Month: August 2026

England and Wales recorded their driest July on record this year, the UK's national weather agency has announced, citing provisional figures. The Met Office described July as an "exceptional month" for the UK's weather books, with provisional statistics showing records were challenged or broken for temperature, sunshine, and rainfall. According to the agency, England saw […]

Authorities in Ceuta are struggling to cope with thousands of people that remain in the autonomous city following the mass arrival of migrants last week. Security forces estimate that around 73,500 people have already left the North African exclave and returned to Morocco, while local authorities say up to 5,000 remain in the Spanish territory, […]

Belgium on Monday called for a stronger role for the EU's border agency Frontex and closer cooperation with migrants' countries of origin, as EU interior ministers are set to convene Tuesday for an emergency meeting on the migration crisis in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, according to Belgian broadcaster RTBF. "We must better protect […]

The Danish Armed Forces have launched an expanded conscription of young people amid actions by the United States and Russia. This was reported by the country’s Ministry of Defense. It is reported that 1,600 Danes have been drafted under the new program for a term of 11 months. Denmark had previously announced that, starting in […]