Wednesday briefing: ​How misinformation and ​a​ hardened immigration policy ​turned Ceuta ​into Europe’s ​latest ​flashpoint

A roundup from The Guardian's Wednesday briefing covers several major stories. In Ceuta, the Spanish enclave bordering Morocco, an estimated seventy-two thousand migrants attempted a crossing last week, with most returning home within twenty-four hours; local officials say at least eighty-eight people died in the attempt. EU interior ministers met to say the Schengen passport-free zone was never actually at risk, even as much coverage framed the episode as a territorial threat to Europe. Meanwhile, eight major oil companies posted combined profits above ninety billion dollars in just three months, as the Iran conflict pushed energy prices higher. The Guardian also reports Russian strikes in and around Kyiv killed at least fourteen people, with some reports putting the toll at fifteen, and Jordan has convened an emergency meeting over fears of an Israeli move at Jerusalem's most significant Muslim holy site.

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