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In Madrid, Pope calls for compassion towards 'every human being'

The pope also expressed hope earlier that Madrid would "remain a welcoming and inclusive city, where social life is inspired by genuine human values."

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.
SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez at last month’s summit of European Union leaders in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Being Pedro Sanchez: Is Spain's anti-Israel prime minister on the wrong side of history?

A drone view shows people gathering at Nasser hospital as they welcome freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025.

Terrorist released in Schalit, Oct. 7 hostage deals to give Hungary, Spain talks

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside Movistar Arena as Real Madrid face Maccabi Tel Aviv in a EuroLeague basketball game on January 8, 2026, in Madrid, Spain.

Spain is failing the West and weakening Europe's diplomatic hand - editorial


Why some national movements are more equal than others

One of the fundamental principles of international law is a people’s right to self-determination – to freely choose their political status without external interference.

A BULLET and the Kurdistan flag are seen on a Peshmerga fighter’s vest during a battle with ISIS near Bashiqa, Iraq, last year.

Spaniards take to streets as Catalonia independence tensions rise

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists the region must give up the independence push.

People attend a demonstration in favour of dialogue in a square in Barcelona, Spain, October 7, 2017

A Spanish odyssey: Digging up Sephardi roots

Almost two years on, it’s time to examine a much-talked-about law meant to right a historical wrong for exiled Sephardim and offer them Spanish citizenship.

Tourists pay a visit to Toledo’s 12th-century synagogue, Santa Maria La Blanca, in central Spain.