Spain tries to go back to normal after biggest blackout in its history
More than 99% of the country’s power supply has been recovered, but some rail service is still suspended in Madrid and Barcelona
World in Progress: A forum to understand and improve a rapidly changing world
Grupo Prisa is organizing a conference in Barcelona to engage prominent politicians and intellectuals in a reflection on the future of geopolitics, industry, and climate change
‘All eyes on Rafah’: The political meme, AI and the enshittification of the Internet
A meme generated with artificial intelligence has gone viral, providing a warning about a digital environment that will be dominated by the automatic generation of content
Spain recognizes Palestine and calls for a ‘viable’ state based on 1967 borders
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the announcement simultaneously with Ireland and Norway, leading to accusations from Israel of complicity ‘in incitement to genocide against the Jewish people’
US military operation in the Red Sea sparks tensions between Madrid and Washington
Joe Biden and Pedro Sánchez addressed the issue on Friday after Spain vetoed a plan for the EU to help with the mission via Operation Atalanta
Defiant RFEF chief Luis Rubiales refuses to resign over Jenni Hermoso scandal
The president of the Spanish Football Federation presented himself as the victim of a witch hunt by ‘false feminists’ and claims World Cup final kiss with Spain midfielder was ‘consensual’
Now what? National election leaves Spain in a labyrinth
The two right-wing parties did not win enough seats to form an absolute majority, and the possibility that the Popular Party and the far-right Vox could make pacts with other parties can be completely ruled out
In Spain, the left’s resistance thwarts a PP-Vox majority and leaves all possibilities open
The mainstream conservatives led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo win the most seats, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have added votes and seats from the last election and will seek to craft a governing alliance
From ‘broken fingers’ to drunkenness: Outlandish excuses for avoiding polling station duty in Spain
The courts insist that the accused must prove the reasons why they did not show up and sets out hefty fines and even prison terms
Voting begins in Spain in an election that could see another EU country swing to the right
The right is the favorite, but the scenario has become more open in the final stretch. Fear that the far right could enter the government if the mainstream conservatives win is mobilizing left-wing voters