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Spain has called in its military to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever near Barcelona, a move aimed at protecting the country’s multi-billion-euro pork export industry.

Spaniards have taken to the streets of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional leader. Last year, flash floods in the region claimed 229 lives.

Violence broke out in Barcelona on Wednesday night as a pro-Palestinian demonstration escalated following a march of around 1,000 protesters towards the Israeli consulate.

Spain's grid operator, Red Eléctrica, has warned that the country could be on the verge of another blackout after detecting "abrupt voltage variations" across the system for the past two weeks.

The head of Spain's premier cycling race delivered a stern rebuke on Monday to protesters who forced the abandonment of the Vuelta a, opens new tabEspana's final stage, calling the chaotic scenes "absolutely unacceptable...

Spain tackled several major wildfires Tuesday in one of the country’s most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula.

Spain and Portugal entered a state of alert over the weekend due to the worsening risk of wildfires as a result of incoming severe hot weather.

In one of Spain's worst such flare-ups of recent times, several dozen youths, some hooded, hurled glass bottles and other objects at riot police in Torre Pacheco on Sunday night, Reuters journalists saw.

An outbreak of violence between migrants and residents in a southeastern Spanish town was fueled by social media posts from far-right groups, an official from Spain's government said Sunday.

The unprecedented blackout that brought the Iberian peninsula to a standstill at the end of April was caused by surging voltages triggering “a chain reaction of disconnections” that shut down the power network, an expert...

Socialist politicians from Spain’s cities and regions want embattled Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to hold snap national elections in the face of mounting corruption scandals — even though they know their party is virtual...

Thousands protested against overtourism in southern Europe on Sunday. In Barcelona, demonstrators fired water pistols and set off smoke grenades.

Sánchez, who has led Spain since 2018, said there was no such thing as "zero corruption" and he sought to put to distance himself from the affair, ruling out early elections.

Protests against mass tourism are starting up again just in time for the summer vacation season. In recent years, large-scale anti-tourism demonstrations have taken place frequently in vacation hotspots in Italy, Portuga...

Spain’s opposition party staged a protest in Madrid that drew tens of thousands of attendees on Sunday, calling for the resignation of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and demanding new elections.

The Spanish government has announced a 530-million euro plan to protect communities against extreme weather events, following the flash floods that killed 233 people in Valencia in October.

An abrupt loss in power generation that led to an unprecedented blackout across Spain and Portugal on April 28 began in Granada and was followed within seconds by failures at substations in Seville and Badajoz, Spain's e...

Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after the cable used in the signaling system of the high-speed line between Madrid and Seville was stolen at four locations, Spanish rail authorities said Monday...

Rallies and demonstrations were organised across multiple major European cities on Thursday to commemorate Labour Day, calling for higher pay, greater equality and the protection of workers' rights.

The cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored to both countries.