World in Brief

Ceuta’s migration crisis is becoming a wider test of global mobility, economic migration and political pressure, as Europe confronts the growing consequences of instability and population movement across its frontier with Africa.

Ireland has spent nearly €3.9 million deporting 377 people by charter flight. As immigration enforcement intensifies, what does the rising cost reveal about Dublin’s tougher approach to removals?

Germany’s AfD is pushing a far tougher migration agenda, but its approach to EU citizens differs sharply from its stance on asylum seekers and irregular non-EU migration.

Americans are looking beyond the traditional second passport as wealthy families increasingly build Plan B and Plan C strategies, diversifying residence, citizenship and jurisdictional risk across borders.

The Trump administration is preparing a potentially record visa revocation targeting foreign visitors who subsequently sought asylum, raising questions over immigration enforcement, legal status and the future of thousands of pending cases.

Europe’s new migration pact faces an early test as northern states resume asylum transfers to Italy, reviving tensions over first-entry rules, solidarity and responsibility for migrant arrivals.

A four-minute raid on Spain’s Treasure of Villena highlights a growing global threat to cultural heritage, where stolen artefacts represent not only financial loss, but an assault on national identity, collective wealth and soft power.

Amazon has overtaken Walmart to become the world’s largest company by revenue, as technology, healthcare and e-commerce reshape the upper ranks of global business. Here are the top 10 corporate giants of 2026.

The US has temporarily disrupted immigrant-visa appointments worldwide as consular officers undergo additional public-charge screening training, creating fresh uncertainty for families and other applicants navigating an increasingly restrictive immigration system.

A former Deutsche Bank private banker has admitted diverting more than €600,000 from wealthy clients, raising uncomfortable questions over internal controls, trust and the safeguards surrounding Europe’s expanding private wealth management industry.