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 […]
HUELVA, Spain — Two officers of Spain’s Civil Guard were killed and two others injured on Friday when two maritime patrol vessels collided during a high-speed pursuit of a suspected drug smuggling boat approximately 129 kilometers off the coast of Huelva, according to an official statement from the armed institute. Madrid Civil Guard Dismantles Latin […]
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 […]
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled an organized criminal group affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang that operated in the northwestern region of the Community of Madrid, with the municipality of Galapagar serving as its primary base of operations. The operation resulted in six arrests and three additional individuals placed under […]
HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT, Barcelona — Two men employed by a private company specializing in recovering illegally occupied properties were injured in a violent altercation late Friday night in the Catalan city of Hospitalet de Llobregat, according to emergency services and local police sources. One victim remains in serious condition after sustaining multiple stab wounds, while […]
ESPLUGUES DE LLOBREGAT, Barcelona — Catalan police, regional government officials, and local authorities have formally dismissed terrorism as a motive in the fatal stabbing of a woman in the Finestrelles neighborhood of Esplugues de Llobregat last Saturday morning, instead pointing to a “suspected psychotic episode” as the “most probable explanation for the attack.” The Moroccan […]
ANKARA, Turkey — The aircraft carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was forced to make an unscheduled emergency landing at Ankara’s Esenboğa Airport late Sunday night due to an unspecified technical issue, according to an official statement from the Spanish government’s press office. Corruption scandals have Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cornered Sánchez was traveling to […]
