Desperate measures
The week's news at a glance.
Melilla, Spain
Spain said this week it would build higher fences to keep would-be immigrants out of its territories in Africa. Spain has two cities, Melilla and Ceuta, along the coast of northern Morocco, and both are popular destinations for poor Africans trying to get asylum in Europe. In the past two weeks, hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans have stormed the 10-foot razor-wire fences around the cities, ripping some sections down. About 300 people made it inside Melilla, where they were sent to detention centers. Five people were shot and killed trying to enter Ceuta; Moroccan and Spanish police each claim the other force was responsible.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
'Horror stories of women having to carry nonviable fetuses'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
Haiti interim council, prime minister sworn in
Speed Read Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid surging gang violence
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Today's political cartoons - April 26, 2024
Cartoons Friday's cartoons - teleprompter troubles, presidential immunity, and more
By The Week US Published