Before the decline of passions around the Catalan crisis, Spain was covered by a new, even more powerful wave, which washed away the government of the center-right People's Party (PP) led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. For the first time in Spanish history, a new prime minister, Pedro Sánchez fro

BARCELONA: Spain on Tuesday pardoned nine jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid as it aimed to break the deadlock over the political crisis in the wealthy northeastern region.In announcing the decision, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he hoped the move would draw a line under past confrontations with Catalonia’s separatist-led regional government and open the way for talks.“ With this act, we want to open a new stage of dialogue and reconciliation and close once and

We are witnessing the start of a new election cycle in Spain, an aggravation of the internal political conflict and a rather pessimistic scenario for the PSOE’s results at the upcoming general parliamentary elections, Valdai Club expert Irina Prokhorenko writes. Spain can hold extraordinary general

Candiru couldn’t be reached for comment by The Associated Press. Almost all of the incidents occurred between 2017 and 2020, when efforts to carve out an independent state in northeastern Spain led to the country’s deepest political crisis in decades.... The firm has been subject to export limits by the US federal government, which has accused NSO of conducting “ transnational repression ”.... Because the software can only be acquired by state entities, the Spanish government must offer an exp

TWO people have died during a motorbike race on the Isle of Man's twisting roads. Organisers of the annual Southern 100 Road Races on the famous TT course say last night's incident involved" two riders, a marshal and a spectator", which resulted in two fatalities.... 1 Police and race marshals at the Southern race course at Castletown on the Isle of Man Credit: PACEMAKER PRESS No further details have been released yet.In a statement, they said:" At around 6. 50pm this evening, Tuesday 11th July