Banco Santander post 18% rise in profit
Spanish banking giant Banco Santander on Wednesday posted an 18% rise in 2018 net profit as revenue growth in Spain offset the negative impact of...
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Drug smuggling ring used drones to ‘monitor’ police
Spanish police have smashed a drug smuggling ring which used drones to ‘monitor’ police and ensure the coast was clear when they unloaded shipments of...
Pope Francis fears of Venezuela ‘bloodbath’
Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido has called for two new protests, in an effort to push the military to turn against leader Nicolas Maduro as...
Venezuela’s Maduro rejects call for elections
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has rejected a European ultimatum that he call elections as opposition rival Juan Guaido stepped up appeals to the military to...
EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela’s Maduro
Spain, France, the UK and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead of an UN Security Council meeting on Saturday, saying they would...
Spain prosecutors to file fraud complaint against Shakira
Spanish prosecutors are poised to file a court complaint against Shakira for allegedly evading 14.5m euros in taxes, which the superstar singer’s defence lawyers deny,...
Sánchez: Franco mausoleum cannot be ‘place of reconciliation’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has ruled out transforming dictator Francisco Franco‘s controversial mausoleum into a place of reconciliation, going against suggestions by an expert commission...
