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Sánchez invokes his right not to testify in wife’s corruption probe, and files complaint against judge

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez invoked his right not to testify before a judge who went to his official residence in Madrid, Moncloa, for a scheduled...

Spain urges ‘total transparency’ in vote count after Venezuela election

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Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares called on Monday for Venezuela to ensure ‘total transparency’ in the vote count after President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected in...

As Nadal bows out of Olympic doubles, he’s unsure if he will play in Paris again

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Rafael Nadal has said that he may have played his last match at the Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris, where the French Open (Roland Garros) finals...

Rafael Nadal wins in Olympic singles to play rival Novak Djokovic on Monday

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Rafael Nadal has set up a tantalising second-round contest with old foe Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics after coming through his opening singles match. Nadal beat...

Guardia Civil seize 4 tons of cocaine hidden in rice sacks at Barcelona port

News Desk27th July 20245th August 2024

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Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Friday they had seized four metric tons of cocaine hidden in rice sacks at Barcelona’s port, breaking up a...

Spanish train driver and safety director convicted over deadly 2013 crash

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A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and ex-safety director to 2.5 years in prison over a 2013 crash that was the nation’s...

15 children from Gaza arrive in Spain for urgent medical care

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15 children and one adult from war-ravaged Gaza have arrived in Spain after travelling from Egypt to receive care for complicated medical conditions. The children were...

Eight Spanish fishermen dead, five still missing in Falklands shipwreck

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Eight crew members have died and five are missing after their fishing vessel encountered bad weather near the Falkland Islands, east of Argentina, Spanish authorities...

Four ‘drug mummies’ detained at Barcelona airport

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Spain’s National Police have detained four people at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, two of them carrying 186 cylinders of cocaine inside their bodies – and two...

Pedro Sánchez to testify in corruption inquiry against his wife on 30 July

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is to testify on 30 July in a preliminary corruption inquiry into his wife Begoña Gómez’s business ties, a Madrid...

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