
In photos: Santa Cruz de Tenerife crowns Carnival queen
This year the honor went to Priscila Medina Quintero, who beat 18 other contestants at the popular Canary Island festival

This year the honor went to Priscila Medina Quintero, who beat 18 other contestants at the popular Canary Island festival

Iñigo Urkullu told the Supreme Court that Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont broke off a deal to call a regional election because of pressure from his own political group

Several leading witnesses provided testimony at the trial of Catalan separatist leaders in Madrid

Pedro Sánchez told Congress the measure would seek to protect the rights of Britons in Spain and Spaniards in Britain after the UK leaves the European Union

Mainstream conservatives talk tough on immigration, abortion and Catalonia to keep up with the far-right Vox, which is threatening to take supporters away at the upcoming polls

The last two defendants at the Supreme Court trial in Madrid took the stand on Tuesday

Country takes the crown from Italy, while Japan ranks fourth, Britain comes in 19th, and the US takes 35th place, five spots below Cuba

Eighteen other patrons, including the victim’s husband and son, also became sick after dining at RiFF, which is now under investigation by the regional health department

Two more former regional officials have taken the stand at the Spanish Supreme Court, where they face charges of rebellion over the 2017 unilateral secession attempt

Jordi Turull argues that the regional government did not encourage violence, nor did it use public money to hold the unauthorized independence referendum of October 1

Popular Party makes a political issue out of religious traditions as it vies with far-right Vox for votes on April 28

Oriol Junqueras, who is on trial for his role in the pro-independence drive, has refused to answer the public prosecutor’s questions, and denies having committed any offenses

PM Pedro Sánchez is due to announce a date for a general election, but there are many in his party who want to avoid it coinciding with local, regional and European polls

The only arguments that should influence the outcome of this high-profile Supreme Court case are legal ones, not political ones

The public waited in line outside the court to sit in on the trial, while demonstrators blocked streets in Barcelona

Regional premier Quim Torra comes to Spanish capital to show support for 12 defendants facing charges related to the illegal referendum and unilateral declaration of independence

The prosecution and the defense’s strategies will hinge on whether any violence was used during the bid for unilateral secession

The conservative Popular Party, center-right Ciudadanos and far-right Vox called the demonstration in response to Pedro Sánchez’s handling of the Catalan independence drive

Demonstrators gathered on Sunday in the capital’s central Colón square to demand new elections

Deputy PM Carmen Calvo says separatist parties are rejecting offers, and warns that a veto of the budget plan could lead to early elections

A total of 600 people were detained or investigated, according to the Civil Guard’s nature protection service Seprona

The municipal authorities have been trying to identify the culprit on the electric-powered device. The video of the incident, shot from a car, has since gone viral

Ambassador Simon Manley and the Consular team will be on hand in February to provide the latest information for UK residents in Spain, as well as to address their questions

The Spanish government is venturing into slippery terrain by allowing an ill-defined figure to be present at cross-party talks about Catalonia

The calls from the Popular Party and Ciudadanos came after it emerged that a “rapporteur” will be present at talks between Madrid and Catalan political parties

Pedro Sánchez will meet with the head of the European Court of Human Rights and give a speech to respond to Catalan separatists’ arguments that there are political prisoners in Spain

Nastasia Urbano used to earn up to $1 million for 20 days of work but is now homeless and looking for help to get back on her feet