Court drops one charge against Spanish PM’s brother in influence-peddling trial
A court in the southwestern Spanish city of Badajoz (Extremadura) has dismissed one of the charges against David Sánchez (main image), the brother of Prime...
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Spain granted citizenship to 300,000 foreigners in 2025 – highest annual figure since records began
Nearly 300,000 foreign nationals acquired Spanish citizenship in 2025, marking the highest annual figure since official records began more than a decade ago, according to...
Spanish PM’s brother goes on trial amid mounting pressure on government
The brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has become the first relative of a sitting premier in the country’s democratic history to stand trial...
US ambassador warns Spain over China while defending Trump’s criticism of Sánchez
The United States’ ambassador to Spain, Benjamin León Jr., has warned Madrid to tread carefully as it strengthens ties with China, urging the Spanish government...
Sánchez continues to back Zapatero during visit with Pope amid mounting corruption probes
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted on Wednesday that there was ‘no reason’ to withdraw support for former socialist (PSOE) premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,...
Spanish anti-corruption police seize documents from ruling socialist party HQ
Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a widening corruption investigation that...
Spain suspends Polymarket and Kalshi over gambling licence concerns
Spain has blocked access to prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi while authorities investigate whether the companies breached Spanish gambling laws by operating without the...
Judge delays Zapatero’s Plus Ultra testimony as police seize jewellery and luxury watches from safe
Spain’s High Court judge José Luis Calama has agreed to postpone former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s first appearance as a formal suspect in...
Son of Mango founder denies involvement in father’s death after arrest
Mango vice chairman Jonathan Andic, the son of the late founder of the fashion empire, has denied allegations that he was involved in his father’s...
Scorching temperatures hit Spain, UK & France driven by African ‘heat plume’
Temperatures climbed to unprecedented levels for May in both the United Kingdom and France on Monday, with meteorologists warning that an intense spell of heat...
