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Spanish activist files war crimes case over Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Al Mayadeen
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July 4, 2025
Invoking universal jurisdiction, Spain takes legal steps to hold Netanyahu and Israeli officials accountable for intercepting a Gaza-bound aid ship. Lawsuit cites universal jurisdiction as Spanish courts are urged to investigate Israeli officials...
PM Oli returns after Spain visit
Khabarhub
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister KP Oli (C) returning from Spain/RSS KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli returned home today after attending the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) organized by the United Nations in Seville,...
World Reuters Spanish PM's Socialist party slips in poll as graft scandal takes toll
Yahoo News
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) lost ground in the latest opinion poll released on Friday, in the wake of a corruption scandal, and a sizeable share of poll respondents said they wanted him to call...
The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
Inside Climate News
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July 4, 2025
Election Day in New York City was a scorcher. Temperatures at Kennedy Airport reached 102 degrees last Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest June day since 1948. Average June temperatures in Central Park rarely exceed 75 degrees. The...
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‘Baños de ola’: the origins of beach holidays in Spain
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Alekk M. Saanders Santander Friday, 4 July 2025, 12:54 Compartir In the 18th century, the benefits of bathing in the sea were scientifically confirmed. During that period, the first facilities for bathing in the sea were created in the seaside...
Travellers heading to Spain on holiday risk £6,900 fine over little-known rule
Chronicle Live
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July 4, 2025
A lesser-known travel rule could catch out holidaymakers going to Spain. And it could even result in a fine of nearly £7,000. Since the UK left the European Union, those who don't hold an EU passport now need to carry proof they have accommodation...
The naive search for an honest politician
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Unfortunately Spain has always been associated with corrupt politicians. No one appears to be surprised at the latest revelations affecting the PSOE and anyone who expresses shock is considered to be naive. All politicians are corrupt - what did...
Is Spain's opposition plotting to oust weakened PM soon?
The Local - Spain
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July 4, 2025
Spain's conservative opposition gathers for a congress this weekend to plot ways to hasten the demise of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his scandal-hit Socialist party through early elections. The minority left-wing coalition government suffered...
Why Spain's rural holiday lets are unlikely to be targeted by crackdown on Airbnb
The Local - Spain
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July 4, 2025
If you're going to buy a property in Spain to rent out to tourists when you're not using it, there's growing evidence to suggest that Spanish authorities will focus their efforts on limiting tourist flats in cities while sparing holiday lets in...
'People are scared': Catalan anti-Islam party polarises Spanish town
The Local - Spain
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July 4, 2025
"I am Islamophobic in the sense that the progress Islam is making on our continent scares me, and I'm here to try to stop it," says Silvia Orriols, the mayor of a Catalan town whose ultra-nationalist, anti-Islam separatist party is on the rise. In...
Pressure on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez mounts as judge sends key ally to jail
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Friday, 4 July 2025, 10:57 Compartir The opposition Partido Popular (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has begun sounding out other political parties about a possible vote of no confidence in Pedro Sánchez's government, as pressure continues to...
The small towns in Spain and Scotland that are united by a king's heart and a knight's loyalty
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Friday, 4 July 2025, 13:19 Compartir It may seem difficult to find common ground between Scotland and Spain: separated by hundreds of miles and very different climates and lifestyles. However, there is a link that unites the two, rooted in...
Seven retailers slapped with fines for fake Black Friday sale discounts in Spain
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Friday, 4 July 2025, 13:11 Compartir Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined seven online commerce companies for offering fake discounts during the Black Friday sales November 2023. Minister Pablo Bustinduy's department has sanctioned the...
New laws in favour of persons with disabilities welcomed locally and in Europe, government says
The Malta Independent
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Two draft laws in favour of persons with disabilities that were launched for public consultation in recent days have been well received both locally and by the European Disability Movement, the government said Friday. These two laws aim to...
PM Modi Gifts Ram Mandir Replica, Holy Waters To Trinidad And Tobago Prime Minister, Underscoring Cultural Ties With India
Free Press Journal
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. | X @narendramodi Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, along with holy water from the Saryu river and the Mahakumbh...
Upstart Catalan ultra-nationalism polarises Spanish town
Macau Business
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July 4, 2025
In a modest town in the Spanish region of Catalonia, a group of cyclists excitedly gathered for photos with Silvia Orriols, whose ultra-nationalist, anti-Islam separatist party is on the rise. “Silvia, we’re with you!” one supporter exclaimed...
Parliament rejects the economic agreement with the vote of the PSC
Ara
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July 3, 2025
BarcelonaA few days before the Bilateral Commission that must specify the new financing model for Catalonia In the context of the agreement reached between the current government and ERC for the investiture of Salvador Illa, the PSC has...
VP Juldeh Jalloh Leads Sierra Leone Delegation at Global Development Conference in Spain
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
The Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has successfully led a vibrant delegation representing Sierra Leone at a major international conference in Sevilla, Spain, showcasing the country’s commitment to global development. The...
Rumsfeld Discusses NATO, Afghanistan With Spain’s Defense Minister
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.22.2006 Courtesy Story The United States and Spain have an important bilateral relationship, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today after a meeting with his Spanish counterpart. Rumsfeld and Spanish...
Final touches as King settles in with new club
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
St Mirren Football Club’s assistant manager Brian Kerr said there are just a few minor details to handle with Jamaican international defender Richard King’s passport before he is ready to fully settle in with his new club. King made the move to...