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Spain Declines Participation in Trump's Board of Peace
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (186+ words) Friday, 23 January 2026 07:59 AM EST Spain will not take "part in the Board of Peace initiative launched by President Donald Trump to tackle global conflicts, saying the decision was consistent with its belief "in multilateralism and the "United Nations system. "We…...
Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (801+ words) NAYARA BATSCHKE Thursday, 22 January 2026 11:00 PM EST The flames, among the worst tragedies in the country's recent memory, have reduced 45,700 hectares (176 square miles) of woodland and a handful of towns to ashes, according to the latest report from the National Forestry…...
Spain Begins 3 Days of Mourning for Deadly Train Wreck While Searchers Look for More Bodies
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (335+ words) IAIN SULLIVAN AND JOSEPH WILSON Tuesday, 20 January 2026 03:01 AM EST The official death toll of Sunday's accident rose to 40 by late Monday. But officials warned that that count may not be definitive, with emergency workers still probing for bodies among what…...
Wildfires Race across Chile, Leaving 15 Dead and Forcing Thousands to Flee
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (327+ words) JAVIER TORRES Sunday, 18 January 2026 01:00 PM EST Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country's central Biobio region and the neighboring "uble region, around 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. The emergency designation allows greater coordination…...
Spanish Police Evict Hundreds of Migrants from Squat Deemed Unsafe
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (490+ words) EMILIO MORENATTI and JOSEPH WILSON Wednesday, 17 December 2025 10:00 AM EST Knowing that the eviction in the middle of winter was coming, most of the occupants had left to try to find other shelter before police in riot gear from Catalonia's regional…...
Will Spanish Socialist Govt Finally Pay Back US Businesses?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (745+ words) It has been two years since the Spanish government of Socialist Workers Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez signed contracts with U.S. businesses to build up that country's renewable energy sources -- windmills, solar panels and similar sources. All this was meant to fulfill…...
Spain Fines Airbnb $75 Million for Unlicensed Tourist Rentals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) Monday, 15 December 2025 10:00 AM EST The move is the latest government action in Spain against short-term rental companies such as Airbnb and Booking.com as the country grapples with a housing affordability problem, particularly in city centers. The consumer rights ministry…...
Iceland 5th Nation to Boycott Eurovision Over Israel
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) By Michael Katz "|" Wednesday, 10 December 2025 10:05 PM EST Iceland on Wednesday became the fifth country to pull out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the event's organizer cleared Israel to participate. The European Broadcasting Union's decision last week allowing Israel to…...
At Least 4 Countries Quit 2026 Eurovision Over Israel's Role
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (943+ words) JAMEY KEATEN and JILL LAWLESS Thursday, 04 December 2025 08:04 PM EST Public broadcasters in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia on Thursday pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete, putting political discord on…...
Colombian Scientists Recover Cannon, Coins and Porcelain Cup from 300-year-old Spanish Shipwreck
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Thursday, 20 November 2025 02:00 PM EST The recovery is part of a scientific investigation that the government authorized last year to study the wreckage and the causes of the sinking. Colombian researchers located the galleon in 2015, leading to legal and diplomatic disputes....