The Spanish authorities said on Saturday that they were installing a floating barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco, after a surge of tens of thousands of migrants into the territory earlier in the week provoked alarm across the European Union.
Continue ReadingAmsterdam came alive with music, colour and celebration on Saturday, as thousands of people flocked to the canals to watch the city’s annual Pride boat parade. The Dutch capital is hosting this years’ WorldPride event, drawing visitors from across the world. Costumed participants danced and waved from a colourful flotilla of 80 decorated vessels as […]
Continue ReadingIn 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 […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near Naples, southern Italy, leaving dozens injured, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging some buildings. At […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Keepers at Prague Zoo deployed tons of ice on Thursday, offering much-needed relief to its animal residents as Europe grappled with yet another scorching heatwave. Polar bears Aleut and […]
Continue ReadingMadrid on Thursday said it would deploy soldiers to Ceuta to ensure security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave from Morocco, mainly by swimming, and reported nine deaths. The Italian government is considering suspending the EU Schengen agreement with Spain in light of the migrant crisis in Ceuta. FRANCE 24’s Sarah […]
Continue ReadingRomania, Bulgaria and Serbia are also grappling with the effects of a series of prolonged heatwaves and low rainfall.
Continue ReadingJuly 30, 2026, 5:43 p.mJuly 30, 2026, 5:43 p.m During the devastating forest fire on the French Atlantic coast, a forgotten ammunition depot from the Second World War exploded in the hard-hit town of Le Porge. “In our community there were – without us knowing about it – ammunition depots that were buried in properties […]
Continue ReadingPolish authorities are investigating an object that came down in eastern Poland overnight and is thought to be a Russian missile, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. The discovery followed reports of an explosion, with investigators finding a crater and debris scattered across a nearby field.
Continue ReadingNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A museum is cashing in after a one-star Google review calling it the “worst aquarium ever” became an unexpected viral hit. The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts, which highlights the history, science and art of whaling rather than marine animals, embraced the one-star review by boldly […]
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