Three men appeared in court in India on Monday accused of the gang rape of a travel blogger on a round-the-world motorbike trip with her husband. Police are hunting four other suspects for the brutal assault on the couple, who are Spanish and were in eastern India in Jharkhand state’s Dumka district when they were … Read more
MADRID — A Spanish bishop Wednesday rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologized. Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves of Toledo posted a statement on the archdiocese website saying it rejected the comments and warned that it may … Read more
VALENCIA, Spain — A fire engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Thursday, injuring at least 13 people and sending fleeing residents onto balconies where they were rescued by firefighters, officials said. Firefighters rushed to the scene in the city center where flames could be seen bursting from windows of … Read more
MADRID — Thousands of Spanish farmers on tractors blocked highways and some city streets Friday in a fourth consecutive day of protest against European Union agriculture policies and to demand measures to offset production cost increases, reduced profits and competition from non-EU countries. The actions follow similar ones in France, Poland, Greece and other EU … Read more
The Supercopa de Espana winners are about to be decided as the 40th edition of the tournament comes to a close. The final will be held in Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh for a third successive year, marking the fourth time in five seasons that it will take place in the country. This is the first … Read more
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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A Spanish man, imprisoned in Iran for 15 months after visiting the burial place of Mahsa Amini, returned home Tuesday. Santiago Sanchez Cogedor was arrested by Iranian authorities on espionage charges in October 2022, Reuters reported. His detention came toward the end of a months-long, roughly 4,000-mile … Read more
There’s a race in Spain where thousands of people gather each year to run a few miles dressed like Old Saint Nick — and 2023 was no different … but it was wild to see. The 11th annual Carrera de Papá Noel in Madrid went down Sunday, with upwards of 7,500 attendees getting set at … Read more
MADRID — Spain’s Royal Tapestry Factory has been decorating the walls and floors of palaces and institutions for more than 300 years. Located on a quiet, leafy street in central Madrid, its artisans work with painstaking focus on tapestries, carpets and heraldic banners, combining the long wisdom of the craft with new techniques. The factory … Read more
RAFAH, Egypt — The Israeli government said Friday it would summon the Belgian and Spanish ambassadors following remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo on the war between Israel and Hamas. The announcement came after the two leaders criticized Israel for the suffering of Palestinian civilians under Israeli … Read more