The operation at Villena Museum was “super fast and super professional”, a spokesman for Villena town council said. The city council said the robbery began with a diversion. Around 05:15 local time (03:15 GMT), the alarms went off at the local sports centre, sending police there first, Spanish media reported. The museum’s alarm then went
One of the largest criminal networks smuggling drugs and people in the western Mediterranean has been dismantled, authorities have said. Europol said 78 people were arrested in Spain and Algeria in a bust of the network, that is also linked to other criminal activities including “violent robberies, extortion, illegal detentions, and money laundering”. The group
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain estimates that about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000. The official death toll
Climate change has now become a problem for the entire solar system. On Friday, wildfires in Spain engulfed one of three observatories the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses to connect with spacecraft, including Voyager 1, the James Webb Space Telescope and the recently completed Artemis mission around the Moon. Spain declared a wildfire
On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart gave his post-match opinion on Sunday’s World Cup final, in which Spain beat Argentina 1-0. “Of course, the World Cup ended yesterday, finitely, with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 on the field, in football,” Stewart said at the end of the show. “The Spain-Argentina final was
Local officials have previously said they did not issue an alert Thursday night because it could have reached people beyond the affected area and could have complicated evacuations. Authorities also said police went door-to-door or phoned residents to give them instructions on how to shelter or evacuate safely. The Andalusian regional government and the Spanish