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Science, religion, and political omens: the meaning of eclipses in ancient Rome
1+ week, 6+ day ago (730+ words) On August 12, Europe – in particular the Iberian peninsula – will look to the sky to witness a historic solar eclipse. We already know when it will begin, how long it will last, and what part of the sun will be hidden…...
Dash for Ceuta adds heat to Europe’s migration debate
1+ week, 3+ day ago (723+ words) This came days after Spain’s supreme court had ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave on the coast of Africa, could not simply be returned from whence they came. While many…...
The Ceuta border incident shows how EU migration can be ‘weaponised’ – but overall levels are declining
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1076+ words) It took one night in Ceuta to end a relatively quiet summer on Europe’s southern border. Over 70,000 people entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco between July 30 and 31, most of them swimming around the heavily guarded border fences. For comparison, at…...
Solar eclipses are a source of fascination, legends and scientific discovery
1+ week, 3+ day ago (135+ words) On August 12 2026, a total solar eclipse – one of the most spectacular astronomical events in Europe since the one in 1999 – will be visible in France and Spain. Find out how this phenomenon occurs and why it doesn’t occur every month. Eclipses…...
Ceuta migrant crossings: are calls for stronger border controls from 22 member states in line with EU law?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (810+ words) The unprecedented border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has sparked a wave of political reactions across Europe. Far-right parties described the crossings as “an invasion” and a majority of European governments demanded a reaction from European Union officials....
After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making
1+ week, 4+ day ago (815+ words) Europe is again embroiled in a contentious debate about immigration. On Aug. 4, 2026, European interior ministers met for an EU-wide crisis meeting on borders. This followed days of accusations, recriminations and in-fighting among EU member states over an incident in which…...
Ceuta and Melilla: how the colonial legacies of these cities have shaped migration in the region
1+ week, 4+ day ago (749+ words) Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave on the Moroccan mainland, was unprepared for the arrival of more than 70,000 undocumented migrants on July 30. They arrived mostly by sea, from Morocco via the Tarajal breakwaters and its shoreline. The minuscule city of just…...
How wildfires and heatwaves affect your travel insurance
1+ week, 6+ day ago (619+ words) As wildfires blazed on the Cap Ferret peninsula in south-west France in July, some people left by boat. The roads out run through dense pine plantation, the fire had reached them, and the gendarmerie put those without cars onto ferries....
How the Ceuta border crossing incident immediately played into the hands of Spain’s far right
2+ week, 2+ day ago (792+ words) It is estimated that more than 50,000 migrants crossed entered the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the course of a single day after the border effectively collapsed. Ceuta, an autonomous city, sits on Morocco’s northern coast. The Spanish government has…...
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight
2+ week, 5+ day ago (604+ words) A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its own climate-warming emissions and those of its contractors but also those of its customers, who burn the oil and petroleum…...