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• Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
  01 August 2026
  Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".
• Call for 'full review' as pressure grows on Infantino
  01 August 2026
  The leadership of Fifa is publicly questioned by football's governing bodies in Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean.
• Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
  01 August 2026
  The renowned mountaineer was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.
• William and Kate bring children to Commonwealth Games
  01 August 2026
  Spectators at Glasgow's OVO Hydro were treated to exhilarating performances during New Zealand's 61-54 win over England.
• Sir John Curtice: The 'Burnham bounce' is real but it's not massive
  01 August 2026
  The governing party's poll ratings have improved but they're only just ahead of Reform.
• Nine killed in strikes on Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian container ship
  01 August 2026
  The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
• He thought a fitness supplement was safe, but it sent him into psychosis
  01 August 2026
  Daniel Murphy's mental health spiralled after he took missold drugs which had been mixed with steroids.
• The five dramatic days that shook Infantino and world football
  01 August 2026
  BBC Sport's Simon Stone reflects on the unravelling of Gianni Infantino's plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions.
• Faisal Islam: Four reasons why the World Cup plan never stacked up
  01 August 2026
  The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.
• Infantino on the brink? Who might replace him if he goes?
  01 August 2026
  Fifa president Gianni Infantino is in the eye of a storm after scrapping his attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup. If he goes, who comes in?

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• 'A giant of the industry, Purja leaves behind a legacy that inspired a generation to climb higher'
  01 August 2026
  Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his nine climbing companions were killed by an avalanche in Pakistan during an ascent of one of the world's highest mountains, his expedition company said on Saturday, as rescuers tackled treacherous conditions to recover their bodies. A giant of the industry, Purja leaves behind a legacy that inspired a generation to climb higher. Click on this video report by Charlotte Lam for more. 
• Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes opener to win first yellow jersey
  01 August 2026
  Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes claimed the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France Femmes on Saturday after winning the opening stage in Lausanne, finishing ahead of Mauritian Kim Le Court and European champion Demi Vollering in a sprint finish.
• Russian forces strike targets in Ukraine's Odesa, Mykolaiv ports
  01 August 2026
  Russia said on Saturday its forces had struck fuel storage facilities in the Ukrainian port of Odesa and a tugboat used by the Ukrainian military in Mykolaiv. Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks in recent weeks on Black Sea shipping routes, rattling global grain markets.
• Fast access to Trump's ‘Truth Social’ posts goes on sale for $100,000 per month
  01 August 2026
  US President Donald Trump's posts on his Truth Social platform can move markets with a few keystrokes. Starting Saturday, for a fee of $100,000 a month, Wall Street traders can access his "Truth API" service to have high-speed access to the president's announcements about economic policy and global affairs. 
• Ceuta: Spain slams "selfish" EU partners
  01 August 2026
  Almost all of the migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta had left by Saturday, according to officials. An estimated 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco over just a few days, with at least 67 people losing their lives in the attempt. Spain has announced plans to install a 500-metre-long containment barrier along the sea border. Meanwhile, a majority of EU countries have called for emergency talks in an open letter to the bloc’s interior ministers. Matthew-Mary Caruchet from our France24 International Affairs desk gives more details.
• Ceuta enclave "almost" back to normal after migrant influx
  01 August 2026
  Almost all of the migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta had left by Saturday, according to officials. An estimated 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco over just a few days, with at least 67 people losing their lives in the attempt. Spain has announced plans to install a 500-metre-long containment barrier along the sea border. Meanwhile, a majority of EU countries have called for emergency talks in an open letter to the bloc’s interior ministers. Catherine Viette reports.
• Scientists study Greenland's melting ice
  01 August 2026
  A scientific expedition is underway in Greenland to study the island’s rapidly melting ice. A team of researchers will spend six weeks investigating whether the loss of glaciers could disrupt a major Atlantic Ocean current system, potentially affecting Europe’s climate. Catherine Viette has more.
• European football body declares no confidence in FIFA's Infantino after World Cup sell-off plan
  01 August 2026
  European football's governing body UEFA said Saturday that the president of the sport’s global governing body, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, had “lost” their "confidence" after his bid to spin off the commercial rights to the World Cup and other competitions into a semi-private company. Infantino had earlier dropped the plan, but the furious backlash it triggered appeared set to upend his presidency.
• Africa: Fighting erupts in Ethiopia's Tigray
  01 August 2026
  Clashes between Tigray’s TPLF and the Ethiopian federal army are taking place in a contested area of the northern region, with fears of a renewed war. The last Tigray war, which took place between 2020-2022 left 600,000 dead, and the region has not yet recovered. But mediation attempts from the US and African Union have seemingly failed to prevent the worst. Our correspondent in Addis Ababa Tom Canetti with more.
• Ceuta 2026 dwarfs 2021 migration crisis
  01 August 2026
  Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta had left by Saturday, according to officials. An estimated 60,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco over just a few days, with at least 67 people losing their lives in the attempt. Spain has announced plans to install a 500-metre-long containment barrier along the sea border, while a majority of EU countries have called for emergency talks in an open letter to the bloc’s interior ministers. Aida Alami, Reporter and New York Times World contributor, gives further insights.

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01 August 2026

• Bev Craig elected mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeding Burnham
  01 August 2026
  Craig, currently the leader of Manchester City Council, was elected in a second round of counting after winning 47.15% of the votes in the first round, just shy of the 50% needed to win outright.
• Four migrants found dead in attempted Channel crossings
  30 July 2026
  So far this year, 14 people have died trying to cross the Channel, compared to at least 29 in 2025.
• UK PM Burnham pledges to reform social care system
  27 July 2026
  One week after taking office, Andy Burnham vowed to overhaul the UK's social care system, which is largely privatised, to ease pressure on the National Health Service, which struggles to discharge patients with no social care in place.
• Four days after arriving at Downing Street, Andy Burnham is already in turmoil
  25 July 2026
  The honeymoon period is already over for the new British prime minister, Andy Burnham. The leader of the Labour Party is drawing criticism over how he will fund his first measures, amid a troubled economic climate.
• The mysterious horse-shaped geoglyph England has been maintaining for thousands of years
  23 July 2026
  The Uffington White Horse is one of the best known geoglyphs in the UK. Drawn around 3,000 years ago on a hillside in Oxfordshire, its chalk outline is maintained each year by volunteers through a restoration campaign.
• Burnham enters Downing Street and appoints former defense minister John Healey as chancellor of the Exchequer
  21 July 2026
  The former mayor of Greater Manchester, who succeeds Keir Starmer, has become the seventh British prime minister in 10 years. Ed Miliband, who had aspired to the chancellorship, was named foreign secretary.
• Tate brothers' lawyer says they will fight UK extradition on sex crime charges
  21 July 2026
  US authorities detained self-professed misogynist Andrew Tate and his younger brother Tristan on Saturday as UK prosecutors announced new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault. In Romania, the Tates face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.
• UK man charged with murder of right-wing ex-MP Ann Widdecombe
  20 July 2026
  Joshua Kerry, 28, was arrested in his hometown of Rotherham in Yorkshire, northern England, about 500 kilometers from Ann Widdecombe's home. The former Conservative minister, a spokesperson for the far-right Reform UK party, was found dead in her home in Devon on July 9. Kerry was charged after a police investigation.
• Andy Burnham becomes new UK PM after meeting King Charles
  20 July 2026
  The new British prime minister has promised to address the cost-of-living crisis, telling 'The Times' that 'what we've been doing hasn't been working' and vowing to 'bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan.'
• Far-right Nigel Farage faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface
  20 July 2026
  The leader of the far-right party resigned his seat as MP in an attempt to distract from investigations into his party's donors, but he now faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface.

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01 August 2026

• Ceuta trying to regain calm and return to normality 'with caution'
  01 August 2026
  The annual celebrations of Ceuta's patron saint, the Virgin of Africa, had been scheduled for Saturday but were cancelled.
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  01 August 2026
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• Germany's small islands: nature and slow living almost on your doorstep
  01 August 2026
  When Germans talk about islands, many think of Sylt, Rügen or Usedom. Yet beyond these classics lie small islands ideal for short breaks, offering peace, nature and unique landscapes far from crowds.
• Hamburg celebrates Pride with increased security one week after deadly Berlin attack
  01 August 2026
  The Hamburg event's motto this time is “Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear.”
• Wildfires in Europe: blazes continue to spread in France and Greece
  01 August 2026
  A wildfire in Provence continues spreading despite emergency services keeping it from nearby towns. Meanwhile, 400 firefighters battle winds-fueled fires threatening a coastal resort in Greece.
• Find in German cave: 40,000-year-old mammoth ivory bird figures discovered
  01 August 2026
  During excavations in the Hohle Fels cave, archaeologists uncovered two bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory, hinting at humans’ striking artistic sense 40,000 years ago.
• Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed with all members of expedition in Pakistan avalanche
  01 August 2026
  Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja died with other team members in a powerful avalanche in Pakistan, his climbing company confirmed on Saturday, after rescuers recovered the remains of three climbers from the 10-strong expedition during a high-altitude search.
• 'Not a single person reached mainland Spain or the rest of the EU', says von der Leyen
  01 August 2026
  After around 60,000 irregular migrants entered the Ceuta Spanish enclave in North Africa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this Saturday that "the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco."
• 22 EU leaders call for emergency talks over Ceuta migrant crisis
  01 August 2026
  The letter came as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hit out at some EU members over their response to the crisis.
• Situation in Ceuta 'almost entirely reversed' as death toll climbs to 67, Spain says
  01 August 2026
  Under the watch of Spanish soldiers and police, the last remaining young migrants continued crossing back over the border to Morocco on Saturday morning.

Observer

• How Aspen Art Fair Is Turning the Mountain Escape Into a Collector Destination
  01 August 2026
  The town’s concentrated wealth and expanding cultural ecosystem offer dealers a lucrative summer alternative to the conventional fair circuit.
• These Are the Must-See Art Exhibitions in Athens Right Now
  31 July 2026
  The proliferation of museums, foundations, private collections and galleries has turned the Greek capital into an annual destination for contemporary art.
• Tran Luong Considers Vietnam’s Reality Through an Imagined Underwater World
  31 July 2026
  As an artist rather than a politician or a dissident, he does not want to employ the languages of pop art, propaganda or violence as his own modes of expression: "I opt for metaphor and conceptual approaches."
• Hermès’ Scarcity Model Shields Europe’s Richest Family From the Luxury Slump
  31 July 2026
  As rivals struggle with weaker luxury demand, Hermès’ tightly controlled production and family ownership continue to protect its growth.
• From Athens to the Islands, Art Collectors Are Building an Ecosystem of Their Own
  31 July 2026
  "If they'd told me my office and collection would be housed in the very place where we used to vacation, I wouldn't have believed them," collector Irene Y. Panagopoulos tells Observer.
• How Literature’s Greats Saw the Côte d’Azur
  31 July 2026
  These books not only captured but also helped shape the mythos of the French Riviera.
• At Finca La Bobadilla, a Chance to Get Lost in the Andalusian Countryside
  31 July 2026
  Rolling olive groves, zero paved roads, and 850 acres of untouched countryside turn this remote Spanish hotel into the ultimate escape.
• At MICAS, Reggie Burrows Hodges’s Vision of Malta
  31 July 2026
  The artist stayed in Malta for a year, preparing for what would become his first exhibition in Europe.
• Arthur Mensch’s Mistral Is Europe’s Best Bet for Sovereign A.I.
  30 July 2026
  Arthur Mensch is scaling Mistral beyond models into infrastructure, compute and cloud services designed to reduce Europe’s reliance on U.S. providers.
• Phillips Debuts Its Fall Auction Season with an Early F.P. Journe Résonance
  30 July 2026
  Over the past decade, early F.P. Journe watches have moved from a relatively narrow collecting category to the top end of the market.

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01 August 2026

• Bev Craig elected mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeding Burnham
  01 August 2026
  Craig, currently the leader of Manchester City Council, was elected in a second round of counting after winning 47.15% of the votes in the first round, just shy of the 50% needed to win outright.
• UEFA targets Infantino after FIFA shelves World Cup private investment plan
  01 August 2026
  European football's governing body welcomed the withdrawal of the proposal to allow private investment in the World Cup. But the UEFA said that the FIFA president had lost their and other football family members' 'confidence' with his 'shabby, back room, opaque deal.'
• Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
  01 August 2026
  The Icelandic Coast Guard said the crew of whaling ship Hvalur 9 requested assistance on Thursday evening because they believed their safety was under threat from the protest vessel Bandero. Watson was not aboard.
• 'It was the chance of our lives': After short exile in Ceuta, tens of thousands of young people return to Morocco
  01 August 2026
  Spurred by messages on social media, around 50,000 people illegally crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since Thursday, July 30, in an unprecedented influx. But most have already been forced to make the journey back.
• Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 10, wound more than a dozen
  01 August 2026
  On Saturday, August 1, Russian ballistic missiles attacked Kyiv. Moscow has ramped up its long-range strikes on towns and cities across Ukraine.
• Europe races to contain Ceuta migrant crisis as tens of thousands cross into Spain from Morocco
  31 July 2026
  France and the United Kingdom have offered assistance. Italy has suspended its Schengen agreement with Spain, in a measure its foreign minister called 'unavoidable.' Spain on Friday said that 48,000 migrants had now returned to Morocco.
• In pictures | Tens of thousands of people crossed the Spanish border from Morocco
  31 July 2026
  Images captured on the ground shows crowds of people crossing the border both by foot and by sea, as well as interventions by Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement.
• Mass influx of migrants in Ceuta reignites tensions between Madrid and Rabat
  31 July 2026
  Thousands of people, mostly young men and teenagers, crossed from Morocco to the Spanish enclave located on the African continent by sea on Thursday.
• France freezes assets of Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova
  31 July 2026
  The French government has frozen Fedorova's assets for six months. Already the target of an expulsion order, she is accused of acting as the Kremlin's voice in French media.
• Europe commits €5 billion to fund seven AI megafactories and catch up with the US and China
  31 July 2026
  The European Commission has launched a call for tenders to fund these massive facilities designed for training artificial intelligence models. The challenges are numerous: budget uncertainty, compliance with environmental standards, dependence on American technology...