Portugal will keep Schengen rules with Spain but reinforce southern border controls, PM Luis Montenegro said Friday, responding to the Ceuta migrant crisis that killed at least 57 people attempting crossings from Morocco.

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.

Magnitude-4.7 earthquake near Naples injures 26 people, forces about 300 to evacuate; strongest quake in the Campi Flegrei volcanic area in 40 years. More than 170 aftershocks recorded overnight into Saturday, Italy's Civil Protection Department says.

Italy's Civil Protection Department said Saturday that a magnitude-4.7 earthquake that struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples on the evening of July 31 injured 26 people and forced about 300 to evacuate. The department said several unoccupied buildings collapsed and numerous other structures were damaged, with more than 170 tremors recorded through the early hours of Aug. 1; firefighters and technical personnel are continuing structural safety inspections.

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.

More than 70 wildfires force evacuations in Greece as blazes burn near Athens, with strong winds fueling rapid spread and hampering firefighting efforts nationwide

More than 70 wildfires force evacuations in Greece as blazes burn near Athens, with strong winds fueling rapid spread and hampering firefighting efforts nationwide.