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Cuban authorities say a fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility is raging uncontrolled in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.

Spain is struggling to curtail Europe's leading monkeypox outbreak since the disease spread beyond Africa.

A 62-year-old French sailor, identified by local news media as Laurent Camprubi, survived 16 hours trapped underneath a capsized sailboat, Spanish coast guard officials said.

The guidelines also include keeping heating at or below 66 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter.

Waves of needle pricks at nightclubs and musical events have confounded authorities in several European countries.

Police in Spain are investigating about 50 reported cases of women getting pricked with medical needles while at nightclubs or parties

Police in Spain are investigating about 50 reported cases of women getting pricked with medical needles while at nightclubs or parties, a trend that previously came to the attention of authorities in other European countries. Police said that 23 of the recently reported needle attacks were in northeast Spain's Catalonia region, which borders France. Waves of needle pricks at musical events also have confounded authorities in France, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Visits to Texas’ severely understaffed youth prisons show suicide attempts without intervention, water bottles being used as makeshift toilets, and a rash of possibly gang-related fights.

Spain has unveiled a proposed a new Official Secrets Law to replace one enacted under the late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco

Spain has reported a second death in as many days from monkeypox.

Shakira could also be hit with around $24 million in fines as prosecutors in Spain push ahead with their tax fraud case against the Colombian pop star.

Authorities say the Columbian spent at least half the year in Spain in 2012, 2013 and 2014, when she was married to an FC Barcelona football player. That would mean she dodged $15 million in taxes.

Spain has confirmed death of a person from monkeypox, which Spanish media say is a first in the country.

Spain’s prime minister has kicked off his tour of the Western Balkans with a visit to Serbia.

Shakira is charged with six counts of tax fraud for allegedly failing to pay the Spanish government $15 million in taxes between 2012 and 2014.

French bread, po’boys, and “parisa” are culinary highlights of the Hill Country hamlet

The public relations firm that represents Shakira says the Colombian pop singer has opted to go to trial instead of accepting a deal offered by Spanish prosecutors to settle allegations she defrauded Spain’s government of 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes

The public relations firm that represents Shakira says the Colombian pop singer has opted to go to trial instead of accepting a deal offered by Spanish prosecutors to settle allegations she defrauded Spain’s government of 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes.

Colombian pop singer Shakira has opted to go to trial instead of accepting a deal offered by Spanish prosecutors to settle allegations she defrauded Spain's government of 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes, her public relations team said Wednesday. Shakira, 45, “trusts her innocence and chooses to leave the issue in the hands of the law," the PR firm Llorente y Cuenca said in a statement. Spanish prosecutors charged the singer in 2018 with failing to pay 14.5 million euros in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014.

The House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting said it intended to publish the report in both languages but was unable to get it translated before a meeting last Sunday when the English version was released.

Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced to jail time in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall last month separating the north African country from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

When Francisco Seoane’s train unexpectedly stopped in Spanish countryside, he and other passengers got a fright when they looked out at wildfires encroaching on both sides of the track

Her complex legacy after 500 years as a survivor and, to some, a traitor is explored in festivals and a major museum exhibition.

Ivana Trump, businesswoman and first wife of former President Donald Trump, died at 73 years old. She was the mother of Eric, Donald Jr., and Ivanka Trump.

Bulls from Spain´s revered Miura ranch have starred in a fast and uncomplicated final running of the bulls at this year´s San Ferm�n Festival

Morocco’s state-affiliated human rights council has depicted last month’s attempt by hundreds of migrants to storm the border between the North African kingdom and the Spanish enclave of Melilla as “unprecedented in nature, tactics used and scope.”.

Meteorologists said an overheated mass of air and warm African winds are driving temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula beyond their usual highs.

Picasso’s giant mural about the horrors of war left its first viewers cold. How did this painting become one of the most important in the history of art?

Weather forecasters say Spain is expected to have its second heat wave in less than a month and that it will will last at least until the weekend

Weather forecasters say Spain is expected to have its second heat wave in less than a month and that it will will last at least until the weekend.

One person has been gored and several people had very close shaves in the sixth running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Ferm�n Festival

It was the first run with gorings in the festival so far this year. Three more daily runs before it finishes Thursday.

Spain´s Red Cross says three people have been gored and three others suffered bruises in a tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Ferm�n Festival

The European Commission has vowed to step up its work with Morocco to fight human smugglers who are using “new, extremely violent methods” to get migrants into Spain.

The new effort, called the Trusted Adult Relative Program, is being tested at a Border Patrol station in Texas, according to three sources who were not authorized to speak publicly.

Authorities say there were no gorings in the second San Ferm�n Festival bull run in the Spanish city of Pamplona

Authorities say there were no gorings in the second San Fermín Festival bull run in the Spanish city of Pamplona.

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The El Paso museum and cultural hub offers traditional bread-making, dances, and artisanal crafts from the tribe.

Eight people were gored during the 2019 festival, the last held before the coronavirus pandemic. Sixteen people have died in bull runs since 1910.

Spanish prosecutors say they have decided to look into allegations by a daughter of a former president of Angola that a conspiracy is behind her father’s serious illness

Spanish prosecutors say they have decided to look into allegations by a daughter of a former president of Angola that a conspiracy is behind her father’s serious illness.

The first bull run at Pamplona’s San Ferm�n festival held in three years due to the pandemic has taken place

The first running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival in three years has taken place after previous events were canceled due to the pandemic.

Italian singer Raffaella Carrà has had a square in Spain’s capital named in her honor a year after she died

Italian singer Raffaella Carrà has had a square in Spain’s capital named in her honor a year after she died.

Thousands of revelers have erupted in celebration as a firework blast started Pamplona's San Fermín Running of the Bulls festival.

Spain is increasing military spending as it works toward meeting a NATO commitment by dedicating 2% of gross domestic product to defense.

Dozens of animal rights activists dressed as dinosaurs were chased by fellow activists through the streets of the Spanish city of Pamplona to protest alleged animal cruelty in the world famous San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival

Thousands of people in several Spanish cities are protesting the deaths of at least 23 migrants last week at the frontier between the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa and Morocco

Thousands of people in several Spanish cities are protesting the deaths of at least 23 migrants last week at the frontier between the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa and Morocco.

Though a relatively short river, the San Antonio has played an important role in the history of Texas

Activists on Wednesday urged Morocco to launch an unbiased investigation into the deaths of at least 23 migrants who attempted to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla last week

Pre-Hispanic ceremonies had been outlawed, but researchers found evidence the children were buried with Aztec style grave goods.

The Group of Seven developed economies are wrapping up a summit that aims to demonstrate a long-term commitment to Ukraine’s future, as its war with Russia grinds on

Russia’s war on Ukraine has dominated a gala dinner hosted by Spain’s King Felipe VI to welcome some 40 heads of state and government on the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid.

Spain’s prime minister is defending the way Moroccan and Spanish police repelled migrants last week as they tried to cross the shared border into the north African enclave of Melilla.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the NATO summit in Madrid this week aims to showcase the Western allies' united front in defense of democratic values in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while providing a platform to increase the bloc’s deterrence capabilities.

Four children in Mexico were buried in the years after the Spanish Conquest with rituals and grave offerings that suggest pre-Hispanic customs lived on for some time after the Aztec empire fell

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid.

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa. As the host of the summit taking place from Tuesday to Thursday, Spain wants to emphasize its proximity to Africa as it lobbies for a greater focus on Europe’s southern flank in a new document outlining NATO's vision of its security challenges and tasks.

Moroccan state media are reporting that the number of people who were killed after they tried to scale a border fence between Morocco and a Spanish enclave in North Africa has risen to 23.

A spokesperson for the Spanish government's office in Melilla said about 2,000 people tried to enter, but many were stopped by Spanish and Moroccan forces on either side of the border fence.

Two of four women who testified that Ghislaine Maxwell played a role in their sexual abuse at the hands of financier Jeffrey Epstein may be speaking at her sentencing or have their statements read aloud.

A new company has acquired eighteen Spanish-language radio stations, serving ten of the largest Latinx-populated cities in the country.

A pregnant American woman who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while vacationing in Malta is receiving treatment in a hospital on the Spanish island of Mallorca because Maltese law prohibits abortion

A pregnant American woman who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while vacationing in Malta was receiving treatment Friday in a hospital on the Spanish island of Mallorca because Maltese law prohibits abortion, the woman’s partner said. Jay Weeldreyer told The Associated Press that doctors at the Son Espases University Hospital in Palma de Mallorca were preparing his partner, Andrea Prudente, for a procedure to remove the remaining fetal tissue because she was at risk of a life-threatening infection. A medical evacuation flight transported the couple from Malta to Mallorca late Thursday.

Moroccan authorities say 18 migrants were killed and scores of migrants and police officers were injured in a “stampede” of people trying to cross into the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla on Friday.

An investment group led by former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has bought Spanish soccer club Leganés.

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won a prestigious Spanish prize for his pioneering work on designing temporary shelters for people affected by natural disasters and armed conflict

A group of former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, say the guerrilla organization was responsible for war crimes, including the kidnapping of thousands of civilians for ransom and also holding politicians as hostages for several years in the hopes of exchanging them for imprisoned rebels.

Firefighters in Spain are struggling to contain wildfires in several parts of the country as it suffers an unusual heat wave for this time of the year

Firefighters in Spain and Germany area struggling to contain wildfires amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year.

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer.

Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

The surprise sale of Radio Mambí has become a flashpoint in a larger debate about free speech and Spanish-language misinformation on radio. It’s also a window into the pitched battle for a crucial electorate at a time when the Republican Party has made rapid inroads with Latino voters.

A new effort is underway to preserve Venice's 16th-century synagogues for the Jews who have remained and tourists who pass through.

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Jacqueline Powell and her fourth grade classmates toiled over pencil and paper to write a letter in Spanish about what they did in class this year. It has allowed her to speak in Spanish with her grandmother, who is from Chihuahua, Mexico, and she has fostered a secret language between her and her mom, whose husband and step children can’t speak Spanish. While dual language programs are offered in thousands of schools across the U.S., New Mexico is the only state where the right to learn in Spanish is laid out in the constitution.

Abortion is completely banned in El Salvador, even in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or danger to a pregnant woman's life.

Philanthropists could help ease the damage from climate change by donating more money to address global warming and the communities most at risk from it, according to a report from the research organization Candid.

Spanish media report that former King Juan Carlos has postponed a second visit home since he established residence abroad after his reputation was tarnished by financial scandal.

Penélope Cruz has won one of Spain’s top cinema awards for her contribution to Spanish film.

Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué, are splitting up.

The Spanish village restaurant has been a staple in the Third Ward community for 70 years, and now the owner says it’s time for a new chapter.

The Spanish government will tighten judicial control over the country’s intelligence agency.

The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for sports.

A senior Spanish government official has rebuked Spain’s former king, saying Juan Carlos I should have used his first trip home from exile to clear the air over investigations into his financial affairs.

A leading World Health Organization adviser says the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries is “a random event” that might be explained by sexual behavior at two recent raves in Europe.

Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc has swept all three practices ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Qatar has committed to investing 4.7 billion euros ($4.9 billion) in Spain as the European country launches an economic overhaul with its share of European Union pandemic recovery funds.

The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that widens abortion rights for teenagers and may make Spain the first country in Europe entitling workers to paid menstrual leave.

The land borders between Spain and Morocco at Spain’s North African enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla have reopened after being closed for more than two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and later a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

A Belgian court of appeal on Tuesday ruled that Spanish rapper Valtonyc should not be extradited to Spain, where he has been sentenced to prison accused of writing lyrics that praise terror groups and insult the royal family.

Spain and Portugal have signed off on a temporary cap on natural gas prices, in a coordinated move described by Portugal’s environment minister as an “unprecedented” bid to temper soaring energy prices and inflation.

A leading Catalan separatist politician says that Spain’s top intelligence official has acknowledged that her agency hacked into the cellphones of some politicians but insists it had proper judicial authorization.

Spain’s government says it has nothing to hide amid mounting unease over national security controversies involving Pegasus spyware.