The Latest Breaking News from Spain

Debates about Columbus’ Spanish Jewish ancestry are not new − the claim was once a bid for social acceptance

In connection to Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, media from the BBC and Fox to Reuters and Haaretz reported on new DNA evidence about the holiday’s original namesake. According to research revealed in a recent Spanish documentary, Christopher Columbus was not Italian, as widely assumed, but Sephardic: of Spanish…

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2024

Pedro Almodóvar: 'We felt death's presence very strongly while shooting The Room Next Door'

The legendary Spanish director on what he learnt about mortality from his new film, why he loves working with Tilda Swinton and how he has to cast Penélope Cruz in his next film

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 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

Searches targeting crime gang take place in Ireland and Spain

Irish police said the crime gang is suspected of being involved in money laundering across a number of jurisdictions.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 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

Players who missed penalties at the World Cup

In normal time or in a shootout, a look at the players who famously missed penalties at the men's World Cup...

FourFourTwo · Oct 23, 2024

Windfall Tax Backlash Menaces Spain's Green Energy Sector

Spain's left-wing government has infuriated banking and energy giants by wanting to maintain a windfall tax on them, threatening crucial investments for the European country's green energy transition.

International Business Times · Oct 22, 2024

UK economy to grow faster than thought in pre-Budget boost for Reeves

Only Spain was given a bigger economic upgrade by the IMF, making the UK the biggest beneficiary for extra growth in the G7 – although the US’s new growth rate of 2.8 per cent is higher

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

Student Likely Crushed And Incinerated In Majorca Garbage Truck

Learn about the tragic case of Agostina Rubini Medina, a missing student in Majorca, Spain, who fell into a garbage bin and met a horrific fate.

Top News · Oct 22, 2024

How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away

When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil’s first Xingu people’s museum

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024