EU agency coordinating external border control for the Schengen area
Spain faces a mounting migrant challenge as thousands of people cross into Ceuta from Morocco, prompting deployment of forces and calls for swift EU action. Leaders warn of border pressures, while the EU seeks coordination with Morocco and neighbor states.
Joint letter from 22 EU members urges rapid, coordinated action to secure borders as about 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco; most have returned, but the border spike triggers a Schengen debate and political backlash.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has used an 82nd D‑Day commemoration speech in Normandy to liken migration to an "invasion," saying "boats and men arrive" on European beaches. His remarks have provoked condemnation from historians, UK ministers and local residents in Langrune‑sur‑Mer, who had urged the cancellation of his visit. European officials and rights groups have criticised the politicisation of the ceremony.
Nigeria is becoming central to a new model of counterterrorism. AFRICOM says security outcomes depend on intelligence sharing and coordinated action, with Nigeria at the heart of operations against ISIS and other groups. US forces have withdrawn most personnel, but partnerships continue through intelligence and joint actions.
Three years after the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding, rights groups say the pact has intensified border controls and serious human rights violations, amid calls to suspend the agreement and reassess safeguards. Reports detail intercepted departures, abuses, and restricted asylum access, with EU funding tied to Tunisian authorities.
Los Angeles prosecutors have presented messages, photos and forensic evidence at a preliminary hearing accusing singer David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, of murdering and sexually abusing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Testimony has detailed long-running communications, a pregnancy and abortion, purchases of tools and a body bag, and DNA matches linking blood in Burke’s garage and a Tesla to the victim.