On Thursday more than 50,000 people arrived from Morocco in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, a city of only 83,600 residents. Most jumped into the water and swam around the breakwaters of El Tarajal, and at least 57 drowned. Many compared it to the 2015 refugee crisis.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suspended Schengen rules toward Spain, France tightened controls on its Spanish border, Poland's Donald Tusk called on Madrid to militarise the border, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that Spain would have to regain control of the situation.

It is still unclear. According to the New York Times, there are indications that Moroccan security forces let people pass at the border or even encouraged them, which could mean a political message from Rabat to Madrid. By Friday evening, 48,300 migrants had voluntarily returned to Morocco.

Andy Burnham, 56, son of a telephone technician and nine years mayor of Greater Manchester, became British Prime Minister on July 20. On July 23 he and Chancellor John Healy tasted and ranked chips in a pub in Harlow, Essex; the government's video went viral.

It takes place exactly one week after a 21-year-old drove a van into the Berlin Christopher Street Day crowd and attacked people, killing one woman and injuring 29. A record 150 groups registered, hundreds of thousands are expected, and more police are on duty despite no concrete threats.

FIFA withdrew plans to sell World Cup shares after intense protests from clubs worldwide, with President Gianni Infantino saying the project had caused a split. Deutsche Bahn chief Evelyn Palla, in charge since October 2025, accused the company of organized irresponsibility in an interview about delays and cancellations.