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Spain to put containment fence on Ceuta's border with Morocco after deadly frontier rush
Aug 1, 2026 - World 
Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier earlier this week.
Search resumes for missing climbers after avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak
Aug 1, 2026 - World 
Officials say rescuers backed by military helicopters have resumed the search for at least six members of a 10-member climbing team who went missing this week after an avalanche struck Pakistan’s Broad Peak, a day after authorities found four bodies an...
Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back
Aug 1, 2026 - World 
Spain reports that the death toll in the Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has risen to 67
Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
Aug 1, 2026 - World 
U.S. President Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran as the U.S. pushes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds
Aug 1, 2026 - World 
Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreadsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South Australian coast are suspected to be the first mass mortality event from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, only six weeks after the disease arrived in Australia.Authorities reported on Saturday that helicopter surveillance had revealed 49 dead greater crested terns on Baudin Rocks, near Robe, as well as 35 more sick terns. Continue reading...
