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Colombian fake doctor who treated over 650 patients arrested in Valencia

News Desk15th August 202519th August 2025

15th August 202519th August 20253436

Spanish police have arrested a 37-year-old woman accused of masquerading as a doctor in Colombia and treating hundreds of patients without the proper credentials. Authorities...

Spain’s PM joins left-leaning leaders in Chile for ‘democracy always’ meeting

News Desk22nd July 202528th July 2025

22nd July 202528th July 20258265

The left-leaning heads of government from Spain and four South American countries convened in Chile on Monday, calling for unity in response to rising extremism...

22 arrests as Guardia Civil seize over €6.5m in cash from drug smugglers

News Desk23rd January 202530th January 2025

23rd January 202530th January 20251385

Spain’s Guardia Civil, working in conjunction with Europol, have seized more than €6.5 million in cash and arrested 22 suspects after dismantling a Barcelona-based international cocaine...

Colombian nationals living in Spain among passengers in fatal bus crash in southern France

News Desk3rd December 20249th December 2024

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Many of the victims of a bus crash on Sunday evening in the south of France in which two people were killed and dozens were...

Flood ‘catastrophe’ should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit

News Desk1st November 202411th November 2024

1st November 202411th November 20241024

ALSO READ: Spanish royals, PM and regional president pelted with mud by flood survivors. European officials have pointed to the devastating flooding in Spain as...

Colombian drug traffickers rescued then arrested after sinking their submarine

News Desk27th June 20244th July 2024

27th June 20244th July 20241736

A gang of Colombian drug traffickers sank their submarine off the coast of Spain after they were spotted by customs officers, police said on Tuesday....

Police in Colombia arrest suspect in attempted assassination of Spanish politician

News Desk18th January 202424th January 2024

18th January 202424th January 20241388

Police in Colombia said on Wednesday that they had detained a Venezuelan suspected of being involved in the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a co-founder of Spain’s...

Spanish police seize 11 tonnes of cocaine hidden in shipping containers

News Desk14th December 202321st December 2023

14th December 202321st December 20232192

Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the smuggling of the illegal drugs inside shipping...

Spain registers record asylum requests, yet grants far fewer than EU average

News Desk20th June 202328th June 2023

20th June 202328th June 20232778

Spain received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year, but the government rejects far more applications than the European...

Sánchez gives full backing to Colombian president’s peace plan

News Desk5th May 20239th May 2023

5th May 20239th May 20231578

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez gave his full backing to Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s peace plan on Thursday, aimed at reaching a cease-fire with the National...

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