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A young unaccompanied migrant overlooks a shelter set up by the government after police cleared a makeshift beach camp in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following a mass crossing from Morocco, August 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

Italy, Spain extend tit-for-tat border controls after Ceuta migrant surge

Rome's right-wing government initially brought in the ​restrictions on August 1, saying it wanted to make sure no migrants ⁠entering Ceuta could travel on to Italy.

Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov. Photo: UNB/AP

Nato's Arctic moves pose 'direct threat' to Russia: Lavrov

Newly appointed Ukrainian Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara attends a session of the Ukrainian parliament, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on 19 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine defence chief pledges 'clear' war plan to win early loan release

Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on 24 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Euro outsiders not making much accession progress, ECB says

Ukraine is taking the war 'back to where it came from' with drone strikes deep inside Russia, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. Photo: REUTERS

Fire reported at Russian refinery after drone crash

A general view of Bessastadir, the residency of the President of Iceland near Reykjavik, Iceland, January 17, 2024

Iceland starts counting EU talks referendum; 'yes' votes have slim early lead

A general view of Bessastadir, the residency of the President of Iceland near Reykjavik, Iceland, January 17, 2024

Iceland votes on whether to start EU membership talks

The stolen necklace, made of platinum and 673 precious stones said to weigh over 200 carats, was designed for Egypt's last royal family. Photo: Landespolizeidirektion Wien/dpa/picture alliance

Austria museum heist: Thieves snatch diamond necklace

King Haakon VIII of Norway. Photo: Collected

Norway, in mourning, enters a new era under Haakon VIII

Ratko Mladic. File Photo: Reuters

Ratko Mladic: The man behind Srebrenica genocide

Photo: Collected

Russia says it could strike UK military targets in response to Kyiv's use of British missiles

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits Wolverhampton Bus Station during his summer tour in the West Midlands, Britain, 18 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Burnham reaffirms Britain's support for Ukraine on Kyiv visit, hands over long-range missile blueprints

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European Council President Antonio Costa during a ceremony marking Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day outside St Sofia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine wants peace but won't give in, Zelenskiy says on Independence Day