Daniel Silva

AFP correspondent based in Madrid. Portuguese-Canadian who has lived in Lisbon, Riga, Amsterdam, Toronto.

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Spanish ex-PM Zapatero defends 'honesty' after graft hearing https://t.co/SLOFYS87Yb via @RobinBjalonAFP

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Seems Germany recognizes Canada is the better alternative to Trump’s America. I couldn’t agree more 🇨🇦👊

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Posts falsely claim new visa scheme for foreigners marrying Spanish citizens https://t.co/nxxwLSkNuR

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The World Lives Here.

Canada is all together different. Truly unique. And so is our relationship to the beautiful game. This is our opening to the 2026 World Cup. Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. #FIFAWorldCup

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🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV renewed his support for migrants on Friday in the Canary Islands, saying "all of us are migrants" and urged newcomers to do their part to integrate, on the final day of a weeklong visit to Spain focused on migration issues.
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Portugal’s president vetoes bill banning ‘ideological’ flags https://t.co/SWg4H2V4Be

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🇻🇦 🇪🇸 Six-sevening crowds and joking about Bad Bunny, AI and football rivalries -- 70-year-old Pope Leo XIV has appealed to a younger crowd during his visit to Spain as part of his efforts to revive the Catholic Church.
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Pope Leo XIV met Bad Bunny in Madrid on Monday: Vatican https://t.co/TlHacw4Qbc via @@YahooNews

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Migrant journeys in focus ahead of pope’s visit to Spain’s Canary Islands https://t.co/ZoEXs38h4P by @diegourdanetap

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Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass next week at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, the unfinished basilica designed by famed architect Antoni Gaudi, a fervent Catholic whose cause for sainthood is advancing in the Vatican https://t.co/2YW2Jr7qxz by @rsulleiro

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Spain records highest May heat-related death toll on record https://t.co/EwWoneq2tS

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Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain on Saturday for a visit with a strong focus on immigration and politics, in a traditionally Catholic country where religious observance is fast declining https://t.co/yjNZhmK6aA

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@HenrM_Cruz There is no real effort to solve it

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⚽ 🏆 🇨🇻 Cape Verde, a small country dreaming big ahead of its first World Cup

Before heading to the United States, Cape Verde players train across the archipelago, cheered on by supporters. "This country is small but the dream is big," says the director one football academy

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Portugal faces a nationwide strike on Wednesday, with disruption already starting on Tuesday. These are the key sectors that will be hit. https://t.co/mwLXG3hSNc

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Space race: Why Portugal is reaching for the stars https://t.co/ADbwFhg4Hf

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Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday and Portugal and France reported their hottest days in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records across the continent. https://t.co/7EezKuRkJR

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The Portuguese tartlet that’s conquering the world https://t.co/Y4F2yaVnyk

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Why is Europe the world's fastest warming continent? https://t.co/dIlm9nDRfD

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☀️ 🌡️ Record May heatwave in Europe prompts concerns for future

Western Europe is facing record-breaking May temperatures as Britain and France topped 34C. A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system is behind the sort of heat not usually seen until high summer #geneu_AFP