Spain predicted to overtake France as world’s most visited country by 2040
Spain is forecast to replace France as the world’s most visited country by 2040, with international arrivals expected to reach around 110 million a year,...
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Wildfire emergency deepens as royals visit evacuees and new Valencia blaze forces thousands to flee
Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited evacuees from the country’s devastating wildfires on Sunday, praising the ‘exemplary coordination’ of the emergency response as...
Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as blazes rage, while France battles mass evacuations
Spain has declared a national emergency for the first time in response to wildfires after a series of rapidly spreading blazes around Madrid and th...
Sánchez ‘embarrassed’ as Rajoy refuses to apologise for France football team remark
Spain’s former prime minister Mariano Rajoy has refused to apologise for his controversial claim that France’s national football team had ‘no French players’, instead responding...
Spain outclass France with tactical masterclass to reach World Cup Final
Spain produced a superb tactical display to defeat tournament favourites France 2-0 on Tuesday, booking their place in the World Cup final for the first...
Sánchez brands Rajoy’s French football team comments ‘xenophobic’ as diplomatic row erupts
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned remarks by former right-wing prime minister Mariano Rajoy, who claimed that France’s national football team had ‘no French...
Police bust Alicante counterfeit document workshop linked to migrant smuggling networks
Spanish police have dismantled a sophisticated counterfeit document workshop in Alicante that investigators say was supplying forged identity papers to criminal networks across Europe, seizing...
Goldman Sachs model tips Spain to win 2026 World Cup ahead of France and Argentina
Spain are the favourites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a new Goldman Sachs forecasting model that places the European champions ahead...
Former Spanish PM Zapatero faces corruption probe over airline bailout
Spain’s former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been placed under formal investigation by Spain’s National Court over alleged influence peddling, money laundering and...
Spain defends hantavirus response after new cruise ship infections
Spanish authorities said on Monday that they had taken ‘all measures’ necessary to stop hantavirus spreading among passengers evacuated from a cruise ship linked to...
