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March 6, 2026

Major city doubles its visitor tax to become one of highest amid overtourism concerns

Barcelona nearly doubles its traveler tax to $10-$17 per night, making the tax among Europe's highest as the city battles overtourism and housing shortages.

February 3, 2026

Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ after Spain announces sweeping social media crackdown

Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez unveiled plans to hold social media executives criminally liable, sparking Elon Musk's profane "tyrant" response on X platform.

January 28, 2026

Spain legalizes up to 500,000 undocumented migrants, sparking backlash

Spain announced plans to grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants over three years, taking the opposite approach from Trump's border crackdown.

January 18, 2026

Deadly high-speed train derailment kills 39, injures 100 more in Spain: report

Deadly train derailment in Spain kills at least 39 people and injures about 100 others when high-speed train crashes near Córdoba in southern Spain on Sunday.

January 15, 2026

Passenger’s Wi-Fi name triggers bomb scare, forces Turkish Airlines emergency landing

Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after passenger creates hoax bomb threat using Wi-Fi hotspot name. No explosives found.

December 25, 2025

World’s largest nativity scene towers over city with record-breaking holy figures

Spain's record-breaking nativity scene, featuring a 10-foot Jesus figure, returns to Alicante's Town Hall Square, drawing visitors from around the world.

November 18, 2025

Massive underwater ruins could be evidence of Plato's lost Atlantis, researcher insists

Independent researchers led by Michael Donnellan claim to have discovered ancient ruins on Spain's Salmedina Island that could be Plato's lost city of Atlantis.

November 14, 2025

Disgraced ex-Spanish soccer boss pelted with eggs by uncle while promoting book

Former Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales was pelted with eggs by his own uncle during a book event. The family member was arrested after the bizarre attack.

October 22, 2025

Spanish priest acquitted after facing 3 years behind bars for criticizing radical Islam

Spanish priest Father Custodio Ballester wins court case against hate speech allegations stemming from his criticism of radical Islam and dialogue efforts.

October 21, 2025

Paris judge indicts Chinese woman for theft of gold nuggets from France's Museum of Natural History

A 24-year-old Chinese woman was indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from Paris' National Museum of Natural History.