The crisis in Ceuta, on the African coast, instantly became a touchstone in the global migrant debate as suspicions swirled that the viral incident was orchestrated.

At least 18 migrants died trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta after tens of thousands of people breached the frontier with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave after around 49,000 people arrived by sea in one day. Dozens of bodies have been recovered, Spanish authorities said.

Conservative leaders across Europe react as an estimated 60,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco within 24 hours, threatening its open-border policies.

Police and troops round up hundreds of people who remained after tens of thousands surged from Morocco into Ceuta.

Around 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta this week, a mass influx that overwhelmed local authorities. At least 57 people died during the crossings, which prompted tighter border security measures across Europe.

Spain is in the path of totality for a solar eclipse next week—the mainland’s first since 1905. But will wildfire smoke and mass evacuations disrupt the highly anticipated experience?

Spain said at least 48,300 people had returned to Morocco on Friday, a day after thousands of migrants surged into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. More than 50,000 stormed the border, prompting Spain to deploy troops.