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Spain celebrates its National Day with military parade, amid political snubs and jeering

News Desk12th October 202515th October 2025

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presided on Sunday in Madrid over the central ceremony of Spain’s National Day, accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor...

The EU launches Entry/Exit System (EES) biometric border checks

News Desk12th October 202516th October 2025

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Starting Sunday 12 October, non-EU travellers entering Europe’s Schengen zone will begin to have their fingerprints and photographs taken at border checkpoints, as the European...

Trump suggests Spain should be ‘thrown out’ of NATO due to low defence spend

News Desk10th October 202514th October 2025

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US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that Spain could face expulsion from NATO because of its reluctance to meet the alliance’s new, higher defence...

Spain’s grid operator warns of new ‘voltage swings’, yet not posing risk of another blackout

News Desk9th October 202514th October 2025

9th October 202514th October 2025938

Spain’s national electricity grid has experienced significant voltage swings over the past two weeks, the country’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday – fuelling fears of...

Regional health minister in Andalusia resigns amid breast cancer screening scandal

News Desk9th October 202514th October 2025

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Spain has been rocked by a healthcare scandal after authorities in Andalusia admitted that thousands of women were never informed of their breast cancer screening...

Spanish government approves decree to legalise use of cannabis for medical purposes

News Desk8th October 202513th October 2025

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Spain’s cabinet has given the green light to a royal decree authorising the medical use of cannabis-based medicines – a landmark move that formally regulates...

Four dead, after part of building collapses in Madrid

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

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Four people died after part of a six-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday, in Calle Hileras, central Madrid, authorities have confirmed. Two bodies were...

Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

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Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...

Spain culls over 120 cattle after first outbreak of lumpy skin disease

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

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Spanish officials on Monday confirmed plans to cull more than 120 cattle following the country’s first recorded outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly...

Israel dismisses claims of violating flotilla activists’ rights as a ‘PR stunt’

News Desk6th October 202512th October 2025

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The former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau (main image), one of the flotilla activists who arrived at Barcelona airport (via Madrid) on Sunday evening after...

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