The shooting left one dead and seven injured. The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office highlights the premeditated nature of this racist attack.
Spain's King Felipe VI expressed his sorrow over the "terrible accident" as he and Queen Letizia visited a hospital where injured victims were being treated.
Wednesday's accident happened in the middle of the pre-election campaign, adding pressure to Sánchez's government. With a month to go, parties are locked in a blame battle.
More than a dozen EU countries are challenging Brussels' plans to favour electricity over gas, warning that the proposals would undermine national control over energy taxation and grid charges.
Frank S. was sentenced to 12 years in prison, followed by preventive detention. The 69-year-old from Berlin systematically drugged and raped 14 women and filmed the assaults. A further 44 cases are expected to be examined in a separate trial.
A new international poll reveals a widening gap between concern about climate change and confidence in the policies designed to tackle it, as EU governments struggle to reconcile ambitious green targets with mounting pressure to cut energy bills.
The European Commission wants to triple Frontex's workforce and give it sweeping new powers to deport migrants beyond EU borders and monitor social media, prompting warnings over surveillance and fundamental rights.
Russia and Ukraine have intensified drone and missile attacks in recent months, even as Moscow and Kyiv prepare to resume US-mediated peace talks next month.
An IT failure halted several trains on the Madrid–Seville high-speed line, but the crash came after Adif’s control centre authorised an AVE to resume its journey. Investigators are examining what caused the collision, which killed 69 people.
One of Europe's deadliest train disasters this century has raised fresh questions about safety on Spain's rail network after the transport minister reported an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to the crash.
The online portal MyMinfin and several other services have been temporarily taken offline as a precaution while officials investigate and secure their systems.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that "the whole of Spain is in mourning" following the accident and expressed his solidarity with the victims, their families and the injured.
The European Commission has approved Hungary’s €5.4 billion defence loan application, completing the first round of SAFE allocations and leaving just over €21 billion available for a new funding round.
A draft EU-Canada summit statement envisages a feasibility study on long-term LNG exports to Europe as Brussels seeks to diversify its energy supplies. But questions remain over infrastructure, costs and the impact on the bloc's climate ambitions.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi agreed in Tokyo on Wednesday to deepen cooperation on economic security and high tech. It is Merz's first visit to Japan since taking office in May 2025.