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Spain permanently recalls its ambassador from Argentina amid a diplomatic crisis over President of Argentina Javier Milei's comments about Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez.
2024-05-21

At least seven people are injured in a suspected gas explosion at a Japanese restaurant in Tarragona, Spain.
2022-10-16

France officially bans the use of plastic packaging for large vegetables and fruits, such as cucumbers, carrots, and bananas. Spain plans to introduce a similar law in 2023.
2022-01-1

A 1634 edition of "The Two Noble Kinsmen", the last play written by English playwright William Shakespeare, is discovered at the Royal Scots College's library in Salamanca, Spain. It is believed to be the oldest copy of any of his works in the country.
2020-09-19

Spain's Ministry of Health reports 655 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to over 4,000.
2020-03-26

Doctors and firefighters strike in Catalonia, Spain, over budget cuts, ending with clashes between demonstrators and Mossos d'Esquadra at the doors of Catalan Parliament. Students and teachers start a two-day strike.
2018-11-28

Wildfires in Spain and Portugal kill at least 31 people, which were worsened by strong winds brought by Hurricane Ophelia.
2017-10-16

Pro-independence Catalan leaders vowed to continue their efforts to secede from Spain, defying a ruling by the Madrid-based constitutional court that suspended a law defining a path for independence.
2015-11-11

Police in Spain formally detain the driver of a high-speed train that derailed and crashed in Santiago de Compostela, killing 78, on July 24. The driver is accused of manslaughter and reckless driving.
2013-07-26

The Basque nationalist group ETA announces a ceasefire in its struggle for Basque independence from France and Spain.
2010-09-5