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Firefighters struggle to put out three wildfires in southwestern Spain

Europe has suffered a succession of heatwaves and droughts this year, which scientists say have been aggravated by human-generated climate change.

Culture news

From the Crucifixion to pop art: how humanity has painted solar eclipses

From the Nebra Sky Disc to Roy Lichtenstein's pop art, and from Rubens and Ribera to American Howard Russell Butler, the solar eclipse has been depicted in painting for millennia, mixing religious symbolism, scientific curiosity and aesthetic fascination.

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Moroccan prosecutors charge more than 80 over Ceuta migrant crossings

Charges include organising illegal border crossings, transporting passengers without a license, and insulting and assaulting security forces.

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Spain says 70,000 of 72,000 Ceuta migrants have returned

Spain says 70,000 migrants have returned to Morocco, denies the CNI warned of the crisis and says the EU backed its response while pledging stronger alert systems.

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Business

Second-hand home prices in Spain rise 16.2% in a year

The Fotocasa Property Index puts the average price of existing homes in Spain at €3,154 per square metre in July, 16.2% higher than a year ago. All 17 regions report annual rises, led by Murcia, Cantabria and the Valencia region.

Europe News

Spain's legal dilemma behind Ceuta's record migrant arrivals

Ceuta is facing its worst migration crisis since 2021, with its reception centre overflowing and facilities for unaccompanied minors operating at 1,600% of capacity.

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Sánchez: Ceuta migrant crisis 'a violation of territorial integrity'

The prime minister slammed the massive influx of migrants crossing over from Morocco as a "violation of Spain's territorial integrity", which he said, "deserves our reproach and our condemnation at the strongest possible level".

World News

Milei allows expulsion of foreigners over anti-Argentina hate speech

The government said the changes were a response to what it described as "recent displays of hostility towards the Argentine Republic and Argentinians," although it did not cite specific examples.

World News

Seven dead after helicopter crashes in Argentina

Seven people, including four senior officials from San Juan, were killed when a Bell 412 helicopter crashed during wildfire training en route to La Rioja.

Culture news

Spain mints new euro coin to celebrate historic FIFA World Cup win

Spain's Royal Mint will issue a 5‑euro silver coin in honour of the men's foootball team winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New Jersey earlier this month.

Lifestyle

Divorces in Spain fall 2.7% in 2025 as shared custody becomes the norm

Spain recorded 83,683 marital break-ups in 2025, 2.7% fewer than a year earlier. Shared custody of children has now overtaken sole custody awarded to mothers.

Sport

Torres and the controversy over his 'Make Spain Great Again' cap

The striker walked around Madrid wearing a red cap with Donald Trump’s slogan, tweaked for Spain, hours after scoring La Roja’s World Cup winner. Cucurella has faced criticism from Argentina over a song.

Sport

Messi's mysterious pre-final video fuels speculation

Messi’s team talk before the 2026 World Cup final sparked theories online. Journalist Eduardo Feinmann relayed claims that Messi’s call to 'forget everything' was linked to rumours circulating before the match, although this has not been confirmed.

Europe News

An estimated two million celebrate Spain's World Cup victory in Madrid

Spain's national team marks a historic day of World Cup celebrations on Monday. The champions will tour Madrid in an open-top bus before the final celebration.

Culture news

Antikythera mechanism: the Greek computer that predicted eclipses

A shipwreck off the Greek island Antikythera revealed in 1901 a bronze mechanism over 2,000 years old that tracked lunar and solar cycles and eclipses, now seen as the first analogue computer.

Sport

Spain vs Argentina: Time and key facts for the 2026 World Cup final

"Por la mañana café, por la tarde, gol." Argentina look to defend their crown, add a fourth star and make Spain dance to Messi’s tango, while La Roja dream of another South Africa and making Scaloni’s men dance Rodri’s sevillanas.

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Aragón wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares in Zaragoza

The Cinco Villas wildfire in Zaragoza has burned 12,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of six villages. Guadalajara and Madrid are battling two other wildfires, with more than 2,000 people ordered to remain indoors.

Sport

When Messi met Yamal: The master and apprentice story of the World Cup

In 2007, at a UNICEF charity event, Messi bathed five‑month‑old Lamine Yamal in the Camp Nou dressing room. Nineteen years later they meet in the 2026 World Cup final: Spain v Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Europe News

EU court paves way for Puigdemont amnesty by backing Spanish law

The ECJ backs Spain’s amnesty law, saying it breaches neither EU nor anti-terror rules, although Puigdemont's arrest warrant stands until the Constitutional Court decides on his appeal.

Sport

Rajoy pens new column after Spain beat France and refuses to apologise

The former president has published a new column in 'El Debate' after Spain’s win over France in the semi-finals, refusing to retract his remarks about the French side and hitting back at criticism from Pedro Sánchez and the French authorities.

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