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August 1, 2026 1:42 AM

Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush

Spain said on Friday it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with most of the more than 50,000 people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back voluntarily. The Spanish government's repre...

July 31, 2026 10:30 AM

Climate change made ‘fire-prone’ weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say

Human-caused climate change made the extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southwestern France twice as likely, and made the conditions driving blazes in central Spain 20 times more likely, scientists said on Friday. Ongoing wildfires in Spain and F...

July 12, 2026 3:31 PM

Piyush Goyal to lead high-level business delegation to Spain, Belgium and Finland to boost trade, investment ties

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a high-level Indian business delegation on a five-day visit to Spain, Belgium and Finland from July 13 to 17 to strengthen economic partnerships with Europe across trade, investment, technol...

June 6, 2026 3:02 PM

Pope Leo arrives in Spain with migrants and polarisation in focus

Pope Leo arrived in Spain on Saturday for a week-long visit, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach...

February 18, 2026 3:22 PM

PM Modi, Spanish President Pedro Sanchez discuss deepening trade and economic cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral talks with Spanish President Pedro Sanchez at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, focusing on expanding cooperation across trade, economy, digital technology, innovation, health, climate action and e...

January 21, 2026 5:43 PM

Spanish Foreign Minister calls on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, reaffirming the deepening ties between India and Spain. Welcoming the Spanish Foreign ...

January 21, 2026 9:54 AM

Commuter train derails near Barcelona; driver dead, four badly injured

A commuter train derailed on Tuesday after a containment wall fell on the track due to heavy rain near the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing the driver and seriously injuring four passengers, a fire brigade official said. The accident occurred just...

January 20, 2026 3:09 PM

UN development programme to move 400 New York-based staff to Europe

The United Nations Development Programme will move close to 400 staff from its New York headquarters to Germany and Spain, it said late on Monday, following funding cuts by the United States. "The move is part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evo...

January 19, 2026 11:05 PM

Spain’s high-speed train crash: What happened?

Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "strange" nature of the accident on a straight stretch of railway, while one theory pointed to a broken rail joi...

January 19, 2026 9:44 PM

At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide

At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in one of the worst railway accidents in Europe in the past 80 years. Twelve were in intensive care after the accident near...