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Italy and Spain extend border checks for 15 days in migration row

Italy and Spain announced on Monday a 15-day extension of reciprocal border checks imposed in a spat over a migrant rush last month into the Spanish north African territory of Ceuta.

Migrant crisis

Italy and Denmark say Spain should be suspended from Schengen zone

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called on Thursday for Spain's suspension from the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta adjoining Morocco.

Tech

Elon Musk's X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use concerns

A privacy campaign group on Monday lodged complaints against Elon Musk's X in eight European countries over concerns it was "feeding" users' personal data into its AI technology without their consent.

Crime

Spain Church says 506 child abuse reports received

Spain's Church said on Friday it had discovered 506 cases of child sex abuse through a complaints procedure launched in 2020, stressing its desire for "truth" as the nation opened its first official investigation.