At least 71 migrants died trying to swim to Spain's Ceuta, EFE reports, while Cadena SER says Spanish authorities found 74 dead.

Spain installs floating barrier on the sea border between Ceuta and Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish territory earlier this week.

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after migration influx. The Spanish authorities said on Saturday that they were installing a floating barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco, after a surge of tens of thousands of migrants into the territory earlier in the week provoked alarm across the European Union.

EU Council to hold Aug 4 meeting on migration crisis in Spain's Ceuta, Irish PM Martin says. Sanchez demands urgent EU action, slams critics as driven by bias and fake news.

The EU Council on Justice and Home Affairs will hold a meeting on August 4 in connection with the migration crisis in Spain's Ceuta, Irish PM Micheál Martin announced on X. Earlier, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez criticized EU countries that condemned Madrid's decisions leading to the migration crisis in Ceuta, calling their position driven by "bias, fake news, ignorance or political interests," and demanded an urgent meeting of European officials.

Total solar eclipse to sweep across Spain, Greenland and Iceland on August 12, with totality lasting up to 2 minutes 18 seconds near sunset — the first over mainland Spain in over a century.

A total solar eclipse on August 12 will bring daytime darkness to parts of mainland Spain, Greenland and Iceland, with totality lasting up to 2 minutes 18 seconds near sunset — the first total eclipse over mainland Spain in more than a century, and a prelude to a longer eclipse in 2027.

Czech PM Babis calls for Spain's suspension from Schengen over its handling of migrant arrivals in Ceuta, saying Madrid undermined EU migration policy.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has called for Spain's suspension from the Schengen area, saying Madrid's handling of migrant arrivals in the North African enclave of Ceuta undermined EU migration policy.