10+ hour, 9+ min ago French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had given the official go-ahead to replace his country's flagship, the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. That vessel, the only nuclear-powered carrier outside the US Navy, entered service in 2001 following more…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago Spain's defence ministry has ordered 100 helicopters from Airbus destined for deployment in various parts of its armed forces, the European aeronautics company said Thursday. The order, involving different helicopter types, is the biggest such purchase by the Spanish military procurement…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago An outbreak of a highly contagious cattle disease has left France, the world's top exporter of live animals, struggling since June to prevent devastating impacts on its industry, amid growing protests by farmers. But in 2016 several Balkan nations curtailed major…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for posting listings for banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis. The fine is final, the consumer affairs ministry said…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago Widespread disruption hit Portuguese air travel and trains, hospitals and schools Thursday as the unions called the biggest nationwide strike action for more than a decade against government labour reforms. Lisbon's main train station was empty with most services cancelled…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago The EU said Wednesday it wants to boost energy links between France and Spain as part of a bloc-wide push to secure power supplies, months after a massive outage hit the Iberian Peninsula. Spain and neighbouring Portugal have often accused…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago The boycotts already announced by four countries over Israel's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. The boycotts already announced by four countries over Israel's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest were casting a shadow Friday over the glitzy annual TV…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest will be debated at a two-day meeting of member broadcasters in Geneva starting Thursday, following calls to exclude the country over its Gaza war tactics. Countries including Iceland, Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago The consequences of climate change such as last year's deadly floods "increasingly threaten" the growth of Spain's economy, one of the developed world's most dynamic, the OECD warned on Wednesday." Spain has in recent years endured longer and more intense…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago A Spanish court on Thursday ordered Facebook owner Meta to pay local media outlets 479 million euros ($552 million) in compensation for "unfair competition" in breach of EU data protection rules. The potentially landmark decision was centred on European Union law which…...