World Jun 30 Watch 7:17 Lithuania’s president on tensions with Russia and the war in Ukraine Baltic nations arrived at the NATO summit with a real warning: that they could be Russia' next target. And in the last week tensions have increased between Russia and Lithuania. Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. By Nick Schifrin
World Jun 28 Watch 3:38 Turkey removes opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO Historic news from the NATO meeting in Spain took place on Tuesday when Turkey removed its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance. The Scandinavian nations sought membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a deal has now been… By Nick Schifrin
World Jan 20 Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 4 A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure. By Aritz Parra, Manu Fernández, Associated Press
World May 23 Spain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown Vox called for protesters to attend the protests in their vehicles and thus skirt the current prohibition on social gatherings in effect under the nation’s two-month long state of emergency designed to reduce contagion risks. By Joseph Wilson, Alicia León, Associated Press
Apr 13 Watch 7:12 After more than 17,000 deaths, how Spain is coping with COVID-19 By Max Duncan Spain is among the countries hit hardest by COVID-19 so far. But after more than 17,000 deaths and weeks of a strict lockdown, workers in some non-essential industries returned to their jobs Monday. The easing of restrictions is controversial in… Continue watching
Mar 30 Spain’s COVID-19 cases surpass China, U.S. cities brace for uptick By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Associated Press Three-quarters of a million people around the world have become infected and over 35,000 have died, according to a running count kept by Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Dec 14 UN climate talks in limbo as chair Chile bids for compromise By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Later Saturday, Chilean diplomat Andrés Landerretche told reporters that a fresh compromise would be circulated Saturday afternoon, but insisted that there would have to be trade-offs if there was to be a deal supported by all countries. Continue reading
Dec 09 Too much of a Greta thing? 16-year-old activist urges focus on others By Frank Jordans, Aritz Parra, Associated Press “Our stories have been told over and over again,” Thunberg said, explaining why she and prominent German activist Luisa Neubauer would be handing over the stage at the U.N. climate meeting in Madrid to other young activists. Continue reading
Nov 04 In Spain, thousands protest verdict in sex crime case By Aritz Parra, Associated Press The protests come after five men accused of gang-raping an intoxicated 14-year-old girl were sentenced to 10 to 12 years behind bars. Continue reading