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Ex-Soccer Chief in Spain to Stand Trial on Sexual Assault Charge

Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spanish soccer, is charged with two different counts in connection with the unsolicited kiss…

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Luis Rubiales, Former Spanish Soccer Chief, Faces Arrest

Mr. Rubiales, who resigned after kissing a player at the Women’s World Cup, is a focus of Spanish investigators looking…

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Spain Is Doing Something Brave

Spain’s new amnesty law, on its way to the statute books after passing Congress in December, has ignited quite a…

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Pedro Sánchez Secures New Term to Lead a Divided Spain

The Socialist prime minister won a parliamentary vote only after promising amnesty to Catalan separatists, enraging conservatives.

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Hundreds of Thousands Protest Spanish Prime Minister’s Deal With Separatists

The deal, which grants amnesty to secessionists, is meant to give Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez enough support to form a…

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Far Right May Rise as Kingmaker in Spanish Election

A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party poised to share power for the…

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What Do You Call a German Siesta? An Answer to the Europe Heat, Some Say.

The siesta, a sacred afternoon break in Spain, was once mocked as lazy. But now, countries like Germany, which were…

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Theme Park’s Selective History Appeals to a New Spanish Nationalism

Puy du Fou España has drawn visitors with spectacular shows about Spanish history. But part of its success lies in…

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Facing a Future of Drought, Spain Turns to Medieval Solutions and ‘Ancient Wisdom’

Acequias, a network of water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago, are being excavated and brought back…

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Spain, fond of passing, bows out meekly when forced to shoot.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The noise had been building, rising from raucous to deafening and beyond, until it became something…

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