Spanish authorities said that despite the record crossing of migrants, almost everyone who entered illegally has returned to Morocco.

Forty-eight nations​ competed in the largest FIFA World Cup in history and two are left standing, with Spain in search of its second World Cup title and Argentina shooting for back-to-back​ championships.

The Spanish enclaves lie on the northern coast of Africa, bordering Morocco.

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.

The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.

Spain’s Ceuta crisis follows years of Israeli and U.S. rhetoric and pressure toward Madrid as Morocco’s border failure remains unexplained.

Spain sent its anti-missile frigate Alvaro de Bazan, led by Spanish Navy Commander Álvaro Zaragoza, to Hawaii to take part in RIMPAC.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes as powerful wildfires sweep across Spain and France, revealing the growing scale of a climate crisis already reshaping the continent.