ROME – A powerful heatwave has gripped Southern Europe, pushing temperatures above 40°C (104°F) in Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Authorities have issued high alerts, warning of extreme heat and rising wildfire threats. In Portugal, two-thirds of the country is under red alert, with temperatures expected to soar past 42°C in Lisbon. Similarly, in Greece, […]
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Spain launches $15.66 billion plan to combat U.S. tariffs impact
Spain’s government has announced a 14.1 billion-euro ($15.66 billion) plan to mitigate the impact of new U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez revealed that the package would include 7.4 billion euros in new financing, with the rest coming from existing funds. The government aims to protect sectors affected by U.S. tariffs, such as the car […]
Spain’s Cerredo mine blast: Five dead, four hurt in mining disaster
A powerful blast at the Cerredo coal mine in Spain’s Asturias region on Monday morning killed five workers and injured four others. The incident took place in Degana, around 450 km northwest of Madrid, at the Cerredo mine. The victims, aged between 32 and 54, were from the neighboring Leon region, which has a long […]
Morocco joining Spain, Portugal in football’s 2030 World Cup bid
The announcement on Tuesday, which raises further doubts over Ukraine’s participation in the bid, was made through a statement signed by King Mohammed VI and read at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football. A spokesman for the Spanish football federation told AFP it would meet with its Portuguese and Moroccan counterparts in Kigali […]
Shakira ordered to stand trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud
Shakira is scheduled to go on trial for alleged tax fraud, according to a Barcelona judge’s order, after years of back and forth with Spanish authorities. The Colombian singer accused of defrauding the Spanish government by failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) between 2012 and 2014 is best known for hits like “Hips […]
Western Europe heatwave to peak in scorching Spain
MADRID: The heatwave sweeping across southwestern Europe was expected to peak on Thursday in Spain, with blistering temperatures already fuelling wildfires across the Iberian Peninsula and France. The region’s second heat this summer is forecast to hit southern Spain with some of the harshest temperatures. “For Thursday, we expect it to be the hottest day […]
Thousands of migrants storm border fence in Spain’s Melilla
MADRID: Around 2,000 migrants tried to storm the border separating Spain’s Melilla enclave from Morocco on Friday, the first such attempted mass crossing into the territory since the two nations mended diplomatic ties in March. Some 2,000 migrants made their way to the border at dawn and over 500 managed to enter the border control […]
Two mountaineers killed in Swiss Alps ice fall
Verbier, Switzerland: A Frenchwoman and a Spaniard were killed and nine other mountaineers were injured Friday in an icefall in southwest Switzerland, police said following a rescue attempt involving several helicopters. Police received calls at 6:20 am (0420 GMT) reporting that mountaineers had been caught up in falling seracs columns of glacial ice formed by […]
Spain to tighten control over secret services after spying scandal
MADRID: Spain’s prime minister vowed Thursday to tighten oversight of the country’s secret services in the wake of a scandal over the hacking of top politicians’ mobile phones that has roiled his fragile coalition government. The affair broke in April when Canadian cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab said the telephones of more than 60 people linked […]
Pakistani-Spanish sisters’ murder case: All suspects arrested
KARACHI: The Gujrat police claimed to have arrested all of the suspects, including a brother and uncle of the victims, involved in the murder of two Pakistani-Spanish sisters killed for honor. The police claimed to have caught all of the suspects within 48 hours, including the mastermind, who confessed to having been involved in the […]