Spain
Rescue teams recovered four bodies, including three workers and the project architect, after a partially collapsed building undergoing hotel conversion in central Madrid; the cause remained unclear.
FC Barcelona thrashed Bayern Munich 7-1 in the Women’s Champions League in Barcelona, exposing a clear quality gap as the German champions capitulated.
Pedro Sánchez reassigned close aides of José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán to high‑paid public posts as the PSOE admitted >€30,000 in cash payments to Cerdán and skipped expense controls.
Spain's Congress of Deputies rejected consideration of a citizen bill to strip bullfighting of cultural protection after the PSOE abstained on Tuesday, preserving the 2013 law.
Jeremy Allen White promoted his Bruce Springsteen film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere in Madrid, appearing on El Hormiguero ahead of its Oct. 24 theatrical release.
Spain’s government approved a plan to grant up to €100 per year for glasses and contact lenses to all children under 16, available until Dec. 31, 2026, via authorized opticians.
La Guardia Civil encontró en Lorca dos cadáveres con heridas de bala —uno en vivienda en El Cantal y otro en el maletero de un vehículo— e investiga posible relación.
Jordi Alba announced he would retire at the end of the season, saying via social media he would leave Inter Miami and end his professional career.
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde opened the Europalia festival in Brussels on Oct. 8, 2025, featuring a Goya-focused exhibition.
UEFA approved Spanish and Italian league matches to be played abroad — Barcelona in Miami and AC Milan in Perth — to chase revenue, prompting fan backlash and resistance.
Former footballer Dani Alves and model Joana Sanz welcomed their first child together, a daughter born in Barcelona, and were reported to be home and receiving visitors.
El Tribunal Supremo abrió una causa contra Luis "Alvise" Pérez, líder de Se Acabó la Fiesta y eurodiputado, por presunta revelación de secretos y acoso a dos eurodiputados.
