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Ceuta ist eine spanische Exklave an der nordafrikanischen Küste, die häufig als Zielpunkt für Migranten aus Marokko genutzt wird. Die Überfahrt erfolgt oft gefährlich über das Meer oder durch das Überwinden von Grenzzäunen.
Nach 43 Tagen gibt Zacharias auf. Er lässt seine Füße von einer Mauer am Playa Tramaguera im Süden von Ceuta herunterbaumeln; eine filzige Haarsträhne steht von seinem Hinterkopf ab. Er blickt auf das Meer in Richtung der Landzunge, von der er Ende Juli aus Marokko in die spanische Exklave herübergeschwommen ist.
Hinter ihm falten Jawad, Taufiq und Hamza die Decken, auf denen sie tagsüber sitzen, essen, warten. »In der Gruppe ist man sicherer«, sagt Jawad. Sie sind Mitte 20 und verbringen jeden Tag zusammen. Eines Tages sah Jawad, breite Schultern, kantiges Kinn, wie eine Gruppe einen gehörlosen Jungen hänselte. Zacharias. Jawad nahm ihn auf, er wurde Teil der Gruppe.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Die Gruppe wird versuchen, asylum in Spanien zu beantragen.
Likely · Within weeks
Spanien wird die Grenzcontrols in Ceuta nicht lockern.
Very likely · Within months
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Taliban leader Haibatullah Achundsada, Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Hakkani, and Education and Higher Education Ministers Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadim for crimes against humanity through the disenfranchisement of women and girls.

The federal government has initiated the process for the possible privatization of the state gas company Sefe. The Ministry of Economic Affairs has published a call for tenders for legal consulting services on reprivatization; law firms can apply until October 27th. Among other things, Sefe operates the largest German gas storage facility and is a central player in the German gas supply. The nationalization took place in 2022 after the failure of the Russian supplier Gazprom, and the federal government is now planning to return the majority to Sefe by the end of 2028 due to EU requirements. The company's value is estimated at around six billion euros.

US President Donald Trump has introduced the AI platform America.gov, which is intended to connect citizens with US authorities via an AI agent. The platform is intended to provide access to 29,000 government websites and handle tasks such as applications, but experts warn of hallucinations and privacy concerns, particularly for immigrants and welfare.

The Left has filed a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court against Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche because she published a critical video about the party on the ministry's official Instagram channel. The party sees this as a violation of the neutrality requirement and demands that the post be deleted as well as a signal against party-political abuse of official channels. The ministry confirmed receipt of the urgent application, but is not providing any further information about the ongoing procedure.

BND President Martin Jäger warned in the Bundestag of an impending violent conflict with Russia, which is already waging a shadow war. He stressed that no immediate attack was imminent, but Germany was a main target. The intelligence chiefs called for more powers in the face of increasing hybrid threats.
Due to a police operation, air traffic at Stuttgart Airport was temporarily stopped and the terminals were cleared. After searching the affected area, the danger was averted and air traffic gradually resumed. Passengers must undergo another security check.