World Aug 27 Overripe tomatoes fill the air and streets in Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ food fight Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill have spent a wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other.
World Oct 30 Devastating flash floods in eastern and southern Spain leave at least 95 people dead Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 92 people on Wednesday. Another two casualties were reported in the neighboring Castilla La Mancha region, while southern Andalusia reported one death.
World Feb 21 Hundreds of tractors line the streets of Madrid as farmers protest EU farming policies The demonstration Wednesday, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, including a rally outside the Agriculture Ministry.
World Nov 09 Spanish conservative politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras is shot in the face in Madrid Spanish police say that veteran Spanish conservative politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been shot in the face on a street in central Madrid.
World Aug 21 EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as many Afghan evacuees as possible do not mean the bloc is prepared to recognize the new regime.
World May 23 Spain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown Vox called for protesters to attend the protests in their vehicles and thus skirt the current prohibition on social gatherings in effect under the nation’s two-month long state of emergency designed to reduce contagion risks.