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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...

Pedro Sánchez visits wildfire-hit Galicia and pledges ‘national pact’ to address climate emergency

News Desk17th August 202519th August 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Sunday to forge a ‘national pact’ to confront the climate crisis during a visit to the wildfire-ravaged region...

Second volunteer firefighter dies in Castilla y León region – third death from wildfires

News Desk14th August 202518th August 2025

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A second volunteer firefighter who was injured on Tuesday in the wildfires in the Castilla y León region has died – the third fatality in...

Two dead, over 6,000 evacuated, as Spain activates ‘pre-emergency phase’ to combat wildfires

News Desk13th August 202518th August 2025

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UPDATE: Second volunteer firefighter dies in Castilla y León region – third death from wildfires. Wildfires sweeping through multiple parts of Spain in recent days...

EU postpones vote on official status of Catalan, Basque & Galician languages

News Desk27th May 20252nd June 2025

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EU member states on Tuesday postponed a vote on the official status of Catalan, Basque and Galician being recognised as official languages of the European...

Galicia court overturns one of the jail terms in savage homophobic murder case

News Desk23rd May 202527th May 2025

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A Spanish court said on Thursday that it had overturned the conviction of a man previously sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement...

Telefónica’s ‘upgrade works’ leave Spanish regions without 112 emergency line

News Desk20th May 202526th May 2025

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A partial disruption in the fixed telephone and internet services of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica caused outages in emergency service numbers for several hours on...

‘Surf and turf’ protest in Galicia against textile factory and re-opening of mine

News Desk23rd March 202527th March 2025

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Thousands of demonstrators, both on boats and on land, gathered in northwest Spain on Saturday to voice their opposition to a proposed textile factory and...

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