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Meta, TikTok agree to EU fact-checking plan after Ceuta migrant crisis
Meta and TikTok have agreed with the European Union to establish a dedicated fact-checking mechanism in response to the deadly migrant surge into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last month, where disinformation spread on social media is believed to…
EU says it ‘passed the test’ after Ceuta migrant crisis
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called border security "a shared European responsibility" and urged "united action" from EU member states after approximately 50,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last week, triggering the…
Ceuta residents force far-right leaders out amid migration crisis
A surge of mass migration into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta last week handed Europe's far-right parties a fresh rallying cry — but their attempts to capitalize on the crisis met fierce resistance from the city's own residents, who…
Ceuta migrant crisis death toll reaches 72 as EU tensions mount
The death toll from last Thursday's mass migrant crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta reached at least 72 on Sunday after five more bodies were recovered along the city's coastline, officials confirmed. The unprecedented surge, which saw more…
Death toll reaches 67 in Spain-Morocco border crisis
Moroccan security forces clashed with hundreds of people attempting to storm the border into the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Saturday, marking a second consecutive day of violence at the Beni Ansar crossing as the broader migration crisis along Spain's…
Sanchez demands EU emergency meeting over Ceuta crisis fallout
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has denounced what he called a "selfish, polarizing and unlawful" reaction from some European Union member states to a mass border incursion in Ceuta, demanding an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers as diplomatic tensions…
60,000 migrants surge into Spain’s Ceuta; at least 57 dead
About 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta within a single 24-hour period beginning Thursday, overwhelming the tiny territory's population of 83,000 and triggering a humanitarian crisis that left at least 57 people dead, according…
Spain returns over 37,500 migrants to Morocco as Ceuta crisis deepens
More than 37,500 migrants who entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta have returned to Morocco, representing roughly 75% of those who crossed during the unprecedented mass border surge, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. The returns, occurring at a rate…
Spain, Morocco halt Ceuta crossings after 49,000 breach border in a day
Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence surrounding the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Friday after an estimated 49,000 migrants crossed into the tiny territory by sea and land in a single day, leaving at least 19 dead bodies in…
Spain deploys military to Ceuta as thousands breach border
Thousands of migrants from Morocco streamed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, overwhelming border forces by swimming around barriers, scaling fences, and rushing through unguarded gates. Spain announced it would deploy military units to reinforce police at…
144 migrants dead or missing off Mauritania, UN says
The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants have been reported dead or missing following a series of maritime disasters off the coast of Mauritania, underscoring the continued toll of the Atlantic migration route from West…
African fans rallied behind Mexico in World Cup opener over xenophobia anger
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, a campaign spreading across African social media urged football fans on the continent to support Mexico over South Africa — turning the opening match into a…
All 46 Council of Europe nations adopt migration declaration
All 46 Council of Europe member states adopted a political declaration on migration on Friday at a meeting in Chișinău, Moldova, setting out a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights that could make it easier to deport…
One-third of Tuvalu’s population have applied for Australia’s climate visa
More than one-third of Tuvalu's population has applied for Australia's groundbreaking climate visa program, as the low-lying Pacific island nation faces an existential threat from rising sea levels that scientists predict could leave large parts of the country underwater by…
Mark Wallinger debuts anti-fascist work Jungle Gym at Glastonbury
Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger has unveiled a new anti-fascist installation titled "Jungle Gym" at Glastonbury Festival's Terminal 1 stage, as part of a group exhibition called "No Human is Illegal" that confronts rising authoritarianism and anti-immigrant rhetoric worldwide, according…