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World Dec 02
U.N. chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fightU.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to lose hope in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global warming.
World Dec 01
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate changeU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”…
World Nov 10
Spain’s national vote an epic struggle between left, rightAs Spaniards voted Sunday in the country's fourth election in as many years, a leading leftist party pledged to help the incumbent Socialists in hopes of staving off a possible right-wing coalition government that could include a far-right party.
World Nov 04
In Spain, thousands protest verdict in sex crime caseThe protests come after five men accused of gang-raping an intoxicated 14-year-old girl were sentenced to 10 to 12 years behind bars.
World Oct 18
Catalonia sees 5th day of massive separatist protestsMore than 200 people have been arrested and scores injured since separatist sentiment in Spain.
World Aug 20
Italy prosecutor orders evacuation of migrant rescue shipItaly's interior minister had refused to open Italian ports, even after six countries stepped forward to take the migrants and despite a fissure in Italy's imploding governing coalition.
World Aug 17
Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressureThe shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to seize it again.
World Aug 15
Gibraltar frees Iranian oil tanker that U.S. sought to seizeThe tanker's release could potentially defuse tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains held by the Islamic Republic.
World Jul 04
Gibraltar detains supertanker with Iranian oil, believed to be Syria-boundAuthorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.
World Apr 28
Deeply divided, Spaniards vote with eye on far-right’s riseA divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government.