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Executive orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitutionDonald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders that the White House said aims to restrict eligibility for birthright citizenship and ban “birth tourism”.The ‌orders come just over a month after the United States supreme court rejected Trump’s first attempt to restrict the guarantee of birthright citizenship enshrined in the US constitution. Continue reading...

Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBCA federal judge has temporarily halted an order requiring Donald Trump to turn over detailed financial information about his business empire to the BBC as part of an ongoing libel lawsuit.US district judge Roy Altman issued the temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise and narrow parts of his lawsuit against the BBC over a 2024 documentary that aired in the UK. Continue reading...

• European shares edged higher on Wednesday, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index rising 0.4% to reach 659.29. • Investors are closely monitoring a combination of new corporate earnings reports and ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the U.S.-Iran conflict. • The market movement reflects hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough that would end the war and reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping lane.

President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harmDonald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial records, as part of his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the British broadcaster.Trump claims that the BBC’s 2024 documentary on the January 6 attacks have damaged the president’s business interests. In July, a Miami-based judge ruled that the president would have to start handing over detailed financial records to the BBC by 6 August. The records would reveal details into the hundreds of businesses owned by the US president’s family trust. Continue reading...

• Asian stock markets surged on Wednesday, with the MSCI Asia-Pacific index (excluding Japan) rising 2.3% and Chinese blue chips gaining 1.5%. • The rally was driven by strong corporate earnings and a renewed appetite for technology stocks, mirroring record highs on Wall Street and boosting Japan's Nikkei by 3.5%. • South Korea's market experienced significant volatility with a 4.3% increase, while oil prices and bond yields declined amid hopes for progress regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacleMexico’s largest and most prestigious university has announced that about 58,000 students will have to resit their entrance exam after abnormally high test results raised suspicions of widespread cheating.The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) said the exam would take place in person after its first attempt at a fully remote online version led to a debacle and thousands of annulled results. Continue reading...

• EU interior ministers met on Tuesday to demand tougher action against migrant smuggling networks and the implementation of stronger return policies. • The emergency meeting follows a massive surge last week where approximately 72,000 migrants entered Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. • The crisis resulted in at least 75 deaths due to drowning and crushing during the chaotic crossings, sparking alarm across the 27-member bloc.

• EU member states are increasingly bypassing the Schengen Agreement by reintroducing internal border controls to combat illegal immigration. • Italy has specifically reinstated checks on arrivals from Spain, joining France, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands, and Sweden in imposing restrictions. • The trend highlights a growing systemic failure in the EU's border fraud and immigration management, which critics argue encourages illegal migration.

People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down.Their perch was the same small tranche of land that made headlines around the world last week as extraordinary scenes emerged of about 72,000 people making their way into Ceuta, a tiny Spanish territory in north Africa. Continue reading...

• The European Commission has offered Morocco increased support to manage the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, emphasizing that border security is a "shared European responsibility." • EU interior ministers are scheduled to meet this Tuesday to discuss coordinated actions and security measures to address the migration crisis. • The situation has caused internal friction, with ministers from Italy, Denmark, and Finland suggesting that Spain be suspended from the Schengen free-travel area.

• Approximately 60,000 Moroccans have crossed into Spanish territory, triggering a significant border crisis. • The scale of the influx is fueling an "invasion" narrative that is causing deep concern among European political leaders. • This event matters as it exacerbates existing tensions regarding migration control and security across the European Union's southern borders.

• Juan Jesús Vivas, the leader of the Spanish enclave Ceuta, has accused Morocco of encouraging or permitting a mass border crossing of migrants into the city. • The incident occurred during a period of tension, with Spain demanding solidarity from the European Union to manage the influx. • While some EU member states, including Italy and Denmark, criticized Spain's handling of the situation, others suspect the crisis was a coordinated effort by Rabat.

• EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for urgent action and a meeting of interior ministers following a surge of migrant crossings into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. • While Finland and Denmark supported Italy's stance on border security, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš proposed the temporary suspension of Spain's Schengen membership. • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended Spain, noting that Ceuta is not part of the Schengen area and accusing some critics of being driven by prejudice and fake news.

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger EU borders and improved migration controls following a crisis in Ceuta. • Von der Leyen identified five key areas for improvement, emphasizing the need for more efficient processes to return migrants to their home countries. • The crisis has exposed deep political divisions, with Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez criticizing other EU governments for a lack of support.

• Approximately 60,000 migrants attempted to cross a breakwater barrier from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last Thursday, resulting in at least 72 deaths due to drowning and trampling. • The event has intensified political tensions as far-right parties across Europe use the crisis to promote populist, "tough on migration" agendas ahead of upcoming elections. • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the European response as "selfish, polarising and unlawful," arguing that other states provide insufficient support to Spain.

Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearbyConstruction crews building a border wall in New Mexico were ordered to stop drilling new wells after ranchers said that pumping groundwater to produce concrete could threaten their livestock amid a severe drought.The order comes as crews across the southern border race to complete one of Donald Trump’s highest domestic priorities – barriers that span four states and received over $46bn in federal funding. Controversies have sprouted up in Texas and California, and border-town residents and environmentalists have reported a wide variety of issues with construction. Continue reading...

Ruling quashes Home Office policy to refuse asylum seekers right to have trafficking claims reconsidered after initial rejectionA high court judge has ordered the Home Office to bring a alleged victim of trafficking forcibly removed to France under the “one in one out” scheme, back to the UK.It is the first ruling of its kind and could lead to more people affected by the “one in one out” policy being brought back to the UK. Continue reading...

European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more peopleThe president of the European Commission has called for action to strengthen Europe’s borders after tens of thousands of people arrived and quickly left the Spanish territory of Ceuta, triggering a furious row between Madrid and other European countries.In a letter to Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Monday, Ursula von der Leyen said: “From this incident, it is clear that we must do more to further strengthen our borders at critical points, including vigilant monitoring and the use of physical barriers where needed.” Continue reading...

Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarityExplainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint?A growing chorus of voices have accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in Ceuta, with the leader of the Spanish enclave describing last week’s border crossings as an attack on Spain’s territorial integrity that was seen as being “if not orchestrated, at least encouraged or permitted by Morocco”.Spain’s interior ministry said late last week that 48,300 of the roughly 50,000 people who had turned up in Ceuta, a tiny Spanish territory in north Africa, had been sent back to Morocco. The extraordinary influx had overwhelmed the city of 84,000 and set off a political crisis across the EU as some member states laid blame on Spain. Continue reading...

Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show medical procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood drawsHomeland security officials under the Trump administration have quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, a Guardian investigation has found.In 2025 and 2026, officials had definitely performed the procedures on at least three detained immigrants and likely subjected two more to the forced treatment – widely considered torture by human rights groups. The other five people gave in and broke their hunger strike at the last minute as force-feeding procedures loomed.One Kurdish asylum seeker and hunger striker detained at the privately-run Port Isabel service processing center in Los Fresnos, south Texas, was subjected to force-feeding for nearly eight months, according to a series of filings in the southern district of Texas federal court, beginning in May 2025 and ending only when he was deported.Another hunger striker at the same facility was subjected to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, for nearly six months between September 2025 and March 2026, filings in the same court show.Someone detained at the Krome service processing center in Miami, a privately-run ICE jail, was subjected to forced medical procedures for nearly three months, filings in the southern district of Florida federal court show. DHS seemingly began the forced practices three days before Trump’s 2025 inauguration for a second term, then continued.Two other hunger strikers, one at the Northwest ICE processing center in Washington state and another inside the Montgomery processing center on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, were likely subjected to forced medical procedures, according to filings in the western district of Washington and in the southern district of Texas federal courts.In at least five cases, hunger strikers detained in Texas, Arizona and Florida, ended their hunger strike right before officials began with the forced medical procedures, filings in the southern district of Texas, district of Arizona and southern district of Florida federal courts show.The forced procedures were performed inside the detention centers.In six cases reviewed by the Guardian, detained immigrants did not have any legal representation during the court proceedings granting the involuntary medical procedures.DHS and ICE have conducted these procedures throughout the years, regardless of which presidential administration is in power. In 2024, under Joe Biden, the Guardian found that DHS attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in ICE detention to forced medical treatment. It definitely proceeded with at least two people, and likely subjected at least four more people to them. However, since the return of Trump to the White House and the dramatic increase in immigration arrests and detention , medical experts and advocates worry more hunger strikes will occur and strikers will be subjected to the practices.Look out for Force-fed by ICE parts two and three in the coming days Continue reading...

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospectsFour days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost years seven earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from Morocco to the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north African coast, approximately 12 miles (19km) across the strait of Gibraltar from mainland Spain.Here was a chance for the 44-year-old Moroccan father of four to return to Spain, from which he had been deported when his residency expired after the loss of his job in Bilbao in 2019. Continue reading...

• Spain has installed a border barrier at Ceuta following a humanitarian crisis where 67 people died during a mass rush to enter the territory. • The crisis was triggered by the sudden arrival of 50,000 to 60,000 migrants between Thursday and Friday. • In response, leaders from 20 European nations have signed a letter requesting the EU's Irish presidency to organize an urgent videoconference of interior ministers.

• The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has strongly condemned the deteriorating law and order situation following the killing of a youth. • The party expressed grave concern over the rising violence and the failure of security apparatuses to protect citizens. • This incident highlights the ongoing instability and security challenges facing urban centers, fueling political tension and public outcry.

Max Blumenthal says he was singled out at airport after Trump ally Laura Loomer targeted him in online postsWhen reporter Max Blumenthal went to a cafe in Tehran one night a few weeks ago to upload videos from his reporting on the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, he began seeing social media posts from Trump ally Laura Loomer targeting him, including one that suggested he should be “taken off the plane by US Marshalls when he lands back in the US … [and] detained”.“I began to prepare myself for being harassed on my return,” Blumenthal said. Continue reading...

• Approximately 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta within a 24-hour period, creating a severe border crisis. • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the breach, describing the massive surge as an "attack on Spain’s territorial integrity." • The crisis is linked to a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling stating that migrants intercepted at sea while attempting to reach Ceuta or Melilla cannot be deported.

Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too lateThe bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on Ed Miliband to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.Severe wildfires have burned across Spain and France since early July, killing people, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee. Continue reading...

• Indian stock markets defied a broader Asian downturn, with the Nifty 50 rising 1.1% to 24,250.2 and the BSE Sensex gaining 1.16% to 77,654.6. • The rally was primarily driven by gains in IT stocks, contrasting with a sharp correction in chip stocks across South Korea. • Geojit Investments strategist VK Vijayakumar suggests this shift may benefit India by reviving foreign investor interest in non-AI focused markets.

Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have ... 250 new Cadillac EscaladesThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayGas prices are up almost a dollar a gallon since the day Donald Trump took office; mortgage rates just hit their highest level in nearly a year, and over the weekend a prominent economist said the Iran war is costing the average US household more than $1,200.Americans are struggling through a deepening affordability crisis caused largely by Trump’s ill-fated war against Iran. They are in need of a boost, something to lift the spirits. Perhaps the president could give a speech, letting the people know that we are all in this together. Continue reading...