An opaque set of social media channels with hundreds of thousands of followers is spreading fake news and exaggerations about the migrant crisis with messages that encourage an insurgency against the Spanish government
After publishing acclaimed biographies of writers Clarice Lispector and Susan Sontag, the latter of which won a Pulitzer Prize, the author turns in ‘The Upside-Down World’ to the lives and the misconceptions surrounding the painters of the Dutch Golden Age
PM Pedro Sánchez is appearing in Congress to defend that his executive has no indications that Morocco was in any way behind the sudden mass influx
Hostility toward migrants is increasing among local residents who are fed up and feel abandoned by the central government. In a city that prides itself on religious coexistence, conflicts have already flared up between its Muslim and Christian communities
The expert is stepping away from teaching after a lifetime spent researching and writing about Franco, the Spanish Civil War and the violence of the 20th century. He warns that the values forged in the aftermath of World War II and in rejection of its atrocities are beginning to erode. The danger, he argues, comes not only from fascism but also from a technological oligarchy that may undermine society’s ability to agree on what is true
His lawyers claim he is the target of ‘political persecution’ by Trump because of his support for Palestine. The Spanish government will have to decide whether to extradite him
The online presence of US senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed sparks a broader debate about the relationship between appearance and political success
A study by a Moroccan researcher who followed the crisis in real time shows that online videos of the first successful crossings had millions of views and increased the tide of young people flocking to the border
The revelation that Prime Minister Ajanuch allegedly took a private trip to Mallorca in the middle of the migration crisis has sparked outrage in Moroccan media
The country has the chance to learn from this summer’s tragedy, and to turn it into a collective learning experience long before next summer arrives
In the previous major crisis in the city, in 2021, estimates put the number of people who breached border controls at somewhere over 10,000
The human tide crossing the border transformed the Spanish exclave city in a matter of hours, turning it into a scene of confusion that authorities struggled to control
The exclave city’s local leader, Juan Vivas, has called on Spain’s central government to help, calling the situation ‘a total humanitarian and social emergency.’ In recent days police have recovered more than 25 bodies of migrants who drowned trying to swim to the city
The sociologist and public‑policy expert left his job in the US as a teaching fellow for thinker Michael Sandel to join Fundación Avanza, the policy think tank of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
The US president broke protocol by patting the World Cup trophy before kick-off
The World Cup match takes on new meaning after a column in which the conservative politician said France is a team ‘without Frenchmen’
Six descendants of Spanish émigrés recount their experience as new citizens of a country that many have never been to, yet has always been a part of their identity
Two aides to the disgraced official also received prison sentences over corruption during the Covid pandemic. The ruling increases the pressure on the government of Pedro Sánchez, which is dealing with several high-profile probes
The leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise, who launched his campaign last Sunday in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, is the only clear candidate right now for the 2027 French presidential election
The administration of Pedro Sánchez, a socialist, sees vindication of its progressive policies as it grapples with the fallout of several high-profile legal probes
‘Wherever a person is discriminated against because of their origin, the principle of the equal dignity of all human beings is violated,’ he told a joint session of both houses, where he received a long ovation
Now under investigation back home on influence-peddling and money laundering charges, the ex-prime minister of Spain defends his risky mediation with Chavismo and the opposition by noting the number of political prisoners he helped free
The average weekly working time in Spain is 36.3 hours, compared with Germany’s 33.9. Differences between countries are explained by the weight of part‑time employment and by shorter full‑time weeks
Benjamín León Jr underscored the ‘frustration’ felt by Trump at the fact that the Spanish government is not spending 5% of GDP on defense as agreed by NATO
He is the first former head of government to be formally accused after leaving office with an unblemished record
The WHO has downplayed the risk of a larger outbreak: ‘All cases have been isolated and are being managed under strict medical supervision’
Most passengers walked out of the ‘MV Hondius’ on Sunday, with a few more set to do so Monday. The health minister called it a ‘day of national pride’ despite having to overcome a refusal by authorities in the Canary Islands to let the ship dock