Schengen Shock at Ceuta: Italy has temporarily suspended Schengen free travel with Spain, reintroducing passport checks for air and sea passengers for about a month after a surge of up to 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco, with Spain reporting dozens of deaths and later saying most return voluntarily. Border Reinforcements: France is quintupled police presence and stepping up aerial surveillance and train patrols on the France–Spain corridor, while the EU Commission urged caution over calls to suspend Spain from Schengen. Maritime Security Push: Saudi Arabia convened an inaugural meeting to form a maritime defense coalition to protect Red Sea shipping corridors, with the EU’s Operation Aspides attending. Safety & Disruption: Sweden arrested a cargo ship captain after a collision off the west coast killed a mother and young daughter and injured others. Infrastructure Upgrade: Spain completed €16.26m safety works on four A-7 motorway tunnels near Motril, modernising fire, ventilation, lighting and control systems. Earthquake Disruption: A magnitude 4.7 quake hit Italy’s Campi Flegrei area near Naples, causing power outages and suspending local rail and metro services. Road Freight Deal: Everwood Capital bought Spanish refrigerated and road freight operators Transportes Palomo and SFB, adding nearly 300 trucks and temperature-controlled logistics capacity.