Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta “shocking”.
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Icelandic coast guards seize Paul Watson Foundation anti-whaling ship and its 21 crew
Icelandic coast guards and special forces have seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson.
Crimean families queue for hot meals as Ukraine hits power supply
Under a blazing summer sun, a chef poured oil into huge pots set up on a street in the Crimean town of Massandra, preparing to serve dozens of people queuing for a hot meal after Ukrainian attacks cut power to their own kitchens.
Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan, hiking company says
Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said on Saturday.
Rosatom says its civilian vessel sank in Black Sea after Ukrainian drone attack, all crew survived
Two Ukrainian drones hit and sank a civilian vessel owned by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom sailing in the Black Sea overnight, the company’s head, Alexei Likhachev, said in a statement on Saturday.
Get ready for a solar eclipse, meteor shower and planet parade in Europe
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer.
Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses
Israel’s military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether Israel has accepted a deal reached with Hamas over the group’s disarmament.
Trump stands to profit by selling fast access to his social media posts
Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president’s posts on social media.
Andy Burnham passes his first test
Opposition parties are struggling to deal with the new-look Labour Party
UEFA says it's lost confidence in FIFA's Infantino after failed private equity plan
UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that “no option should be off the table” as it will pursue a full review of his now abandoned plan to sell stakes of the World Cup to private equity investors.