Sources: BBC News
Spain recalls its ambassador to Israel after the Israeli government accused Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez of being "antisemitic" and barred two Spanish officials from entering Israel, with Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares calling it "slanderous accusations" against the country. 2025-09-8
Many countries, including South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, announce plans to evacuate all of their citizens or nationals from Sudan. 2023-04-21
Spain reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa. 2021-11-29
Spain reports 4,507 new cases, of which 1,895 were diagnosed in the last 24 hours, mainly in the regions of the Basque Country, Catalonia, and Aragon. This number is the highest increase since the lockdown was lifted in June. 2020-08-7
Spain's Ministry of Health reports 394 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number of deaths in a single 24-hour period in the country to date. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 28,572 with 1,720 deaths. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says "the worst is yet to come". 2020-03-22
Solar Impulse 2, a plane powered only by the Sun, lands safely in Seville, Spain, shortly after 7.30 a.m. local time after a flight of just over 71 hours. The 15th leg of the round-the-world journey had been expected to take up to 90 hours. 2016-06-23
Spain seeks to deter Argentina's nationalization of YPF, an Argentine oil company majority-owned by Spain's Repsol, warning that such a nationalization would make Argentina a "pariah". 2012-04-13
Spanish joblessness levels hit a record high yet again, with youth unemployment running at 50%. 2012-04-3
Spanish maritime rescue services look for 22 would-be immigrants missing after their boat capsized south of Spain. 2011-05-6
Marchers march in a dozen Spanish cities, including thousands in Madrid, to support Judge Baltasar Garzón who has been told he may face a trial for launching an inquiry into the acts of General Francisco Franco. Falange arranges a smaller protest in Madrid in opposition to Garzón. 2010-04-24