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washingtonpost.com > world > 09/09/2026 > migration-ceuta-spain-morocco-declassified-documents > 42bd5e8e-ac82-11f1-b498-8697f35a6743_story.html

Spain's intelligence agency issued several warnings about plans to breach border before Ceuta crisis

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (56+ words) The Washington Post MADRID — Spain’s national intelligence agency issued multiple warnings before the Ceuta border crisis about a potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in late July, according to declassified documents released by the government…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 08/18/2026 > migration-ceuta-morocco-spain-victims > 87777cbe-9aba-11f1-9cc4-2dc9b46e2d5c_story.html

A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (72+ words) The Washington Post In a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain CASABLANCA, Morocco — Ayoub Akbili needed money for his mother’s surgery. Hamza Haibouri wanted a shot at a professional soccer career. Abdelouahed…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 08/16/2026 > europe-wildfires-belgium > 5d266914-994f-11f1-9cc4-2dc9b46e2d5c_story.html

Firefighters battle a massive Belgian wildfire, forcing hundreds to evacuate

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (81+ words) The Washington Post Firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium that has burned over 27 square kilometers BAELEN, Belgium — Firefighters battled a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium on Sunday that has burned more than 27 square kilometers (10 square miles) in…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 08/12/2026 > ceuta-melilla-migration-morocco-spain > 31bf5b9c-9674-11f1-9ef9-1be722184483_story.html

Morocco beefs up security at Ceuta and Melilla borders after online calls for new crossings

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (68+ words) The Washington Post CASABLANCA, Morocco — Morocco said Wednesday it has beefed up security along its border with Spain as calls resurfaced on social media for mass crossings into the Spanish city of Ceuta, raising concerns of another surge, similar to…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 08/10/2026 > spain-border-collapse-reveals-risk-weaponized-migration-eu-us

Chaos at Spain’s border underscores how migrant flows can be weaponized

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (108+ words) The Washington Post Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. Social media posts in Morocco are urging another push. ROME — When more than 70,000 migrants rushed into a Spanish exclave…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 08/05/2026 > ceuta-migration-spain-morocco-families > 539ed1fc-90cf-11f1-9fdc-0a725c989a7b_story.html

Moroccan families seek missing loved ones after the migrant surge to Spain's Ceuta

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (75+ words) The Washington Post Families have gathered at the Moroccan border with Ceuta, searching for missing relatives among returning migrants FNIDEQ, Morocco — Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and friends gather along the Moroccan side of the border with the Spanish territory of…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 08/05/2026 > ceutas-moroccan-migrant-surge-should-alarm-all-security-services

Opinion | Why the Moroccan migrant surge should alarm security services everywhere

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (77+ words) The Washington Post Tens of thousands of people, spurred by misinformation, overwhelmed a border. Souad Mekhennet is an investigative journalist covering international security and the author of “I Was Told to Come Alone.” Morocco’s king was on the country’s northern…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 08/02/2026 > wildfires-france-greece-provence-firebreak-evacuation > 91dfc95a-8e5c-11f1-9fdc-0a725c989a7b_story.html

2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (155+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 07/31/2026 > algeria-bus-crash > fa88d562-8ce2-11f1-8912-d71e69d679d7_story.html

Algerian bus plunges into a ravine near Algiers, killing at least 25 and injuring 44

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (95+ words) The Washington Post At least 25 people have been killed and 44 injured in a bus accident in Algeria ALGIERS, Algeria — At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday in a bus accident in Algeria, according to a provisional report from…...

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washingtonpost.com > world > 07/28/2026 > spain-wildfires-firefighters > 462dcbd4-8a78-11f1-8912-d71e69d679d7_story.html

'No matter what you do, you can’t put it out': Spanish firefighters describe record blaze

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (63+ words) The Washington Post Firefighters combating Spain’s biggest wildfire on record say they have never seen a fire of such power BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish firefighter Javier García has never faced anything like the record blaze raging near Madrid in his two…...