March 14, 2026 Morrissey cancels concert after festival noise leaves him in 'catatonic state' from sleep deprivation Morrissey canceled a Valencia concert due to severe sleep deprivation from Las Fallas festival noise, calling his hotel experience "indescribable hell."
March 11, 2026 Spain permanently pulls ambassador from Israel amid Iran war Spain announced on Tuesday it was permanently recalling its ambassador to Israel over its opposition to U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran.
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.