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Women's soccer star Alexia Putellas leaves Barcelona after 14 seasons
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (13+ words) Toronto Star...
Thousands rally in Spain's capital against increasing housing costs
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (480+ words) Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in cities such as the capital and Barcelona. (May 24, 2026) Spain's housing…...
Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero under investigation for role in airline bailout
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (228+ words) The National Court in Madrid is probing possible financial wrongdoing in connection with the Spanish government's rescue of the Plus Ultra airline, which in 2021 received 53 million euros (now $62 million) in public money as part of COVID-19 recovery funds. The court…...
Ferm'n L'pez set to miss the World Cup for Spain after fracturing foot
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (147+ words) Barcelona said Monday the 23-year-old L'pez will need to undergo surgery to treat the injury sustained in the team's Spanish league match on Sunday. The club said "L'pez suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot…...
Real Madrid and Dani Carvajal parting ways after end of the season
1+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) Madrid said the club and the player "have agreed to bring an end to a wonderful chapter as a player of our club at the conclusion of the current season." Carvajal's contract ends in June. The 34-year-old right back joined…...
Spain's Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans torn
1+ week, 2+ day ago (931+ words) Felicia from Sweden performs the song "My System" during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, Friday, May 15, 2026. For the first time in seven years, Silvia D'az won't get together with friends…...
Activist flotilla leaves Turkey for Gaza weeks after Israel intercepted a previous convoy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (316+ words) More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris in what the organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla described as the final leg of their journey to Gaza's shores. Israel took two of the activists " Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin…...
Rory Mc Ilroy has big shoes to fill at the PGA: His own to help with a blister
1+ week, 6+ day ago (836+ words) The Masters champion made it through three holes of his first practice round before he chose to walk in from Aronimink because of a blister that was under the nail of his right pinky toe. On Wednesday, Mc Ilroy made…...
Russian ship that sank near Spain in 2024 may have carried nuclear reactor parts
1+ week, 6+ day ago (319+ words) In this handout image released by the Portuguese Navy on December 22, 2024, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major is pictured during a monitoring operation conducted by the Portuguese Navy along the Continental Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Portugal....
Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (665+ words) Spain's Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez, left, and Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attend a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Carlos Luj'n/Europa Press via AP) The passenger with the…...