Spain’s government said at least 57 people died crossing from Morocco into Ceuta, up from the 34 the enclave’s regional president Juan Jesús Vivas had given that morning, after Vivas put the number who crossed by land and sea in 24 hours at roughly 60,000.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, speaking in Ceuta on Friday, called the influx a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity that deserved condemnation at the strongest possible level, and blamed people-smuggling networks for spreading a self-serving reading of a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that barred the immediate return to Morocco of migrants who arrive by sea.
United States President Trump said the military would be striking Iran again, but didnt specify exactly.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Friday that the Gaza disarmament agreement was unacceptable to Israel and that the assassinations in Gaza must continue.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health and communication ministries put the country’s Ebola outbreak at 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths, making it the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record behind the 2014–16 West African epidemic, which had 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths.
Sudanese Armed Forces warplanes bombed the village of Sharshar west of Bara in North Kordofan on Wednesday, killing at least 24 civilians, most of them women and children, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to Radio Dabanga and to the group Advocating for Darfur Victims.
Cuba’s National Assembly approved a law on Wednesday cutting the central state administration from 27 bodies to 21. 20 ministries plus the Central Bank of Cuba.
[Source: Cubadebate (Spanish)]
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that two more Mexican navy ships were leaving that day for Venezuela with aid for areas hit by the June 24 earthquakes.
[Source: Prensa Latina (Spanish)]
National Guard of Ukraine commander Major General Oleksandr Pivnenko said on Wednesday that fighters from the Lasar’s Group interceptor unit had destroyed a Russian Zala Z-20 reconnaissance drone at 6,400 meters, roughly 21,000 feet.
Japan’s agriculture and environment ministries set up a joint task force on Friday on the red-necked longhorn beetle, an invasive species whose larvae bore into cherry, plum and peach trees, after damage was recorded in 20 prefectures.
The Irish travel insurance company JustCover ranked Soufrière second among 155 holiday destinations on a “Happy Place” score it built by counting happiness-associated words and phrases across more than a million online reviews of tourist attractions, giving the St Lucian town 95.2 out of 100 behind Tulum, Mexico, on 100.
Additional sources:
Ceuta death toll and crossings: CBC News and ITV News and CNN
Sánchez in Ceuta: Al Jazeera and Spectrum News
Trump cabinet meeting and the Iran war: MS NOW and Axios and CNN
Ben-Gvir on the disarmament deal: The Irish Times and France 24 and Middle East Eye
Sudan air strike on Sharshar: allAfrica and Sudan Tribune
Cuba ministerial reorganization: Periódico Cubano (Spanish) and Directorio Cubano (Spanish)
Mexican aid shipments to Venezuela: Mexican Foreign Ministry (Spanish) and Infobae (Spanish) and Excélsior (Spanish)
Ukrainian record drone interception: Militarnyi and Interfax-Ukraine and Kyiv Post
Japan invasive beetle task force: ABEMA TIMES (Japanese) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japanese)
Soufrière happiness ranking: The Voice St. Lucia and Maaldif
