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PP wins in Extremadura, but will have to depend on Vox to govern, as PSOE collapses

News Desk21st December 202523rd December 2025

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With 95.7% of the vote counted on Sunday evening, the results of the Extremadura regional elections were as follows: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s scandal-hit...

Two ‘rebel nuns’ released on bail after alleged cultural-heritage misappropriation

News Desk30th November 20254th December 2025

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Two former Spanish nuns who were expelled from the Catholic Church and later aligned themselves with a fringe sect have been detained on suspicion of...

Four people under investigation as Guardia Civil rescue nearly 500 exotic animals from unlicensed shelter

News Desk16th November 202520th November 2025

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Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Saturday that they had raided an unlicensed animal sanctuary and rescued hundreds of exotic creatures. They also said that...

Spanish PM admits wildfire prevention plans are ‘clearly insufficient’

News Desk2nd September 20258th September 2025

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez acknowledged on Monday that Spain’s readiness for this summer’s devastating wildfires – which consumed more land than in any other year...

Spanish government categorises wildfire-hit areas as ‘disaster zones’

News Desk26th August 20252nd September 2025

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The Spanish government on Tuesday categorised the recent wildfires sweeping the country as among its most serious environmental crises in years and signed off on...

Spain’s wildfires almost all under control, but ‘final effort’ still required

News Desk23rd August 202527th August 2025

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Spain is close to bringing under control the devastating wildfires that have raged across the country this month, claiming four lives and burning vast areas...

Spain’s wildfires spark new political clash, as PP call civil protection head ‘just another arsonist’

News Desk22nd August 202526th August 2025

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The wildfires that have been raging for several days across west and northwest regions of Spain have sparked a fresh political clash between the country’s...

Pedro Sánchez promises financial aid for reconstruction of areas hit by wildfires

News Desk20th August 202525th August 2025

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Despite a slight drop in temperatures across Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cautioned on Tuesday that the country still faces ‘difficult hours’ in its ongoing...

Wildfires in Spain this year confirmed as most destructive in country’s history

News Desk19th August 202525th August 2025

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Wildfires tearing through Spain have scorched an area the size of nearly 500,000 football pitches this year, breaking the country’s record for August, according to...

Death toll from wildfires now four, as another firefighter dies after truck overturns

News Desk18th August 202520th August 2025

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A firefighter died and another was injured when their fire engine overturned in Castilla y León, authorities confirmed on Monday, bringing the total death toll...

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