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Let’s take a break from each other, Latin leader tells Spain

Two countries need ‘a break’ in order ‘to respect each other,’ Mexico’s President Obrador said President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico has suggested his country take “a pause” in its relations with Spain to give both countries time “to respect each other.” Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Obrador expressed discontent over allegedly […]

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Google News to relaunch in Spain ‘soon’ after Madrid law change allows companies and publishers to decide how to share revenue

Google News will “soon” be making its return to Spain, Alphabet has said, after the country’s government changed legislation that enables third-party outlets to negotiate directly with the internet behemoth and other platforms. In a blog post published on Wednesday, the tech giant’s country manager for Spain, Fuencisla Clemares, said that “starting early next year, […]

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Spain evacuates 160 more Afghans in repatriation mission as it aims to rescue ‘all former collaborators at risk’

Madrid has evacuated a further 160 Afghans that were left behind after August’s hasty evacuations from Kabul following the Taliban’s takeover. Spain’s Defense Ministry said the evacuation took place via Pakistan. On Tuesday, the ministry announced that the second repatriation plane arriving from third countries had landed in Torrejón Air Base near the Spanish capital […]

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Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont ARRESTED in Italy on international warrant issued by Spain – lawyer

Catalonia’s ex-president Carles Puigdemont has been arrested in Italy, Spanish media reported. The politician, wanted for a range of charges, including sedition, lost his immunity as a European Parliament member earlier this year. The independence movement leader was taken into custody on the Italian island of Sardinia on Thursday, where he had traveled for a […]