Spain
Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom, a leading postwar European author, died on 11 February on his beloved island Menorca at age 92.
The United States closed El Paso's airspace on Wednesday after its aviation authorities said they detected and neutralized drones operated by Mexican drug cartels, heightening bilateral tension.
UEFA and Real Madrid reached an agreement of principles on 11 February 2026 that effectively ended the five-year dispute over the proposed European Super League.
Storm Nils hit southwestern France and parts of Spain on Wednesday, prompting red alerts for violent winds and heavy rain in Gironde and Lot‑et‑Garonne and warnings of flooding.
Catalan teachers staged a one-day strike and mass protest in central Barcelona on Wednesday, blocking roads to demand more classroom resources and higher pay, unions said.
Real Madrid beat Paris FC 3-2 in Paris in the Women's Champions League round-of-16 first leg, overturning an early Korosec goal with strikes by Weir, Athenea and Caicedo.
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The Catalan government suspended classes and non-urgent health services across Catalonia for Thursday, urged telework and avoidance of travel, citing forecasts of the strongest winds in 15 to 20 years.
Farmers drove hundreds of tractors into central Madrid to protest cuts to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and the EU–Mercosur trade deal, demanding urgent measures to protect the sector.
Spain's meteorological agency Aemet warned that storm Nils would bring heavy rain, very strong winds, maritime storms and mountain snow across much of the country on Wednesday and Thursday.
Félix Caperos, the PSOE mayor of Casalarreina in La Rioja, rejected hosting unaccompanied minors from the Canary Islands, citing preservation of social cohesion and stirring party tensions.
