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International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation

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A major international police operation led by Spain has dismantled what investigators describe as one of the largest organised criminal networks operating migrant smuggling routes...

Spain accelerates plans to redistribute unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta

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Spain’s government expects to begin transferring unaccompanied migrant children from the overcrowded North African enclave of Ceuta to mainland Spain within the next few weeks,...

Spain insists 2030 World Cup Final ‘belongs’ on home soil despite Morocco push

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Spain has reaffirmed its determination to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup final, insisting it remains the strongest candidate despite speculation that neighbouring Morocco may...

Guardia Civil say online campaign points to another possible Ceuta crossing on 15 August

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Spanish police are assessing the possibility of another large-scale attempt to enter the North African enclave of Ceuta later this month after identifying an active...

Scottish fugitive on UK’s most wanted list captured in Madrid following lengthy manhunt

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A Scottish man listed among the United Kingdom’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Madrid after Spanish police tracked him down following a lengthy...

Joint Spain-Ecuador operation seizes 21 tonnes of cocaine and arrests 44 suspects

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A long-running international investigation involving Spanish and Ecuadorian authorities has dismantled a major cocaine trafficking organisation, leading to the arrest of 44 suspects and the...

Fears grow for dozens of migrants after two survivors rescued off Mallorca

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Spain’s maritime rescue services are investigating two separate migrant boat tragedies off the Balearic Islands after rescuing two survivors and recovering two bodies, amid growing...

Studies says climate change dramatically increased likelihood of devastating Spain and France wildfires

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Human-driven climate change dramatically increased the likelihood of the extreme weather conditions that fuelled the recent devastating wildfires in Spain and France, according to new...

EU backs Spain after Ceuta migration crisis while ministers push for tougher anti-smuggling measures

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European Union interior ministers have voiced strong support for Spain following last week’s unprecedented migration crisis in Ceuta, while agreeing that the bloc must strengthen...

Spanish court opens security inquiry into Ceuta mass crossing as Morocco cites trafficking networks and false rumours

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Spain’s National Court has opened a preliminary investigation into last week’s unprecedented mass border crossing into Ceuta, as Morocco issued its first official response to...

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