Month: August 2026

BRUSSELS — After days of recriminations over the sudden arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week, the EU’s 27 home affairs ministers are expected to use an emergency meeting Tuesday to express solidarity with Madrid and focus on how to prevent a repeat. However, Spain will also…

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 3rd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

A wildfire in southwest France exposed unexploded World War II shells, forcing bomb disposal teams to clear the area before evacuated residents can return home.

More than 46,000 households remained without water and many also face fuel shortages as the region suffers sweltering heat, stoking fears of heat-related illness.

Kosovo’s annual Fshajt Bridge diving competition drew 15 competitors to Gjakova, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1954.

Kidnappings have become a major source of income for armed groups in Nigeria, including jihadists in the northeast and criminal gangs known locally as “bandits.”

ATHENS — As Spain and France began to gain control over devastating wildfires that last week sparked one of their largest peacetime evacuations, Greece was battling multiple blazes on Sunday — and a sense that its odyssey is far from over. Two firefighters, a Greek and a Danish national, died after a pair of helicopters…

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 2nd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Record low water levels on Germany’s Rhine River left boats stranded in Cologne, as prolonged heat and drought pushed the country’s busiest waterway to its lowest level on record.

A total of 225 people on the ferry were rescued, while some passengers jumped into the sea to escape the fire, according to Basarnas, Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency.