International

Tuesday, August 4th 2026 - 23:23 UTC
Ceuta alerts security forces over social media calls for August 15

The government of Ceuta has referred to the competent authorities messages circulating on Moroccan social media that call for a fresh attempt at irregular entry into the Spanish enclave on August 15, five days after a migration crisis that left dozens dead.
Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 23:14 UTC
Milei: the alliance with Washington is the “key” to sovereignty over the Falklands

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Monday that his government's alignment with the United States will advance Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands, in remarks to Radio Mitre.
Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 20:24 UTC
Infantino opponents threaten non-cooperation with FIFA unless he resigns

Officials opposed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino are considering withdrawing cooperation with the governing body for as long as he remains in office, according to UEFA sources cited by the BBC, as the fallout deepens over the plan to open a commercial subsidiary handling the rights to its tournaments to private investors.
Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 18:47 UTC
Rhine barges run at 20% of capacity as freight rates surge

Falling water levels on the Rhine are forcing barges to operate with a fraction of their usual load and have sharply raised the cost of river transport, as drought and extreme temperatures affect Europe's main inland waterways.
Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 07:20 UTC
Conflicting accounts over whether Spanish intelligence warned of mass entry into Ceuta

Spanish intelligence services concluded that Morocco did not plan last Thursday's mass entry of people into Ceuta, although it allowed the crossings and drew political benefit from the international attention, according to sources cited by El País. Other reporting contradicts that account on a key point: whether the government was warned in advance.
Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 00:30 UTC
Why Europe still buys Siberian larch? Properties, supply overview

Russia holds roughly a fifth of the world's forest area, and for two decades one species from that vast resource dominated Europe's timber facades: Siberian larch. Dense, cheap for what it offered, and shipped west in enormous volumes, it became the default cladding board from Norway to the Netherlands. Then, in 2022, the trade stopped almost overnight — and the European market has been improvising ever since.
Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 00:21 UTC
Prediction Markets Force US Courts to Decide Who Regulates a Bet

The question now before several United States appellate courts is not whether Americans may wager on sporting events. It is which government gets to say so.
Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:43 UTC
Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece

Two crew members were killed on Sunday when two helicopters battling a wildfire collided in midair in the Psatha area, on the boundary between Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:11 UTC
Bachelet places fourth in first Security Council straw poll ahead of Uruguay debate

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the Security Council's first informal poll on the candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, held behind closed doors in New York on Thursday.
Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:00 UTC
Trump halts strikes on Iran as Tehran denies any deal exists

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was suspending further strikes on Iran, saying the broad terms of an understanding had been agreed, an account Iranian authorities rejected hours later.