Feb 13 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: House votes to limit U.S. involvement in Yemen In our news wrap Wednesday, the House rebuked President Trump by voting to limit U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen. The measure would end U.S. military assistance for a Saudi-led bombing campaign against Iranian-backed rebels. Plus, as President Trump… Continue watching
Feb 12 Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders got underway Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early general election being called in the country. Continue reading
Feb 10 Right-wingers rally in Madrid, demand Socialist PM resign By Associated Press Thousands of Spaniards joined a right-wing rally in Madrid on Sunday to demand that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step down. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Giuliani comments raise new questions about collusion by Trump campaign In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, seemed to reverse himself on CNN Wednesday night, claiming he "never said there was no collusion between the [Trump] campaign" and Russia. He sought to clarify his remarks on… Continue watching
Dec 22 El Gordo fever: Spain enthralled by annual Christmas lottery By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Multiple people picked the top winning number across Spain. Tickets for the national lottery, which was established in 1973, cost 20 euros (or $23), and many were purchased months in advance. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 8:44 Political conflict arises in Spain over the fate of Franco’s body By Malcolm Brabant In Spain, a constitutional debate has arisen over the body of former dictator Francisco Franco. The new left-wing government wants to relocate Franco's remains, which lie in the Valley of the Fallen, a Spanish civil war monument near Madrid. But… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 7:14 As Europe battles over border policy, migrants flood to Spain By Malcolm Brabant Three years into the migration crisis, Europe remains as divided as ever about how to handle the influx of people arriving illegally from Africa. Spain has overtaken Italy as their main entry point, in part because of its more welcoming… Continue watching
Oct 01 Pro-Catalan activists march in Barcelona By Aritz Parra, Renata Brito, Associated Press The anniversary of the event that sparked Spain's gravest political crisis in decades was marked by a fractured Catalan independence movement amid delicate talks on the region's future with the country's the center-left Socialist government. Continue reading
Sep 29 Catalan separatists clash with police as tensions mount By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Catalan separatists clashed with police on Saturday in downtown Barcelona, with two arrests being made, as tensions increase before the anniversary of the Spanish region's illegal referendum on secession that ended in violent raids by security forces. Continue reading
Jun 10 Spain rescues 334 migrants from Mediterranean, finds 4 dead By Associated Press Spain's maritime rescue service says its patrol craft reached nine different boats carrying migrants that had left from African shores throughout Saturday and early Sunday. Continue reading