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Members of the Spanish Army's 'Regulares' infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. 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 said today. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.
Members of the Spanish Army's 'Regulares' infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. 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 said today. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.`
Europe

After sparring over Ceuta, EU states seek lessons from crisis

EU countries will seek on Tuesday to draw early lessons from the Ceuta crisis after the migrant rush on Spain's North African enclave sent tensions spiking between Madrid and the bloc's more hawkish member states.

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Middle East and Africa

Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz

Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.

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Trump wants to close missions in Indonesia, Japan and Canada, sources say

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Rare Thai PM visit spotlights Myanmar

Indonesia welcomed its first Thai prime ministerial visit in 15 years on Monday, as Anutin Charnvirakul held talks with President Prabowo Subianto amid ASEAN's push to forge a common position on Myanmar ahead of its leaders’ summit in November.

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Australia hikes levy for tech giants that fail to strike local news deals

The government said on Monday it increased the levy for its planned News Bargaining Incentive to 2.5 percent from 2.25 percent.

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Detained Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in Myanmar

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021 when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar's military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.

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Prabowo draws flak over Iran nuclear remarks, North Korea mediation claim

President Prabowo Subianto has drawn criticism over his suggestion that Iran possessed nuclear weapons and his declaration of readiness to help mediate dialogue between South Korea and North Korea.

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Middle East and Africa

US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East

The warning, posted online by US embassies in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, came a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "very hard".

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asia-pacific

Detained Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in Myanmar

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021 when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar's military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.

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South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C

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asia-pacific

Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online

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Malaysian pilot risks death penalty for smuggling ecstasy in Indonesia

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New Zealand foreign minister in racism row with Chinese ambassador

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americas

Trump says he's looking at AI controls after OpenAI rogue agent

"We're looking at controls. We're also making sure that we lead," Trump said when asked about the rogue agent. OpenAI CEOSam Altman met with US senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to talk about his company's upcoming models.

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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI buildout from national security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.

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Trump mixes jokes with barbs at press freedom dinner

This year's dual events marked Trump's first presidential appearance at the correspondents' dinner after he had boycotted the event in his previous years in office, though he promised to come back next year.

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Supplies run dry in Venezuelan village on edge of quake zone

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Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs

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Firefighters in Greece 'pushed to the limit' as winds rage

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europe

Social media rumours, economic hardship fuel migrant surge into Ceuta

In Morocco, where deep-seated anger towards poor public services and poverty spilled over late last year into major protests, many young people spend years waiting for a chance to cross the border in search of better prospects.

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europe

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Hundreds of migrants flood into Spain's Ceuta exclave from Morocco

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France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave

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Berlin police shoot dead chief suspect in deadly Islamist Pride attack

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middle-east-africa

US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East

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