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Migrants were captured by Spanish police after storming a fence to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Relentless waves of people have made the trek to the Spanish border seeking to escape the desperate poverty, terrorist violence, criminal bureaucracy and chaos of their respective countries in sub-Saharan and North Africa. (Associated Press/File)

Africa migrants test Spain’s barriers, tolerance

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

EU court: EU-Canada passenger data deal breaches privacy

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Business Highlights

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, listens to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a press conference held after the talks of Netanyahu with heads of government of the Visegrad Group or V4 countries in the Pesti Vigado building in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Netanyahu is staying on a four-day official visit in Hungary. (Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli PM, caught on hot mic, raps ‘crazy’ EU, admits Syria strikes

By Pablo Gorondi and Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, welcomes British Secretary of State David Davis for a meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday July 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Brexit won’t be painless for U.K., say experts

By Alex Zietlow - The Washington Times

EU weighs new North Korea sanctions after missile test

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EU to crack down on illegal sale of cultural heritage

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Spain's King Felipe kisses the hand of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she greets him during a Ceremonial Welcome on Horse Guards Parade in London, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The King and Queen of Spain are on a three day State Visit to Britain. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

UK welcomes Spanish king and queen with military pomp

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

Europol's director Rob Wainwright said as many as 2,500 European-born fighters are likely to be in "various stages of returning" to the continent after joining the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. (Associated Press/File)

Europe braces for ISIS fighters returning from battlefield

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Friday, July 7, 2017. The leaders of the group of 20 meet July 7 and 8. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: G-20 leaders, spouses dine on local delicacies

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks before a welcome ceremony for Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Juy 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

EU parliament advises freeze of Turkey’s membership talks

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

EU authorities suspect GE, Merck, Canon of merger violations

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

European Union Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager said Google "denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate. Most importantly, it denied European consumers a genuine choice of services and the full benefits of innovation." (Associated Press)

EU fights Silicon Valley innovations

By Patrick Costello - Special to The Washington Times

Serbia’s next premier: EU membership, modernization priority

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press

Anatoly Antonov, who has been tapped as the next Russian ambassador to the U.S., is an advocate for improving relations. (Associated Press)

Sergey Kislyak out, Anatoly Antonov in as Russian ambassador

By Dan Boylan and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European leaders on Thursday have agreed to crack down on online extremism and deepen efforts against European fighters joining extremists abroad. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

The Latest: EU to boost military cooperation, buy drones

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European Council President Donald Tusk, right, speaks with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to weigh measures in which to tackle terrorism and migration and to create closer defense ties. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

‘Imagine’ if Britain stays in EU? Discord at EU summit

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to weigh measures in which to tackle terrorism and migration and to create closer defense ties. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU moves to boost military cooperation

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Few have as much directly at stake in negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union as the Gibraltarians. Last year, 95 percent of of them voted in favor of staying in the EU out of fear that they could be left at the mercy of Spanish designs to impose its sovereignty on "The Rock." (Associated Press/File)

Brexit puts Gibraltar’s British subjects in bind

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

A burnt truck next to a gate in the village of Pobrais, near Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal, Monday, June 19 2017. More than 2,000 firefighters in Portugal battled Monday to contain major wildfires in the central region of the country, where one blaze killed 62 people, while authorities came under mounting criticism for not doing more to prevent the tragedy. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Leaping into water tanks to escape Portugal’s deadly fires

By BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES - Associated Press