
Spain defends decision to pull frigate from US combat group headed for Gulf
Acting Defense Minister Margarita Robles insists the move is technical, not political, and that the ship will rejoin the fleet once it reaches the Indian Ocean

Acting Defense Minister Margarita Robles insists the move is technical, not political, and that the ship will rejoin the fleet once it reaches the Indian Ocean

The acting prime minister smoothly diffused a tense situation on Saturday at the mortuary chapel for Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, a leading political figure who died on Friday

A poll by the regional Opinion Studies Center has found that 48.6% of respondents in Catalonia are against the separatist drive, up four points from March

Blocking the appointment of Miquel Iceta, a man who “builds bridges,” would be “a bad start,” says Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Party

Catalina Muñoz took the toy with her to her execution in 1936. Now, 83 years after her death, we know the full story

Natalia Sánchez Uribe, who went missing on May 1, was located by French police. Sources close to the case say that she was slightly disoriented and taken to hospital

Gentifrication is pushing residents out of the central Sant Antoni area as rent prices soar and hip retailers take over

Five of the politicians in court for their roles in the 2017 pro-independence drive won seats in Congress and the Senate at the general election, but are still being held in custody

Acting PM Pedro Sánchez met with the leaders of Ciudadanos and Podemos on Tuesday in a bid to forge governing alliances following the general election of April 28

Leopoldo López, who has taken refuge at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas, gives Madrid an unexpected new role in the ongoing crisis

Despite months of making overtures to far-right party Vox, the conservative leader has now dismissed the group, with a new campaign aimed at reclaiming the center ground

The result of the Senate vote, the fate of bullfighters who stood for seats in Congress and the disappointing performance of Spain’s animal-rights party may have passed you by

Despite the fragmented scenario, nobody is in a rush to negotiate until after the local, regional and European Union elections of May 26

The Socialist Party and Unidas Podemos won a collective 165 seats at Sunday’s polls but are still 11 short of an absolute majority in Congress

Pedro Sánchez’s party may have won most votes at Sunday’s election, but there are several alternatives that lay ahead, with upcoming local, regional and European polls likely to be key

With more than 95% of the vote counted, the PSOE has taken 122 seats, with leftist parties victorious over right-wing Popular Party, Ciudadanos and Vox

Pedro Sánchez took the highest number of seats in Congress, but will need the support of Unidas Podemos and regional parties if he is to form a government

Spaniards are casting their ballots in a decisive vote that could give parliamentary representation to a far-right party for the first time since the end of the Franco dictatorship

Pablo Casado of the Popular Party and Albert Rivera of Ciudadanos appeared more focused on outdoing one another than on attacking the prime minister

The Monday night event revealed the deep divide between the left-wing and right-wing blocs ahead of the general election on April 28

With less than a week to go before the April 28 polls, Spanish political parties are scrambling to win over undecided voters

Explore the annual processions in Spanish cities like Seville, Córdoba and Málaga, where some of the country’s most passion-filled events of Holy Week are taking place

Its presence would violate rules on minimum congressional representation; PM Pedro Sánchez says he will instead attend a four-candidate event on public broadcaster TVE

Air Nostrum has canceled 148 flights while passengers at Madrid-Barajas airport faced lines of over an hour to pass through security controls

The parent company of EL PAÍS takes a decisive step forward with an operation worth €312.5 million

The justices overseeing the trial against the defendants for their role in the 2017 secession bid argue that the men, who will run in polls in April and May, pose a flight risk

Ángel Hernández left “furious” by decision of judge in charge of probing the assisted suicide of María José Carrasco, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who had long wanted to end her life