- 3d ago
Fire at Chilean nursing home kills 16 residents as government orders nationwide review
A late-night fire at the El Edén care home in Pitrufquén left 16 elderly residents dead and 10 others hospitalized, prompting state prosecutors to investigate prior regulatory violations at the facility.
- 6d ago
Spanish Interior Ministry Faces Resignation Calls over Journalist Dossier
Spain's Interior Ministry acknowledged creating an internal file evaluating the political leanings of 280 journalists, leading opposition parties to demand Fernando Grande-Marlaska's resignation and prompting a criminal complaint.
- Sep 8
UK air traffic failure prompts government review after 2,000 flights cancelled
A technical failure at the NATS flight control centre in Swanwick grounded over 2,000 flights across the UK, prompting an independent inquiry by the Civil Aviation Authority.
- Sep 6
Bus crash on Cape Verde island of Fogo leaves 25 dead after ravine plunge
At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, have died after an excursion bus plummeted 30 metres into a rocky ravine on the island of Fogo in Cape Verde.
- Sep 3
Javier Milei and Vox leaders attack Pedro Sánchez over migration at Santiago forum
Argentine President Javier Milei and Vox Secretary General Ignacio Garriga targeted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Madrid Forum in Santiago, citing recent border entries in Ceuta and prior diplomatic disputes.
- Sep 3
Martin McDonagh premieres CIA dark comedy Wild Horse Nine at Venice Film Festival
Director Martin McDonagh presented his 1970s espionage satire Wild Horse Nine at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA operatives in Chile.
- Aug 27
Eros Ramazzotti postpones American tour to 2027 after vocal cord surgery
Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti has halted his world tour following vocal cord surgery, postponing 17 concerts in North and South America until autumn 2027 while cancelling two dates.
- Aug 26
Mbappé scores hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 in Mourinho home return
Kylian Mbappé scored three goals and Vinícius Júnior added a fourth at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday, securing a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad in José Mourinho's first home fixture in 13 years.
- Aug 23
Chile to close embassy in Iran by 31 August citing costs and regional security
Chile will shut its embassy in Tehran on 31 August 2026 due to operating costs and security factors, transferring consular services to Ankara while keeping bilateral ties intact.
- Aug 22
Father reprimanded after abandoning seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji to continue climb
Japanese police reprimanded a 48-year-old father who left his fatigued seven-year-old son alone in rain and fog at 2,000 meters altitude on Mount Fuji while he climbed toward the summit with his older child.
- Aug 20
Spanish illusionist and card magic theorist Juan Tamariz dies at 83
The world-champion card magician and television pioneer passed away at Hospital Clinico San Carlos following complications from Parkinson's disease.
- Aug 15
Flash flood kills two women in Manzanedo de Valdueza as DANA storm devastates El Bierzo
A DANA-driven storm triggered a flash flood through Manzanedo de Valdueza (Ponferrada) on 15 August, killing two women and injuring five, as residents blame last year's wildfires for leaving the terrain stripped and vulnerable.
- Aug 7
Colombia shifts to recovery after magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills at least 289
One week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, emergency teams are ending active survivor searches as the confirmed death toll reaches 289 and over 26,000 homes lie destroyed.
- Aug 4
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha joins Colo-Colo after World Cup breakout, Chilean league grants nickname exception
The 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, a breakout star of the 2026 World Cup, was unveiled by Chile's most decorated club on Tuesday after the league granted a special exception for him to wear his nickname on his shirt.
- Jul 30
European Parliament debates Ceuta crisis as Morocco pledges migrant readmissions
Lawmakers in Strasbourg confronted the Ceuta migration crisis as Morocco sent an email offering readmissions and the European Commission demanded expedited returns.
- Jul 27
Chile arrests last fugitive ex-officer convicted for 1973 murder of singer Víctor Jara
Nelson Haase Mazzei, 80, was captured in a rural area of Los Lagos region after three years on the run. He was sentenced in 2023 to 25 years for the torture and killing of folk icon Víctor Jara and prison director Littré Quiroga.
- Jul 21
Chile declares state of catastrophe after storm kills 10 and isolates 100,000 in northern region
A month's worth of rain fell in a single hour across the Coquimbo and Atacama regions, triggering floods that have killed at least 10 people, left 4 missing, and destroyed or damaged roughly 2,200 homes.
- Jul 19
Feijóo rallies PP candidates for 2027 municipal elections, calls ballot boxes the 'sentence' of Sánchez's government
At a rally in Santiago de Compostela, the PP leader presented 50 candidates for the 23 May 2027 municipal elections and urged them to turn town halls into 'fortresses against socialist plunder'.
- Jul 11
Rajoy's 'no Frenchmen' column on France's World Cup team ignites cross-border political storm before Spain-France semifinal
Former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy's column saying France's World Cup squad plays 'without Frenchmen' has been condemned as racist by both French and Spanish officials, overshadowing tonight's Spain-France semifinal.
- Jul 11
Feijóo shrugs off criticism over labour absenteeism and nationality law: 'I'm here to have brave debates'
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo closed the Nuevas Generaciones congress in Valladolid by doubling down on contentious stances including pursuing fraudulent sick leave, questioning the 'ley de nietos' nationality process, and extending prenatal family aid nationwide, saying criticism 'means I'm on the right track'.
