- 5d ago
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'.
- Jul 10
Moreno unveils Andalusian government with three vice-presidencies, one for Vox, in bid to dilute far‑right partner
Juanma Moreno presented his third Andalusian government on 9 July, a PP‑Vox coalition with three vice‑presidencies designed to maintain continuity while containing the far‑right party’s influence.
- Jul 9
Cyclospora outbreak surges across U.S. with Michigan reporting over 1,200 cases
A parasite that causes severe, persistent diarrhea is sickening unusually high numbers of people across the United States this summer, with Michigan emerging as the hardest-hit state.
- Jul 9
Adif expects to resolve O Irixo catenary failure tonight after day of delays on Madrid-Galicia line
A pantograph snag on an Avlo train near O Irixo on Wednesday cut traffic for 10 hours, stranding hundreds. Adif says full repair is expected tonight, with single-track operation causing 20-minute delays on Thursday.
- Jul 6
Feijóo pledges national 'unborn child' law after Madrid approval, sparking abortion rights clash
The PP leader's announcement follows Madrid's recent approval of a law granting administrative benefits to the unborn, drawing sharp reactions from left-wing parties and women's rights advocates.
- Jul 5
Thousands welcome Cape Verde's Blue Sharks home after debut World Cup run
Tens of thousands of fans packed Praia's airport on Sunday to greet Cape Verde's national football team, back from a debut World Cup that saw the tiny island nation hold Spain and push Argentina to extra time.
- Jul 5
World Rugby Nations Cup debuts: New Zealand beats France 34-32, Romania loses 48-31 to Chile
The inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup saw New Zealand defeat France 34-32 in Christchurch, while Romania lost 48-31 to Chile in Santiago, dropping to a record-low 25th in the world rankings.
- Jul 4
Eight Tunisian players test positive for clenbuterol at World Cup, contaminated meat suspected
Eight Tunisian footballers tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol during the 2026 World Cup, with investigators suspecting accidental contamination from meat consumed at the team's base in Monterrey, Mexico.
- Jul 4
Feijóo escalates attack on Spain's 'ley de nietos', calling it 'social engineering' with no 'innocent objectives'
Alberto Núñez Feijóo accuses Pedro Sánchez's government of using the 'ley de nietos' to alter the electoral census, warning that Spain cannot absorb up to 8 million new residents from nationality grants and migrant regularization.
- Jul 4
Wildfires force 12,000 evacuations in southern France as heatwave grips Europe
A wildfire in the Pyrénées-Orientales has burned 4,900 hectares and forced more than 12,000 people to flee their homes. The Tour de France closed a stage to spectators as EU countries sent firefighting aircraft.
- Jul 3
Moreno seals coalition with Vox in Andalusia, burying his moderate image and cementing the PP–far‑right alliance across Spain
Juanma Moreno takes office today for a third term as president of Andalusia, but this time he does so in coalition with Vox, the far‑right party he once vowed to keep at arm’s length.
- Jul 2
Vatican excommunicates six Lefebvrist bishops after illicit consecrations in Switzerland, warns followers of same penalty
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declared the consecration of four bishops without papal consent a schismatic act, imposing automatic excommunication on the six clerics involved and threatening the same for any faithful who formally adhere to the breakaway group.
- Jul 1
Spain issues heat alerts as temperatures set to hit 40°C across multiple regions
Spain's meteorological agency AEMET has issued yellow and orange warnings for extreme heat on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to reach 40°C in inland areas including Ourense and Ciudad Real.
- Jun 29
Spain's migrant regularization deadline arrives with over a million applicants and EU legal cloud
The Spanish government's extraordinary migrant regularization process concludes today, June 30, with more than a million people registered, while the Supreme Court considers whether the policy violates EU law.
- Jun 28
Survivors emerge after 72 hours as Venezuela earthquake toll reaches 1,430, rescuers race against time
Three days after a powerful double earthquake struck Venezuela's central coast, rescue teams from 24 countries are still pulling survivors from collapsed buildings, while the first repatriation flight carrying 96 evacuees landed in Madrid.
- Jun 28
Vox presents deregulation programme to scrap equality, labour and climate laws, claiming hyperregulation costs Spain €90bn a year
Spain's far-right Vox party used its annual assembly to call for a sweeping deregulation, proposing the repeal of mandatory equality and LGTBI workplace plans, the end of working-hours registries, and an overhaul of labour and climate laws.
