Europe Spain Princess Leonor de Bourbon swore an oath on the Spanish Constitution on her 18th birthday; with that, she acquires the power to legitimately assume the functions of Queen should her father no longer be able to reign
Europe Spain A political and cultural dispute erupted over Basque regional government's formal request to host Pablo Picasso’s anti-war painting Guernica for 9 months; 2027 marks 90th anniversary of the first Basque government and of the bombing of the town Guernica
Europe Spain In a new wave of religious fervor, Holy Week processions are experiencing a new boom; in Andalusia this year over 230 brotherhoods and confraternities expect the involvement of more than 150.000 people in their processions
Europe Spain Spain has become the first European country to reject "unilateral" attack on Iran and Iran's retaliation and to demand “immediate de-escalation” to avoid civilian victims and the enlargement of the conflict
Europe Spain A massive counterfeit perfume factory has been dismantled; the plant produced tens of thousands of liters of counterfeit fragrances, imitations of around fifty luxury brands, to be marketed to the rest of Europe via France