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The emergency services ruled out the use of aerial means and will focus on ground work as the weather phenomenon continues into Thursday in some regions with dozens of people missing

At least 70 people have died due to flooding in the eastern Spanish province, as confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior, after almost a year’s worth of rain fell in just a few hours

The audios recorded three decades ago by King Juan Carlos I’s former mistress – a famous film and television actress – fuel doubts about what the then-monarch knew about the 1981 Spanish coup attempt

The bundles were concealed inside a fruit container arriving from Ecuador, which has become a major export point for drugs to Europe

World in Progress Barcelona brings together politicians, intellectuals and entrepreneurs to reflect on the governance of a multipolar world at war

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western Mediterranean’

The dictatorship was crucial in the expansion of the religious organization. Its founder, Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, who was canonized as a saint in 2002, said in 1939: ‘I believe that we will have to bless the war’

After a five-year-long investigation into the Work of God, financial journalist Gareth Gore accuses the organization of holding Spain’s sixth-largest bank hostage, while exploiting and mistreating members. The future of the Catholic institution depends on Trump… and on how far Pope Francis is willing to go

Former Extremadura regional premier Guillermo Fernández Vara announced a year ago that the relics, kept privately for decades, would be put on public display, but the current conservative administration has them stored in an archive

Portugal’s new chief of defense, the conservative Nuno Melo, has invoked a treaty from 1297 to argue that the municipality is ‘naturally Portuguese’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his ‘great sadness’ over the row, which he blamed on political motivations

The president-elect says in a statement that ‘Mexico and Spain share a solid relationship of friendship,’ but adds that ‘it would benefit from a renewed perspective’

At an EL PAÍS forum, the leader called for increased public investment, arguing it has had a more positive effect on the economy than the ‘neoliberal dogma’ seen during austerity

The analysis confirms that Juan Manuel Corchado organized ‘a factory of publications and citations’ with ‘openly fraudulent’ practices

The Supreme Court is deliberating whether to allow the export of the painting ‘Portrait of a Cleric.’ If it rules in favor of the sale, the decision could open up the doors to the sale of artistic heritage abroad, where it commands higher prices

The project, which is expected to be completed in 2027, seeks to rescue the Catalan capital’s most emblematic promenade from excessive tourism and gentrification. But it seems easier said than done

The Venezuelan opposition candidate, in response to accusations that Spain maneuvered to benefit Chavismo by facilitating his exile, clarified that Spanish diplomacy did not exert ‘any kind of pressure’

Specialized real estate agencies are detecting a spike in interest from foreign investors who want to obtain residency in exchange for buying a home. The surge comes following news that the government wants to end what it terms ‘a speculative investment model’

An online community of 50,000 people searched for an unknown woman for five years. A few days ago they found her: she was a waitress from Tenerife and her life was about to change

The victim has suffered a moderate head injury and had to be pulled out of his wrecked vehicle by Madrid firefighters

The families of José María Basoa and Andrés Martínez Adasme say the men were visiting as tourists. Diplomatic tension between Madrid and Caracas is at a high following the contentious presidential election

Hilary left behind her life in the US to be with her partner in Souto de Mogos, a town with just 20 people, all of whom have supported her through great tragedy

The Colombian singer claims in a letter published Wednesday that the Treasury manipulated her tax residency and was more interested in the media spectacle than in guaranteeing a fair process

Almost 70% of Spaniards believe that the democratic system in their country is deteriorating, only half feel represented by a party and 36% believe that politics would get worse if more immigrants actively participated in it

A study reveals the advanced mathematical, astronomical and geological knowledge that was used to build one of humanity’s first stone buildings, located in southern Spain

Former Popular Party deputy for Jaén among those mentioned in Judge Alaya’s latest writ