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

An estimated 72,000 migrants attempted to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Morocco, leading to 88 deaths. EU interior ministers downplayed the incident's threat to the Schengen area, while media coverage framed it as a territorial threat to Europe, amplifying calls for border security.