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US Spain Council Young Leaders to take place in Madrid and Santiago de Compostela, Spain, March 29th to April 5th.

Angeles Moreno is appointed Spanish ambassador

What happens to people who start wildfires? From two years in prison for a barbecue that caused 11 deaths to 10 years for an arsonist
September 12, 2026
Spain currently has 272 people under investigation for alleged involvement in fires in 2026, 40% more than last year
Fires in migrant settlements in Ceuta destroy tents after threats to ‘burn you’
September 11, 2026
Police have yet to determine the cause of the blazes, which occurred after an attack against a camp that hospitalized a six-year-old boy
Perpetrator of one of Spain’s largest real estate frauds found hiding under kitchen sink in his mother’s house
September 11, 2026
Carlos García Roldán had fled Mallorca in December after being sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison for scamming 240 people out of €3.3 million
Living next door to the narcos: Southern Spain’s invisible war
September 10, 2026
Officers say they are on permanent alert, acutely aware that they live side by side with the very criminals they are tasked with fighting: ‘I left a wedding to […]