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Spanish state prosecutors accuse Luis Rubiales of sexual assault

Spanish state prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office said Friday.

08/09/2023

Culture news

Museum lifts decades-long ban on photos of Picasso’s Guernica

For decades, visitors were forbidden to photograph the masterpiece, even without flash.

08/09/2023

Spain

Up to €3,400 per month: Spanish company recruits fighters for Ukraine

A Spanish company recruiting volunteers to fight in Ukraine claims to be in contact with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, offering contracts for up to €3,400.

08/09/2023

Euronews Witness

Wildfires in Tenerife: A paradise up in flames

Wildfires across the world are devastating huge areas. Often humans are the culprits with campfires, cigarettes and even arson attacks. But the question is: Is there is a link to climate change as well, to drought and heatwaves?

07/09/2023

Spain

Jenni Hermoso accuses Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss

Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for 'unacceptable' World Cup kiss. Hermoso's decision is Rubiales' biggest challenge to date, as it could lead to criminal proceedings.

06/09/2023

Business

Saudi Telecom Company becomes Spanish Telefónica's top shareholder

Saudi Arabia's STC Group has amassed a 9.9% stake worth €2.1 billion in the Spanish multinational telecommunications company

06/09/2023

Spain

Spainish women's national football team manager Jorge Vilda sacked

The Spanish football federation has fired women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda less than three weeks after his team won the Women’s World Cup title

05/09/2023

Spain

Two dead and three missing in Spain after worst heavy rains in years

The weekend storm affected almost the whole country, with the heaviest rains recorded on Sunday in the coastal provinces of Cadiz, Tarragona and Castello, according to state weather office Aemet

05/09/2023

Destinations

Why are the fish attacking people on Benidorm’s beaches?

Experts have warned that unusually high sea temperatures could be causing the fish to seek alternative sources of food.

05/09/2023

Spain

'Unacceptable behaviour': Spain's men's football team on Rubiales

The captains of Spain's men's national team condemned the “unacceptable behaviour” of soccer federation president Luis Rubiales in a show of support Monday for the women's World Cup-winning team.

05/09/2023

Spain

Record rainfall in Spain leads to deaths and travel chaos

Record levels of rain have fallen in Spain causing the deaths of at least two people and leading to travel chaos.

04/09/2023

Spain

Spain coach regrets support for Luis Rubiales and asks for forgiveness

The coach of the Spanish men's football team had initially supported the president of the country's football federation.

01/09/2023

Europe Decoded

More women play football in the Americas. But Europe is growing fast

Women's football is gaining traction across Europe and the latest World Cup, despite the controversy overshadowing Spain's win, should see the beautiful games gain more devotees.

01/09/2023

Lifestyle

La Tomatina 2023 in pictures: The world's biggest food fight

Workers on trucks tipped 120 tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street of the Spanish town of Buñol for participants to throw. And paint the town red.

31/08/2023

Earth News

Spain is our Green Country of the Month - here’s why

Free train tickets, renewables and coal plant closures: Why we're celebrating Spain's environmental achievements this month.

31/08/2023

Spain

World Cup kiss scandal: Why did Rubiales take so long to resign?

Luis Rubiales held tight to his position as the most powerful man in Spanish football. The internal structure of a "feudal dictatorship" and the pressure exerted on Jenni Hermoso made this possible.

31/08/2023

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Watch: Thousands demonstrate in Madrid to condemn sexism in football

Thousands of people gathered in Madrid on Monday to support Women's World Cup star Jennifer Hermoso after Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales provoked world outrage by forcibly kissing her on the lips.

29/08/2023

Spain

Spain: Cruise ship passengers injured after collision with oil tanker

The ship was carrying thousands of British tourists when it collided with an oil tanker on Sunday due to strong winds. No serious injuries were reported.

28/08/2023

Spain

Spain: Rubiales's mother on hunger strike over 'hunt' against her son

In a desperate move, the mother of Spain's football chief has locked herself in a church in southern Spain and declared a hunger strike, as prosecutors open an investigation into his conduct.

28/08/2023

Spain

Spain: Women's football coaching staff resign over kissing scandal

All of Spain's national women's football coaching staff except for the chief have stepped down after RFEF president Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after her team's victory in the World Cup final.

27/08/2023

Spain

Record cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment intercepted in Spain

Many packages in the nine-tonne-plus drug consignment were labelled with swastikas and the word 'Hitler'

25/08/2023

Culture news

Why Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales still should resign

The earth moved and many people felt their knees tremble as the chief of Spain's football federation clasped Jenni Hermoso's head and kissed her on the lips. But there was certainly no romance in the air. Marta Rodriguez Martinez says Luis Rubiales deserves a red card for his bad behaviour.

25/08/2023

Sport

Spain: Coaches for women's football team resign amid Rubiales scandal

Rubiales has resisted calls to step down despite the uproar he caused when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, Australia.

25/08/2023

Spain

Spanish football star demands punishment for boss who kissed her

After being forcibly kissed by Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, World Cup star Jenni Hermoso says the inappropriate act should not go unpunished.

24/08/2023

Europe Decoded

Can Basque, Catalan and Galician really become EU languages?

Having an additional official EU language can result in a hefty price tag for the union's institutions.

24/08/2023

Spain

Borrell happy 'our women are learning to play football as well as men'

Josep Borrell adds fuel to the debate on machismo following the controversy sparked by the Spanish Football Federation president's 'unacceptable' kiss to World Cup star Jenni Hermoso.

23/08/2023