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Saudis kick up storm over Spanish group’s AVE desert rail project

Minister’s tough letter brings to light the tensions and technical problems threatening the €6.7-billion Medina-Mecca high-speed train line

MILITARY

Spain to lead NATO’s new spearhead force

Lucía Abellán Brussels

The alliance’s rapid reaction unit, which will come under Spanish command in 2016, is being set up in response to the growing Russian military threat in eastern Europe

immigration

Civil Guard officers return undocumented migrants at Tarajal beach.

A year on, still no answers over migrant drowning tragedy

Rights groups demand further investigation into Spanish police’s alleged role in deaths of 15 immigrants at Ceuta-Morocco border

TERRORISM

Network of 250 Spanish butchers and phone shops funding jihadists

ISIS sympathizers using ‘hawala’ system to secretly transfer money to terrorists in Syria and Iraq, say police

Most Spaniards favor military strikes against jihadists, poll finds

Metroscopia survey shows 58% believe attack similar to 2004 Madrid train bombings could occur again

ECONOMY

Brussels raises 2015 growth forecast for Spain to 2.3%

Claudi Pérez Madrid

More optimistic outlook represents radical change from last prediction by European Commission, which now shares IMF’s view

Unemployment gets off to worse start in 2015 than last year

Last month saw Spain shed 199,902 jobs as claims rose 77,980 – the smallest increase for a January since 2007

WEATHER

Snow and low temperatures leave hundreds of motorists stranded

Military vehicles deployed to rescue 220 people from roads in northern Spain as weather service warns worst is yet to come

POLITICS

Podemos edges ahead of Socialists in voting intention, survey shows

El País Madrid

Pablo Iglesias’s party sits 1.7 points in front of PSOE in latest CIS poll. Ruling Popular Party remains on top with 27.3% of votes

Pablo Iglesias at the Podemos assembly last October. / LUIS SEVILLANO

Religion by other means

Writer John Carlin concludes his look at the Podemos phenomenon, arguing that an appeal to the heart lies at its core

US charges former Santander bank aide with insider trading

New York prosecutors say advisor to ex-CEO Alfredo Sáenz made $917,000 profit. He was already acquitted in Spain over the case

Barça chief suggests politics behind “ferocious attack” against club

Robert Álvarez Barcelona

Josep Maria Bartomeu says beating Real Madrid to sign Brazilian star Neymar and support for Catalan independence may be cause of soccer team’s legal troubles

New King Felipe VI euro coins go into circulation

Currency bearing image of former monarch Juan Carlos will remain valid, but is to be gradually replaced

AIR TRAGEDY

Controls failure caused F-16 crash at NATO base in Albacete

Engine malfunction alone does not explain why Greek plane veered right and skidded into parked jets, killing 11 people

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EDITOR’S PICK

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Spain’s hottest new hotels

From Galicia to Ibiza and Mallorca to Madrid, 10 great places to stay with plenty of personality

A transsexual’s Christian odyssey

Diego Neria Lejárraga, the transgender Spaniard and devout Catholic who met Pope Francis, talks about his journey

This week’s movie releases

Oscar hopeful ‘Foxcatcher’ and the Wachowskis’ ‘Jupiter Ascending’ provide a double dose of Channing Tatum

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LATIN AMERICA

Mexico’s Pemex faces crucial budget cuts

The state oil company is seeking to reinvigorate its finances by awarding concessions to private investors

Venezuelan president asks Unasur to mediate in relations with United States

Nicolás Maduro says conspiracy in Washington aims to topple his government

Judge selected to investigate cover-up allegations against Argentinean leader

Daniel Rafecas’ appointment comes after three colleagues declined to take the case

Dilma Rousseff forces out top executives at Petrobras

Brazilian president seeks to contain the fallout from a major corruption scandal at the state-owned oil company

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