Spain’s King Felipe makes first state visit to China since his father’s 2007 trip
King Felipe VI of Spain received a formal welcome from Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, marking the Spanish monarch’s first state visit...
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Spain’s population reaches all-time high of 49.4 million, driven by immigration
Spain’s population rose by 105,488 people in the third quarter of 2025, reaching 49.44 million residents as of 1 October, according to the latest figures...
Catholic bishop in southern Spain denies abuse allegation as Vatican opens investigation
A Catholic bishop in Spain is under investigation by the Vatican following an allegation of sexual abuse, which he categorically denies, his diocese confirmed in...
Spanish PM on former king’s memoir: ‘Not one of the books I recommend this Christmas’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Sunday that he was ‘surprised’ by certain claims made in the newly published memoirs of the exiled and...
Spain bans raising of poultry outdoors from Monday due to increase in bird flu cases
Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered a preventive measure that bans raising poultry outdoors as of Monday 10 November. No end date has been set. The...
Three dead, 15 injured, after falling into rough seas on island of Tenerife
Three people lost their lives and another 15 were left injured on Saturday, in separate accidents caused by rough seas on the Spanish island of...
Catalan pro-independence party JxCat to veto all Spanish government-proposed laws in Congress
The Catalan pro-independence party Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) has presented vetoes against every bill submitted to Spain’s central parliament by the coalition government, following its...
55 arrests as Spanish police smash seven ‘highly violent’ crime groups on the Costa del Sol
Spain’s National Police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled seven criminal networks operating along the Costa del Sol, arresting 55 ‘highly violent’ suspects and...
Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother
Spain’s disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has revealed the moment dictator Francisco Franco personally summoned him to name him as his heir – a decision...
Spanish court preparing trial for former transport minister José Luis Ábalos
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday started preparations for the country’s former transport minister, José Luis Ábalos (main image), once a close ally of Prime Minister Pedro...
