11+ hour, 13+ min ago  (441+ words) Radboud University Medical Center has placed 12 employees under preventive quarantine for six weeks after incorrect safety procedures were followed while treating a patient infected with hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The hospital, also known as Radboudumc, said…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (442+ words) Israel on Sunday deported two foreign activists detained for more than a week after leading an aid flotilla attempting to breach the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli authorities and activist groups. The two deported activists…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (610+ words) Spain has authorised a luxury cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to dock in the Canary Islands after health authorities said nearby Cape Verde lacked the facilities to handle the emergency. The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed late…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (529+ words) Spain has closed its airspace to US military aircraft involved in strikes on Iran, going a step further than its earlier refusal to allow the use of jointly operated bases, defence minister Margarita Robles said on Monday, in a move…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (381+ words) Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to the US and Israeli military campaign in Iran, rejecting pressure from Washington and warning that the conflict risks "playing Russian roulette" with millions of lives. Sanchez's remarks came after…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (350+ words) A quartet of European nations " Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain " has announced they will bow out of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, withdrawing their voices from the famed musical spectacle in protest against the decision to allow Israel to compete,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (469+ words) Israeli naval forces intercepted the majority of vessels in a flotilla attempting to breach the blockade of Gaza on Thursday, detaining dozens of passengers " among them European lawmakers and prominent activists. The move has drawn widespread condemnation from governments and…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (292+ words) Spanish public broadcaster RTVE confirmed the decision after a board meeting in Madrid, a clear sign that outrage at Israel's actions is now spilling into Europe's cultural sphere. The EBU, under pressure, acknowledged it is consulting members on how to…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (574+ words) A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip on 31 August, Sunday, with humanitarian aid and activists on board in the largest attempt yet to break the long Israeli blockade of Palestine by sea. This comes as Israel…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (481+ words) The wildfires tearing through Spain this summer are a stark reminder of the escalating risks posed by climate change, and a warning that northern and central Europe are unlikely to be spared in the years ahead, a leading Spanish climatologist…...