Leaders Gather in Spain Before UN Climate Change Conference On Monday, Spain and the International Energy Agency (IEA) co-hosted the International Climate and Energy Summit in Madrid amid global preparation for the United Nations' COP28 Climate Change Conference in November.... Environment & Energy
Spain: At Least 13 Dead in Murcia Nightclub Fire On Sunday, at least 13 people were killed after a fire ripped through three adjoining nightclubs in the south-eastern Spanish city of Murcia.... Social issues
Spain: 40K Protest Possible Amnesty of Catalan Separatists An estimated 40K Spaniards, particularly from the opposition conservative People's Party (PP), flooded the streets of Madrid Sunday to protest acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's plans to offer amnesty to Catalan separatists in order to keep himself in office after he failed to win July's elec... Social issues
FIFA Suspends Rubiales Over Women's World Cup Kiss FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Saturday provisionally suspended Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales from all soccer-related activities for 90 days after he kissed Women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso on the lips. Spain
Spain Beat England to Win FIFA Women's World Cup for First Time On Sunday, Spain defeated the reigning European champions and pre-match favorite, England, 1-0 in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Sports
Spain Grants Nationality to Self-Exiled Iranian Chess Player The Iranian chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, also known as Sara Khadem, has been granted Spanish nationality after facing pressure to defect over her decision to compete in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Kazakhstan without wearing a hijab. Politics
Spanish Election: Right-Wing Bloc Wins, Falls Short of Majority Spain's right-wing political bloc — comprised of the Popular Party (PP) and Vox — has become the largest in the Congress of Deputies, but failed to pass the 176-majority threshold as the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) fared better than expected in Sunday's vote. Politics
Spain Rescues 86 Near Canary Islands On Monday, Spanish authorities rescued 86 people on board a 20-meter-long (65-foot-long) canoe, known in Senegal as a 'pirogue,' near the Canary Islands. Days earlier, three vessels carrying a total of 300 people had gone missing. Spain
Three Migrant Boats Missing Near Canary Islands On Sunday, migrant aid group Walking Borders said three boats carrying at least 300 people went missing near the Spanish Canary Islands. The three migrant vessels were traveling roughly 1K miles (1.6K km) from Kafountine in south Senegal to the Canary Islands. Social issues
Spain To Provide 4 Leopard Tanks, €55M to Ukraine Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez announced €55M ($60M) in additional financial aid for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Saturday. Military
Killer Whales Attack Vessels Near Iberian Coast A group of killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain on Thursday. This is the latest in a series of similar incidents in the waters near Spain and Portugal. Spain
Vinícius Jr. Racial Abuse Prompts Arrests, Stadium Closure In the wake of racist abuse directed at Real Madrid soccer star Vinícius Jr. over the weekend, Spanish police on Tuesday said they arrested a total of seven people on hate crime charges in connection with multiple incidents. Sports
Spain Exhumes Remains of Fascist Leader Primo de Rivera On Monday, the Spanish government dug up and reburied the remains of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, who founded the fascist Falange movement that supported Gen. Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Politics
Israeli Police Again Clash with Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque Israeli police again raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque late Wednesday night — the second such raid in 24 hours — after the first led to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip firing at least nine rockets into Israel. Israel responded with air strikes that hit what it said were weapon product... Israel
Spain's Catalonia Suffering Worst Reported Drought in Decades As wildfires rage across hundreds of acres in the Spanish region of Castellón, researchers are pointing to the country's prolonged drought as the cause. The drought has led to water restrictions for up to 6M people and prompted thousands of evacuations.... Weather
French Govt. Survives No-Confidence Vote, Pension Reform Becomes Law After protests erupted against his controversial pension reform, French Pres. Macron's government survived two votes of no-confidence on Monday. Government officials filed motions for the vote after Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used a special constitutional power, called Article 49:3, to push ... Labor
FIFA Confirms Expanded 2026 World Cup On Tue., ahead of its congress in Kigali, Rwanda, FIFA announced that the 2026 World Cup will have a record 104-game program as the tournament will expand from 32 to 48 teams.... Qatar
Google Blocking News Content From Some Canadian Users On Wednesday, Google said it's blocking approximately 4% of its Canadian users from viewing news content as a test of their response to the legislation 'Bill C-18,' also known as the Online News Act.... Culture
Spain: Transport Secretary Quits After Train Design Error Spanish secretary of state for transport, Isabel Pardo de Vera, and the head of the state rail operator Renfe, Isaías Táboas, both resigned Monday following backlash over an order of 31 commuter trains too wide for some tunnels in the north of the country.... Spain
Spain Approves Teen Abortion, Menstrual Leave, and Trans Laws On Thursday, the Spanish legislature amended and passed two laws that bolster transgender and abortion rights and made Spain the first nation in Europe to offer workers paid menstrual leave.... Spain
Scotland's Sturgeon to Resign Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she is stepping down as Scotland's First Minister and the Scottish National Party's (SNP) leader after more than eight years, with plans to remain in office until her successor is elected.... Metaculus
WHO: Avian Flu Spreads to Mammals, Threat to Humans is 'Low' The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that avian flu has infected a record number of birds in the US and even spread to some mammals, with 17 non-bird species reported to have been infected in 20 states.... Birds
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay Submit Joint 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid Officials from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay launched a collective bid on Tuesday to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which will take place exactly a century after the inaugural tournament was held in Montevideo, Uruguay. Egypt
Spain Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela Spain announced on Wednesday the appointment of a new ambassador to Venezuela, signaling a thaw in relations two years after it vacated the post in protest of what it claimed was an absence of free elections. World
Spain Announces $10B Aid Package Amid Inflation On Tuesday, Spain's center-left government, led by PM Pedro Sánchez, announced a new €10B ($10.65B) package to counter inflation in 2023 — bringing the total government-funded aid to €45B since early 2022. Spain
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