Spain
Hundred arrested in Barcelona as youth-led 'anti-system' riots leave trail of fires, looted shops
More than 30 fires were set, and 14 stores were vandalized. Núria Parlon, the interior minister for the Spanish region of Catalonia, said that around 25% of those arrested were minors.
As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections
Israeli national wanted in $16.7 million Dubai fraud case arrested in Colombia
Two arrested in Spain's Basque Country for suspected terrorism, police announce
Trump demands US halt trade with Spain, renews claim over Greenland, angering NATO allies
Trump called Madrid a "terrible partner" in NATO as he railed against allies for not supporting the war on Iran and ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt all trade with Spain.
Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements
This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.
Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires
The fire has scorched some 4,600 hectares in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, local prefect Pierre Regnault de la Mothe said in a post on X/Twitter.
Eurovision chief rules out future votes on Israel's participation despite ongoing country boycotts
Following Israel’s 2025 Eurovision showing, in which Yuval Raphael’s performance of “New Day Will Rise” came in first in the televoting, there were calls to investigate Israel for rules violations.
Spain's lower house calls on PM Sanchez to resign in non-binding vote
The motion says the mounting number of investigations into corruption cases involving political figures appointed and directly supported by Sanchez requires that he take responsibility by resigning.
Spanish Jewish groups defend journalist Pilar Rahola amid hate speech complaint
Jewish organizations in Spain have rallied behind journalist Pilar Rahola after prosecutors opened preliminary proceedings over a complaint tied to her pro-Israel views.
Spanish PM Sanchez's wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules
The case is one of several corruption probes nearing or already at trial that are weighing on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona
The work, which includes genetic analyses, dating, and material studies, began in 2024 and will continue until May 2027 as part of the monastery’s 700th anniversary celebrations.
Masked attackers in Basque region of Spain vandalize light rail trains destined for Israel
In a statement, the group said, “We discovered where CAF stores the trams that are heading to Tel Aviv, because they were marked in Hebrew, and faced with that, we did not remain passive.”
Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach
Archaeologists have also uncovered the foundations of houses and rooms belonging to a Roman villa used between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE.
