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  • What to Know About Ceuta
    The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast, which Spain has governed for centuries, has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.
     

What to Know About Ceuta

1 août 2026 à 10:49
The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast, which Spain has governed for centuries, has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.

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People gathered Thursday on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq.
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  • What to Know About Ceuta
    The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.
     

What to Know About Ceuta

30 juillet 2026 à 21:47
The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.

© Abdelmajid Bziouat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

People gathered on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta, a Spanish enclave, and the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Thursday.

Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches

30 juillet 2026 à 20:54
The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.

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Sargassum seaweed covering the shoreline of a beach in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, this month.

Iran War Is Entangling a Growing List of Mideast Nations

30 juillet 2026 à 18:25
As the U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, more countries are being touched — and some are joining in.

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A commercial vessel passes through a shipping lane off Yemen, in the Red Sea, this week.

Was Your Trip to Europe Affected by Heat or Wildfires? Tell Us About It.

30 juillet 2026 à 18:08
Have you had to cancel, reschedule or replan a trip to France, Spain or elsewhere because of raging fires or stifling heat? If so, we want to hear from you.

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Execution Nation

30 juillet 2026 à 16:47
The United States is an outlier in the West. We look at why the country clings to the death penalty.

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Thousands of Migrants Enter Ceuta, a Spanish Enclave, From Morocco

31 juillet 2026 à 06:14
The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.

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Migrants crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Thursday.

Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest Ever, and in Record Time

31 juillet 2026 à 12:07
The disease has killed more than 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two months, outpacing the response.

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Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in June.

U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference

30 juillet 2026 à 15:53
Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

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A map presented by the State Department at AIDS 2026, a conference in Brazil this week.
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  • Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux
    Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire and a major French city.
     

Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux

Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire and a major French city.

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Saudi Arabia Aims to Deter Red Sea Attacks With New Coalition

30 juillet 2026 à 13:57
Facing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia, Saudi Arabia has invited dozens of countries to assist it in protecting shipping in the Red Sea, diplomats say.

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A container ship in the Red Sea off Yemen on Monday. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.

Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization

30 juillet 2026 à 11:26
The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

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The Pan American Health Organization headquarters in Washington. The United States owes nearly $135 million in overdue fees to the organization.

Wildfire in Suffolk, UK, Breaks Out a Few Miles From Nuclear Power Station

30 juillet 2026 à 12:12
A large fire engulfed almost 250 acres of land in Suffolk, a scenic area on the coast. It was a few miles from a nuclear power station.

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A drone view of smoke from a wildfire on Thursday on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, England.

Saudis Form Military Alliance to Protect Red Sea Shipping

30 juillet 2026 à 20:46
As the war between the United States and Iran widened, Saudi Arabia joined with over a dozen other countries, including Egypt and Turkey, to form a new defense coalition to stop attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

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A vessel near the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea. The waterway is important for international trade.

Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability

30 juillet 2026 à 11:21
The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves.

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Ships in the Suez Canal last year. About 10 percent of seaborne trade goes through the waterway, according to the Suez Canal Authority.

China, Its Economy Stumbling, Signals Only Cautious Support

30 juillet 2026 à 08:32
The ruling Politburo called for “more proactive” tax and spending policies but did not endorse broad action to address weak consumer spending.

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Production at a factory in Ninghai, China, in July.

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Makes Rare Port Call in Vietnam

30 juillet 2026 à 21:45
The seven-day visit, the longest since the two countries restored relations, is a show of mutual cooperation and a U.S. signal to China. But it comes during tensions over tariffs.

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The U.S.S. George Washington arriving at the port in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Thursday.

Pope Leo Says He Hopes to Visit U.S. Within ‘Next Couple of Years’

30 juillet 2026 à 06:31
When asked about a possible trip, Leo XIV said that he had been looking at the calendar for the “next couple of years.”

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Pope Leo XIV at a meeting southwest of Rome on Wednesday.

NATO Says Russian Missile Hit Poland During Ukraine Attack

30 juillet 2026 à 11:03
Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace in the past. Investigators have yet to definitively identify the object that struck overnight.

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Emergency services on Thursday at the site where an object landed near Lublin, Poland.

Wildfires in Greece Kill 3 Firefighters as Blazes Still Burn in France and Spain

30 juillet 2026 à 16:56
Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe.

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Wildfires on the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday.

Russia Strikes Ukraine With Missiles and Drones, Killing at Least 8

30 juillet 2026 à 10:46
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said five members of a family had been killed in the latest large-scale aerial assault by Moscow.

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In Lviv, western Ukraine, on Thursday morning, at the site of a Russian missile strike. The overnight attack pushed Russia’s use of ballistic missiles to a new monthly record.

Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court Finds

30 juillet 2026 à 16:51
An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of charges related to child sexual abuse imagery. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved.

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The Nova Scotia provincial flag. Prosecutors in Nova Scotia acknowledged the conviction had been flawed.

Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.

30 juillet 2026 à 05:03
An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.

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Why China’s A.I. Models Could Threaten the Communist Party

30 juillet 2026 à 19:31
China’s A.I. rise is creating a new dilemma for Beijing. The open models that win influence abroad may pose risks to the country’s security and geopolitical strategy.

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The Chinese leader Xi Jinping opening the World A.I. Conference in Shanghai, China, in July. Even as China supports openness in A.I., it needs to “constantly refine measures to forestall loss of control,” he said.

Cuba to Trump: We’re Open for Business

30 juillet 2026 à 05:01
A top Cuban official says the island won’t negotiate its politics, but it is willing to talk investment, including from President Trump.

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Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, in the Fidel Castro museum in Havana.

How to Watch Two Summer Meteor Showers Peak On the Same Night

30 juillet 2026 à 05:00
The end of July brings the Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquarids, both of which will be most active on Thursday night into Friday morning.

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Hoping to catch these two meteor showers at their most active? Astronomers suggest not using telescopes or binoculars, which could limit the field of view.
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  • Cuba’s Bet on Solar
    President Trump keeps predicting Cuba will collapse after he cut off its oil. But it’s still standing. Our reporter Jack Nicas visited to see how Cubans are adopting solar to offset the power shortage.
     

Cuba’s Bet on Solar

President Trump keeps predicting Cuba will collapse after he cut off its oil. But it’s still standing. Our reporter Jack Nicas visited to see how Cubans are adopting solar to offset the power shortage.

Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 34

30 juillet 2026 à 04:41
Rescue crews were working to find people who might still be trapped in a collapsed shopping mall, as the region faced sweltering heat.

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Rescue efforts in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday.

As Wildfires Plague Europe, Scotland Races to Save a Cherished National Park

30 juillet 2026 à 08:49
As Europe’s climate warms, even moorlands and forests in the Cairngorms, in the Scottish Highlands, have fallen victim to rapidly spreading flames.

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Land charred by the Cairngorm wildfire in Aviemore, Scotland, on Tuesday.

How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle

30 juillet 2026 à 08:13
As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.

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A herder taking her cows to graze in mountain pastures in northern China’s Hebei Province.

U.S.-Saudi Attack on Iraqi Militias Risks Drawing Them into War

30 juillet 2026 à 00:00
Iran-aligned militias in Iraq were under growing pressure to disarm, but the latest strikes may embolden them to get more deeply involved in the war.

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Mourners carried a coffin draped in the Iranian flag during a funeral for those killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, in Mosul on Wednesday
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