A son recounts the remarkable life of Michael Oikonomides, a Cypriot volunteer who fought in the Spanish Civil War with the International Brigades—honored nearly a century later as Spain grants citizenship to his descendants.

Storm Claudia inflicted significant damage early Saturday, with large-scale flooding hitting the town of Monmouth and the surrounding areas in southeast Wales and England.

Warsaw and Budapest join Slovakia and Czech Republic in opposing mandatory asylum redistribution, refusing both migrant relocations and financial contributions under the EU Migration Pact

The European Commission has classified Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus as “under migratory pressure,” paving the way for a new relocation mechanism — though Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia reject participation

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans to make abortion a constitutional right, a step that would place Spain alongside France as one of the few countries to do so

A Spanish military aircraft carrying Defense Minister Margarita Robles experienced GPS malfunctions while flying over Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave en route to Lithuania, raising concerns about potential interference

The win secures first place ahead of Italy, setting up a far less daunting knockout path.

Swimming ban imposed after dangerous marine species found near Guardamar del Segura

As Spain faces deadly heatwaves and fires, activists accuse Madrid’s mayor of neglecting green spaces in poorer neighborhoods. Trees have become a political battleground in the city’s struggle against rising temperatures

Over 3.7 million stremmas of land have been scorched in Spain this year, with fires in Zamora, Castile and León, Ourense and Cáceres forcing mass evacuations, though cooler weather offers hope

Sánchez’s decision is not just military but symbolic. It comes amid ongoing tensions with Trump-era defense expectations. The former US president had publicly criticized Sánchez, claiming: “He’s the only one refusing to pay. We’ll make them pay double.”

The Team Rocket F-4 Raider, a two-seater aircraft, went down in the waters near Puerto Sóller on Saturday evening.

The current alert comes months after devastating storms struck the same eastern coastal regions last October, resulting in 227 fatalities

The lost city of Atlantis has always captured the imagination of many a lover of the unsolved mysteries of the distant past. A group of scientists from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), however, might fuel talks about the legendary city anew, as they discovered a submerged mountain off the coast of the island of […]

The Spanish government blocked 66,000 short term rental listings on Airbnb as protests against soaring rents and overcrowding intensify.

Archaeologists in Barcelona have uncovered a preserved medieval shipwreck during a construction dig, revealing secrets in shipbuilding from 15th-century Europe.

Power restored in Spain and Portugal after massive blackout disrupts transport, businesses, and daily life while authorities investigate cause and grid vulnerabilities.

Greece's PM prompted an emergency meeting of the country's grid operators following the massive blackouts in Spain and Portugal.

Huge nationwide power outages in Spain and Portugal on Monday caused major disruptions for citizens in both countries. Many posts on social media show commuters crowded in dark metro stations, while reports emerged of citizens getting stuck in elevators, traffic lights failing and bringing vehicles to a standstill, and large queues forming outside ATMs. So […]