21 arrested as Spanish police dismantle ‘hugging pickpockets’ gang
Spain’s National Police – in an operation carried out jointly with police in Romania and coordinated by Europol – have arrested more than 20 people
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Spanish police discover underground shooting range used by gun traffickers
Spanish police have discovered a covert underground shooting range believed to have been run by a weapons trafficking network that supplied firearms, including assault rifles,
Spain’s justice minister defends conduct of PM’s wife in corruption investigation
Spain’s Justice Minister Félix Bolaños (main image) defended Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, while testifying in a corruption probe on Wednesday,
Scrap ‘Google Tax’ and increase defence spending, Spanish minister told in Washington
UPDATED on Wednesday at 19h. The US Treasury Department has issued a statement calling for Spain to increase its defence spending and scrap the so-called
Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’, the Catalan Antoni Gaudí, on path to sainthood
The Vatican has put Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in acknowledgement of his ‘heroic virtues’. Often referred to as ‘God’s architect’,
40-day-old baby dies in Andalusia after botched circumcision
A 40-day-old baby boy has tragically died in Roquetas de Mar, a town in Almería, southern Spain, following a circumcision carried out at home by
Guardia Civil arrest two people in Mallorca for alleged smuggling of exotic felines
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested two people in connection with the sale of exotic felines on the internet. The authorities seized 19 animals, including a
Tributes pour in for Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died aged 89
Tributes have poured in for Spanish Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, the Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, who died on
Spotlight: Own property in Spain but don’t live there all year round? Here’s what to know in 2025
Spain is one of the most popular European countries for international property ownership. Whether you use your Spanish home for holidays, rental income, or plan
Spain leans towards China as EU is divided, with China keen on ‘unity & cooperation’
China has urged Western nations to uphold multilateralism and engage in ‘unity and cooperation’, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Spanish Prime