EU chief criticises Spain’s migrant plan after Ceuta crisis meeting

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Migration commissioner says scheme regularising undocumented people ‘not a good signal’ for Europe

The EU’s top official on migration has criticised Spain’s plan to regularise undocumented migrants as “not a good signal” for Europe, after an emergency meeting intended to draw a line under divisions on the Ceuta crisis.

Magnus Brunner, the European commissioner for migration, said that while the EU could not currently see a direct link between events in Ceuta and Spain’s regularisation plan, the policy was “definitely not a good signal for the rest of Europe”.

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Afghan migrant accused of brutal suitcase murder— and his American in-laws saw the warning signs – New York Post

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  1. Afghan migrant accused of brutal suitcase murder— and his American in-laws saw the warning signs  New York Post
  2. Afghan boxer, 26, arrested in connection with death of Scottish woman in Greece  BBC
  3. Athens suitcase murder suspect texted wife posing as jihadist  The Times
  4. Athens suitcase death: suspect admits hiding body but denies murder  theguardian.com
  5. Afghan Boxer Accused of Killing British Woman in Athens to Appear in Court  U.S. News & World Report
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Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise – AP News

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  1. Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as regional tensions rise  AP News
  2. Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper Digest  USNI News
  3. Japan casts military buildup as path to economic prosperity  Reuters
  4. Japan warns Russia-North Korea axis raises regional security threat  Nikkei Asia
  5. Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost  South China Morning Post
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Photos: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, forcing evacuations – Al Jazeera

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  1. Photos: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, forcing evacuations  Al Jazeera
  2. Guatemalan volcano reaches ‘critical explosive phase’ as hundreds evacuated  CNN
  3. Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages  AP News
  4. Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuation of hundreds of people  theguardian.com
  5. Guatemala's Fuego volcano intensifies, prompts preventive evacuations  Reuters
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Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta – NBC News

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  1. Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta  NBC News
  2. Ceuta border rush: Loved ones in limbo over missing family members  CNN
  3. Wednesday briefing: ​How misinformation and ​a​ hardened immigration policy ​turned Ceuta ​into Europe’s ​latest ​flashpoint  theguardian.com
  4. Migrant Crisis Pits Spain’s Leader Against Critics Across Europe  WSJ
  5. The viral videos that inspired tens of thousands to swim to Spain’s Ceuta  Reuters
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Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112 – Reuters

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  1. Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112  Reuters
  2. In Gaza City, a funeral for 112 family members takes place 3 years after their deaths  CBC
  3. Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike  theguardian.com
  4. Hamas holds mass funeral for 112 people it says were killed in IDF strike at start of Gaza war  The Times of Israel
  5. ‘I wanted to hug whatever remained’: Gaza families’ 3-year wait for funeral  Al Jazeera
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Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right – CNN

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  1. Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right  CNN
  2. Identification of carnivory in the flowering plant Saxifraga via multidisciplinary evidence  Nature
  3. Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores  nytimes.com
  4. Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction  Phys.org
  5. Mountain flower from China joins the world’s carnivorous plant club  wtvbam.com
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Refuse collectors help Italian woman recover binned €1m lottery ticket

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Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown away

A €1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the rubbish in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company.

The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after garbage workers combed through mounds of rubbish on their truck, said Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB company in Italy’s southern Puglia region.

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Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal – WIRED

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  1. Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal  WIRED
  2. Army expected to add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses  Task & Purpose
  3. From Sci-Fi To Standard Issue: US Military Set To Get High-Energy Laser Weapons To Burn Down Drone Swarms  News18
  4. Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says  Breaking Defense
  5. Lockheed Martin CEO says its laser weapon passed first Golden Dome missile-defense test, leading to new Pentagon contract weeks later  Defence Industry Europe
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Trump keeps making threats. The world has stopped flinching. – The Washington Post

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  1. Trump keeps making threats. The world has stopped flinching.  The Washington Post
  2. Trump has united the world – in pure frustration  The i Paper
  3. Trump's 'Announce First, Coordinate Later' Approach Sparks Confusion  조선일보
  4. Trump’s waning sway over the world  Financial Times
  5. Trump's lightning-fast decline is confirmed by this ironic betrayal  rawstory.com
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Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

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Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook

Elon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders from Saudi authorities.

Earlier this year, the Guardian reported that platforms including Snapchat and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram had blocked dissidents’ accounts over allegations by Saudi authorities that they were violating local law.

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Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia – The Moscow Times

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  1. Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia  The Moscow Times
  2. Putin Signs Law Stripping Russians Abroad of Banking, Passport, and Property Rights  UNITED24 Media
  3. Migrants with criminal records will no longer be able to obtain Russian citizenship  1News.az
  4. Russia tightens citizenship and residency rules for foreigners  Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi
  5. The Kremlin’s long arm: Putin tightens grip on Russian exiles and foreign firms  TVP World
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Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned – BBC

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  1. Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned  BBC
  2. August 4, 2026 - Iran continues Hormuz talks with Oman, US signals optimism on deal  CNN
  3. Qatar says mediators make progress in efforts to end US-Iran war  Reuters
  4. Iran live updates: Trump says more details on Iran to be announced 'in 48 hours'  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Trump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz Deal  Bloomberg.com
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Cameroon’s President Biya reshuffles army amid unease at his long stay in Switzerland – BBC

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  1. Cameroon's President Biya reshuffles army amid unease at his long stay in Switzerland  BBC
  2. Cameroon's Biya, unseen for 58 days, reshuffles military leadership  Reuters
  3. Fifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculation  theguardian.com
  4. World's oldest head of state approves military reshuffle while leaving his country without a president for 2 months  africa.businessinsider.com
  5. Gov’t Says President Biya Will Return to Cameroon ‘Very Soon’  pan african visions
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Ukraine becomes fault line in Italy’s next election – politico.eu

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  1. Ukraine becomes fault line in Italy’s next election  politico.eu
  2. M5S is pulling us away from Europe, says Democratic Party’s MP Quartapelle  Decode39
  3. La Stampa: Italian opposition opposes arms supplies to Kyiv  Apa.az
  4. Tajani: "Schlein should clarify whether the left is with Kiev or Putin."  Agenzia Nova
  5. Campo Largo, a clash between Conte and Schlein over weapons for Ukraine: the M5S leader relaunches the primaries, while the Democratic Party secretary demands a shared program first.  lamilano.it
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of war crime after drone hunts down market vendor in grim ‘human safari’ – The Independent

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  1. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of war crime after drone hunts down market vendor in grim ‘human safari’  The Independent
  2. Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking market vendor  Reuters
  3. Shocking video shows Russian drone hunting civilian at Kherson market  Euronews.com
  4. Ukraine slams Russian drone 'safari' against civilians  RTE.ie
  5. Russian drone hunts and attacks man at farmers market in Kherson – video  Українська правда
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