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Italy and Spain edge towards ending border checks after leaders meet

Italy's Giorgia Meloni, who met with Spain's Pedro Sánchez, agreed a short extension to align the expiry of Italy’s border controls with Spain’s reciprocal measures. Rome and Madrid say they will seek alternatives but remain at odds over migration.

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Why Europe’s farmers need more than drought-resistant crops to survive

World Food Day: Europe is ‘losing hundreds of farms a day’. Crop diversification and subsidies that pay for outcomes could save them, farmers say.

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94-year-old faces losing her home of 60 years as rent nearly triples

The elderly widow, almost blind and using a walking frame still does not know about the eviction; her daughter says her story echoes Maricarmen, a symbol of Spain's fight for housing.

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Spanish minister says 'fundamental rights of people' at stake in vote

Albares says upcoming election pits 'progressive majority' against rightwing forces that want to remove fundamental rights. He also discusses Madrid's position ahead of an EU leaders summit on Thursday, advocating to use Russian frozen assets to finance Ukraine

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Spanish FM on Euronews, Black Sea drone attacks, EU-China reset

Spain is under pressure on multiple fronts: war in Ukraine, a housing crisis, snap elections, and tension with Morocco over Ceuta. In an exclusive interview, Foreign Minister Albares tells how Madrid is coping. Plus: Drone attacks in the Black Sea, an EU-China reset, and Ireland's EU budget plan.

Sport

Netflix secures 2030 World Cup rights in Spain and Andorra

The 2030 World Cup is scheduled to take place across Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, with three special centenary celebration matches also set to be held in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Ceuta crowds affirm Spanish identity during royal visit

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia received a rapturous welcome in Ceuta on Tuesday, 13 October, as they began their first visit to the Spanish North African territory since 2007.

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Ceuta awaits King Felipe after summer migration crisis

Ceuta braces for a symbolic royal visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia after a mass migration crisis strained the enclave’s social cohesion.

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Ceuta troops absent as Spain holds National Day parade in Madrid

The parade took place against a tense political backdrop, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for 29 November.

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Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta

Spain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.

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Miriam González launches new party ahead of Spain's snap election

Lawyer Miriam González is entering politics with new party Democracia21. She is married to British politician Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, and says she wants to "regenerate Spanish politics".

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Spain national day: 4,380 troops and 82 aircraft take part in parade

Madrid puts on its finery for the National Day of Spain parade, with general elections looming and tensions high over the housing crisis and migration pressures.

Culture news

Lost in Haiti: Search for site of first Spanish settlement in Americas

On Christmas Eve 1492, the Santa María ran aground off Haiti. Christopher Columbus used its timbers to build Fort Navidad, where 39 men died. More than five centuries later, archaeologists have yet to pinpoint the site.

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Most watched female artist on Amazon Music record set by Shakira

The global broadcast of the Colombian singer's Madrid concert has become the most-watched live performance by a female artist on Amazon Music. The platform highlights the role of the Spanish capital as a bridge between Latin America and Europe.

Ecotech

Solar panels promise farmers a lifeline. But who gets the profits?

Agrivoltaics could help to prevent farmland abandonment by protecting crops and boosting income. But some say the solution ignores the real problems.

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Spain: Madrid protesters mourn evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal

Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction made her a housing crisis symbol and sparked fresh protests.

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Why this Spanish city was just crowned greenest in the EU

The winner of the European Green Capital 2028 awards is going home with €600,000 to help turn ambition into further action.

Health news

Graphene opens new way to detect brain damage after stroke

An international team of scientists involving Spain's CSIC has developed graphene sensors that pinpoint the brain regions most vulnerable after a stroke, tested in mice, opening the door to preventing further damage and improving treatment.

Health news

Barcelona team develops AI that detects ageing in blood stem cells

ChromAgeNet has decoded chromatin architecture, the 3D organisation of DNA in the nucleus, distinguishing young from aged blood stem cells and opening new paths for cell rejuvenation.

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The disease that once ravaged Europe still exists: could plague return to Spain?

The death of a scientist in Russia has reignited fears of plague. Spain has seen no local cases for decades, yet the disease persists elsewhere. How real is the risk in Europe?