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11:20am, 2nd August, 2019

Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean

A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port on Friday after Italy rejected its request to disembark 124 people saved from two migrant rafts in the Mediterranean, the organization said.

U.S. judge rules Spanish museum can keep Pissarro confiscated by Nazis

9:58pm, 1st May, 2019

World

U.S. judge rules Spanish museum can keep Pissarro confiscated by Nazis

A Madrid museum cannot be forced to return a Camille Pissarro painting that was seized by the Nazis from its Jewish owners during World War Two, despite the institution's failure to honor its "moral commitments," a federal judge in California ha...

Spanish voters put Socialists in pole position to regain power

5:44pm, 28th April, 2019

World

Spanish voters put Socialists in pole position to regain power

Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, emerged from inconclusive elections on Sunday with a strong chance to regain power, though he faces weeks or even months of negotiations to assemble a government from a deeply divided new parliame...

In Spanish election debate, Sanchez snubs Ciudadanos as tempers fray

7:00pm, 23rd April, 2019

World

In Spanish election debate, Sanchez snubs Ciudadanos as tempers fray

The main contenders in Spain's parliamentary election traded verbal blows over jobs and national identity on Tuesday, as Socialist frontrunner Pedro Sanchez said he had no plans to include center-right Ciudadanos in any governing alliance.

Spanish general election candidates clash over Catalonia

7:17pm, 22nd April, 2019

World

Spanish general election candidates clash over Catalonia

The main candidates in Spain's general election on Monday clashed over how to handle Catalonia's independence drive, accusing each other of lying in a tense television debate that left questions open on what coalition deals could be struck.

Sowing divisions, Franco exhumation plan looms over Spanish election

5:08am, 10th April, 2019

World

Sowing divisions, Franco exhumation plan looms over Spanish election

The Valley of the Fallen outside Madrid seems peaceful enough on a sunny spring day but, with national elections just around the corner, its distinction as the burial place of Francisco Franco has turned it into a political battleground.

Spanish prosecutor to investigate Catalan leader for disobedience

8:15am, 27th March, 2019

World

Spanish prosecutor to investigate Catalan leader for disobedience

The Spanish prosecutor for Catalonia will investigate regional president Quim Torra for disobedience over his failure to remove pro-independence symbols on Catalan government buildings, a court said on Wednesday.

Group claims responsibility for North Korea embassy raid as Spanish judge seeks extradition of intruders

9:56pm, 26th March, 2019

World

Group claims responsibility for North Korea embassy raid as Spanish judge seeks extradition of intruders

A Spanish judge plans to request the extradition from the United States of members of a group he suspects of forcing their way into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and trying to persuade an official there to defect, a judicial source said on Tuesd...

Source says Spanish judge to seek extradition of North Korea embassy intruders

6:50pm, 26th March, 2019

World

Source says Spanish judge to seek extradition of North Korea embassy intruders

A Spanish judge plans to request the extradition from the United States of members of a group he suspects of forcing their way into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and trying to persuade an official there to defect, a judicial source said on Tuesd...

Singer Shakira to face tax fraud accusation in Spanish court in June

8:00am, 26th February, 2019

Entertainment

Singer Shakira to face tax fraud accusation in Spanish court in June

Colombian singer Shakira has been called to appear in a Spanish court on June 12 to face accusations of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($16.5 million) in tax, the court in the Catalonia region said on Tuesday.

Hundreds protest against Spanish king in Barcelona

3:14pm, 24th February, 2019

World

Hundreds protest against Spanish king in Barcelona

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain's King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid to secede in 2017.

Spanish opinion polls point to unpredictable election outcome

10:39am, 18th February, 2019

World

Spanish opinion polls point to unpredictable election outcome

Four opinion polls published since Spain's prime minister called a general election for April 28 have predicted widely different outcomes, illustrating how the emergence of new parties, and in particular the far-right Vox, has upset political fo...

Spanish Socialists lead in poll, but well short of a majority

3:18pm, 16th February, 2019

World

Spanish Socialists lead in poll, but well short of a majority

Spain's Socialists are set to gain seats but fall well short of a majority in the snap election they called for April 28, a poll showed on Saturday, while a party on the far-right will enter parliament for the first time in nearly four decades.

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

2:20pm, 13th February, 2019

Entertainment

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

A row over whether films produced for streaming platform Netflix should be shown at the Berlin Film Festival has overshadowed the premiere of "Elisa & Marcela", Isabel Coixet's tale of two Spanish lesbians.

Spanish PM to announce snap election soon after budget vote: sources

5:57am, 13th February, 2019

World

Spanish PM to announce snap election soon after budget vote: sources

Spain's minority Socialist government plans to announce an early general election after its expected defeat in a budget vote on Wednesday following its refusal to negotiate Catalan self-determination, political sources said on Tuesday.

UK prime minister, Spanish premier talk Brexit, Gibraltar: May's office

7:21pm, 21st November, 2018

World

UK prime minister, Spanish premier talk Brexit, Gibraltar: May's office

British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke to Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez about her commitment to agreeing a Brexit deal that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, including Gibraltar, May's office said on Wednesday.

Spanish PM Sanchez says he could compromise on budget, sees no snap election

3:33pm, 27th September, 2018

World

Spanish PM Sanchez says he could compromise on budget, sees no snap election

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he could relinquish his plans for more ambitious spending in order to secure passage of his government's 2019 budget in parliament, an important test for his four-month-old minority gove...

No Pasaran - London football team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

11:49am, 18th September, 2018

UK

No Pasaran - London football team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

A small, newly-founded soccer team in the lower reaches of English football has attracted international fame after its new shirt, inspired by the fight against nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, went viral in Spain and sold out.

No Pasaran - London soccer team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

2:30am, 18th September, 2018

UK

No Pasaran - London soccer team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

A small, newly-founded soccer team in the lower reaches of English football has attracted international fame after its new shirt, inspired by the fight against nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, went viral in Spain and sold out.

Spanish dictator Franco's family to oppose exhumation plan: media

8:16pm, 25th August, 2018

World

Spanish dictator Franco's family to oppose exhumation plan: media

The family of Spain's late former fascist dictator Francisco Franco will use all possible legal means to prevent a government plan to move their ancestor's remains from a grand monument near Madrid, Spanish media said on Saturday.

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Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean

U.S. judge rules Spanish museum can keep Pissarro confiscated by Nazis

Spanish voters put Socialists in pole position to regain power

In Spanish election debate, Sanchez snubs Ciudadanos as tempers fray

Spanish general election candidates clash over Catalonia

Sowing divisions, Franco exhumation plan looms over Spanish election

Spanish prosecutor to investigate Catalan leader for disobedience

Group claims responsibility for North Korea embassy raid as Spanish judge seeks extradition of intruders

Source says Spanish judge to seek extradition of North Korea embassy intruders

Singer Shakira to face tax fraud accusation in Spanish court in June

Hundreds protest against Spanish king in Barcelona

Spanish opinion polls point to unpredictable election outcome

Spanish Socialists lead in poll, but well short of a majority

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

Spanish PM to announce snap election soon after budget vote: sources

UK prime minister, Spanish premier talk Brexit, Gibraltar: May's office

Spanish PM Sanchez says he could compromise on budget, sees no snap election

No Pasaran - London football team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

No Pasaran - London soccer team sells out of Spanish Civil War shirts

Spanish dictator Franco's family to oppose exhumation plan: media

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report