Spain

Madrid (EFE).- Spanish authorities are still working to clarify the causes of the railway accident that occurred on Sunday in the province of Córdoba, whose provisional toll rose to 42 dead and over 100 injured. Autopsies have already been performed on 38 mortal victims (10 of them identified thanks to...

​Zaragoza, Spain, Dec 29 (EFE).- Cecilia Giménez, author of the “Ecce Homo” 2012 viral restoration, died on Monday at 94, the mayor of Borja, Spain, Eduardo Arilla, confirmed to EFE. ​»We have lost a beloved person,» a woman «of immense kindness» who had a «hard» life and was «very strong»...

Jakarta/Valencia (EFE).– Indonesian rescue teams will resume on Sunday the search for a Spanish man and three of his children who have been missing since Friday following the sinking of a tourist boat near Padar Island, east of Bali, authorities said. In a statement, Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency (SAR)...

International Desk (EFE).- The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) accepted Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2026 on Thursday, leading to the immediate withdrawal of Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia, who had previously announced their intention to do so. In addition to Iceland, these countries confirmed that they would withdraw from the...

Madrid, Nov 27 (EFE).- Socialist deputy and former transport minister José Luis Ábalos (2018-2021) was sentenced by the Supreme Court to provisional imprisonment without bail for his alleged involvement in a plot involving irregular contracts for face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Judge Leopoldo Puente also ordered provisional imprisonment without...

Madrid, Nov 18 (EFE).- Spain will release 615 million euros in military assistance for Ukraine next month and an additional 202 million euros for reconstruction, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Tuesday during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s official visit to Madrid. Sánchez said the new package is part of the 1...

Valencia, Spain (EFE).- Rosalía lit up the Los40 Music Awards Santander 2025 gala with her fourth studio album, Lux, which she released on Friday, and performed one of its songs, «Reliquia,» live for the first time, opening the show with an orchestra and surrounded by candles. The international star was...

Barcelona, Spain, Oct 31 (EFE).- The Sagrada Família in Barcelona surpassed the Ulmer Münster in Germany as the world’s tallest church by a few meters after placing the first large piece of the cross that will crown the Jesus Christ tower. According to the Barcelona church, this first piece of...

Valencia, Spain, (EFE). – A massive demonstration in Valencia’s city center commemorated on Saturday the first anniversary of the floods that killed 229 people, demanding the resignation of regional president, Carlos Mazón, over his management of the emergency. The demonstration, convened every month since Oct 2024 by 200 social, civic,...

Madrid (EFE).- Spain’s lower house of parliament approved on Wednesday a total arms embargo on Israel, a measure announced in September by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in response to Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Congress of Deputies ratified a royal decree that legally consolidates the...

​Madrid, (EFE).- A group of 21 Spanish activists of the Global Flotilla Sumud landed on Sunday in Madrid, along with several colleagues from the Netherlands and Portugal, after being detained by Israel when they tried to reach the Gaza Strip by sea. ​Wearing white T-shirts and raising their fists in...

Málaga, Spain (EFE).- Fans lined up for hours under the sun on Thursday as some of the biggest names at the first-ever Comic-Con Málaga, including Aaron Paul, Dafne Keen, and Luke Evans, greeted their admirers with autographs and photo sessions priced at up to 90.75 euros. It marks the first...