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Ceuta border crisis
Information: Social media posts drove migrants to Ceuta

Social media posts that Europe had “opened the gates” drove tens of thousands to seek refuge in Ceuta at the same time. This is according to migrants that journalists from Sveriges Radio and Le Monde spoke to on the spot in the Spanish exclave.

“I saw videos on Instagram and TikTok of people who had crossed the border and who said that they had opened the gates,” Ziad Bousad – a 23-year-old from a working-class area of ​​Casablanca – told Le Monde.

Sveriges Radio’s Sara Assarsson reports from the border that she has also met several who claim to have been inspired by what they have seen on social media.

“There have been Facebook groups and other social media that have spread the word that it was a good time to cross the border,” she says.

Greenland vs USA
Greenland rejects academic collaborations with the USA

Two scientific institutions in Greenland have decided to reject all future collaborations with American researchers, writes Berlingske. In doing so, both universities go further than what the Danish government has recommended.

– There are several reasons for our decision, says Josephine Nymand, director of the Swedish Institute of Natural Sciences, to the newspaper.

“The general situation” and “the integrity of the institution” are two reasons highlighted. A third factor is that the Trump administration has stopped funding for research projects that prioritize diversity, equality and inclusion.

In addition to this, the Swedish Institute of Natural Sciences has also stopped all business trips to the USA.

Climate threat  Extreme weather in Europe
New heat wave puts Italy on high alert

Temperatures of over 30 degrees – and in some cases up to 40 degrees – are expected in almost all of Italy on Monday. This means that authorities in almost all major cities will be put on high alert, writes TT.

The upcoming heat wave is moving into the country from North Africa via the Mediterranean, reports the BBC. The Italian authorities are urging their citizens to avoid direct sunlight between 11 am and 6 pm and to drink plenty of fluids.

During July, several countries in Southern Europe have been plagued by severe forest fires, which have led to deaths, great destruction and extensive evacuations. 

Several dead in ferry fire in Indonesia

At least five people have died and 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire in Indonesia.

AFP and Reuters report this, citing the local rescue agency.

271 people are said to have been on board the ferry, which was reportedly en route from the city of Surabaya to Makassar on the southwestern part of Sulawesi island in Indonesia.