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1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Anouk RIONDET

   Morocco says not involved in Ceuta migrant influx (opens the original)

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   Morocco said on Thursday there were "no facts" establishing its involvement in the massive migrant rush into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta in July. More than 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31 in an unprecedented, chaotic surge that left scores dead and sparked European Union infighting over the touchy issue of migration. The Moroccan foreign ministry said there were "no facts or reports proving any involvement by the Moroccan authorities". The ministry added t

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2. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Anouk RIONDET

   Cardinal tipped to be pope accused of molesting several women (opens the original)

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   A Catholic cardinal touted as one of the favourites to replace Pope Francis said he was "stepping back" from office Tuesday after an AFP investigation revealed at least five women had accused him of sexual assault. Spanish-born Cristobal Lopez Romero, 74, the Archbishop of Rabat in Morocco, denies wrongdoing. One woman who said he molested her made a written complaint about the cardinal in May to the Vatican embassy in Morocco, which AFP has seen. She accused him of "particularly insistent and p

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