1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (420+ words) Spain's tax authority has been ordered to repay Colombian superstar Shakira more than 55 million euros (NZD$109 million) after a court in Madrid ruled that it had mistakenly pursued her for unpaid taxes. However, Shakira was only in Spain for 163 days,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (577+ words) By Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee, Reuters Spain said it had begun bringing Spanish passengers ashore from the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak which anchored near Tenerife on Sunday local time, with groups of nationals from other countries…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (768+ words) The highest-profile finalist in the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be a no-show at the prestigious event in Auckland next week. Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern's bestselling first book A Different Kind of Power has made the shortlist…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (483+ words) Passengers aboard a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will start being flown to their countries of origin after the vessel arrives in the Canary Islands on Sunday local time, the Spanish government has said. The MV Hondius…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (796+ words) By Bart H Meijer, Olivia Le Poidevin and Ingrid Melander, Reuters Three people - a Dutch couple and a German national - died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius. In total, five people are confirmed to have contracted the virus, with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (375+ words) The United Nations has called on Israel to immediately release two activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla, and demanded an investigation into "disturbing accounts" they had been severely mistreated. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (581+ words) By Fergus Gregg, ABC News It was meant to be the journey of a lifetime for Boston-based travel influencer Jake Rosmarin, crossing the South Atlantic Ocean from Ushuia in Argentina to Cape Verde off the coast of Africa. "This was…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (239+ words) American Samoa has made the biggest jump in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking released on 22 April. Despite last Tuesday's defeat to England, Spain remain on top with the United States also maintaining second place. Courtesy of their victory over…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (942+ words) By Phil Stewart, Reuters An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (345+ words) Locals on a remote Scottish island are helping in the search for a New Zealand monk who has disappeared. Police Scotland are appealing for information about Justin Evans who went missing shortly before midnight from Papa Stronsay, Orkney on 11 April....