5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (432+ words) Spanish authorities dismantled an international cocaine trafficking and money laundering network linked to a shadow financial system known as the “Dubai Bank,” arresting 21 people worldwide and identifying €20 million ($23.24 million) in illicit assets, the National Police said Tuesday. The massive operation…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (402+ words) Spanish authorities are preparing a new site in Ceuta to accommodate hundreds of migrants who remain on the streets following large-scale arrivals in July. Workers were setting up two tents in an open area in the Los Rosales neighborhood, next…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (137+ words) More than 80 migrants were feared dead after a boat carrying 128 people was found drifting off Spain's Canary Islands following 26 days at sea. The boat, which departed from the Gambia on Aug. 7, was located about 120 km south of Gran Canaria, according…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) A Spanish police intelligence report alleges that Moroccan security forces helped organize and direct the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta in late July, according to Spanish media reports on Wednesday. The report, concerning the arrival of more than 70,000 migrants, challenges…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (288+ words) Posting on his Instagram account today, the World Cup winner said: "After the time that has passed since the final, and after giving it a lot of thought, I want to let everyone know that I am retiring from the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ words) Italy has extended the suspension of the Schengen Agreement, specifically maintaining air and sea border controls on travelers arriving from Spain, informed sources said Monday. The measure, extended today for another fifteen days, was introduced on August 1st after the Ceuta…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) Feels like: 22.5°C22.5°F | Sunny Portugal’s president has signed into law a measure backed by the far right that bans face coverings in public, a move widely viewed as targeting Muslim women who wear full-face veils. "The face must be considered…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (546+ words) Feels like: 22.5°C22.5°F | Sunny Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced Wednesday. Kyrgios, 31, provided a sample during the ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca,…...