Over three tonnes of cocaine seized from armed drug boat off Gran Canaria
Spanish police have seized more than three tonnes of cocaine from a high-powered drug-running boat intercepted off the coast of Gran Canaria, arresting five men...
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Spain sets new tourism record as foreign visitors spend €82 billion in first seven months of 2026
Spain has set another tourism record, with 58.1 million international visitors arriving during the first seven months of 2026 and spending more than €82 billion,...
Gran Canaria gang accused of recruiting vulnerable migrant girls for sexual exploitation
Spain’s Guardia Civil police hace arrested five people suspected of belonging to a criminal network based in Gran Canaria that allegedly targeted unaccompanied foreign minors...
International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation
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
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,...
Pope Leo concludes Spain trip in Tenerife after highlighting migrant crisis in Canary Islands
Pope Leo XIV was due to fly back to Rome on Friday after concluding a week-long visit to Spain with a final stop in Tenerife,...
Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament
Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...
Pope Leo begins landmark Spain tour amid political tensions and migration debate
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday to begin a week-long visit that will combine historic political milestones, major religious celebrations and a strong...
Guardia Civil arrest FBI-wanted suspect in Tenerife over $650 million global pyramid scheme
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested in Tenerife (Canary Islands) a fugitive wanted by US authorities over his alleged role in OmegaPro, a global investment...
‘Thank you, Tenerife’: WHO chief hails island’s ‘moral courage’ during hantavirus crisis
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued an open letter expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for what he described...
