Tag: Spain

• Wednesday, May 6th 2026 - 16:10 UTC

  WHO confirms Andes strain in MV Hondius outbreak and traces 23 passengers who disembarked at Saint Helena

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday that the variant responsible for the hantavirus outbreak aboard polar cruise ship MV Hondius is the Andes virus, the only documented strain capable of human-to-human transmission, raised the total number of linked cases to eight, and launched the international tracing of 23 passengers who left the ship two weeks ago during a stop at the island of Saint Helena. The confirmation of the strain represents a significant epidemiological development and substantially widens the scope of the health investigation.

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• Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 21:58 UTC

  Spain agrees to receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands following WHO request

  

  The Spanish government on Tuesday night authorised the docking in the Canary Islands of the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on which a hantavirus outbreak has already left three people dead, after Cape Verdean authorities denied it entry to their ports and following a formal request from the World Health Organization (WHO) that invoked Spain's “moral and legal obligation” to assist the 147 passengers and crew on board, including 14 Spanish citizens.

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• Friday, April 17th 2026 - 21:49 UTC

  Lula and Sanchez seal progressive alliance in Barcelona and call for front against global far right

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday cemented a political alliance in Barcelona between the European and Latin American left against the advance of the far right on both continents. At the first bilateral Spain-Brazil summit, held at the Pedralbes Palace with military honors and the participation of roughly ten ministers from each side, both leaders displayed total alignment and signed a series of cooperation agreements.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 02:30 UTC

  Orsi to meet Sanchez, Sheinbaum and Ramaphosa in Barcelona at multilateralism summit

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel to Barcelona on Friday to attend the fourth “Democracy Always” summit, a gathering of 19 heads of state convened by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, where the Uruguayan leader will focus his remarks on “the value of multilateralism,” according to Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin.

• Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 22:59 UTC

  Uruguay to seek damages after Spanish shipyard Cardama fails to appeal OPV contract termination

  

  Spanish shipyard Cardama did not file an appeal against the Uruguayan government’s decision to terminate the contract for the purchase of two offshore patrol vessels for the Navy, meaning the measure is now final and the Ministry of Defence will move ahead with a claim for damages. The confirmation came on Thursday from Presidential Secretary Jorge Díaz.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 23:36 UTC

  Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain after base refusal tied to Iran strikes

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to impose a total trade embargo on Spain after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government refused to allow the use of the Rota and Morón bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2026 - 03:38 UTC

  Senate commission to review Cardama contract after Uruguay cancels ocean patrol vessel deal

  

  A pre-investigative commission will begin work on Wednesday in Uruguay’s Senate to examine the contract with Spanish shipbuilder Cardama for two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs), recently cancelled by President Yamandú Orsi’s government.

• Friday, February 13th 2026 - 23:59 UTC

  Uruguay cancels Cardama OPV deal over “serious breaches,” moves toward legal action

  

  Uruguay’s government has terminated its contract with Spain’s Cardama shipyard for the construction of two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Uruguayan Navy, citing “serious contractual breaches,” and said it will seek damages through legal action.

• Monday, January 19th 2026 - 10:21 UTC

  Spain: High-speed train derailment in Córdoba kills at least 39

  

  At least 39 people were killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains derailed on Sunday afternoon near the town of Adamuz, in southern Spain, marking one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters in recent years.

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:36 UTC

  Leftwing governments object to Washington's abduction of Maduro

  

  The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on Sunday, expressing “deep concern and rejection” of the US military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.