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Morocco blames Ceuta border surge on “exploitation of digital platforms,” misleading info

Morocco is blaming last week’s massive surge of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on various factors, including “malicious exploitation of digital platforms” and the spread of misleading information. Most of the migrants were sent back home by Spanish officials after the sudden — and deadly — border rush. A Moroccan official said late Sunday that…

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Florida executes oldest inmate in state’s history for double murder, hours after executing ex-officer for girl’s murder

Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history.  Hours earlier, the state executed a former police officer convicted of the killing of a…

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Nationwide deaths this monsoon cross 100; more rain likely in country’s upper parts from July 29 – Pakistan

As monsoon showers continued to hit parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday reported seven more casualties in Punjab and three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the countrywide death toll since June 26 to above 100. According to an NDMA daily situation report covering 24 hours up till 1pm, Punjab’s Gujrat…

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