Madrid – Spain Updates

Sol’s Camp Shelters Growing Number of Migrants and Homeless

Spain Updates — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:48:23 +0000

MADRID, Spain – The Sol housing encampment is about to surpass the number of nights, 28, that its 15-M Movement predecessors spent there in 2011,...

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Ave Traffic Between Madrid And Barcelona Halted By Burning Train In Zaragoza

Spain Updates — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:22:13 +0000

MADRID, Spain – The government of Aragón reported on Monday that 380 passengers on an AVE train bound for Figueres have been evacuated after the...

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Thousands March In Madrid In Support Of Ceuta And Demanding Elections From Sánchez

Spain Updates — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:35:20 +0000

MADRID, Spain – Thousands of people, 180,000 according to organisers and 20,000 according to the Government Delegation, took part on Saturday in Madrid in the...

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Soldiers Evacuated to Madrid Hospital After Ceuta Migrant Attack

Spain Updates — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:32:11 +0000

MADRID, Spain – Two Spanish soldiers have been evacuated from Ceuta and admitted to the Gomez Ulla Hospital in Madrid after suffering assaults by migrants...

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Transport Minister Óscar Puente and Madrid President Ayuso Clash Over Wildfire Management

Spain Updates — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:50:12 +0000

Puente labels Ayuso a “mamarracha” (a sight or clown) after she criticises him for “heating up the atmosphere” during wildfire crisis. High-speed Rail Service Between...

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Critical Forest Fires In Madrid And Ávila Force Mass Evacuations

Spain Updates — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:20:06 +0000

MADRID, Spain — Massive forest fires ravaging the regions of Madrid and Ávila have forced the evacuation and confinement of tens of thousands of residents,...

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High-speed Rail Service Between Madrid And Barcelona Disrupted By Fire

Spain Updates — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:13:18 +0000

MADRID, Spain — High-speed rail service between Madrid and Barcelona was suspended for over an hour on Thursday following a fire that broke out in...

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World Cup Joy Turns Chaotic as Shelter Collapses on Madrid Fans

Spain Updates — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:37:13 +0000

MADRID, Spain — The euphoric celebrations following the Spanish national football team’s historic 2026 World Cup victory were briefly marred by a safety incident in...

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Woman Dies After Being Set On Fire By Hitmen On Husband’s Orders In Madrid

Spain Updates — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:27:53 +0000

MADRID, Spain — A 30-year-old woman has died from severe burns sustained in a horrific attack in which she was set on fire by two...

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Labor Union Accuses Pablo Iglesias’s Madrid Bar Of Workplace Abuse

Spain Updates — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:49:48 +0000

MADRID, Spain — The Garibaldi tavern in Madrid, managed by former Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias, is facing severe allegations of labor abuse and...

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