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Wildfire emergency deepens as royals visit evacuees and new Valencia blaze forces thousands to flee

News Desk26th July 202631st July 2026

26th July 202631st July 20261366

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...

From Barajas to Cibeles: Spain’s World Cup winners receive a hero’s welcome

News Desk21st July 202627th July 2026

21st July 202627th July 20261478

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Trump and Sánchez put aside diplomatic tensions as Spain celebrates World Cup triumph

News Desk20th July 202623rd July 2026

20th July 202623rd July 2026968

US President Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez briefly set aside nearly two years of diplomatic tensions on Sunday as they attended Spain’s...

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

News Desk11th June 202615th June 2026

11th June 202615th June 20261493

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...

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

News Desk6th June 20268th June 2026

6th June 20268th June 20261272

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 20261176

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 20261378

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 train crash victims mourned as families call for truth and justice

News Desk30th January 20264th February 2026

30th January 20264th February 20261168

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 20261925

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 makes first state visit to China since his father’s 2007 trip

News Desk12th November 202517th November 2025

12th November 202517th November 20251413

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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