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Spain’s Israelophobia Has Reached New, Deranged Heights
Spain is threatening to throw yet another temper tantrum over Israel. Spanish government officials have warned that the national football team may pull out of the World Cup in 2026 if Israel qualifies and is allowed to compete in the tournament....

Spain’s Kreios Space secures €8 million to bring satellites closer to Earth and strengthen European strategic autonomy
Kreios Space, a Spanish SpaceTech startup headquartered in Vigo, has secured €8 million in what marks the largest European investment to date in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite technology. The Seed round was led by the NATO Innovation Fund...

Spanish Cycling Protests Reject Israeli Sportswashing
On Saturday, the Vuelta a España, Spain’s premier cycling stage race and its equivalent to the Tour de France, was scheduled to end its three-week Grand Tour schedule in a largely ceremonial sprint stage in downtown Madrid. But thousands of...

Oscars: Spain Picks Oliver Laxe’s Trippy ‘Sirat’ as Best International Feature Submission
Spain has selected Oliver Laxe‘s Sirat, a near-future drama about the end of the world set to a thumping techno soundtrack, as its contender for the 2026 Oscars in the best international feature category. The drama follows a father and son who...

Montreal welcomes global co-op research event for IYC2025
Nearly 350 people gathered in Montreal from 7-11 July for the ICA CCR Global Research Conference – Intercooperation for our common futures. This fifth global research conference, held during the UN International Year of Cooperatives, was hosted by...

NAVANTIA will build two new ‘BAM’ OPVs for the Spanish Navy
The Government of Spain has authorised the commencement of the contracting process for Navantia to design and construct two new Offshore Patrol Vessels (BAM), which will be added to the six already in service (Meteoro, Rayo, Relámpago, Tornado,...

Brazil’s Amazon Nears Tipping Point After Losing Forest Area the Size of Spain
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Jorge.kike.medina / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 Brazil’s Amazon has lost forest area cover equivalent to the size of Spain over the past four decades, raising concerns among scientists regarding the...

ABB advances ring motor safety with customer-led upgrades for its Gearless Mill Drive technology
ABB has announced two new safety features for its Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) technology, introducing certified anchor points and LED motor lights, inside ring motor chambers. Designed to meet customer needs, these upgrades will improve operational...

Sports7 minutes ago Spain Threatens 2026 FIFA World Cup Boycott If Israel Qualifies Amid Gaza Crisis Spain’s ruling Socialist Workers’ Party has signalled that the national football team could be withdrawn from the 2026 World Cup if Israel secures…
Spokesperson for the party, Patxi Lopez, said Spain would “assess” its position if Israel reached the finals. His comments followed a United Nations commission report earlier this week, which accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. “We will...
D’Spain Sales and Service Joins Beyer Air Conditioning & Heating
D’Spain Sales and Service Joins Beyer Air Conditioning & Heating D’Spain Sales and Service has officially joined the Beyer Air Conditioning & Heating family, combining two companies to expand service and resources across the Texas Hill Country. A...

Spain drops the mic: Historic Eurovision boycott if ‘Israel participates’
Melody, Spain's representative at Eurovision 2025. Credit: Quejaytee/Creative Commons Spain shows a lot of personality and might just shake up Eurovision like never before. RTVE, the Spanish public broadcaster, dropped a bombshell on Tuesday,...

British cops push censorship technology at Trinity College Dublin
By Tadhg MACDONNELL Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su VIGILANT creates a pan-European surveillance consortium, mixing public police powers with private data-driven expertise, headquartered in Dublin but...

Spanish curators bring exhibition on Dimitris Pikionis to Greece
Architect and painter Dimitris Pikionis in Delphi, central Greece. [Benaki Museum/Modern Greek Architecture Archives] “Above all, Dimitris Pikionis was a painter and a calm man. For him, art was the path to nature. His exhibition, presented in the...

Spain and Germany Take the Prize — While Others Lag Behind
9 Europol’s decision to grant its “Criminal Analyst of the Year Award 2025” jointly to Spain and Germany has been politely applauded across the bloc. Yet beneath the ceremony lies a starker truth: Europe’s security architecture is splitting into...

Spain Selects ‘Sirât,’ a Cannes Festival Jury Prize Winner, for the International Feature Oscar
Spain has selected director Oliver Laxe’s mind-boggling desert odyssey “Sirât” as its official entry for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. “Sirât” was subject of a high-profile pick-up for North America by...

NAVANTIA will build two new OPVs for the Spanish Navy
The new BAMs, with a budget of 716 million euros, will incorporate substantial improvements over their predecessors, both in operational capabilities and living conditions for the crew. Engineering work is set to begin once the contract is signed,...

Spain’s Biggest Bank Enters Crypto Trading, Snorter Token Attracts Attention
Banco Santander, Spain’s biggest bank and Europe’s fourth largest, now supports crypto trading. Since yesterday, German users of the company’s all-digital platform, Openbank, can buy, sell, and trade five tokens: $BTC, $ETH, $LTC, $MATIC, and...

Spain Confirms Hottest Summer on Record as Scientists Warn Extreme Summer Weather Could Cost EU Billions
This summer’s extreme weather events could cost the European Union’s economy at least 43 billion euros (US$50 billion) in the short term, a new study found. — This summer was Spain’s hottest since records began in 1961, as the country experienced...

Spain holiday horror as dad paralysed after freak accident in Ibiza
A dad has been left paralysed after a freak accident on a family holiday in Ibiza. David Hayes, aged 37, spent several weeks in an induced coma after snapping his spine while diving into the sea on the popular Spanish island. Doctors confirmed the...

Chennai-Based Infiltra Technologies Wins Global EdTech Innovator Award
New Delhi – Feb 18, 2024 - Infiltra Technologies, a Chennai-based technology Pvt Limited venture founded in 2017, has earned global recognition after receiving the Global EdTech Innovator Award at the Universal Innovators Leadership Awards...