Mark Landler

PARIS — In its chaos, desperation, and sheer scale, the sudden surge last week of tens of thousands of migrants into a Spanish territory in North Africa recalled similar scenes 11 years ago along the coasts of Greece and Italy.

Europe sheltered many refugees in 2015. Its hard-line reaction to a new crisis in Ceuta shows how, 11 years on, the far right has reshaped European attitudes.

DRAPED in vines and flanked by half-timbered towers, the castle at Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte near Bordeaux dates to 1365.

A DENSE, yellow-orange pall hung over Bordeaux, blotting out the sun and blurring the spires of the cathedral in the city. A swirl of tiny ash particles stung eyes and stuck in throats.

REIMS, France — Seven and a half years after a raging fire nearly destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, workers will soon begin installing

By REIMS, France — Seven and a half years after a raging fire nearly destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, workers will soon begin

There is a tempting remedy for heat-stricken France: Be more like Spain.

The mayor closed the road, setting off a storm with residents and the owners of a castle that once belong to his family.

IN its chaos, desperation and sheer scale, the sudden surge of tens of thousands of migrants into a Spanish territory in North Africa recently recalled similar scenes 11 years ago along the coasts of Greece and Italy.

What led to the surprising return of Meghan and Harry to Britain? What will it mean? Our journalists, and many competitors, are seeking answers.