COLMENAR VIEJO, Madrid — Agents of the Spanish Civil Guard have detained four individuals as suspected perpetrators of attempted homicide following a violent stabbing attack on a 17-year-old young man inside a public bus in the Madrid municipality of Colmenar Viejo last weekend, according to an official statement from the armed institute. Man Stabbed in […]

MADRID, Spain — Legendary British guitarist Eric Clapton was hit by a vinyl record thrown from the audience during his highly anticipated concert at Madrid’s Movistar Arena on Thursday night, an incident that prompted the cancellation of the scheduled encore and cut short a performance marking the artist’s return to Spain after more than two […]

MADRID/BRUSSELS — Two women suspected of being infected with hantavirus have been admitted to hospitals in Barcelona and Alicante, Spanish health authorities confirmed, as an international public health emergency intensifies around the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which is carrying a potentially deadly strain of the virus capable of human-to-human transmission. European Parliament Report Warns […]

VIC, Spain — An 80-year-old man was the victim of a violent robbery in his private garage in the Catalan city of Vic, according to local media reports and preliminary police sources. The incident, which has sparked concern about the safety of vulnerable residents, involved two assailants who allegedly attacked the elderly victim, knocked him […]

BARCELONA, Spain — The historic El Raval neighborhood in Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella district has become the focus of intensified concern following a cluster of violent incidents, including two stabbings occurring within meters of each other over a 48-hour period, according to local police sources and community reports. Police are investigating an alleged violent robbery committed […]

SANTA MARGALIDA, Mallorca — Jake Hall, a 35-year-old British influencer, musician, and reality television personality, was found dead early Thursday morning at a villa in Santa Margalida, northwest Mallorca, where he had been vacationing with a group of friends, according to local authorities and international media reports. Moroccan Immigrant Arrested in Mallorca for Brutally Beating […]

BRUSSELS/MADRID — A new report issued by the European Parliament has raised serious concerns about the state of democratic institutions in Spain, warning of “institutional deterioration and an increase in corruption” that could undermine public trust and compromise the country’s adherence to European rule-of-law standards. Businessman Claims Sánchez Led Alleged Corruption Network in Transport Ministry […]