NPR News: 08-03-2026 9AM EDT
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What happened in Ceuta and why are EU leaders meeting about the migrant surge?
European Union countries plan to meet this week over the crisis that unfolded in Ceuta, Spain days ago, when tens of thousands of migrants rushed in from Morocco. The incident has exacerbated deep divisions on migration and travel privileges among EU governments, as Terry Schultz reports.
EU ambassadors will hold a video conference as the bloc grapples with deep differences of opinion on how to respond to the sudden surge of migrants rushing through the land and sea borders between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. 22 prime ministers asked for the meeting of ministers in a letter to EU leaders calling for a strengthening of resolve and measures to combat what they termed uncontrolled mass crossings and the instrumentalization of migration. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has written Brussels a letter of his own criticizing those who called for Spain to be suspended from the EU agreement on passport-free travel. Sánchez noted not one of the unauthorized migrants made it through Spain and almost all were quickly returned.
For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.
A triple firestorm continues to burn in parts of Spokane County in Washington. That's where tens of thousands of people evacuated over the weekend, and some are being housed at a local convention center. The mayor of Spokane, Lisa Brown, says this is likely the worst natural disaster in the region has faced.
For the time being, we have both our downtown convention center and we have backup centers. People are not completely surprised. We have had fires before, just not of this magnitude. So there is a massive relief effort already underway. But I'm sorry to report that the winds have shifted and the fires are not contained at this point.
Fire officials say neighborhoods are still too dangerous to return home, especially in the northwest of Spokane, where Level 3 or Go Now evacuation zones are in place. Police in Twin Falls, Idaho, have identified the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting that left at least three people dead near a fast food restaurant. Boise State Public Radio's James Dawson reports.
Police say the gunman was 24-year-old Chad Williams, who opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger at about 2.30 Saturday afternoon before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Speaking at a press conference, Twin Falls County Sheriff Jack Johnson praised a local resident and an off-duty state trooper who shot back at Williams. These people are true heroes in our community, and their actions diverted the shooter and no doubt saved many lives. In-N-Out issued a statement confirming one of the dead worked at the restaurant. Identities of the victims have not been released.
How are Spanish and EU officials responding to calls to suspend Schengen over the Ceuta crisis?
Several of those injured are still being treated at a local hospital. For NPR News, I'm James Dawson in Boise.
And you're listening to NPR News from New York City. In Pakistan, officials are now working to identify the bodies of a 10-member expedition that was buried in an avalanche on Broad Peak since Friday. Rescuers had initially found only four bodies and recovered just three because of extreme winter weather. By Sunday, the remains of all of the climbers were recovered, including Nepali and British mountaineer Nirmal Purja, best known as Nims Dai of the Netflix documentary 14 Peaks, Nothing is Impossible. China's Wang Zong, who conquered 10 of the world's 14 highest peaks, and Mallory Guise of San Antonio, Texas. It was her first attempt at climbing an 8,000-meter summit. Several people have been killed following clashes between Ethiopian soldiers and forces from the semi-autonomous region of Tigray.
The fighting is one of the most serious breaches of a peace deal that ended a two-year war between both sides, as NPR's Jewel Bright reports.
The fighting broke out near Ethiopia's border with Sudan and authorities say several people at a refugee camp in Sudan were killed and injured. The exact death toll is not yet known. Injured fighters from both sides have also reportedly fled across the border to Sudan.
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