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At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

Ceuta, Spain: At least 72 people died during last week's mass influx of migrants into Spain's Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local officials...

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Strikes rock Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian cargo ship

Smoke rises above residential buildings following an air attack in Kyiv. — AFP

Firefighters struggle wildfires rage in Greece

Members of the Hellenic Red Cross speak with each other, as smoke rises from a wildfire, in Krio Pigadi, Greece, August 1, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Italy suspends the Schengen agreement with Spain

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Spain says border migrant surge reverses

Migrants cross back to Morocco after they crossed the border to enter Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave. - AFP

Wildfires ease near Bordeaux and Madrid, bringing respite

A house and a car burnt following a wildfire in Lanton, southwestern France. - AFP

Poland summons Russian ambassador over missile incursion

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to the press, near a crater in a field left by an unidentified object that appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in Lublin province, Poland, July 30, 2026.

Spain lifts evacuation order for wildfire province

A man is pictured at his burnt-out home following a devastating wildfire in Pelayos de la Presa

Ukrainian drones strike across Russia, hitting refineries

A woman looks on as smoke billows from a Wildberries warehouse after a fire broke out at the facility, in Ryazan region, Russia

Over half of England 'officially in drought'

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Ukraine's Zelensky in US to secure fresh Trump support

A prosecutor's office employee walks at the site of a petrol station hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia

France, Spain make headway against huge blazes

A drone view shows burnt buildings in an area affected by a wildfire in Biscarosse

Spain, France race to contain blazes before heatwave

A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages, some 30km from Bordeaux, France. — AFP

Ukrainian strikes on Russia kill 5, including child

Residents mourn following an air attack in Kharkiv. — AFP

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes

Firefighters use counterfires to remove vegetation ahead of a wildfire, creating a fuel-free buffer zone in Marcheprime, west of Bordeaux. — AFP

Russia, Ukraine both report civilians killed

A residents stands at a site of the house hit during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 26, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy
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