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Paquita Gonzalez cries as she waits for news of train departures, after spending the whole night at the station in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Without power, Spain’s trains were immobilized. Three travelers shared their tales
The blackout that paralyzed the Iberian Peninsula had an especially fierce impact on trains that run across Spain. Travelers were stranded on Monday for hours — or longer — all across the country.
 
Dolores Merchan, 67, looks down on her mud-splattered belongings from the house where she has lived all her life with her husband and three children, and which has been severely affected by the floods in Masanasa, Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Spain’s catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage
Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair. But the numbers associated with the tragedy can also help grasp the scope of the natural disaster.
 
A woman rests as residents and volunteers clean up an area affected by floods in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
The mud that covers Alicia Montero is the signature uniform of impromptu army of volunteers. For a third day, they are shoveling and sweeping the muck and debris out of the small town of Chiva after flash floods swept through the region of Valencia.
 
Firefighters walk during the clean up operation after flooding in Massanassa on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away almost everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes and businesses.
 
Residents look at cars piled up after being swept away by floods in Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain
Authorities say flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people.
 
Three are detained in Lisbon’s second night of unrest after police shot dead a man during an arrest
Police in Portugal say three people were detained in a second night of violent protests in greater Lisbon after police shot dead a man during an arrest this week.
 
In this photo provided by the Spanish government in Madrid, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left greets exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Thursday Sept. 12, 2024. (Fernando Calvo, Spanish Government via AP)
Spanish prime minister meets with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader González
 
FILE - Katy Perry arrives at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show, April 25, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Spain is investigating unauthorized Katy Perry music video in a protected natural area
Katy Perry pretends in her new music video to be one of the thousands of tourists having the time of their lives on on Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.
 
FILE, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez next to his wife Begona Gomez, gives a thumb up during a campaign closing meeting in Madrid, Spain, on July 21, 2023. A judge arrived at Spain's presidential palace in Madrid on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 to take a statement from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as part of an investigation into allegations that his wife, Begoña Gómez, used her position as the head of government's spouse to influence business deals. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
Spain’s prime minister doesn’t testify in a probe into corruption allegations against his wife
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has chosen not to testify before a judge who went to Madrid’s presidential complex for a scheduled interview as part of an investigation into corruption allegations against his wife.
 
FILE - Migrants, mostly Venezuelans, walk across the Darien Gap from Colombia into Panama, hoping to reach the U.S., Oct. 15, 2022. Refugee agency UNHCR estimates more than 7.7 million Venezuelans have left since 2014, the largest exodus in Latin America’s recent history, with most settling in the Americas, from neighboring Colombia and Brazil to Argentina and Canada. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
Forced to emigrate, Venezuelans living abroad hope for change — and to eventually return home
The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of Venezuelans to leave over the past decade, quashing many of their dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country.
 
FILE - Leeds United's Junior Firpo vies for the ball with Chelsea's Raheem Sterling, during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds United at at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/David Cliff, File)
The Dominican Republic will make its debut in Olympic soccer with several dual-nationality players
The Dominican Republic is days away from an unexpected Olympic debut in soccer. The Caribbean country, where baseball is the national pastime, will try to succeed in Paris 2024 with a bunch of players with playing experience in European leagues.
 
Spain arrests four Colombians rescued from submarine suspected of transporting drugs
Spanish authorities say they have intercepted another submarine suspected of transporting drugs into Europe and arrested four Colombians who crewed the vessel.
 
A cruise ship rescues 68 migrants and finds 5 bodies in a boat adrift in the Atlantic Ocean
Spanish rescuers say that a cruise ship has rescued 68 migrants and found five bodies in a traditional fishing boat that was drifting off the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
 
A pair of Iberian Lynxs play together in the surroundings of the Doñana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Conservationists are celebrating the recovery of the Iberian lynx, no longer classed as "endangered" by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The number of the medium-sized feline endemic to the Iberian Peninsula has gone from 62 in 2001 to more than 2,000 thanks to the successful breeding and reintroduction programs. (AP Photo/Antonio Pizarro)
The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts
Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it’s no longer an endangered species.
 
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, walks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Madrid on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Madrid to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen trade ties along with other agreements. (Eduardo Parra/Pool Photo via AP)
Spain and Turkey call on the international community to act to stop the war in Gaza
Spain and Turkey have called on the international community to stop “looking the other way” and press for the end of Israel’s attack on Gaza to crush Hamas, which began in October.
 
From left to right: Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance Maria Jesus Montero and Spain's second Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz applaud after the approval to an amnesty law at the Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Spain's Parliament has given final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. The legislation was backed in the lower house by Spain's left-wing coalition government, two Catalan separatist parties, and other smaller parties. It passed despite the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox voting against it. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Spain’s Parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia’s separatists
Spain’s Parliament has given final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid.
 
Santiago Abascal, leader of the far right VOX party gestures as he delivers a speech on stage during the Spanish far-right wing party Vox's rally "Europa Viva 24" in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 19, 2024. VOX has invited speakers from across the right wing spectrum including Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orban and Argentine President Javier Milei who has been visiting Spain since Friday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Europe’s far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections
Europe’s far right political parties have unofficially launched their campaign for the European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against illegal migration and the bloc’s climate policy.
 
Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler poses during an interview with The Associated Press in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe
Capitalizing on an impressive moment in Spanish-language music, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe.
 
A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest against the President of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales and to support to support Spain's national women's soccer player Jenni Hermoso in Madrid on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Spain faces reckoning over sexism in soccer after federation head kisses player at Women's World Cup. Banner reads in Spanish "it's over" and "Rubiales is out of the game". (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Spain has condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss. Can it now reckon with sexism in soccer?
Spain has spoken loudly through its government, political parties, soccer clubs, players and ordinary citizens to condemn the kiss of a player by the head of its soccer federation that sullied its Women’s World Cup victory.