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June 6, 2026 3:02 PM

Pope Leo arrives in Spain with migrants and polarisation in focus

Pope Leo arrived in Spain on Saturday for a week-long visit, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach...

February 18, 2026 3:22 PM

PM Modi, Spanish President Pedro Sanchez discuss deepening trade and economic cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral talks with Spanish President Pedro Sanchez at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, focusing on expanding cooperation across trade, economy, digital technology, innovation, health, climate action and e...

January 21, 2026 5:43 PM

Spanish Foreign Minister calls on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, reaffirming the deepening ties between India and Spain. Welcoming the Spanish Foreign ...

January 21, 2026 9:54 AM

Commuter train derails near Barcelona; driver dead, four badly injured

A commuter train derailed on Tuesday after a containment wall fell on the track due to heavy rain near the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing the driver and seriously injuring four passengers, a fire brigade official said. The accident occurred just...

January 20, 2026 3:09 PM

UN development programme to move 400 New York-based staff to Europe

The United Nations Development Programme will move close to 400 staff from its New York headquarters to Germany and Spain, it said late on Monday, following funding cuts by the United States. "The move is part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evo...

January 19, 2026 11:05 PM

Spain’s high-speed train crash: What happened?

Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "strange" nature of the accident on a straight stretch of railway, while one theory pointed to a broken rail joi...

January 19, 2026 9:44 PM

At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide

At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in one of the worst railway accidents in Europe in the past 80 years. Twelve were in intensive care after the accident near...

January 16, 2026 6:30 PM

Spain expects tourist arrivals to keep growing in 2026

Spain expects to host more foreign visitors, and for them to spend more in total, in 2026 after the country welcomed a record 97 million tourists last year, Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu told reporters on Thursday. "If growth continues this year, we ...

January 14, 2026 5:54 PM

Ibiza holiday rentals plunge as Spain cracks down on overtourism

The number of short-term tourist lets on Ibiza almost halved in 2025 from a year earlier as Spain's crackdown on holiday homes and overtourism started to bite. The supply of short-term rentals on the popular tourist island is now 80% lower than in 2...

November 16, 2025 6:11 PM

Storm Claudia kills three in Portugal, causes flooding in Britain

Violent weather brought on by Storm Claudia killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal, authorities there said on Saturday, while in Britain rescue workers were organising evacuations due to heavy flooding in Wales and England. Portugal and ...