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2/12/2026

Thousands of farmers marched into central Madrid on Wednesday to protest against European Union’s agricultural policies and a free trade agreement with a group of South American nations.

2/9/2026

Train drivers in Spain are due to begin a three-day nationwide strike on Monday in protest of what they say is a lack of safety guarantees on the country's rail system.

2/4/2026

Spanish and Portuguese authorities braced on Wednesday for the impact of Storm Leo, suspending classes in some areas and warning against travel, just one week after deadly Storm Kristin wreaked havoc across the Iberian P...

1/20/2026

The death toll in Spain's deadliest rail disaster in over a decade rose to 41 Tuesday, as the country began three days of national mourning for the victims of the high-speed collision.

12/15/2025

The soaring cost of housing is akin to a “new pandemic” sweeping across Europe, the mayor of Barcelona has said, as he and 16 other city leaders urged the EU to respond to the crisis by unleashing billions in funding for...

12/9/2025

A 19-year-old was arrested in Igualada, Barcelona, for allegedly stealing and selling the personal data of millions of individuals sourced from nine companies.

12/7/2025

Authorities say strain of virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities

12/2/2025

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.

10/25/2025

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.

10/16/2025

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.

10/10/2025

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.

9/14/2025

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...

8/20/2025

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.

8/4/2025

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.

7/14/2025

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.

7/13/2025

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.

6/17/2025

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...

6/17/2025

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...

6/15/2025

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

6/12/2025

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.

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