Migrants climb over a barbed-wire border fence onto rocks by the sea to reach the shore

Europe toughens migration rules as ‘weaponized’ Spanish crossing incident denied by Morocco

Full Episode
50:11

People breach barbed wire as they attempt to cross from the Moroccan northern town of Fnideq to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 31, 2026.

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Many people in Europe think the Moroccan government was involved in the large border crossing in July, when almost 80,000 people entered Ceuta, Spain’s North African enclave. Morocco denies this. Also, in Turkey, the prime minister has ordered police to crack down on LGBTQ+ communities in Istanbul, leading to many raids and arrests under obscenity laws to “protect families.” Syria once had one of the biggest bee populations in the Middle East, but only a small number survived the civil war that started in 2011. Now, local farmers are working to bring them back. Plus, an Australian company is producing fire-resistant bras and menstrual briefs.

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Europe toughens migration rules are ‘weaponized’ Spanish incident denied by Morocco
7:07
Haitians fighting TPS told there’s little hope
6:15
Australian company developing fire-resistant sports bras for firefighters and high-risk industries
8:00
Turkey raids bars and NGOs in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
6:20
Vintage cars and traffic circle through a city intersection with gardens, apartment buildings, and a hillside in the background
Farmers try to bring back Syrian bees
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11:29
Remembering Patricio Guzmán, the Chilean filmmaker who documented Pinochet’s regime
7:32