Spain

20 May 2022, Spain, Sanxenxo: Juan Carlos I, former king of Spain, arrives at the port after enjoying the 3rd Regatta of the IV Circuit of the Spanish Cup 2022 6m sailing class. Photo: Raúl Terrel/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

MONARCHY

Spain's emeritus king greeted with cheers after two years in exile

The Nomad Today 5/20/22

The 84-year-old ex-monarch, who left Spain in disgrace after being embroiled in a string of financial scandals, appeared in high spirits on Friday as he gathered with fellow sailing…

19 May 2022, Spain, Vigo: The disgraced former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, arrives at the home of his friend, Pedro Campos. King Emeritus will travel to Madrid to meet with King Felipe VI and other members of his family on May 23. This is the first trip of the King Emeritus since he took up residence in August 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Álvaro Ballesteros/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

MONARCHY

Former king returns to Spain for first time in almost two years

The Nomad Today 5/20/22

Juan Carlos is also due to meet with his son, King Felipe VI, as well as with his own wife Sofía and the rest of his family at the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid on Monday

Emergency services of the Andalusian Health Service. Photo: Junta de Andalucia.

ACCIDENT

Two Romanian seasonal workers die after bus overturned in Seville

The Nomad Today 5/18/22

The deceased and injured are part of the large group of Romanian nationals settled in the Sevillian town of Pedrera

FILED - Juan Carlos, former king of Spain, arrives at the Diplomatic Academy of Chile in this file photo from October 3, 2018. Photo: Francisco Flores Seguel/Agencia Uno/dpa.

MONARCHY

Exiled king Juan Carlos to visit Spain after nearly two years

The Nomad Today 5/17/22

"The king will be here this weekend," confirmed the mayor of the port city of Sanxenxo in Galicia

A view of Ghent, in Belgium. Photo: Pixabay.

JUSTICE

Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins case against extradition in Belgium

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Rapper Valtonyc received prison sentences totalling three and a half years in 2018 for praising Spanish separatist terrorist groups and insulting the Spanish monarchy

The King of Spain Felipe VI upon his arrival at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport. Photo: Casa Real.

MONARCHY

Spain's king agrees to meet exiled father in Madrid visit

The Nomad Today 5/16/22

At the beginning of March, after all criminal investigations against him had been dropped, Juan Carlos announced that he would remain in exile for the time being, but would soon visit Spain

Tourists fill the Majorcan beach of s'Arenal on a sunny day. Photo: © Pablo Morilla.

BALCONING

Mallorca in shock after two tourists die in separate accidents

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/14/22

A growing number of tourists, often men, have died in Mallorca after taking part in risky activities, such as what is known as balconing

18 May 2021, Spain, Ceuta: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (C) gets into a car upon his arrival in the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta amid signs of a crisis, after nearly 7,000 people managed to reach the border fence when Moroccan officials suddenly suspended security controls. Photo: Antonio Sempere/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Spain to reopen the land borders with Morocco on 17 May

The Nomad Today 5/12/22

Starting next Tuesday, May 31, legally recognized cross-border workers will also be able to enter Spanish territory

10 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: Minister of Economy of Spain Nadia Calvino speaks during a Senate session. Calvino refused to be in a group photo at a managers' forum because she would have been the only woman in the picture, an act that has won her praise and condemnation. Photo: A. Pérez Meca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

POLITICS

Spain's economy minister refuses photo with group of managers for being all men

The Nomad Today 5/12/22

The first deputy to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned in February that she would never again take a photo or participate in debates in which she was the only woman

FILED - 22 March 2022, Brandenburg, Gruenheide: Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg. Musk assured European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday that he intends to comply with new EU content moderation rules ahead of his impending takeover of Twitter. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild POOL/dpa.

BUSINESS

Musk to reverse Twitter's 'morally bad' ban on Trump

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/11/22

Musk said the ban was a "morally bad decision" which undermined the public's trust in Twitter

09/03/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez greets the Secretary of State and Director of the National Intelligence Center (CNI), Paz Esteban (2nd L), and the Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence, Carme Artigas, in the presence of the General Director of the Department of National Security, Miguel Ángel Ballesteros. Photo: La Moncloa.

POLITICAL CRISIS

Spanish intelligence chief dismissed amid spying scandal

The Nomad Today 5/10/22

The Pegasus software developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group is capable of reading text messages, tracking calls, collecting passwords and location tracking, among other things

A general aerial view of the coastline of Malaga. Photo: Pixabay.

CRIME

Three arrested for alleged gang rape of a woman on Malaga beach

The Nomad Today 5/10/22

Local emergency services received a phone call from a witness saying that a drunk woman was being sexually abused on the beach

The Spanish and Moroccan delegations gathered in Rabat to discuss Operation Crossing the Strait 2022. Photo: Ministerio del Interior.

TRANSIT

Spain to mobilize 16,000 police officers for Operation Crossing the Strait

The Nomad Today 5/9/22

Isabel Goicoechea recalled the logistical and security challenge posed by the OPE, with the movement by sea of more than three million people and more than seven hundred thousand vehicles over a…

06 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: A view of the damage at house in the Salamanca neighborhood where a gas explosion has occurred. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

UPDATE - EMERGENCY

Two people killed after explosion in Madrid block of flats

The Nomad Today 5/6/22

The block in the well-off Salamanca district was badly damaged

28 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Elderly people sit on a bench in the center of Barcelona. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

STATISTICS

EU life expectancy still below 2019 level, eastern Europe hit hard

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/22

Eurostat reported the worst declines in life expectancy in Slovakia and Bulgaria with decreases of -2.2 years

A general view of the historical center of Bilbao and the river. Photo: Pixabay.

CRIME

Bilbao gay murders: Suspect turns himself in and denies involvement

The Nomad Today 5/6/22

The suspect has a history of fraud and told the police that he is willing to collaborate to clarify the facts.

SPYING SCANDAL

Spain's secret service admits monitoring Catalan separatists' phones

The Nomad Today 5/5/22

It was recently reported that Pegasus had also been found on the cell phones of Prime Minister Sánchez, Defence Minister Margarita Robles and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska

Police officers arrest one of the suspected members of the Latino street gang Los Trinitarios in Valdemoro, Madrid. Photo: Guardia Civil.

LATINO STREET GANGS

Three suspected 'Trinitarios' gang members caught for attempted murder

The Nomad Today 5/4/22

The victim suffered blows all over his body and cuts to his legs and trunk and the semi-amputation of his right hand while trying to avoid a cut aimed at his head