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‘Ceuta Invasion’ as migrants from Morocco swim to Spain’s territory: Who caused this surge?
FP Explainers • July 31, 2026, 17:21:38 IST

At least 34 people are dead after thousands of migrants swam from Morocco and broke through barriers at Spain’s enclave of Ceuta. The sudden surge of people at the shores has prompted Spain to deploy additional troops, and Italy’s Meloni has also sounded an alarm. But why are migrants barging into Spain? We explain



At least 34 people have died so far as thousands of migrants are crossing from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta. AP

On Thursday evening (July 30), Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that

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 been in bankruptcy for a while now

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Official Obituary of

Patrick E. Dwyer II

Patrick E. Dwyer II, 86, was a proud son of Chicago’s South Side, scholar, athlete, a dedicated trial attorney, friend, Ignatian, and a deeply devoted family man.

Visitation Monday, July 27, from 5–8 p.m. at Donnellan Funeral Home, 10525 S. Western Ave., Chicago. Church visitation Tuesday, July 28, 9:30–10:30 a.m., followed by Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. at Old St. Patrick’s Church, 700 W. Adams St., Chicago.

Interment: Private

In lieu of flowers: Donations may be made in Pat’s honor to Chicago Jesuit Academy 5058 West

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RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- An 11-year-old boy from the Chicago area died at a Michigan Scout camp on Thursday from injuries he incurred when a tree fell on him, a press release from the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office said.

The boy was walking through a trail in the forest at a Boy Scouts of America summer camp at the Owasippe Scout Reservation in western Michigan when a tree fell and hit him, according to the sheriff's office.

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How We Can Win vs. China

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More than 90% of the country’s population lived in extreme poverty in the early ‘80s.