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Dozens of migrants celebrate having crossed the border between Ceuta and Morocco in Madrid, Spain on July 31, 2026
Analysis

Ceuta’s migration crisis puts Spain’s government on the defensive

The unprecedented surge stunned European governments and prompted an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers today on strengthening the bloc’s migration policies

Migrants from Morocco gather by the border fence as they cross the Spanish border
Israel

Migration chaos for Spain, Hamas agrees to a deal (in principle), More father-son drama in Brazilian election

As many as 60,000 migrants from Morocco crossed into the Spanish exclave city of Ceuta yesterday in a chaotic rush that left 34 people dead

Iraqi Kurdish migrants’ perilous journey
Hard Numbers

Iraqi Kurdish migrants’ perilous journey

300 Iraqi Kurds were captured by Libyan militias in the North African country last summer

Venezuela’s new reality
ask ian

Venezuela’s new reality

In this “ask ian,” Ian Bremmer addresses the aftermath of the US military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, calling the results so far “pretty successful.”

Graphic Truth: the latest Cuban exodus to US shores
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: the latest Cuban exodus to US shores

Riot police officers fire tear gas canisters to disperse demonstrators in the Rift Valley town of Nakuru, Kenya, on July 7, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Kenya’s president cracks down further, UK and France open an atomic umbrella, Trump meddles in Brazil

Kenya’s president orders police to shoot at protesters, European nuclear powers expand umbrella, and US President Donald Trump goes after Brazil.

​A migrant carries his child after crossing the Darien Gap in Lajas Blancas, Darien Province, Panama, on September 26, 2024.
Viewpoint

The migration issue will only get worse

More and more people will seek a new homeland over the next few decades, which will pose a major challenge to political leaders. However, politicians have shown little interest in dealing with this challenge in a sensible fashion.

Why cutting USAID will hurt American foreign policy
Quick Take

Why cutting USAID will hurt American foreign policy

Ian's Quick Take: The US Agency for International Development is in the process of being shut down. Nearly all Washington staff have been put on leave, they're closing missions abroad, the State Department moving to evacuate all staff around the world. Why should we care? Does this matter?

Rescued miners are seen as they are processed by police after being rescued at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months, in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025.
What We're Watching

South African authorities haul dozens of bodies from mine siege

South African police said Wednesday that rescuers had recovered 78 bodies and 246 living miners this week from an abandoned gold mine near Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, that has been the site of a tense siege since August.

​A drone view shows the Canada-U.S. border between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Quebec, near Champlain, New York, U.S., December 6, 2024.
GZERO North

Hard Numbers: Canada’s immigration crackdown shows results, BC free contraception measure boosts birth control, Pentagon flags China’s growing nuclear arsenal, Americans aren’t thrilled with their jobs, US government tells top pols to “get off the phone”