Spain increases arms purchases from the US, reaching its highest expenditure ever
The allocation for dozens of Patriot missile systems in 2024 alone accounted for half of the total Defense Ministry procurement that year
The EU will respond ‘appropriately’ to Trump’s tariff threat against Spain
Brussels underscores that trade is the exclusive responsibility of the European executive and that there is already a bilateral trade agreement with the US
Over 21% of Spaniards think the Franco years were ‘good or very good,’ survey shows
Among voters of the mainstream conservative Popular Party (PP), more people believe the dictatorship was ‘good’ than ‘bad.’ And 61% of far-right Vox voters believe the democratic system is worse or much worse than Francoism ever was
Manolín, the world’s oldest active chess player at 104
Manuel Álvarez Escudero triumphed over significantly younger rivals in an official tournament in Madrid
Young people versus boomers? Four charts to understand generational tension in Spain
The debate is warranted, as the data show genuine disparities. They also highlight a deeper reason: Spain’s growth is no longer what it used to be
Building collapses in downtown Madrid: ‘I felt a terrible tremor’
At least three people are injured and four others are missing. Sources say up to 40 individuals could have been inside the building, which was undergoing renovation to become a four-star hotel
Robert Capa’s iconic Spanish Civil War photo: A mystery that endures 90 years later
The Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid is hosting the largest retrospective in Spain of the photographer’s work, with 250 pieces, including images, publications, and objects on war and life
Álvaro Pascual-Leone, neurologist: ‘Wanting to keep your brain young forever is foolishness’
The Harvard Medical School professor warns of the dangers of new technologies to enhance brain capacity, because what improves some abilities can worsen others
Durotaxis: A new therapeutic target against metastatic cancer is discovered
A team of scientists describes how malignant cells use ‘highways’ of hardened tissue to spread to other organs, and how blocking two proteins can stop them
From Eurovision boycott to import bans: Israel faces rising global condemnation
Calls for a boycott over the Gaza massacre are spreading throughout the worlds of culture, sports, and economics in more and more countries
Trump announces ‘framework’ for deal with China to allow TikTok to keep operating in the US
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was in Madrid, Spain for the talks. The US president said he will speak with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday
Milei’s ‘immortalist’ guru seeks followers in Spain
José Luis Cordeiro, the Argentine president’s friend and muse, talks about his ideas of eternal youth, which he claims will be available by 2045
Madrid turns final stage of Vuelta cycling race into a demonstration against Israel
‘The debate that has opened up about what happened in Spain should grow and reach every corner of the world,’ said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
More educated, healthier... better? What science says about voracious readers
Various studies have attempted, without success, to analyze whether reading can increase our empathy. The evidence is clearer regarding its power to enhance culture and mental health
From Synanon to influencers: The dangerous return of humiliation as a cure for drugs
The vulnerability of addicts makes them easy targets for recruitment by cult-like organizations
How a 17th-century art dealer bought top works at bargain prices for the Prado Museum
In 1635, Spain sent an envoy to England to make purchases. When Charles I was beheaded, the dismantling of the English art collections became the opportunity of the century
Two million seashells encompass the history of human ambition: A journey of luxury, beauty and power
The National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid houses one of the largest malacology collections in the world. The scientific team that curates the seashells shows EL PAÍS the most emblematic pieces from its collection
Pedro Bermudo, the Spaniard who invented the language of God in 1653
A play recounts the astonishing story of the religious man who created a universal language of numbers
Spain faces its worst wildfire season in 30 years, with 40 active blazes and more than 30,000 evacuated
The Copernicus satellite monitoring system estimates that 350,000 hectares of land have been affected by fires this year
Trump’s ‘refugees’ settle in Spain: ‘We’re not going back to the United States’
EL PAÍS features the stories of three American families who arrived in the European country this year, in the face of the US’ downward spiral and the loss of freedoms: ‘Things are getting ugly’
Spanish authorities put number of active forest fires across the country with a high risk level at 16
A fire that started in the Galician town of A Mezquita spread to Castile and León on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people
Fires continue to rage in Spain, overwhelming authorities
Firefighting professionals denounce their precarious working conditions and the lack of coordination within regional government operations. The blazes have now claimed three lives
Spain faces another day of battling wildfires across the country amid weather warnings
The blazes, which have extended across several regions, have caused two deaths, devastated thousands of hectares, and forced more than 5,000 people to evacuate their homes
Spain battles dozens of wildfires amid heatwave
The fires have scorched thousands of hectares, forced residents from homes in multiple regions, and claimed one life near Madrid
‘Plan Marta’: The journey of 815 young women sent to Australia by Francoist Spain
‘The real deception lay in the impossibility of paying for the return ticket,’ says Natalia Ortiz, a researcher of these expeditions that provided domestic service for Australian families
The Latin American grandchildren of Spanish exiles return 100 years later
One million Spaniards emigrated to Latin America after the Civil War. Today, their grandchildren — many with dual nationality — are residents of the Spanish capital
The odyssey of three women and BO-112, the molecule that tricks cancer
A leading scientist, a businesswoman and a disease-free patient come together to tell the full story of the promising experimental Spanish tumor drug