World May 10 Passengers evacuate MV Hondius cruise ship following hantavirus outbreak Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
World May 08 Spain prepares for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands The World Health Organization considers the risk to the wider public from the outbreak as low.
Health May 07 Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials…
World May 06 Pope will inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica when he visits Spain next month in a weeklong trip that will also take him to a migrant reception center in the Canary Islands, the…
World Apr 20 Migrants rush to apply under Spain's new mass legalization program Spain has launched a mass legalization measure for migrants, allowing them to apply in-person for legal status. It contrasts with other European countries that are tightening immigration controls.
World Mar 30 Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in Iran war Spain’s government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been Europe’s most critical voice of U.S. and Israeli military actions in the Middle East.
World Mar 18 Five EU leaders seek urgent solution for drifting Russian tanker to avoid environmental catastrophe In a joint letter sent to the European Commission president, the leaders of Italy, Spain, Malta, Greece and Cyprus warned that the vessel poses an “imminent and serious risk” of a major ecological disaster.
World Mar 04 Spain denies cooperating with U.S. military operations in Middle East, contradicting White House A diplomatic tussle between the United States and Spain over the war in Iran intensified on Wednesday when the governments exchanged contradictory statements over the possible use of Spanish military bases by American armed forces for operations in the Middle East.
World Jan 21 Spain mourns 2 fatal train crashes The latest crash came two days after Spain’s worst railway disaster since 2013 that left many Spaniards in disbelief. The death toll in that crash, in southern Spain, rose to 43.
World Jan 20 Barcelona commuter train crash kills 1, days after deadly train collision in Spain A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others.