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PoliticsTo be verifiedUpdated 01 Aug 2026, 12:10 UTC

22 EU leaders seek emergency talks on Ceuta migration crisis

  • Twenty-two EU leaders requested an emergency videoconference of interior ministers to coordinate the bloc’s response to migrant arrivals in Ceuta.
  • The signatories said they were seriously concerned and would consider temporary internal border controls among measures to address perceived migration and security risks.
  • Spain said almost all of roughly 50,000 people who crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on Thursday had been returned.
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EnvironmentTo be verifiedUpdated 28 Jul 2026, 16:19 UTC

Spain withdraws some evacuation orders as wildfire risks persist

  • The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that evacuation orders covering 13 municipalities in two wildfire-affected areas had been withdrawn.
  • Government figures showed nearly 100,000 people affected across Castile and León, Madrid and Castile-La Mancha; over 63,000 evacuated and 35,000 confined.
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said firefighting conditions had improved in some areas but warned that the next hours would remain difficult.