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Ceuta an 'inalienable' part of Spain, king says on key visit

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King Felipe VI on Tuesday said Ceuta and Melilla were "an inalienable part" of Spain as he made a landmark visit to the north African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco. "Ceuta and Melilla are an inalienable part of the political and national reality that is Spain.

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All three outlets frame the story around King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia’s first visit to Ceuta in years, with migration pressure and tensions with Morocco as the shared context. France 24 is the only one to mention the 2007 timing and to give casualty and crossing figures, while the South China Morning Post foregrounds a show of solidarity with residents and the planned stop in Melilla. The Associated Press presents it as a live coverage item and, in its extract, uniquely uses the phrase “monthslong migration crisis” and the late-July influx estimate.

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