Spain

• France order 4,000 more evacuations as fires ravage southwest Europe

  France may never have seen an evacuation on this scale in peacetime, as it is “very likely” to be the largest civilian evacuation operation ever carried out in the country.

  World

  Jul 28
  
• France says huge wildfire no longer growing after 220k evacuations

  France’s interior minister said Monday that a monster wildfire has stopped growing after 220,000 forced out of their homes in the country’s southwest, cautions it isn’t yet beaten.

  World

  Jul 27
  
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• Spain’s Torres scores in extra time to bring country 2nd World Cup title

  Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Ferran Torres came off the bench and scored in the 106th minute.

  Sports

  Jul 19
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• 1st plane carrying hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers leaves for Madrid

  Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV Hondius, which remains anchored off Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off West Africa's coast.

  World

  May 10
• Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war

  Spain already said the U.S. could not use jointly operated military bases in Iran conflict, which Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described as illegal, reckless and unjust.

  World

  Mar 30
• Spain denies White House claim it ‘agreed to co-operate’ amid Iran war

  'The president expects all of our European allies, of course, to co-operate in this long sought-after mission,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

  World

  Mar 5
• Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran war stance

  'We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain,' Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. 'We don’t want anything to do with Spain.'

  World

  Mar 3
• U.S. tourist found dead in Spain nearly 1 month after reported missing

  Cole Henderson was reported missing by his friends, after he decided to hike alone after putting his cellphone on airplane mode to save his battery.

  World

  Aug 13, 2025
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• Spain’s April blackout was not due to cyberattack, new report shows

  The April 28 outage started suddenly after 12:30 p.m. in Spain and lasted through nightfall, disrupting businesses, transit systems and other critical infrastructures.

  World

  Jun 17, 2025
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• Spanish locals shoot water at visitors in protests against mass tourism

  Demonstrators marched in Barcelona and other tourist destinations in Spain to demand action as residents face a housing crunch and say their towns' local character is disappearing.

  World

  Jun 15, 2025