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Spanish Officer Investigated After Suspect Dies in Chokehold
News Central TV
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June 20, 2025
Spanish authorities are investigating an off-duty police officer after a suspected thief died from asphyxiation while being restrained in a suburb of Madrid, officials reported Thursday. The incident occurred overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in...
Spanish police enter ruling party HQ in corruption probe
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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June 20, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish police entered the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Friday to copy the emails of ex-senior party official Santos Cerdan, whose resignation amid a widening graft probe last week triggered a severe political...
Spanish PM rejects Trump's NATO defense spending demands
DeKalb GA News - Georgia
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June 19, 2025
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal that NATO member countries increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP. This decision has complicated plans for an upcoming NATO summit. According to...
Spanish influencer, 29, Issues Statement After Being Spotted With Lamine Yamal
GiveMeSport
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June 20, 2025
Spanish influencer Fati Vazquez has issued a statement after being spotted on holiday with Barcelona star Lamine Yamal. The teenage sensation is enjoying some time away from the beautiful game after the Catalan giants failed to qualify for this...
Spain’s regulator revises power grid regulations after April 2025 blackout
Power Technology
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June 20, 2025
Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition, CNMC, has announced a revision of technical standards that govern the specifics of the country’s voltage control service, essential for the functioning of the electrical system. The change...
Spain launches digital ID Cards: But when will foreigners be able to put their TIE cards on their phones?
Euro Weekly News
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June 20, 2025
When will you be able to put your TIE on your phone? Spain launches digital DNI: But what about foreigners? Credit: Melnikov Dmitriy, Shutterstock Spain launches digital DNI: But what about foreigners with TIEs? When will you be able to put your...
Spanish court rejects Airbnb appeal and keeps order to block 66,000 ‘rule-breaking’ listings
Euronews
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By Euronews Travel with AP Published on 20/06/2025 - 12:31 GMT+2 A Spanish court rejected an appeal by Airbnb yesterday, leaving in place an order to block almost 66,000 rental listings that the government said violated local rules....
Spanish bar where Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr shot dead to reopen under new name
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 20, 2025
The Spanish bar where two senior figures from a Scottish organised crime group were brutally shot dead is set to reopen this weekend under a new name. Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were shot dead at Monaghan's Bar in Fuengirola in...
Spanish bar where Scots crime figures were shot dead to reopen
BBC
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David CowanBBC Scotland's home affairs correspondent ShareSave Monagahans bar has been closed since the shooting on 31 May but will reopen this weekend as the Irish Rover A Spanish bar where two senior figures from Scottish crime group were shot...
Spain issues warning which millions of UK tourists may find 'unbearable'
Birmingham Live
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June 20, 2025
UK tourists in Spain have been issued an "unbearable" warning as temperatures look set to hit a stifling 45C. This intense heat will continue throughout the weekend in most of Spain, especially on Saturday, when thermometers will exceed 38-40C....
Spain’s refusal to boost defense budget puts NATO summit at risk
Daily Times
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June 20, 2025
The upcoming NATO summit may face major setbacks after Spain rejected a proposal to raise defense spending to 5% of its GDP. U.S. President Donald Trump has been pushing for this new target, but Spain insists it’s both “unreasonable” and...
Spain’s top EU official privately tried to dilute Russia gas ban
Politico Europe
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June 19, 2025
A spokesperson for Ribera called the accusations “absurd,” arguing the Spanish politician has repeatedly urged firms to stop buying Russian energy while consistently promoting policies aiming to phase out all fossil fuels. But according to three...
Spain 'extreme risk' warning as holidaymakers told 'do not'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 20, 2025
Authorities have issued an alert for those planning to visit or who are already in Spain, advising them to "be very careful", as well as urging people "do not". Spain is the most popular destination for people travelling abroad from the UK, with...
Spain rejects proposed defence spending hike ahead of NATO summit
Global News
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June 20, 2025
The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defence investment pledge demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump and his NATO...
Spanish researchers speak of Gibraltar's “tropicalization”
MercoPress
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Friday, June 20th 2025 - 10:13 UTC Spanish researchers speak of Gibraltar's “tropicalization” A study by the Málaga-based Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) documents a “tropicalization” process in the Strait of Gibraltar and Alboran...
Spanish national jailed for six years for arson attack on the Rock
SUR in English
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June 20, 2025
Friday, 20 June 2025, 12:06 Compartir Spanish national Juan Francisco Sánchez Valenzuela, 19, has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment after starting a fire at a flat in the Mid Harbour Estate in Gibraltar which hospitalised five family...
Spanish HealthTech startup Punto Health receives €100k grant for their dementia care app
EU Startups
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June 20, 2025
Barcelona-based Punto Health, a HealthTech startup innovating dementia care, has received €100k plus a year-long mentorship program from NN Group and Rubio Impact Ventures. The grant and mentorship programme were a result of winning the second...
Spain warning as tourists and others told 'be very careful'
Daily Express
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June 20, 2025
People who are planning to visit, or who are already in, Spain have been issued an alert with authorities urging them to "be very careful". Spain is the most popular destination for British travellers, with millions of people from the UK...
Spanish Casino Major Cirsa Charts Course for IPO on Spanish Bourses to Raise €460 Million
Top News
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June 20, 2025
In a bold move that signals its growing ambitions, Spanish gambling giant Cirsa has unveiled plans to go public through a multi-exchange Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Spain. The company, which is backed by U.S. private equity titan Blackstone,...
Madrid's Mbappe out of hospital, Club World Cup return uncertain
Sabah
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June 20, 2025
Kylian Mbappe was released from the hospital Thursday after a bout of acute gastroenteritis, but his return to action for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup remains uncertain. The French star missed Madrid’s opening match – a surprising 1-1 draw...