Spain in The Nomad Today

10/02/2022 Civil Guard officers carrying out the search of a home in the presence of one of the detained persons. Image: video screenshot by Guardia Civil.

CRIME

Three Latino gang members arrested for murder committed in Madrid

The Nomad Today 2/10/22

The crime was perpetrated on Saturday 5 February in the Usera district of Madrid.

12/29/2021 Minister of Defence Margarita Robles during a recent visit to Ala 12 at the Torrejón Air Base Photo:Ricardo Pérez/MDE.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Spain aids Bulgaria with airspace surveillance amid Ukraine conflict

The Nomad Today 2/10/22

The first jets for the mission, which is scheduled to last until March 31, are expected this week at the Graf Ignatievo air base in southern Bulgaria

FILED - 01 February 2022, Spain, Madrid: Felipe VI, King of Spain, attends the Codespa Awards ceremony at CaixaForum Madrid. King Felipe has tested positive for coronavirus. Photo: A. Pérez Meca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

MONARCHY

Spain's king working from home after positive coronavirus test

The Nomad Today 2/9/22

Queen Letizia, 49, as well as the younger daughter, the Infanta Sofía, 14, are not affected and can continue their activities, the royal family said

BUSINESS

Spanish company fined $6 million for role in deadly Ghana explosion

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/22

The accident of a truck loaded with explosives triggered a huge detonation that completely destroyed a village near the town of Bogoso

Police and emergency services personnel at the place where the 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death. Photo: @EmergenciasMadrid.

CRIME

15-year-old killed outside Madrid nightclub carrying 60 cm machete

The Nomad Today 2/8/22

The police work with the hypothesis that the tragic event was due to a settling of scores between Latino street gangs

FILED - 02 April 2007, Barcelona: Former Spanish king Juan Carlos is pictured during the Laureus World Sports Award 2007 in Barcelona. mid a corruption scandal, former Spanish king Juan Carlos has announced he is leaving the country and moving abroad, according to an open letter released by the royal palace on Monday. Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa

MONARCHY

One probe into former Spanish king Juan Carlos to be dropped

The Nomad Today 2/8/22

The Spanish authorities have opened three investigations into the father of King Felipe VI since 2020

NIGHT OF VIOLENCE

Two boys aged 15 and 25 stabbed to death in gang brawls in Madrid

The Nomad Today 2/6/22

Two boys, aged 15 and 25, were stabbed to death and another 17-year-old was also seriously injured by a knife in three events that occurred in Madrid in less than an hour

06 June 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A voter casts his ballot in a ballot box at a polling station during the state parliament election in Saxony-Anhalt, the last state election before the federal election in September 2021. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

REFERENDUM

Two Spanish cities vote whether to give up 'independence' and unite

The Nomad Today 2/6/22

The Extremaduran municipalities of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena vote in a popular consultation if they want to merge and create the third largest city in the region

La Caleta, in the municipality of Adeje (Tenerife). Photo: Pixabay.

CRIME

German man convicted of beating family to death with stones in Spain

The Nomad Today 2/5/22

The jury has considered proven that the father acted with treachery and premeditation. According to a witness, he even told his children that the cave they were about to visit was full of…

HANDOUT - 02 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) receives Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, at the Mariinsky Palace, amid rising tensions with Russia. Photo: -/Ukrainian Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Spanish newspaper publishes US and NATO responses to Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

Washington and the military alliance make it clear that a large part of the Russian proposals are not acceptable to them

04/09/2020. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez received the Chief Public Prosecutor Dolores Delgado, who presented him with a copy of the annual report of the Public Prosecutor's Office. Photo: La Moncloa.

SEXUAL ABUSE

Spanish judiciary to investigate child abuse in Catholic Church

The Nomad Today 2/1/22

Chief Public Prosecutor Dolores Delgado has already instructed the regional public prosecutors' offices to collect all suspected cases and reports and send them to Madrid within the next 10 days

CRYPTOCURRENCY

Spanish cops searching for drugs find illegal cryptocurrency farm

The Nomad Today 1/31/22

The illegal connection to the electricity network could generate a monthly electricity fraud of 2,000 euros

29 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: Marine Le Pen, leader of the French nationalist National Rally party, speaks to media during a joint meeting of leading representatives of conservative and right-wing populist parties. The two-day summit organised by Vox, Spain's far-right party, is to continue the work begun at the "Warsaw Summit" last December. Photo: Fernando Sanchez/Europapress/dpa.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Vox's far-right summit blast Russia for taking Europe to brink of war

The Nomad Today 1/30/22

The conference was hosted by Santiago Abascal and attended by the heads of government of Poland and Hungary, Mateusz Morawiecki and Viktor Orban , as well as French presidential candidate Marine…

26/1/2022. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) and his Finnish counterpart, in Madrid. Photo: La Moncloa.

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Spanish PM warns Russia of massive sanctions if it attacks Ukraine

The Nomad Today 1/26/22

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin stressed that Finland will not accept the Russian veto on NATO membership

01/24/2022. The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, held a meeting with the President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Juan José Omella, in which they celebrated the agreement reached within the framework of the Registration Commission. Photo: La Moncloa.

REAL ESTATE ASSETS

Catholic Church to return 1,000 properties that it improperly registered

The Nomad Today 1/25/22

Between 1998 and 2015, the Spanish Catholic Church registered 34,961 properties located throughout the country in its name, of which 14,947 were neither temples nor religious facilities

FIRE

VIDEO: 60 people evacuated from their homes due to a fire in Galapagar

The Nomad Today 1/24/22

The Civil Guard is now investigating the causes of the fire together with the Galapagar Local Police

A Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon jet approaches a Russian bomber during an air surveillance mission over the Baltic region. Photo: Ministerio de Defensa.

NATO MISSION

Spain starts air surveillance in Bulgaria as Ukraine tensions soar

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/22

The Bulgarian government is set to decide on the deployment of Spain's Eurofighter Typhoon jets on Monday

The Spanish frigate Blas de Lezo. Photo: Ministerio de Defensa.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS

Spain sends frigate to NATO Black Sea exercise earlier than planned

The Nomad Today 1/21/22

Defence Minister Margarita Robles said NATO would "protect and defend the sovereignty of any country that wants to join," the Alliance

CRIME

UK releases details of the 12 most wanted fugitives in Spain

The Nomad Today 1/19/22

The authorities of the United Kingdom and Spain have made two telephone numbers available to citizens, so that those who have any relevant information about the suspects can contact the police…