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Spaniards struggle to enjoy their own beaches in tourist deluge

Spaniards struggle to enjoy their own beaches in tourist deluge

International holidaymakers are keeping Spaniards off their own sun-kissed beaches due to ever-rising hotel and rental prices during an unprecedented tourism boom.   Spain's top 25 Mediterranean and Atlantic coast destinations saw local tourism drop by 800,000 people last year whereas foreig

EU's von der Leyen survives parliament confidence vote

EU's von der Leyen survives parliament confidence vote

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, tabled by mainly far-right lawmakers who alleged she and her team undermined trust in the EU through unlawful actions. As expected, the motion failed to get the two-thirds major

Kremlin says the Ukraine peace process has not stalled

Kremlin says the Ukraine peace process has not stalled

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia did not think peace talks on Ukraine have stalled despite Donald Trump's remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Washington's resumption of some weapons to Ukraine. Trump said on Tuesday that he was not happy with Putin and accused the Kremlin ch