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 […]
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Spain to expel around 25 Russian diplomats
Madrid: Spain will expel around 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, following similar moves by Germany and France, Spain’s foreign minister said Tuesday. “The unbearable images we have seen of the massacre of civilians in the town of Bucha after the withdrawal of the Russian army deeply outrage us,” […]
Spain’s FM to arrive in Pakistan on Friday
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Spain Jose Manuel Albares will visit Pakistan on Friday to hold talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. They will exchange views on the latest developments in Afghanistan. Bilateral relations will be part of discussions during the delegation-level talks. Pakistan and Spain enjoy cordial relations, bilaterally as well as in the […]
Spain asks Cuba to ‘immediately’ free arrested reporter
Spain on Tuesday called on Havana to “immediately” release a journalist for Spanish newspaper ABC who was arrested after unprecedented protests against the Cuban government. “Arresting a journalist for a Spanish media outlet, ABC, seems inappropriate to me. We have asked through the foreign ministry for her immediate release,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said […]
Fresh protests in Spain over killing of gay man
People took to the streets of cities across Spain again on Sunday to demand justice after a young gay man was beaten to death last weekend in a suspected homophobic attack. Crowds filled a central Madrid square and activists marched the streets of Almeria and the northern city of Coruna, where the crime happened, chanting […]
Spanish officer dies in helicopter crash during anti-drug operation
A Spanish customs agent died Sunday after a customs agency helicopter crashed into the sea while chasing suspected drug smugglers off Spain’s southern coast, officials said. Two other customs agents who were also on board the chopper when it went down in waters near Sotogrande, a coastal down near Gibraltar, survived the crash, a union […]
Russian jet alarm interrupts Spain PM’s press briefing
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was forced to interrupt a press conference at a NATO airbase in Lithuania on Thursday when jets there were scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes. Sanchez and Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda were speaking to reporters at the Siauliai air force base, which hosts air policing fighter jets from various NATO member […]
Italy beat Spain on penalties to set up Euro 2020 final with England or Denmark
Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a magnificent Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley on Tuesday, as Jorginho converted the decisive kick to take the Azzurri through to the final where they will face either England or Denmark. Italy were not always on top though, with Spain the better side for […]
Two dead on migrant boat off Spain’s Canary Islands
Two people have been found dead in a migrant boat intercepted overnight off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands, local authorities said on Monday. The boat, which was carrying 37 people, was intercepted off the southwestern coast of Gran Canaria island after setting off from Africa, emergency services tweeted. “Two people were found dead and […]
As pandemic eases, fatal gender violence worsens in Europe
As life gradually returns to normal in Europe, there has been a resurgence of deadly violence against women as abusers experience a “loss of the control” they enjoyed throughout the coronavirus lockdowns. And their faces are making the headlines. Like Chahinez, a French woman who was burnt alive by her estranged husband, or the five […]