Aug 1, 2026, 09:30 PM UTC

The situation in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has calmed, but the death toll from mass migrant arrivals from Morocco has risen to 67, according to Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

EU interior ministers will convene for an emergency meeting on Tuesday to address the border crisis after 22 member states jointly demanded coordinated action and stronger external border controls. The talks follow tense diplomatic exchanges, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s earlier proposal to temporarily exclude Spain from the Schengen zone.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized the stance of several member states, denouncing reactions to the crisis as "selfish, polarising and unlawful." Spanish authorities maintain that arrivals will be returned to Morocco.

Sources: BBC News, Corriere della Sera, FAZ, Respect.

Mountaineering company Elite Expeditions has confirmed the death of Nepalese-born climber Nirmal Purja and nine other expedition members following an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak. The disaster struck the 8,047-metre Karakoram mountain on Thursday, severing all communication with the international group.

Pakistani rescue officials initially located the remains of three team members—identified as climbers from Oman, Nepal, and the United States—while search efforts continued for seven missing individuals. On Saturday, Elite Expeditions announced that all ten people on the expedition had perished in the accident.

Purja, 43, a former British Royal Marine, achieved global renown after scaling all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in less than seven months in 2019.

Sources: BBC News, FAZ, Sweden Herald

UEFA and partner confederations have expressed continued dissatisfaction with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, despite his decision to abandon a proposal to bring private investors into global football. UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin indicated that European football governing bodies will review how the controversial financial project was developed.

While Infantino's reversal on the private capital strategy was viewed as an initial concession, European football officials stressed that tension remains high. Over the coming weeks, UEFA plans to analyze the circumstances surrounding the proposal and formulate new strategies to safeguard governance standards.

Sources: ANSA.

A growing cultural debate has emerged around changing relationship dynamics and traditional gender roles in modern society. German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung highlighted a recent report in The New York Times concerning practices advocating female submission to maintain marital harmony.

The coverage points to a broader trend where some individuals adopt submissive roles or embrace concepts like heterofatalism, reflecting weariness with the pursuit of egalitarian romantic partnerships. Observers discuss whether these developments signify a broader retreat from feminist ideals or represent a reaction to modern relationship pressures.

Sources: FAZ.

All ten members of a mountaineering expedition on Pakistan's Broad Peak have died following an avalanche on Thursday, according to a statement released Saturday by guiding company Elite Exped. The group was led by prominent British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who was among those killed.

Initial rescue efforts on Friday sought six missing team members after four deaths were confirmed, but search operations on the world's 12th-highest mountain faced severe conditions. On Saturday, Elite Exped confirmed that there were no survivors from the strike. Purja, aged 43, was widely known in the global mountaineering community for setting speed records across the world's highest peaks.

Sources: Seznam Zprávy.