Spain

Airbus workers launch nationwide strike in Spain, raising fresh risks to aircraft deliveries

Airbus workers across Spain have launched a strike over pay and working conditions, raising concerns about aircraft production and delivery schedules as the company battles supply-chain constraints

‘I did have issues, and I still do’: Trump says Spain backed down after US trade threat amid Nato rift

US President Donald Trump claimed Spain backed down after he threatened to halt trade during the Nato summit, but Madrid denied any concession and insisted bilateral ties remain strong despite growing tensions over defence spending and the Iran conflict

Trump orders trade halt with Spain; Madrid shrugs off threat as ‘business as usual’

Trump ordered an immediate halt to trade with Spain during the Nato summit, escalating tensions with Madrid over its refusal to meet the alliance’s 5% defence spending target and its stance on the Iran conflict, while Spain dismissed the remarks as “business as usual”

Wildfires rage across southern Europe amid record heatwave

Amid a record heatwave, wildfires have scorched more than 19,000 hectares of land across France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. At least 10,500 people have been evacuated across southern Europe as hundreds of firefighters tackle the blazes.

After scorching June, Spain & France raise alarm over fiery July with death toll nearing 2,000 mark

After scorching June, Spain and France are bracing for another possible heatwave that could make the temperature go as high as 44C over the upcoming days.

Spain's heatwave death toll tops 1,000 as record heat scorches Europe

Europe is enduring one of its most severe heatwaves on record, with soaring temperatures, rising deaths and climate experts warning that global warming is making such extremes increasingly likely.

Spain parliament passes non-binding resolution calling for PM Sanchez’s resignation over corruption scandals

The fragmented lower house of the Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a nonbinding resolution urging Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign due to a slew of corruption scandals hounding his centreleft Socialist Party and inner circle.

Spanish PM’s wife Begona Gomez ordered to stand trial on corruption charges, barred from leaving the country

A Spanish judge ordered Begona Gomez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption-related charges including influence peddling. Gomez denies wrongdoing and has been barred from leaving Spain, with authorities requiring her to surrender her passport and report regularly to court.

Sagrada Família nears completion: Why the world’s tallest church took 144 years to build

Work on Spain’s famed Sagrada Família began in 1882. Now, 144 years later, the basilica has finally reached its full structural height with the completion of the central Tower of Jesus Christ

‘A genius, God’s architect’: Pope Leo to visit Spain next week for Antoni Gaudi’s death centenary

Pope Leo XIV will mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death with a mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as the architect’s path to sainthood advances in the Vatican