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Messi wanted to leave Barca during tax investigation
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has said he considered leaving the club when he was investigated for tax fraud in 2013, saying he felt “badly ... Sports -
Hundreds of thousands join children’s climate strikes in Europe
Hundreds of thousands of youths demonstrated across European cities on Friday in the second in a global series of protests to avert a climate ... World News -
Spain police detain nine Catalan separatists
Nine Catalan separatists were detained in Catalonia early on Monday for planning violent actions, Spanish police said. “The detentions were ... World News -
Granada stun Barca to go top of La Liga
Barcelona fell to a shock 2-0 defeat at Granada on Saturday as the La Liga champions’ woeful away form continued and the promoted side ... Sports -
Spain’s high court rules against US request to extradite Venezuelan ex-general
Spain's High Court has ruled that the government should refuse a request from the United States that it extradite Venezuela’s former military ... World News -
Three people killed, tunnels flooded as torrential rains hit southern Spain
Three people have been killed in two days of torrential rains in southeastern Spain, where emergency services have rescued people stuck in flooded ... World News -
Messi has option to leave Barca next summer
Barcelona’s club president has confirmed that Lionel Messi would have the right to leave the club at the end of this season, as stipulated in ... Sports -
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz: Tech making ‘our brains explode’
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz warned on Sunday that technology was driving high anxiety that would one day make “all our brains explode.” ... Entertainment -
Children grow body hair from alleged drug mix-up in Spain
Parents of babies and toddlers in Spain who have developed abnormal body hair plan to sue a pharmaceutical company that put a treatment for hair loss ... Variety -
Spanish coastguard rescues 208 migrants crossing from Africa to Spain
More than 200 migrants were rescued on Wednesday by the Spanish coastguard as they attempted to make the crossing from Africa to Spain, rescue ... World News -
Motor racing: Spanish GP to stay on F1 calendar in 2020
The Spanish Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar in 2020, the sport’s commercial rights holders and race organizers said on Tuesday, ... Sports -
Spanish air force pilot killed after plane crashes into sea
Spain’s Defense Ministry says an air force pilot has died after his military aircraft crashed into the sea off a beach in southeastern ... World News -
Helicopter, small plane crash in Spain’s Mallorca; 5 dead
Authorities in Spain say at least five people have been killed in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the island of Mallorca. The ... World News -
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos to undergo heart surgery
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos I, who retired from public life in June, will undergo heart surgery on Saturday, the royal palace ... Variety -
More migrants jump from rescue ship off Italian island
More migrants jumped off the Spanish humanitarian rescue ship Open Arms Tuesday in a desperate bid to reach shore, tantalizingly near after 19 days ... World News -
5,000 evacuated as Canary Islands wildfire rages
A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of some 5,000 people, authorities said Sunday, warning it could ... World News -
Migrant rescue ship says new Spain port offer ‘incomprehensible’
A charity vessel carrying 107 rescued migrants stuck in limbo off Italy said Monday that Madrid’s latest offer to allow it to dock at the ... World News -
Migrants jump off rescue boat to try to reach Italian island
Frustrated by Italy’s interior minister in their quest to set foot in Europe, several migrants jumped into the sea from a Spanish rescue boat ... World News -
Evacuations as Gran Canaria in Spain hit by new blaze
Authorities on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria were set to evacuate more residents on Saturday as a forest fire broke out just days after another ... World News -
Wildfire forces 2,000 to evacuate in Spain’s Canary Islands
Authorities on Spain’s Canary Islands say around 2,000 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that has ravaged more than 500 hectares ... World News -
More migrants evacuated from Spanish rescue ship open arms
Several more migrants have been taken from the rescue vessel Open Arms for medical reasons to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Spanish charity ... World News -
Spain ignores call to take in minors stuck on rescue boat
Spain on Tuesday refused to consider a request from a Spanish rescue boat that it grant asylum to 31 minors stuck aboard the ship, arguing the demand ... World News -
Wildfires continue to rage in Southern Greece, Spain’s Island of Gran Canaria
A tourist camp and nearby houses on the island of Elafonisos, in southern Greece, have been evacuated for the second day in a row as a wildfire at a ... World News -
Nadal, Medvedev advance to Rogers Cup final
Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night when Gael Monfils of France withdrew before their ... Sports -
Spanish aid boat stuck at sea rescues 39 more migrants
A Spanish humanitarian ship that has been stuck at sea with 121 migrants on board for over a week says it has rescued 39 more people.The Open Arms ... World News -
Defending champ Rafael Nadal wins Rogers Cup opener
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal opened his Rogers Cup title defense Wednesday, beating England’s Daniel Evans 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a second-round match ... Sports -
Barcelona signs left back Junior Firpo from Betis
Barcelona says it signed left back Junior Firpo from rival Spanish club Real Betis for a fee that could reach 30 million euros (33 million ... Sports -
Spain court rules 43-year-old man is Julio Iglesias’ biological son
A Spanish court ruled Wednesday that Grammy award-winning singer Julio Iglesias is the biological father of a 43-year-old man.The case was brought by ... Entertainment -
Iran demands Britain’s ‘immediate release’ of tanker in Gibraltar
Iran demanded on Friday that Britain “immediately release” an oil tanker it has detained in Gibraltar, accusing it of acting at the ... Middle East -
Spain sees tourist arrivals hitting fresh record this summer
The number of international visitors to Spain is expected to break a record this summer, marking the seventh straight year of new highs, Industry ... Travel and Tourism