Governments of Spain & Portugal agree on Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train line
The governments of Portugal and Spain have reached an agreement to establish the first-ever direct train connection between Lisbon and Madrid, with a high-speed service...
October 2025
Spanish PM denies corruption in rowdy senate hearing, calling it a ‘circus’ and ‘witch hunt’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday angrily rejected allegations of Socialist Party (PSOE) corruption during a stormy appearance before a Senate inquiry, dismissing the...
Spanish police uncover 20 tonnes of cannabis in trucks carrying peppers from Morocco
Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had seized 20 tonnes of cannabis hidden in refrigerated trucks carrying peppers from Morocco. Officers stopped a truck...
Families of Spain’s flood victims express grief and anger at one-year memorial
Spain on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of last year’s catastrophic floods, which claimed more than 230 lives, amid lingering anger over what many see...
A year after Valencia floods that claimed 229 lives, regional president still rejects claims of negligence
A year after the devastating ‘DANA’ floods that claimed 229 lives in Valencia, the regional president Carlos Mazón is under growing fire for his actions –...
Spain seeks EU clearance to expand cattle vaccination after lumpy skin disease outbreak
Spain’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has requested authorisation from the European Commission to broaden its cattle vaccination programme following the nation’s first...
Spain’s IBEX 35 hits all-time high, surpassing 2007 peak
Spain’s blue-chip index IBEX 35 on Tuesday hit a new record high, surpassing its previous peak in November 2007, closing a year in which it...
Catalan pro-independence party Junts to withdraw backing for Spanish government
The exiled former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, said on Monday that his party will withdraw its pivotal backing for Spain’s minority left-leaning coalition government...
Thousands protest in Andalusia over breast cancer screening scandal
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Seville (Andalusia) on Sunday, as anger intensified over a scandal in which hundreds of women were left uninformed...
Nine arrests after Spanish police seize 6.5 tonnes of cocaine on boat off Canary Islands
Spanish authorities said on Sunday that they had intercepted 6.5 tonnes of cocaine and detained nine individuals after a US intelligence lead prompted a raid...
