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Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:29:52 EDTWhat is Ceuta, and how was the Spanish enclave near Morocco breached by 60,000 migrants?
Current estimates are some 60,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave in North Africa on Thursday — and by Friday, that an estimated 48,300 had returned to Morocco. Here's what we know.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:45:50 EDTFIFA says it is scrapping plans to sell off World Cup after outcry
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:02:17 EDTU.S. Justice Department dismisses case against ex-Olympian accused of damaging D.C. reflecting pool
The U.S. Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:24:27 EDTCanada, allies express renewed concern over North Korean IT worker scheme
North Korea has continuously deployed a network of remote IT workers to defraud businesses and transfer revenues toward the proliferation of nuclear weapons, says a statement by Global Affairs Canada and its counterparts in nine other countries.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:28:31 EDT'It was hell': French communities are on the front lines of Europe's new wildfires
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:47:45 EDTAt least 57 migrants dead after thousands breach border into Spain's Ceuta enclave
Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave on Friday and appeared to have largely halted mass crossings after tens of thousands of people arrived by sea and land in a day.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:23:17 EDTTrump touts Gaza peace deal, though Hamas and Israeli officials see hurdles
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a deal he announced to bring peace to Gaza was "a great breakthrough" despite signs from both Hamas and Israel that significant hurdles remained before a deal can be implemented.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:34:24 EDTFamous climber Nirmal Purja among 10 missing on Pakistan mountain after avalanche
Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak located four bodies on Friday and were continuing to search for the other six despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:21:37 EDTDeath toll from Japan quake reaches 34 as rescuers again search damaged mall
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday, as rescuers raced in last-ditch efforts to find survivors after the quake triggered a mall explosion, toppled a factory chim...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDTDebate over trans athletes overtakes WNBA
It started earlier this month, when Indiana Fever sharpshooter Sophie Cunningham ignited an online firestorm after an ESPN profile quoted her voicing support for barring transgender girls and women from women’s sports.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:30:00 EDTTrump says 'Board of Peace' reaches deal for Hamas, other Gaza groups to disarm
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza, but a Hamas official described the deal as a draft and U.S. officials said Israel was skeptical the mi...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhat you need to know about FIFA's private investment plan — and the backlash
Less than two weeks since the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup 2026, soccer is once again front-page news thanks to a new private-investment proposal by FIFA president Gianni Infantino that's triggered significant backlash. Here's what you need to kn...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:22:20 EDTFrance, Spain and Greece battle wildfires that have forced hundreds of thousands to flee
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:16:53 EDTGeorgia father sentenced to 15 years in deadly school shooting committed by son
A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:08:11 EDTEx-FBI director Comey's lawyer says government tracked his phone, interviewed mob killer
The Justice Department used the Secret Service and FBI to go to extraordinary lengths to bolster its contentious case against former FBI director James Comey, his lawyers claim, including allegedly interviewing Sammy (The Bull) Gravano, the Mafia und...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:05:54 EDTCongo says death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50 per cent increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:44:24 EDTGolfer Charley Hull tells critics 'loosen up' after lottery prank on her caddie
English golf star Charley Hull might have thought she nailed a prank on her longtime caddie, Adam Woodward — but according to many fans on social media, it was more of a swing and a miss.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:13:30 EDTAt least 10 killed in Ukraine after Russia hits several regions
A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and wounded more than 50, officials said Thursday. NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country's w...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:42:37 EDT'Absolute chaos' as thousands of Moroccan migrants breach Spain's Ceuta border
Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDTU.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications?
Despite hundreds of public comments opposing a giant space mirror that would shine light roughly five kilometres wide, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given it the green light. What could this mean for Canadians?