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More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report has said.

The billionaire founder of the Spanish fashion brand Mango suffered a tragic death near Barcelona on Saturday.

Authorities in Spain announced the recent arrest of a Sinaloa Cartel cell that they had linked to drug trafficking, ransom kidnapping, and murders in that country. As part of the raids tied to the cell, Spanish authorities also dismantled a lab that cartel members used to remove synthetic drugs that had been infused into clothing to smuggle them into the country.

At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.

Spain’s King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of enraged flood survivors during the first visit by the country’s leaders Sunday to the center of the suffering.

Spain is sending 5,000 more soldiers and 5,000 more police to the eastern region of Valencia after deadly floods this week that killed more than 200 people, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Saturday.

Many streets are still blocked by piled-up vehicles and debris, in some cases trapping residents in their homes.

Controversy struck a Spanish women’s soccer team after two bearded players transitioning from female to male appeared in their last game.

In what may shape out to be a significant political victory for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the European Union looks set to follow Rome’s lead on illegal immigration in setting up detention centres outside of the bloc to hold illegal migrants rather than allowing aliens to remain in European territory.

Spanish researchers have claimed that DNA and other analyses indicate that Christopher Columbus likely came from a Jewish family in Spain.

Nine people have died and another 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized during a rescue operation near the Canary Islands, Spanish authorities said Saturday.

Morocco arrested 152 people on charges of using social media to incite mass illegal immigration to Ceuta, a Spanish territory.

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated dictator Nicolás Maduro in a sham presidential election in July, left Venezuela and arrived in Spain on Sunday, seeking political asylum.

Members of the far-left Spanish environmentalist organization Vegetable Future vandalized the Ibiza home of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi.

Communist Cuba, a regime that has for decades used sports competitions to elevate its geopolitical profile, has faced a series of embarrassments in the first days of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics – including a high-profile defection before the Games even began and a loss in boxing to a Cuban exile.

A pod of killer whales sank a yacht in the Mediterranean Sea in a “terrifying” attack that lasted for two hours.

A Spanish court handed an 18-year prison sentence to a man, who sent parcels containing bombs, including to the U.S. and Ukrainian embassies.

The Spanish Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the nation’s Parliament did not have the power to pass an amnesty for Carles Puigdemont, the exiled head of the Catalan separatist movement, and several of his top aides facing criminal charges for misappropriating public funds.

Chinese media concluded the European Parliament elections would end “policies on immigration, green transition and its support for Ukraine.”

Former President Donald Trump and American Republicans feel buoyed by right-wing victories across Europe in this weekend’s European Parliament elections that shocked France and other nations, a possible foreshadowing of the U.S. electoral landscape similar to how the United Kingdom’s 2016 Brexit referendum preceded Trump’s victory here that year.

Global elites converged this week in Madrid, Spain to discuss AI, the “future of warfare”, and more at the shadowy Bilderberg Meeting.

The Spanish government has asked officials to stop using the term “genocide” to describe the situation in Gaza, because it gives two million Palestinians living there an instant asylum claim, entitling them to refuge in Spain.

Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the move was a step towards focussing “all our efforts” on a two-state solution.

Zelenskyy and Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez signed a bilateral security agreement that allocates 1 billion euros of military aid in 2024

Spain’s Police gave details on four people killed when a building housing a bar and restaurant club collapsed on the island of Mallorca.

Israel formally summoned the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway, and Spain on Thursday and made them watch recently-released footage of Hamas abducting female Israeli soldiers as part of an official reprimand.

Three left-wing govts say they will recognise Palestine as a state this month, leaving Israel accusing them of rewarding terrorism. 

Hamas celebrated Wednesday as Ireland, Norway, and Spain announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state in the wake of the October 7 terror attacks against Israel, prompting Israel to recall its ambassadors from all three.

Spain recalled its ambassador to Argentina after Javier Milei joked about corruption allegations against the wife of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

In a rally for populist parties ahead of the EU elections, Argentine President Javier Milei urged Europe to reject the socialism of “global elites”.

Socialist Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has refused to step down amid allegations of corruption against his wife.

European Union’s top diplomat says “stop it” and tells Israel to give a “restrained answer” to Iran’s massive air attack.

ISIS-linked media published calls to attack high-profile football matches expected to be attended by tens of thousands of fans this week.

Ex-Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales, who was accused of sexual assault for forcibly kissing a female player on the lips.

Cruise ship stuck in Barcelona will be able to resume its route after a group of Bolivian passengers were taken off the vessel.

Two individuals fell into the sea and were dashed against the rocks six miles apart as the region of north Spain experiences high winds.