Spain floods: searchers scour car parks and malls amid fears death toll will rise Day after king and PM pelted by angry residents, search focuses on areas where people could have been trapped The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Mud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit town King Felipe heckled in Paiporta, one of the municipalities worst affected by last week’s floods The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024
Spain floods: 10,000 troops and police drafted in to deal with disaster Pedro Sánchez orders largest peacetime troop deployment to deal with flooding that has killed 211 people The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the government is sending 5,000 more soldiers and 5,000 more police to the eastern region of Valencia after deadly floods this week that killed more than 200 people The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
Spain floods death toll passes 150 as country begins three days of mourning People urged to stay at home as more bad weather forecast, with number of dead expected to rise further The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024
Viral Photo Shows Dozens of Cars Piled On Top of One Another After 'Unprecedented' Flood: 'Looks Like Something Out of a Godzilla Movie' Images from Spain of cars piled on top of each other have appeared on social media following unprecedented downpour, resulting in immense flooding in southeastern areas of the country. Latin Times · Oct 30, 2024
PHOTOS: What is DANA and Why Did This Phenomenon Turn Parts of Spain Into an Apocalyptic Scene? At least 62 people died, thousands are injured, and millions of euros in property losses have been recorded in southeastern Spain. Latin Times · Oct 30, 2024
Spain floods: three days of mourning declared after dozens killed – as weather alert level raised – as it happened Prime minister Pedro Sánchez warned the weather in the Valencia region was still ‘wreaking havoc’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024
‘We acted late’: Spain’s Sumar party apologises amid sexual assault claims Leader of coalition Yolanda Díaz defends party but apologises over delay in action over MP Íñigo Errejón The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain Pedro Sánchez’s tone sharply contrasts with that of his European counterparts. He needs to prove it’s not just rhetoric, says Guardian Europe columnist María Ramírez The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024
Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel Letter signed by more than 250 cultural figures calls for comprehensive arms embargo and ‘an end to this horror’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024
The Guardian view on EU asylum policy: Orbán is no longer an outlier Editorial: Panicked by the rise of the far right, mainstream leaders are cravenly rushing to imitate its draconian positions The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
Leaders of Jordan and southern Europe want Lebanon's army to reassert itself in the country's south The leaders of nine southern European Union countries on Friday pledged support for Lebanon’s armed forces to reassert control over the country’s southern territory in hopes of bringing peace to an area plagued by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024
Middle East crisis: Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Israel – as it happened This blog is now closing. You can read our latest full report on Israel’s invasion of Lebanon here and all our coverage of its war on Gaza here. The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024 Pedro Sánchez unveils plans to help migrants settle in Spain Prime minister champions migration in stance at odds with European neighbours
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024 Mexico’s snub to King Felipe rekindles colonialism row with Spain President-elect refuses to invite Spanish king to her inauguration after lack of apology for crimes of conquest
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024 Teresa Ribera: the Spanish deputy PM set to become one of most powerful people in Brussels Socialist and veteran climate campaigner will be one of six executive vice-presidents in European Commission team
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024 Production of electric Fiat 500 halted for lack of European orders Stellantis suspends output for four weeks after it becomes latest carmaker to be hit by slowdown in EV sales
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024 Spanish prime minister meets with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader González Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, just days after fleeing to the European country in a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro’s government
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 Spanish prime minister visits China to shore up trade and cultural ties amid EV tariff spat Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials during his second trip to China in a year-and-a-half that comes amid a spat over electric cars
Latin Times · Sep 8, 2024 Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González granted asylum by Spain, arrives in Portugal Spanish government confirms asylum for González, who expressed gratitude after landing in the Azores en route to Madrid. Pedro Sánchez calls him a hero.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024 Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has met with Senegal's president as part of a trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024 Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Gambia on Wednesday as part of a three-day tour of West Africa to tackle irregular migration
Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2024 Spain and Mauritania agree deals to stem flow of illegal migrants Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a series of agreements on Wednesday aimed at stemming a surge in migrants venturing across the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands.
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024 Spain's leader begins West Africa tour in Mauritania to tackle irregular migration to Canary Islands Spain’s prime minister has embarked on a three-day tour of West Africa as the European nation struggled to contain the number of people making the dangerous Atlantic voyage by boat to the Canary Islands