Keywords: Spain


Spain floods: 102-year-old woman dies as torrential rain causes widespread disruption

A 102-year-old woman has died after torrential rain triggered severe flooding in southeastern Spain, with several regions facing disrupted transport, inundated streets and emergency rescues. The woman was found dead inside her home in Madrigueras, a municipality of around 4,000 people in Castilla-La......

From Madrid to Brussels: Ceuta crisis expands beyond Morocco-Spain ties

The migration crisis that erupted around Ceuta in July has transformed the political scope of a border issue traditionally managed through the bilateral relationship between Morocco and Spain. What began as a major challenge for Madrid has increasingly become an EU-wide matter, drawing the attention......

Ferran Torres leaves Spain camp with ankle injury ahead of Nations League matches

Ferran Torres has left the Spain national team camp after suffering persistent pain in his left ankle, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced Friday. The Paris Saint-Germain forward will return to France for further medical examinations and treatment after the discomfort continued for several......

Spain issues red alert as torrential rain brings more than 200mm of rainfall

Spain’s eastern regions of Tarragona and Castellón were placed under red weather alerts on Friday as torrential rainfall created an exceptional risk of flooding and disrupted transport. Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warned of rainfall rates exceeding 90 millimetres in......

Europa Universalis V expands its historical map with new Morocco and Spain content

Morocco is set to take a more prominent role in the latest historical content coming to Europa Universalis V, as Paradox Interactive prepares to release the new Across the Pillars Chronicle Pack on October 28, 2026. The expansion focuses on the historical rivalry between Castile, Marinid Morocco and......

Lionel Messi completes takeover of Spanish club Eldense

Lionel Messi has officially completed the acquisition of Spanish second-division club CD Eldense, marking his second investment in a Spanish football team this year and his first ownership venture involving a professional club. Eldense confirmed the takeover on Thursday, describing Messi's arrival......

Italy extends border checks with Spain amid continuing Ceuta migration concerns

Italy has extended temporary checks on air and maritime routes with Spain for another 15 days, citing continued concerns linked to the situation in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. The decision prolongs measures that temporarily suspend the normal border-free arrangements between the two......

Amnesty International accuses Spanish troops of abusing migrants in Ceuta

Amnesty International has accused members of the Spanish armed forces of subjecting migrants and asylum seekers in Ceuta to violence, humiliation and other forms of alleged ill-treatment following the mass arrival of migrants in the Spanish enclave in late July. The organization said some of the incidents......

Dozens of Moroccan migrants choose voluntary return from Ceuta to Morocco

Dozens of Moroccan migrants have chosen to return voluntarily to Morocco after being evacuated from makeshift settlements on Benítez beach in Ceuta, as Spanish authorities launched an operation to clear the area and transfer migrants to designated reception facilities. The operation began with......