Civil Guard

National Guard units are conducting training exercises to prepare for chemical and biological threats. The teams are practicing detection, protection and response procedures for hazardous-material incidents. The training highlights the Guard's civil-support role in dealing with attacks or accidents involving dangerous agents, and it is drawing attention as a military capability relevant to domestic preparedness.

Spain's Civil Guard is searching for a driver who forced his way through the El Tarajal crossing from Morocco into Ceuta, drove more than a kilometre into the city, then crashed and fled on Reyes Católicos Avenue. Officers searched the abandoned vehicle for drugs or hidden migrants, and the outcome of that search is now drawing attention as the manhunt continues.

Civil court cases are putting the governance structures of the United Methodist Church to the test, according to The Christian Century. The disputes raise questions about how far civil courts can go in reviewing decisions made by church bodies, a long-sensitive issue for denominations that guard internal authority over doctrine, property and clergy discipline.