Spain

Spain's lower house calls on PM Sanchez to resign in non-binding vote

The motion says the mounting number of investigations into corruption cases involving political figures appointed and directly supported by Sanchez requires that he take responsibility by resigning.

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez leaves at the end of a news conference before summer break, in Madrid, in July. In recent weeks, he has led unprecedented moves against Israel, the writer charges.
Pilar Rahola attends an autograph session for her latest book during Sant Jordi on April 23, 2017.

Spanish Jewish groups defend journalist Pilar Rahola amid hate speech complaint

A truck displaying images of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez drives outside the court as a way of protest on the day Gomez appears in court to testify as part of influence-peddling investigation, in Madrid, Spain, June 15, 2026.

Spanish PM Sanchez's wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules

The sarcophagus of Queen Elisenda in the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes.

Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona


Spain declares three days of mourning for victims after deadly high-speed train crash

Rescuers continue to look under the wreckage of twisted train cars to locate victims of the collision.

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026.

Survivors recall horror of southern Spain train crash that killed at least 40 people

Survivors of the deadly train crash in southern Spain recall the terrifying moment of impact, as at least 40 are confirmed dead and dozens more are injured in the wreckage.

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026.

Thirty nine killed in high-speed train collision in southern Spain

High-speed train services between Madrid and Andalusia (the southern Spanish state) have been suspended due to the incident, Adif noted.

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026.

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

Xavi Alonso leaves Real Madrid by mutual agreement after loss to Barcelona in Super Cup final

"Real Madrid will always be his home," the club said in a statement.

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso during a press conference, January 10, 2026; illustrative.

Hapoel Tel Aviv beats Dubai, Maccabi falls in Barcelona

Blakeney, Micic power first-place Reds against Dubai • Yellow-and-blue drops to 8-12 in Euroleague

HAPOEL TEL AVIV guard Antonio Blakeney reacts after scoring two of his game-high 25 points in the Reds’ 80-65 Euroleague rout of visiting Dubai.

'El Pais' under fire for saying Maduro trial judge impartial 'despite being Jewish'

The El Pais passage, which has now been edited, read "Hellerstein... he has issued well-reasoned rulings and strived to maintain impartiality, despite being a member of the Jewish community."

The day after winning the Australian Open, Spain's Rafael Nadal is seen in an image on the front page of El Pais newspaper in Madrid, Spain, January 31, 2022.

Indigenous solidarity: Mapuche leader visits Israel, finds common ground with Jewish people

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: A delegation from Chile, including the current president of a Mapuche community called Kupal Pichinao, Ivan Enrique Pardes Pichinao, recently visited Israel for the first time.

A DELEGATION from Chile stands with Israeli hosts at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Ivan Enrique Pardes Pichinao (the representative with a headband behind the Israeli flag) is the president of a Mapuche community called Kupal Pichinao.

Jewish community files complaint over Catalonia map identifying Jewish, Israeli-linked businesses

The project, called Barcelonaz, was launched by an unidentified group that describes itself as composed of “journalists, professors, and students.

Protesters hold banners and wave Palestinian flags during a rally in support of the people from Gaza, in the Palestinian territories, in Barcelona on January 20, 2024.

'They threw a glass bottle at him': Israeli artists attacked over antisemitic mural in Barcelona

The Shovals began their project of turning antisemitic murals into pro-Israel messages about two months ago in Amsterdam. 

Antisemitic graffiti near a London Underground station. The graffiti reads “dirty f***ing Jew” beside an image of a swastika.