RABAT (ANP/RTR/AFP) - Volgens het Marokkaanse ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken waren de recente massale oversteken naar de Spaanse exclave Ceuta aangewakkerd door desinformatie op sociale media, mensensmokkelnetwerken en een verkeerde interpretatie van een Spaanse rechterlijke uitspraak. Pedro Sánchez, de Spaanse premier, en het Marokkaanse ministerie zeggen dat de misinformatie mede via mensensmokkelnetwerken is verspreid.

De aanleiding zou een recente uitspraak van het Spaanse hooggerechtshof zijn geweest. Het hof bepaalde dat mensen die Spanje via de zee bereiken, niet onmiddellijk mogen worden teruggestuurd. Sánchez stelt dat mensensmokkelaars deze uitspraak verkeerd hebben uitgelegd aan migranten en deze hebben gebruikt om de indruk te wekken dat er een eenvoudige toegangspoort naar Europa bestaat.

Ook zouden er volgens de BBC sociale mediaberichten viraal zijn gegaan waarin deze makkelijke route naar Europa werd beloofd.

Bij de massale oversteek naar Ceuta waren ongeveer 40.000 mensen betrokken, aldus het ministerie in een verklaring.

GAZA-STAD (ANP/RTR) - Door Israëlische luchtaanvallen op de Gazastrook zijn zondag zeker achttien Palestijnen gedood, volgens hulpverleners het hoogste aantal op één dag sinds weken. Eerder op de dag waren elf doden gemeld.

Vanaf zonsopgang vielen Israëlische gevechtsvliegtuigen Gaza-Stad, de centraal gelegen stad Deir al-Balah en het zuidelijke gebied rond Khan Younis aan.

De aanvallen duiden erop dat Israël een recent voorstel van de Vredesraad van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump afwijst. Trump kondigde vrijdag een stappenplan aan waarin onder meer staat dat Hamas volledig ontwapent en dat Israël zich terugtrekt uit Gaza. Het kantoor van premier Benjamin Netanyahu liet zondag aan persbureau Reuters weten dat Israël zijn "zorgen over het ontwapeningsplan" met de VS heeft gedeeld.

Formeel geldt sinds oktober een staakt-het-vuren in het Palestijnse gebied. Volgens de gezondheidsautoriteiten in Gaza zijn sinds het bereiken van dat bestand zeker 1230 Palestijnen omgekomen. In dezelfde periode sneuvelden volgens Israëlische cijfers vier Israëlische militairen.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Omdat het de komende dagen heel warm wordt, gaan vuilniswagens al vroeg de weg op. De medewerkers kunnen dan binnen zijn voor het heetste deel van de dag. Milieustraten en afvalbrengpunten gaan rond het middaguur dicht. Dat gebeurde eerder deze zomer ook bij uitzonderlijke hitte.

In de Groningse gemeente Midden-Groningen worden de containers met plastic, metalen verpakkingen en drinkpakken maandag en dinsdag vanaf 06.00 uur geleegd. Ander afval wordt vanaf 07.00 uur ingezameld. Ook in Oss en Goirle begint het ophalen van afval om 06.00 uur. In de Brabantse gemeenten Maashorst, Son en Breugel, Meierijstad is de starttijd 06.30 uur. Inwoners van Drimmelen moeten hun afval voor 07.00 uur aan de straat zetten.

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• Barco a left-back who can also play in midfield

• Player had spell at Brighton before move to France

Chelsea have signed the Argentina international Valentín Barco from their sister club Strasbourg on a seven-year deal.

The 22-year-old, who played seven times for Brighton including six Premier League appearances during the 2023-24 season, becomes the eighth arrival of new manager Xabi Alonso’s reign.

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The actor gobbles up food, roars with glee and finds himself deeply moved in this four-part travelogue inspired by the journey of Homer’s hero. It’s a real success of a show

Here comes Richard E Grant, pounding towards us in his tiny leather jacket as he gesticulates wildly at his cobbled surrounds. “Wow,” he gasps. “Look at that.” We look at that. It’s Malta. Specifically, Malta’s Grand Harbour: a sobbingly beautiful gateway to the Mediterranean and the sun-blessed starting line for Richard E Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey, a four-part travelogue “inspired by Homer’s hero” in which the veteran actor traces Odysseus’s “incredible journey” while wearing a succession of increasingly voluminous linen trousers.

Said tracing is not, however, an exact science. This is not one of those awful celebrity things in which our noble hero arms himself with set squares and a scholastic scowl before setting sail on a “voyage” to uncover “the truth”.

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We’re into the thick of summer and the days have been long and hot—just the way I like it.

Pushing the One and Only Edge

Back in March, I mentioned having some ideas but wanting at least one edge to push. Turns out, the only edge I pushed was using scroll-based animations. Dullest edge pushing ever. I did the bare minimum and what do you know, I’m happy with it. I’m happy to have the new design, the new tech, and being able to write more regularly and feeling less constrained—especially tech-wise.

I’ve continued to tweak things since the launch. Still on the to-do list is to update the favicon and take a look at view transitions. I’m also considering different post styles or themes that are specific to content types. Some of the ideas I have might mean that I toss out the scroll-based animation on the logo but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

New MacBook

Speaking of tech, in my long running series of “how can I simplify my life”, I had given away or sold my old Mac gear, leaving me with just a Mac mini for my day-to-day computing and development needs.

For writing, I can use my iPhone or iPad, since I can write markdown pretty much anywhere. But the new post publishing process uses a desktop (or laptop) computer configuration to handle updates via Git and sync them to the server. I’m sure I could jury rig a setup that would allow me to publish from a mobile device but I imagine those solutions are going to feel like sandpaper and I want buttery smooth.

That means that if I want a portable post publishing process then I need a portable post publishing personal computer. Like, say, a MacBook. I’ve had this Mac mini for about five years now, so I don’t feel like I’m being frivolous with a new purchase. I stopped in at the local Apple store and after reviewing sizing and features, I settled on the 13” Air. They didn’t have the configuration I wanted in stock so I ordered online and will need to wait a couple weeks for its arrival.

Travel

Speaking of portability, what a better way to use said MacBook Air than on a trip. And yet, not a lot of travel planned for the near future. Perhaps a trip out to the west coast for some food adventures and catch up with friends I haven’t seen in awhile.

The last few months have included a number of trips including an Alaskan cruise to celebrate my mom’s birthday and get her one step closer to finishing her bucket list. (Huh. It would seem my mom is also a bit of a completionist.)

There were also a few trips mostly centered around food: Plenitude in Paris, Sushi Sho in New York, and Pearl Morissette in the Niagara region. All of them were spectacular meals and definitely worth going out of your way for, if you get the chance.

It wasn’t just food, though. My girlfriend booked us a tour of the Palais Garnier in Paris, the home of the Phantom of the Opera. (Fun fact, PotO was the first music CD I ever bought.) In New York, she got us tickets to see Cats: The Jellicle Ball. I watched the original Cats before going and thought, “how was this ever a hit?” The Jellicle Ball, on the other hand, felt like everything worked. The concept actually made sense and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Position Sticky

For now, things are quieter as I am enjoying sticking around and basking in the warm weather and slower routines.

Since I am around more, I’ve finally settled on a new challenge, unsurprisingly centered around food: try all (well, most) of the taco places in Ottawa. Ottawa isn’t really known as a hub of Mexican cuisine. For the longest time, it felt like the best we had to offer was mediocre Tex-Mex. The Mexican community has grown and along with it have been a number of new taquerias. I have a list of almost 30 places to try. I might document this adventure here on the blog, hence the desire to play with theming. I’ve already been to two restaurants on the list over the past week so I better get cracking!

Minus One

Being within walking distance of most things, I don’t drive much anymore. As such, having multiple cars was a little ridiculous. And as such, I decided to sell off my 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo. I enjoyed the car but I always felt a slight sense of anxiety while driving it. I would never think to take it on a long road trip and it wasn’t the most versatile for short trips. It was loud and smelly. Which, when I just wanted to cruise for an hour, I enjoyed. Driving it maybe five times over the summer before having to put it away for storage for the winter just showed me it was time to find a better home for it.

One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I’m content with having had the experience, even if it was a lifetime dream. Owning a classic vehicle like this was wonderful to have experienced but I feel no sense of loss now that I’ve sold it. I have the memories and that is enough.

Enjoy the Summer

Other than that, life continues on uneventfully—delightfully so.

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"When a group of teenagers set out to hike British Columbia's famed Howe Sound Crest Trail in early July, Google Maps suggested the trek would take about five hours," reports SFGate.

"Instead, the hike stretched deep into the night, leaving the group exhausted, dehydrated, injured and in need of a helicopter rescue..."


Although the approximately 18-mile route with a 6,000-foot elevation gain can be completed by experienced trail runners in a day, search and rescue officials generally recommend hikers treat it as a two-day backpacking trip. The teenagers, all 17 years old, believed Google Maps' estimate that the route would take about five hours. The printed directions they were carrying, which were shared publicly by Lions Bay Search and Rescue, gave simple instructions for two legs of the trail, but didn't account for the terrain or elevation. "[Google Maps] is calculating the time that you're walking a straight road on pavement," [said Maria Masiar, training officer and search manager with Lions Bay Search and Rescue]. "When you get into outdoor terrain, that no longer holds true."

Expecting only a short outing, each hiker carried about half a liter of water and limited food. There are no reliable water sources along the trail, meaning hikers must carry enough supplies for the entire route. As the group climbed, they began suffering from dehydration and muscle cramps but continued onward despite falling dramatically behind schedule. Eventually, the group made the decision to turn back and abandon making it to the end of the trail — and as the sun began to set and the group started to descend, fatigue took its toll. According to Masiar, members of the group had already stumbled and fallen several times while trying to race the coming dark, and only one hiker had a headlamp. Eventually, another hiker slipped about 10 feet off a boulder, injuring his tailbone badly enough that he could no longer continue. Search and rescue crews responded, ultimately evacuating him by helicopter.

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