The crisis had calmed since breaking out in late July, but it has sparked tensions between EU nations which share open borders as well as criticism of the Spanish government. Italy suspended the 29-member Schengen arrangement of free movement with Spain and introduced border checks on arrivals from Spain. Italy was backed by Finland and
China has detained an American seismologist tracking nuclear tests for nearly two years on espionage charges, his family says. Chen Youlin, 54, was arrested in November 2024 during a trip to Beijing to visit his family, according to the hostage advocacy group Global Reach. The family decided to speak out after they saw no signs