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Spain: Storm Hits La Rioja, Triggering Floods and Widespread Damage

A powerful storm swept through Logroño and other parts of La Rioja on Wednesday, June 11, bringing heavy rain, hail, lightning, and strong winds, resulting in flooding and widespread damage.

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Spain: Storm Hits La Rioja, Triggering Floods and Widespread Damage 2

A powerful storm swept through Logroño and other parts of La Rioja on Wednesday, June 11, bringing heavy rain, hail, lightning, and strong winds, resulting in flooding and widespread damage.

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (left) and the Secretary General of the PSOE of La Rioja, Javier García (right), during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right) and the Secretary General of the PSOE of La Rioja, Javier García (left), during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, greets the attendees during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (c), during the inauguration of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right) and the Secretary General of the PSOE of La Rioja, Javier García (left), during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, speaks during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, greets the attendees during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (left) and the Secretary General of the PSOE of La Rioja, Javier García (right), during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, speaks during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, greets the attendees during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez inaugurates the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja

The Secretary General of the PSOE and President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, speaks during the opening of the 16th Regional Congress of the PSOE of La Rioja, at the Riojafórum, on February 15, 2025, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). The slogan chosen for the Congress is 'We are going to do it', where the intention is to make a recognizable party, which defends public services, which is the guarantor of the redistribution of wealth, which promotes new social rights, which defends self-government and faces the future challenges of the region. Spain on February 15, 2025. Photo by JPEG/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Farmers’ Protests Against EU Regulations Continue

After blocking major highways across Spain on February 6, farmers’ protests against EU regulations continued on Wednesday. Besides disrupting traffic in different cities, they also planned on blocking food distribution points.

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Farmers Protest - Spain

Tractors march along a city road, February 6, 2024, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads since early this morning to ask for improvements in the sector, including demanding aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. Photo by Jose Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest - Spain

Tractors march along a city road, February 6, 2024, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads since early this morning to ask for improvements in the sector, including demanding aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. Photo by Jose Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest - Spain

Tractors march along a city road, February 6, 2024, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads since early this morning to ask for improvements in the sector, including demanding aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. Photo by Jose Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Protest - Spain

Tractors march along a city road, February 6, 2024, in Logroño, La Rioja (Spain). Farmers and ranchers from all over Spain have taken their tractors out on the roads since early this morning to ask for improvements in the sector, including demanding aid to deal with the droughts suffered by the countryside. They are also protesting against European policies and their lack of profitability. Photo by Jose Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Police charges during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Police detain a young man during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Demonstrators with containers during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Two National Police officers during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A banner reading: 'PSOE is killing Spanish Democracy' during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Police charges during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Red smoke next to National Police officers during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

National Police officers during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

National Police officers detain a young man during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between the PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

National Police officers in front of a man holding a sign that reads: '15,000 million that we will pay the rest', during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have concentrated again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between the PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Dozens of people with flags during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

National Police officers during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Demonstrators sing the anthem 'Cara al Sol' during a protest in Ferraz street, November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Demonstrators move the fence during a protest in Ferraz street, November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A man lying on the ground during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Demonstrators in front of National Police officers during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

National Police officers next to demonstrators taking shelter in a bar during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

National Police officers in front of demonstrators during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Police charges during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Police charges during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A man during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between the PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Several people during police charges during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A man with a Spanish flag in front of several National Police officers of the UIP during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A National Police vehicle in front of a bonfire made by demonstrators during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Several people during a sit-in protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A bonfire during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Police cordon during a protest in Ferraz street, on November 9, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of people have gathered again in Ferraz in the seventh day of protests after the pact between PSOE and Junts that took place today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law. The rally has coincided with others in cities like Barcelona, Valencia or Logrono. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

A vehicle and three National Police officers during a demonstration in front of the PSOE headquarters, on November 9, 2023, in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. The protest has been called after the pact between the PSOE and Junts, today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and Socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sanchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law and cases of 'lawfare', the term with which pro-independence leaders refer to what they consider a persecution by judges and magistrates for political reasons. Photo by Alberto Ruiz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

The National Police shields the headquarters of the PSOE for a demonstration against the amnesty, on November 9, 2023, in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. The protest has been called after the pact between the PSOE and Junts, today in Brussels to invest the acting president of the Government and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law and cases of 'lawfare', the term with which pro-independence leaders refer to what they consider a persecution by judges and magistrates for political reasons. Photo by Alberto Ruiz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Deal With Separatists Sparks Anger - Spain

Several people rally in front of the PSOE headquarters against the amnesty, on November 9, 2023, in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. The protest has been called after the pact between PSOE and Junts, today in Brussels to invest the acting Prime Minister and socialist candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. The pact includes a possible amnesty law and cases of 'lawfare', the term with which pro-independence leaders refer to what they consider a persecution by judges and magistrates for political reasons. Photo by Alberto Ruiz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 die in explosion at biofuel plant in northern Spain

STORY: 2 die in explosion at biofuel plant in northern Spain DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of site of the explosion 2. various of the explosion site (courtesy of the Civil Guard) STORYLINE: Two people died on Thursday in an explosion at a plant making biodiesel on the outskirts of the city of Calahorra in the La Rioja region of northern Spain, local emergency services said. The explosion happened at around 12:55 local time (1155 GMT) and the area was evacuated with a security perimeter set up one kilometer away from the explosion. The two people killed are believed to be workers from a different company other than from the biodiesel plant. No injuries were reported. Some 250 school children from the city of Zaragoza were among those evacuated. They were on a day-trip visiting the nearby Tierra Rapaz nature park. Members of the fire departments from Calahorra and Logrono were at the scene along with members of the local police and Civil