15th June 2026

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Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament

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Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...
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Declassified documents in Spain lift shadow over former king Juan Carlos in 1981 coup

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For more than four decades, Spain’s failed military coup of 1981 has cast a lingering cloud over the reputation of the former king, Juan Carlos...
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Spain plans 480 more events to ‘celebrate recovery of democracy’ following Franco’s death 50 years ago

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Spain’s left-leaning coalition government on Wednesday unveiled an additional 480 commemorative events scheduled for this year to mark both the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s...
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Spanish PM on former king’s memoir: ‘Not one of the books I recommend this Christmas’

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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...
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Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother

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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...
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Spanish government seeks to speed up the dissolution of Franco foundation

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday that his left-leaning coalition government will speed up efforts to seek the dissolution of the Francisco Franco...