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The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2026
Dutchman and Spaniard in two-horse race for ECB presidency
While no other candidate was proposed before Friday’s deadline, a surprise contender could yet appear, just like current ECB head Christine Lagarde did in 2019.
Tenerife's Jesus de Miguel is carried off the field on a stretcher after a collision with FC Andorra's Jesus Owono during a game in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, on Monday.
SOCCER
Nov 5, 2026
Goalkeeper Jesus Owono breaks silence after collision with Jesus De Miguel
Owono and De Miguel were involved in a collision during a match between Andorra and Tenerife, after which the striker was taken into intensive care. De Miguel died on Tuesday.
Fans lay tributes in memory of Tenerife's Jesus de Miguel outside Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez in Tenerife, Spain, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Nov 4, 2026
Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after collision in match
The La Liga 2 game was abandoned seven minutes into stoppage time after De Miguel collapsed after a clash with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono.
A sniffer dog is employed to search for victims among the wrecked carriages of a crashed train in Urda, in the Spanish province of Toledo, on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2026
Second Japanese national confirmed dead in Spanish train crash
Spanish authorities have identified all 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision in central Spain last week.
Huge cranes lift one of the wrecked carriages of a train crash between a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train, two days after the deadly accident in Urda in the province of Toledo, Spain, on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2026
Japanese national confirmed dead in Spanish train crash
Another Japanese citizen is believed to be one of the remaining unidentified victims in the collision that killed 69 people.
Cranes remove wrecked carriages of a train crash between a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train, one day after the deadly accident in Urda, in the province of Toledo, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2026
Grieving Spain demands answers for latest rail disaster
The second high-speed train collision this year, following one in January that killed 46 people, has raised fresh questions about safety.
A truck crane at the site of a train crash between two high-speed trains in the province of Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday
WORLD
Oct 29, 2026
At least 68 people dead in Spain’s second major train crash this year
It was Spain’s second fatal rail crash this year and Europe’s deadliest since 2013.
Emergency services work at the site of a train collision between a high speed Renfe train and Iryo train south of Madrid on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2026
At least 30 people killed in collision between high-speed trains in Spain
A Castilla-La Mancha region spokesperson said 147 people had been traveling on the Iryo train and 397 on the Renfe train.
A demonstrator kicks back a tear gas canister during clashes with police at an anti-government protest organized by the Italia in Piazza movement, at Piazza Duomo in Milan, on Oct. 17.
WORLD / Society
Oct 23, 2026
Student protests mushroom across Europe, exposing bleak views of the future
The protesters’ gloom reflects a Continent that is struggling to find a way forward, with Europe’s populations aging and debt rising.
People walk past the damaged window of a McDonald's, the day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
As France erupts, Europe’s far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections
The European Commission estimates the Iran conflict has cost Europe roughly �100 billion ($112 billion) through disrupted trade and energy markets.
Protesters march from Puerta del Sol square, where they have been camped out for days, to the building where the late Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain, used to live, in Madrid on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Oct 9, 2026
Madrid mourns evicted retiree, ‘icon’ of Spain housing protests
Maricarmen Abascal, who used a wheelchair, died in hospital two weeks after her eviction from the apartment where she had lived for 70 years.
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, is transported on a stretcher to an ambulance, after she was evicted from her home in Madrid on Sept. 23.
WORLD / Society
Oct 8, 2026
Spanish woman whose eviction sparked mass housing protests dies weeks later
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, had been in hospital for severe anxiety and exhaustion since her eviction on Sept. 23 from her home of more than 70 years.
Demonstrators gather after learning that Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old pensioner whose eviction triggered nationwide protests in Spain, had died at a hospital in Madrid on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2026
Housing crisis set to dominate Spain’s snap election
The spark was ignited when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her lifelong Madrid home after the rent was drastically hiked.
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2026
U.K.’s path back to the EU will hit hard post-Brexit realities
New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham touched off a flurry of speculation that he may campaign to re-enter the EU.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks next to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a joint press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2026
France and Spain would welcome back U.K. if it rejoined EU
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham floated the possibility on Wednesday, a day after vowing to set out a new relationship with the bloc.
Mikel Oyarzabal (right) scores Spain's third goal against England at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
SOCCER
Sep 27, 2026
World champion Spain punishes England errors to win Nations League thriller
Less than 10 weeks after lifting the World Cup, Spain, unbeaten in 39 games, made England pay in scoring its first two goals.
Residents and firefighters work to extinguish an advancing wildfire near Formariz in Zamora province, Spain, on July 29.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 15, 2026
How fighting fires became an all-of-Europe project
Both national governments and the European Union are trying to rapidly increase their capacity to respond to wildfires.
Sheep amongst solar panels in the Las Rozas solar park, operated by Zelestra near Seville, Spain, in June 2025.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 8, 2026
Spain’s renewables experience shows battery storage needed for decarbonization
Massive investment in large batteries and the power grid is badly needed, and investors and foreign governments are paying close attention.
Spain's midfielder #16 Rodri lifts the trophy with his teammates after winning the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19.
SOCCER
Aug 18, 2026
Rodri arrives at Barcelona to complete ‘dream’ move
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain is signing a contract with the La Liga champions as one of the transfer sagas of the summer draws to its conclusion.
A migrant holds a sign reading "Queremos Asilo," Spanish for "We want asylum," during a gathering in Ceuta, Spain’s tiny North African enclave, on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2026
Second Ceuta border push falls flat with security forces ready
Bogus posts had circulated on social media promoting the claim that Spain would open its border on Aug. 15, a national holiday.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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