Jason Horowitz

Tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbours Morocco. By the following evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.

After thousands poured into the Spanish territory in North Africa, the pro-immigration policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were blamed. The reality is more complex.

Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.

Rumors swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.

Sky watchers have flocked to places, from Iceland to Spain, where the moon will completely block the sun.

Normally empty Spanish towns have filled up, and

From Iceland to Spain, people have flocked to places where, briefly, the moon will completely block the sun. It is the continent’s first total eclipse in decades.

MADRID — The first total solar eclipse in decades in Europe swept across the Continent on Wednesday, turning day to dark across several countries as crowds watched from hilltops, coastlines

Their continued presence has roiled the Spanish territory in Africa and heaped pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

MADRID — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said Monday that 5,000 migrants remained in Ceuta, weeks after more than 70,000 people surged from Morocco into the Spanish territory in