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Minors living alone on Ceuta's streets at risk of abuse
Several thousand unaccompanied minors have gathered in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa. Illness and abuse are rife, and the authorities admit they are overwhelmed.

Belgium wildfire: Rains help High Fens containment efforts
Firefighters continue to battle one of the worst wildfires in Belgian history near the German border. Rains and cooler temperatures are helping them bring it to heel after it ravaged an area half the size of Manhattan.

Ukraine, Russia trade strikes; Wildberries site hit again
Ukriane reported 10 dead in a missile strike in the northeastern Kharkiv oblast near the border. Russia, meanwhile, reported more than 600 drones approaching the Moscow area and warned the UK on suppyling drones to Kyiv.

Norway wealth fund sounds alarm on AI stock market bubble
The head of Norway's sovereign wealth fund has warned that soaring AI-driven stock valuations could trigger a sharp correction. How exposed is the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to a market downturn?

Wildfires: Belgium battles blaze, France's Lecornu jeered
Fires are raging from Belgium to Greece as Europe suffers one of its most severe wildfire seasons to date. The blazes come amid frequent heat waves and drought that studies say are driven by human-induced climate change.

Why Kyiv keeps attacking Russian retail giant Wildberries
Ukraine has been striking warehouses belonging to Russia's largest online marketplace, saying the attacks disrupt Moscow's military logistics. But experts see wider risks for Russia's economy.

Bus crash in Hungary kills at least 12
Police say they have arrested the driver of a bus that crashed in Hungary, killing at least 12 people. The bus was carrying Polish pilgrims, media report.

Will North Korean forces bolster Russia's Ukraine war?
Intelligence agencies report that North Korea could send up to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war on Ukraine, though experts doubt this will fundamentally shift the military balance in Moscow’s favor.

Russians snap up new homes built on Ukraine 'graveyard'
Russia is constructing high-rises in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, on the sites of buildings it destroyed. Who's buying these properties? And what happened to the Ukrainians who used to lived here?

Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead
Jason Arday, the youngest ever Black professor at Cambridge, was found unresponsive at an address in London. Arday had recently resigned in the midst of a plagiarism row.