Sources: Deutsche Welle
In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final to win the men's singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first non-Big Four player to win the tournament since 2002. 2023-07-16
The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal. 2022-07-19
Spain lifts its state of emergency that had been imposed since October, allowing people to travel freely between regions for the first time in months. The country's curfew is also lifted. 2021-05-9
Looting, barricades, and riots are reported during the fifth consecutive night of protests mainly in Barcelona, Spain, over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasél. Several protesters break windows at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palau de la Música Catalana and also attempt to storm the Stock Exchange of Barcelona. 2021-02-20
The government announces the closure of its border with Spain for two weeks beginning January 31. 2021-01-28
Spain reports 368 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day number since late April, as many parts of the country report a record number of deaths, exceeding levels reported in the first wave of the pandemic. 2020-11-5
An elderly woman traveling from Spain becomes the first case of coronavirus in Ecuador. 2020-02-29
Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Luxembourg agree to take in 141 migrants, 67 of them unaccompanied children, who were rescued on Friday by the MV "Aquarius"; Malta allows the ship to dock. 2018-08-14
Spain plans to sue leading members of the Catalan Parliament over the proposed independence referendum in Catalonia. 2017-09-7
A six-year-old boy whose parents refused to have him vaccinated dies of diphtheria, the first case in Spain since 1987. 2015-06-28