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September 7, 2026 8:24 PM

INS Sudarshini concludes Barcelona port call during Lokayan 2026 expedition

Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded its port call at Barcelona, Spain, on September 6 as part of the ongoing Lokayan 2026 expedition. During the visit, the ship's Commanding Officer held professional exchanges with senior officials of the Spanish Navy and maritime authorities, focusing on strengthening maritime cooperation and professional ties between the two countries. A deck reception was also hosted onboard INS Sudarshini, which was attended by senior naval officers, ...

September 2, 2026 6:15 PM

INS Sudarshini Arrives in Barcelona as Part of Lokayan 2026 Expedition

INS Sudarshini, the Indian Navy’s sail training ship, arrived in Barcelona, Spain, on September 1 as part of her ongoing transoceanic expedition, Lokayan 2026. During her stay in Barcelona, the ship will be open to visitors on September 4, providing an opportunity to experience India’s maritime traditions and the spirit of naval exploration. The ship will also undertake professional and cultural engagements with the Spanish Navy and other maritime stakeholders. Sea trainees embarked onboar...

August 31, 2026 11:50 PM

Argentina’s Messi ends international career

Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 2022 and the final in 2026, is retiring from international football, he said on Monday. The record eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is his country’s record appearance-maker and scorer with 125 goals in 207 games, having transformed a complicated relationship with the national team into a story of redemption and triumph. “It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deep down — but I understand that the time has come. I swea...

July 31, 2026 10:29 AM

Climate change made ‘fire-prone’ weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say

Human-caused climate change made the extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southwestern France twice as likely, and made the conditions driving blazes in central Spain 20 times more likely, scientists said on Friday. Ongoing wildfires in Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and scorched huge swathes of land. The World Weather Attribution group of scientists used historical weather observations to assess how "fire-prone" hot, dry and windy conditions, which i...

July 31, 2026 3:52 PM

Spain, Morocco try to halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after tens of thousands cross in a day

Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave on Friday and appeared to have largely halted mass crossings after tens of thousands of people arrived by sea and land in a day, with at least 19 dead bodies found in the water. The Spanish Department of National Security said on its website that more than 49,000 people were estimated to have crossed illegally in 24 hours, citing the Interior Ministry. The statement was later deleted from the website with no immediate expla...

June 9, 2026 6:56 PM

Pope Leo lands in Barcelona on Spain tour focused on war and migration

Pope Leo on Tuesday arrived in Barcelona for the second stop of a week-long tour of Spain in which he has warned that escalating conflicts have pushed the world into a profound crisis. Leo, who has adopted a more forceful tone recently against the direction of global leadership, also told Spain's parliament on Monday that the "moral greatness" of any country depended on how it treated migrants and other vulnerable populations. As in Madrid, Leo was greeted by large crowds as he arrived at Barc...

June 6, 2026 3:02 PM

Pope Leo arrives in Spain with migrants and polarisation in focus

Pope Leo arrived in Spain on Saturday for a week-long visit, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach Europe. The first American head of the Catholic Church is expected to draw large crowds on the June 6-12 trip, which also includes stops in Madrid, Montserrat Monastery and the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the west coast of Africa. Le...

May 9, 2026 12:29 PM

Two suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain, remote Tristan da Cunha

Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged on Friday far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started. The latest reports involved a man who fell ill after leaving the ship and a woman who became sick after sitting near an infected cruise passenger on a plane. The occurrences reported by health officials thousands of miles apart — one in Spain, the other on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha — are separate fr...

April 15, 2026 9:56 PM

Finance ministers, stung by hit to economies, call for full Iran war ceasefire

Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on Wednesday and said the conflict would weigh on the global economy and markets even if it was resolved soon. A joint statement, signed by the finance ministers from Australia, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Norway, Ireland, Poland and New Zealand as well as Britain, was agreed a day after the International Monetary Fund cut its global economi...

March 18, 2026 6:20 PM

Railways draws $942 million FDI in 11 years; exports at ₹26,000 crore:Ashwini Vaishnav

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that the railway sector has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows of $942 million between 2014-15 and 2025-26 (up to December 2025). Citing the FDI policy circular dated October 15, 2020, he said 100% FDI is permitted under the automatic route in railway infrastructure. The permitted areas include suburban corridor projects through public-private partnerships, high-speed train projects, dedicated freight li...