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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a session of parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
March 5, 2026, 9:33 pm
With Iran war as the backdrop, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez emerges as Europe’s top Trump critic
Spanish prime minister, a harsh critic of Israel in the EU, has drawn the US president’s ire after refusing to allow him to stage Iran operations from Spanish bases
By Joseph Wilson
Police cars near the site of a high-speed train collision in Adamuz, near Córdoba, southern Spain, January 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
January 19, 2026, 11:10 am
Toll in Spain train collision rises to at least 39 dead as rescue efforts continue
Spanish transport minister says cause of crash is unclear; stretch of track where it happened was renovated last year, and the train itself was less than four years old
By IAIN SULLIVAN, Joseph Wilson and SUMAN NAISHADHAM
A voter stands in a booth at a polling station for Spain's general election, in Madrid, July 23, 2023. (Paul White/AP)
July 24, 2023, 8:21 am
Spain at risk of political gridlock following inconclusive election result
Conservative party wins most votes but falls short of toppling Prime Minister Sánchez Pedro, leaving two opposing blocs each struggling to reach parliamentary majority
By Ciaran Giles and Joseph Wilson
Spain's Vox party leader Santiago Abascal speaks to supporters during a rally in Madrid Spain, Sunday Oct. 9, 2022. (Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via AP)
October 9, 2022, 6:13 pm
Trump makes video appearance at rally of global far-right in Spain
In short message, former US president calls for ‘lots of very good conservative things’ at gathering in support of Spain’s Vox that also features Italy’s Meloni, Hungary’s Orban
By Joseph Wilson
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks with US President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
June 30, 2022, 6:53 pm
NATO vows to guard ‘every inch of territory’ as Russia fumes
‘We live in a more dangerous world,’ says Jens Stoltenberg, wrapping up summit in the shadow of the invasion of Ukraine
By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson and Sylvie Corbet
A local resident places a vase with flowers on a broken window in his house damaged by the Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 26, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
June 29, 2022, 12:32 pm
NATO chief says alliance faces ‘most serious security crisis’ since WWII
30 leaders to hear from Ukraine’s Zelensky after Russia’s invasion shattered Europe’s peace, drove NATO to pour troops, weapons into Eastern Europe on scale not seen since Cold War
By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson and Sylvie Corbet
From left to right background: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde before signing a memorandum in which Turkey agrees to Finland and Sweden's membership of the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP/Bernat Armangue)
June 29, 2022, 6:42 am
In ‘historic’ shift, Turkey agrees to support bid by Sweden and Finland to join NATO
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine prompted the two countries to abandon their long-held nonaligned status and apply to join organization as protection against threat
By Jill Lawless and Joseph Wilson
NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio speaks with Channel 12 News in an interview aired on January 29, 2022. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
June 7, 2022, 2:46 pm
Spanish judge to visit Israel seeking testimony from NSO on Pegasus spyware use
Court says José Luis Calama will lead judicial commission to question company CEO Shalev Hulio, as part of probe into phone hacking of Spanish PM and other officials
By Joseph Wilson
Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Vitaly Timkiv, File)
March 6, 2022, 1:57 pm
Russian war against Ukraine in ‘world’s breadbasket’ may threaten global food supply
Millions in Europe, Africa, Asia rely on fertile farmlands in Black Sea region; price of wheat surges by 55%; violence could create food insecurity, push more people into poverty
By Joseph Wilson, Samy Magdy, Aya Batrawy and Chinedu Asadu
Lava from a volcano reaches the sea on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain in the early hours of Wednesday Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Roca)
September 29, 2021, 10:09 pm
Lava from volcanic eruption on Spanish island hits the Atlantic
Experts have warned the meeting of the molten rock and seawater could produce small explosions and release toxic gases
By Daniel Roca and Joseph Wilson
Faithful sit on their two-wheelers and pray as they attend a drive-in mass in an open area of Bethel AG Church as part of maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, June 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
June 22, 2020, 1:06 am
UN health agency reports largest global single-day increase in coronavirus cases
WHO says 183,020 new infections in the last 24 hours, with more than 4,000 deaths, a majority of them in hard-hit Brazil, US and India
By Joseph Wilson and Jamey Keaten
An Archdruid performs a ritual near the cordoned off Stonehenge as a small group of people gathered to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, June 21, 2020. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
June 21, 2020, 4:32 pm
Spain opens border to tourists; Trump wants less coronavirus testing
Madrid rolls back lockdown to save economy while US president is accused of placing politics ahead of safety to keep confirmed cases down; virus overshadows summer solstice in UK
By Joseph Wilson and Joe McDonald
People walk along a seafront promenade in Barcelona, Spain, May 2, 2020 (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
May 2, 2020, 2:13 pm
Western Europe relaxes virus restrictions as Russia sees spike in infections
Spaniards can exercise for 1st time in 7 weeks as part of complex plan varying by province; Italy to allow jogging; Germany opens zoos; Russia worried hospitals may be overwhelmed
By Joseph Wilson, David Rising and Jim Heintz
Patients and medical workers wear personal protective equipment due to COVID-19 concerns outside the emergency room at NYU Langone Medical Center, Monday, April 13, 2020, in New York (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
April 14, 2020, 2:46 am
Lack of new global hotspots fuels optimism, talk of emerging from lockdowns
Extreme international measures to curb virus appear to have been effective; but experts warn prematurely relaxing restrictions could cause relapse
By Eric Tucker, Aritz Parra and Joseph Wilson
A motorist, white helmet, offers free face masks to locals to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
April 13, 2020, 4:27 pm
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
As countries look to ease restrictions aimed at containing spread of COVID-19, some warn scaling back measures could lead to surge in new infections
By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson and Elena Becatoros
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