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King Felipe VI and Claudia Sheinbaum seal Spain-Mexico diplomatic thaw after years of tension

News Desk26th June 202616th July 2026

26th June 202616th July 20261335

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have formally ended years of diplomatic tension between Spain and Mexico after meeting at the National...

Pope blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus after visits to prison and Montserrat

News Desk11th June 202615th June 2026

11th June 202615th June 20261432

Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the newest and tallest spire of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on Wednesday, blessing the Tower of Jesus Christ and helping cement Antoni...

Sexual abuse survivors protest exclusion from Pope Leo meeting in Madrid

News Desk9th June 202614th June 2026

9th June 202614th June 2026639

Several associations representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy protested their exclusion from a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid, as the pontiff...

Pope Leo begins landmark Spain tour amid political tensions and migration debate

News Desk6th June 20268th June 2026

6th June 20268th June 20261115

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday to begin a week-long visit that will combine historic political milestones, major religious celebrations and a strong...

British and French scientists share Spain’s top science prize for Covid-era DNA breakthroughs

News Desk13th May 202617th May 2026

13th May 202617th May 20261092

British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian shared Spain’s leading science prize on Wednesday with French biophysicist Pascal Mayer for pioneering DNA sequencing research that...

Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June

News Desk6th May 202612th May 2026

6th May 202612th May 20261343

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...

Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in the conquest of the Americas

News Desk17th March 202623rd March 2026

17th March 202623rd March 20261263

Spain’s King Felipe VI on Monday acknowledged that the country’s conquest of the Americas involved ‘much abuse’ and ‘ethical controversies’, in remarks seen as a...

Spain’s train crash victims mourned as families call for truth and justice

News Desk30th January 20264th February 2026

30th January 20264th February 20261121

A funeral mass in memory of the 45 people killed in the Adamuz train crash was held on Thursday at the Carolina Marín sports centre...

Death toll rises to 43 as royals visit train crash site and Spain starts three days of mourning

News Desk20th January 202625th January 2026

20th January 202625th January 20261879

Spain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the victims of the high-speed train crash that occurred in Adamuz, southern Spain, on Sunday...

Spain’s King Felipe VI warns against polarisation in Christmas address

News Desk26th December 202529th December 2025

26th December 202529th December 20251230

Spain’s King Felipe VI urged the country to safeguard ‘democratic coexistence’ from the dangers of growing polarisation in his Christmas address to the nation. The...

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