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Are you paying attention Mr Burnham? Spain’s foreign minister vows to send ‘every last person’ back to Morocco who stormed Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, has pledged to return “every last person” to Morocco after 70,000 migrants stormed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last month, taking advantage of weak border security to swim across from Morocco. Visiting Ceuta, he insisted that crossing into the territory, which is Spanish and EU soil bordering Morocco in…
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls from Tuesday, prohibiting businesses across all sectors from cold-calling consumers unless they already have a contract with them or have obtained prior consent for marketing contact. Consumer group Que Choisir Ensemble welcomed the change as a “small revolution”, arguing that peace and quiet is a right and that people…
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Who Is Behind North Korea’s Expeditionary Force in Europe?
The DPRK is further entrenching itself in Russia’s war, and its commitments are significant.
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Cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA delivers customer data into the wrong hands
A cyberattack on French logistics giant CEVA has disrupted operations at eight European warehouses and exposed customer data belonging to a growing list of major clients, including Valve, Bol, ING and Ajax. The breach occurred between 29 July and 1 August 2026 and affected parts of CEVA’s contract logistics business, though its air, ocean, ground…
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Hodgkinson and gold medal rivals progress at Europeans
Keely Hodgkinson and her two chief rivals for gold, Audrey Werro of Switzerland and Femke Broeders-Bol of the Netherlands, all safely progressed to Thursday’s women’s 800m semi-finals at the European Athletics Championships. The Olympic champion, who has won the past two European titles, looked in control throughout her heat, setting up a keenly anticipated showdown…
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Wisconsin progressive Hong’s supporters are confident she’s the answer to affordability ahead of primary
Ahead of Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, supporters of progressive candidate Francesca Hong say they remain confident in her campaign, despite her not having secured endorsements from prominent national progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Bernie Sanders. Backers argue that Hong, a state assemblywoman, is best placed to address affordability concerns for Wisconsin voters, positioning the…
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Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
Anthropic has announced it will start embedding invisible, machine-readable watermarks in text and images generated by its Claude AI models, in order to comply with new EU transparency rules. The move, disclosed on a new Claude support page, means generated text will carry embedded watermarks while generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where…
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Chelsea drawn against Real Sociedad in Champions League qualifier
Chelsea have been drawn against Real Sociedad in the Women’s Champions League third qualifying round, needing to win over two legs to reach the competition’s 18-team league phase. Chelsea dropped into qualifying after finishing third in the WSL last season, their lowest league finish since 2019, and go into the tie as favourites against the…
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Total eclipse drives hotel prices and wildfire restrictions in Spain
Europe’s first total solar eclipse this century swept across parts of Iceland and Spain on Wednesday, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors and pushing hotel prices sharply higher in the process. The event mattered as much for its logistical strain as for its rarity: alongside the tourism windfall, Spanish authorities faced a heightened wildfire risk…