Barcelona
Plane Passenger Allegedly Includes ‘Bomb Threat’ in Hotspot Network Name, Forces Flight to Make Emergency Landing
NEED TO KNOWA Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, after a reported "bomb threat" appeared in a passenger's hotspot network nameThe incident occurred during a...
Tens of thousands in Spain strike to protest Israel’s military action
Five days after the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of people in Spain took part in a strike on Wednesday to protest Israel's...
Old footage of Indonesia fire falsely shared as Barcelona mosque blaze
An old video of a fire in Indonesia has been shared in social media posts falsely linking it to a blaze at a mosque in Spain on July 12,...
Yamal set to be investigated over dwarfism row
Spain's Ministry of Social Rights has asked the country's prosecutor's office to investigate Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal after he reportedly hired people with dwarfism to perform at his 18th...
The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona
As protesters marched through central Barcelona on Sunday, they shouted at the tourists who were filming them to "Go Home!".Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water...
Fire at chemical plant in northeastern Spain keeps thousands indoors
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A fire at a chemical factory in northeastern Spain forced emergency services to issue health warnings to 150,000 local residents and stay-indoors orders for five...
‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency
“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain.With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical...
Without power, Spain’s trains were immobilized. Three travelers shared their tales
MADRID (AP) — The blackout that paralyzed the Iberian Peninsula for most of Monday had an especially fierce impact on high-speed trains that run across Spain.Here are accounts from...
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore electricity after a still-unexplained power outage
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Officials in Spain and Portugal were racing to restore electricity early Tuesday after a huge power outage that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile...
Giambattista Valli Won a Bridal Award in Barcelona
Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week has handed Giambattista Valli its 2025 Industry Impact Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the bridal sector. The honor was presented Saturday night in the...
Merce Camprubí Montal: Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar’s Wife Killed in Hudson River Helicopter Crash Was Granddaughter of FC Barcelona President
The glamorous mom who lost her life in Thursday's heartbreaking helicopter crash over the Hudson River came from a distinguished soccer lineage in Barcelona — her grandfather and great-grandfather...
