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14 arrested in Catalonia suspected of links to Mexican cartel as part of murder probe

News Desk18th November 202425th November 2024

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Spain’s National Police, working in conjunction with the Catalan police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested 14 people suspected of links to the powerful Mexican Sinaloa...

Regional president of Valencia admits to ‘mistakes’ in handling flood disaster, but refuses to resign

News Desk15th November 20242nd March 2025

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Carlos Mazón, the head of the Valencia regional government, admitted on Friday to ‘mistakes’ in handling the country’s deadliest flood in decades that killed 216...

Fire at care home in northeast Spain kills 10 and leaves two critically injured

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Ten people were killed and two were left critically injured after a fire erupted on Friday in a home for the elderly and those with...

Bodies found of two young brothers, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia

News Desk14th November 20242nd March 2025

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The bodies of two young brothers who went missing in the flash floods that struck the eastern Valencia region two weeks ago have been found,...

More storms and flooding close schools and cause train cancellations in Malaga & Tarragona

News Desk13th November 20242nd March 2025

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New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country...

Spanish government denies exploiting flood disaster to get budget approved

News Desk12th November 20242nd March 2025

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Spain’s minority coalition government of the PSOE socialists and Sumar left-wing umbrella group wants to galvanise its deadlocked 2025 draft budget by linking part of...

Sánchez announces a further €3.8bn in flood aid as anger at leaders grows

News Desk11th November 20242nd March 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday fresh measures worth almost €3.8 billion to help stricken citizens recover from the country’s worst floods in...

Over 130,000 march in Valencia to protest handling of deadly floods

News Desk10th November 20242nd March 2025

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Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Valencia to vent their anger at the authorities’ handling of deadly floods. Thousands also marched in other...

Search for those still missing after floods also moves to Valencia coastline

News Desk9th November 20242nd March 2025

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As rescuers painstakingly seek victims of Spain’s deadliest floods in decades in inland towns and fields, they have also started search operations for the dozens...

Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

News Desk7th November 202418th November 2024

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The Spanish National Police said on Wednesday that they had seized 13 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest-ever haul of the drug – and...

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