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WORLDOct 6LIVE: Croatia vs Spain – UEFA Nations LeagueFollow updates, with build-up and team news, from our live text commentary stream coverage as Lamine Yamal headlines.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Spain court lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant, clearing way for his return home ahead of November electionsCatalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017 after launching an independence bid. The court's decision means he can return home without fear of arrest after almost a decade in exile.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Spain approves new emergency housing measuresThe Spanish government has approved a pair of emergency housing decrees, including extended eviction protections and limits on property speculation, after major protests rocked Barcelona.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont set for Spain return after arrest warrant liftedA Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November. Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena made the move after Spain’s Constitutional Court backed extending a 2024 amnesty law to include the crime of embezzlement. The law was aimed at easing tensions in the wealthy northeastern region following its failed 2017 independence bid, Spain’s worst political crisis...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6A Pensioner’s Eviction Dragged Down Spain’s Leader. Will It Also Save Him?The eviction of the woman in Madrid last month helped unravel Pedro Sánchez’s government. It also gave him an election platform.NYT World
WORLDOct 6Carles Puyol, former Barcelona defender and world champion with Spain, changed football for a life among mountains: “It's very quiet and that's what I like”El futbolista y su familia viven en el Principado de Andorra, donde siguen una rutina muy relajada.Un repaso por la carrera y los títulos de este exitoso jugador.Clarín
POLITICSOct 6With Pedro Sánchez at the helm, Spain’s socialist stronghold is crackingGood morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, and how Brussels bigwigs plan to thwart the bloc’s ‘Trojan horses’.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 6Croatia vs Spain: UEFA Nations League – Yamal, Modric, head-to-headComing on the back of a 10-match winning streak, Spain face Croatia with sights set on the Nations League quarterfinals.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Europe Today: Sánchez calls snap election in Spain as French students protest againPedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. In France, students take to the streets again over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages, while MEPs debate Europe's housing crisis and AI deepfakes.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6How Spain’s snap election could blow up BrusselsSpain’s snap election is poised to upend not just domestic politics … but EU politics, too. On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart break down the potential impact of the Madrid tumult — from the EU long-term budget to the potential puncturing of Ursula von der Leyen’s fragile majority in Parliament. Next, Hungarian Prime […]Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5In Spain, Sanchez once again bets on the ballot box amid housing crisis unrestBy bringing forward elections initially scheduled for mid-2027 to November 29, the Socialist prime minister seeks to regain the initiative and hopes to end a legislative term marred by scandals and the extreme fragility of his majority.Le Monde [en]
WORLDOct 5Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and CzechiaThe number of Russian citizens holding valid residence permits in EU countries rose by nearly 105,000, or 14%, from 772,000 at the end of 2021 to 877,000 at the end of 2025. The Volna project reported the figures, citing Eurostat data.Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 5Spain Picks Airbus A321 For New Electronic Intelligence AircraftThe three-aircraft fleet will not only restore Spain’s crewed airborne signals intelligence capability, but make it among the most powerful in Europe. The post Spain Picks Airbus A321 For New Electronic Intelligence Aircraft appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
POLITICSOct 5Why will Catalonia decide the elections in Spain again?Cuarenta de los 48 diputados salidos de la autonomía respaldaron la investidura del socialista tres años atrás, pero se espera que el 29-N logre menos apoyo y que Junts, que fue clave, también se resienta LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 5Sánchez Calls Snap Elections Over Spain’s Housing CrisisThe vote’s timing makes it a litmus test for progressive politics across Europe.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 5Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap electionCalling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.BBC World
POLITICSOct 5From the rent crisis to Trump: 5 things that will shape Spain’s snap electionShifting attitudes toward the far right, fallout from the Ceuta crisis and the U.S. president's geopolitical maneuvers could have a major impact on the Nov. 29 vote.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5Spain calls snap election amid housing crisisMounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 5What does Spain's snap election mean for the European politics?Spain's snap election on 29 November could cost progressive European forces their last government in a large member state, tilting EU power towards the right and pushing socialists into opposition mode.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGOct 5Spain: 'Mini-hurricane' kills at least two people in CataloniaFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5Sánchez bets it all on housing ahead of Spain’s snap electionThe prime minister is hoping voters will forget that the country's property prices and rental costs have skyrocketed during his eight years in power.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, main critic of Trump in Europe, calls snap electionsA defeat for Sánchez and his socialist party could bring down a long-serving European leader whose star power has risen among the global left for standing up to President Donald Trump.Washington Post World
POLITICSOct 5“Join the far-right wave” or defend “Spain as a bastion of social justice”: Pedro Sanchez bets on early electionsDECRYPTAGE - Selon les analystes, le premier ministre espagnol veut faire de ces élections un référendum sur la question du logement.Le Figaro International
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5Live Updates: Spain Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils GovernmentNYT World