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Spain’s Sánchez defies Washington as domestic popularity surges
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is walking a fine line between rising popularity at home and growing tension abroad, as his refusal…
Spain’s youth minister floats countrywide ban on X
Spain’s youth minister has intensified Madrid's clash with Big Tech after suggesting the country may need to curb — or even ban…
Iberian Peninsula braces for more bad weather one week after Storm Kristin
Portugal and Spain are bracing for a new storm that authorities warn could trigger floods and further devastation, as the Iberian Peninsula…
Spain to ban social media access for children under 16
Spain will ban access to social media for minors under 16 and platforms will be required to implement age verification systems, Prime…
Spain to grant around half a million undocumented migrants legal status
Spain's Socialist-led government presented a draft decree to expedite legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, in its latest move…
UPDATED: Fatal high-speed train crash in Spain
A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second train off the tracks…
Ibiza holiday rentals plunge as Spain cracks down on overtourism
The number of short-term tourist lets on Ibiza almost halved in 2025 from a year earlier as Spain's crackdown on holiday homes…
Spain to tighten rental rules with room rent caps, seasonal lease curbs
Spain's leftist government will further tighten rental rules and restrict medium-term leases to contain soaring rents and prevent price abuse under a…
34 arrests in Spain during action against the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close cooperation with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and with the support…
More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025
More than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp fall from the previous 12…
Spanish PM rejects calls for early election despite scandals
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rejected calls for snap elections despite mounting sexual harassment allegations and corruption investigations involving members of his…
Europe’s housing costs akin to ‘new pandemic’, warns Barcelona mayor
The spiralling cost of housing is like a “new pandemic” gripping Europe, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni has warned, as he and 16…