Jul 12 Sweltering heat wave moves across southern Europe By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spain is sweltering under an unrelenting heat wave as temperatures start to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe. Continue reading
Jul 04 Spanish club Osasuna removed from European competition for decade-old match-fixing By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Spanish club Osasuna has been removed from the Europa Conference League by UEFA because club officials were implicated in fixing matches a decade ago. Continue reading
Jun 15 Wildfires driven by climate change are on the rise – Spain must do more to prepare, experts say By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press A group of 60 fire experts and institutions in Spain say the country must do more to prepare for increasingly virulent wildfires stoked by climate change. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 4:25 Group of orcas attack and sink vessels off Iberian Peninsula By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris A small group of orcas is causing a lot of damage to boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Last month, killer whales rammed a boat continuously for over an hour, managing to remove the rudder. In another incident, three orcas repeatedly… Continue watching
May 10 WATCH: Blinken holds joint news briefing with Spanish Foreign Secretary José Manuel Albares Bueno By News Desk Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a news briefing Wednesday afternoon with Spanish Foreign Secretary José Manuel Albares Bueno after the two participated in a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony on the Global Equality Fund. Continue reading
Apr 25 Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as extreme drought hits farmers By Jennifer O'Mahoney, Sergio Rodrigo, Associated Press Spain's Agriculture Minister Luis Planas has requested emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in the country's agricultural heartlands. Continue reading
Jan 27 Spain’s government under pressure to do more to combat gender-based crime By Raquel Redondo, Associated Press A spate of gender-based violence, coupled with the early release of several sex offenders, has increased pressure on Spain's left-wing government, which strongly plays up its feminist credentials, to do more to protect women from abuse. Continue reading
Dec 30 France, Spain to require negative COVID tests for China passengers By Associated Press France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. Continue reading
Dec 01 Suspicious parcel detonated at U.S. Embassy in Madrid after Ukrainian Embassy blast By Ciarán Giles, Associated Press Spanish officials say a suspicious parcel has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and detonated by police. Continue reading
Sep 27 Colombian pop singer Shakira to face trial over tax fraud in Spain By Associated Press Spanish prosecutors accused the entertainer in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Continue reading