851948 | Seoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday. | This Falcon 9 was in orbit since January last year, when it blasted off from Florida.
The same booster section from the January 2025 mission is due to set off on its 18th flight on 10 August. SpaceX says the mission hopes to launch 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.
The rocket that blasted from Florida last J... | en |
Thousands of migrants still in Ceuta after border crisis, local leader says | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ejdj22zq9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:36:07 GMT | 2026-08-07T00:26:42.126074 | The Spanish territory's mayor-president also says 100 deaths occurred as a result of 78,000 migrants crossing from neighbouring Morocco. | Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the Spanish territory of Ceuta following the arrival of many times that number of people last week, the north African exclave's leader has said.
Juan Jesús Vivas told the European Parliament of his "profound sorrow" over the "irreparable tragedy" of 100 deaths that had occurr... | en |
Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/06/ebola-virus-drc-mutating | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:18:46 GMT | 2026-08-07T00:26:42.561469 | <p>Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalation</p><p>The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as confirmed cases pass 4,000.</p><p>Africa’s public health watchdog... | The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as confirmed cases pass 4,000.
Africa’s public health watchdog said the time for incremental action was over as they announced plans to scale up every aspect of the response and go “door to d... | en |
Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89nqlz5p4qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:07:46 GMT | 2026-08-07T03:31:42.633820 | Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C. | An Australian aviation crew has carried out a daring midwinter mission to rescue a US expedition member from a station in Antarctica in freezing temperatures and total darkness.
Skytraders said the "extraordinary" mission took place last Friday after a request for urgent help with a medical evacuation from McMurdo Sta... | en |
Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj63966j95yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:34:14 GMT | 2026-08-07T05:24:42.635810 | The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US birthright citizenship. | Donald Trump is trying again to scale back birthright citizenship in the US, weeks after the Supreme Court shot down his previous attempt to eliminate the right.
The president signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one that expands the existing definitions of non-citizens whose children are not eligible fo... | en |
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30418m4mj4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:15:58 GMT | 2026-08-07T11:33:05.204007 | Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East. | Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, against the backdrop of war between the US and Iran.
Pakistan's foreign ministry said an attack on any of the three states "shall be regarded as an attack against them all".
The pact was announced at a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed... | en |
US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e1vg0gjl5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:50:54 GMT | 2026-08-07T12:29:55.400883 | The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump. | Overall, the German firm plans to invest approximately €17bn (£14.5bn; $19.6bn) in the US over the next six years "to grow its generation capacity".
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement posted on X that Americans deserve an energy system built on common sense and not one dependent on "costly subsidies".
... | en |
Seven killed after teen shooter opens fire at home and school in Thailand | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c980j3j578do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:44:35 GMT | 2026-08-07T14:58:00.592354 | Authorities say the teen killed his grandparents at home before gunning down five teachers at his school. | At least seven people have been killed and 23 injured after a 14-year-old boy opened fire at a home and his school on the outskirts of Thailand's capital Bangkok.
The gunman - a student at the Debsirin School in Nonthaburi - killed his grandparents and five teachers before taking his own life, Thai Prime Minister Anut... | en |
Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to lift border controls after Ceuta crossings | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv5l6yr5ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:59:01 GMT | 2026-08-07T16:02:30.621491 | Italy has said it will not accept "ultimatums or impositions" after the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta last week. | Spain has threatened to impose counter-measures on Italy if it fails to lift border controls introduced following the mass crossing of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
Roughly 78,000 migrants from neighbouring Morocco arrived in Ceuta by sea in a matter of hours on Thursday and Friday last week.
In the wak... | en |
Mexico and Peru restore diplomatic relations after asylum row | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7dy1l3e77o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:38:28 GMT | 2026-08-07T16:02:30.907179 | Relations broke down after former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez sought asylum in the Mexican embassy in November 2025. | Mexico and Peru have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations following a row over the granting of asylum to a former Peruvian prime minister who was charged for a 2022 coup attempt.
In a joint statement released on 7 August, Lima and Mexico City said "historic ties of brotherhood, friendship and cooperation" promp... | en |
Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clylejzkkx4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:13:45 GMT | 2026-08-07T17:10:04.162808 | The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the return journey to smuggle migrants and weapons. | One of the largest criminal networks smuggling drugs and people in the western Mediterranean has been dismantled, authorities have said.
Europol said 78 people were arrested in Spain and Algeria in a bust of the network, that is also linked to other criminal activities including "violent robberies, extortion, illegal ... | en |
Judge approves Trump effort to end South Sudan TPS protections | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/judge-trump-south-sudan-tps | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:34:34 GMT | 2026-08-07T19:18:18.127509 | <p>Decision follows supreme court ruling that allowed US government to strip protections for Haitians and Syrians</p><p>Temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals in the United States is set to end after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with stripping t... | Temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals in the United States is set to end after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with stripping their protections.
On Friday, US district judge Patti Saris of the district of Massachusetts rejected an attempt by immi... | en |
Kidnapped rare Serbian eagle freed into wild after rescue | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdewxgw69exo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:40:56 GMT | 2026-08-07T21:00:37.351472 | Feliks the eagle was abducted as he first flew the nest in Serbia and wound up in the Middle East with poachers who demanded a ransom. | A rare eastern imperial eagle has been rescued from animal traffickers and released back into the wild in Serbia after months in captivity.
After leaving the nest last year, Feliks was caught in Syria by poachers who eventually demanded a ransom - which was refused.
After protracted talks the bird was taken to a wild... | en |
Thai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdewx6rew04o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:19:27 GMT | 2026-08-07T21:51:38.316912 | Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead. | Police Colonel Thadsakorn Konthong said that the gun and bullets used in the attack belonged to the teen's grandfather, with an initial inspection finding signs that the firearm had been searched for inside the grandfather's bedroom.
International and local media have reported that the gun was legally registered and h... | en |
I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07rxz03034o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:20:27 GMT | 2026-08-07T21:51:38.621507 | The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers. | On Friday morning, as the final classes of the week were under way, panicked students began streaming out of a prestigious school just outside Bangkok.
Inside, police say, a 14-year-old boy had opened fire.
"I was standing in front of the teacher when she was shot," a shaken seventh grader tells the BBC, near the gat... | en |
Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/spain-to-introduce-temporary-border-checks-on-visitors-from-italy | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:44:38 GMT | 2026-08-07T22:42:08.478427 | <p>Move comes in response to Rome imposing similar measures after mass migration rush to Ceuta</p><p>Spain has announced it will introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta.</p><p>The checks, which come “amid ... | Spain has announced it will introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta.
The checks, which come “amid the persistent irregular migration pressure” facing Italy, will start at midnight on Saturday and last unt... | en |
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