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A King's Stopover and 500 Years of Unfinished Business: Mexico and Spain Reset Their Relationship

President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain's King Felipe VI met at Palacio Nacional on June 25 in the first royal visit to Mexico in seven years. Here's what it means for Latin America's longest diplomatic standoff — and why the conversation about the Conquest is far from over.

Latin Times

Pope returns to Rome on plane offered by Spanish king after technical glitch, Vatican says

It was the first time in decades that a papal flight had experienced a problem so serious that it required the pope to change planes.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV’s flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid

Pope Leo XIV faced an unexpected travel delay when his charter flight back to Rome was grounded due to a technical issue

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After 144 Years, Pope Leo XIV blesses the completion of Sagrada Familia's tallest tower in Barcelona

The pontiff praised the new Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona's Sagrada Família in a ceremony attended by around 120,000 people, ending with a light and fireworks show.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years

The pontiff is set to deliver a mass in the centre of Madrid before moving elsewhere in Spain to Barcelona and the Canary islands. Pope Leo XIV is also expected to deliver an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament, where immigration is expected to take centre stage.

Euronews

Pope Leo calls for leaders to reject polarisation as he begins Spanish tour

Pontiff to make marginalised a focus of first papal visit since 2011 including meeting with migrants in the Canaries

The Guardian - UK

Pope Leo XIV calls for national reconciliation on his first day in Spain

Pope Leo XIV set foot on Spanish soil on Saturday 6 June, ending a fifteen‑year papal absence. Over 130,000 people greeted him in Madrid, where he warned against ready‑made ideologies and called for reconciliation.

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Pope calls for end to polarisation on Spain visit

MADRID - Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called for an end to “polarising narratives” and “sterile simplifications” on a visit to Spain expected to focus on the divisive issue of immigration.

Bangkok Post

Pope Leo XIV visits Spain as Church seeks a fresh voice in changing Europe

Pope Leo XIV has begun a weeklong visit to Spain, bringing the American pontiff to one of Europe’s historic centres of Christianity at a moment of political tension, social change and renewed curiosity about faith.

Radio France Internationale

Spain welcomes Pope Leo XIV on landmark six-day tour: key events and highlights

Millions are expected to attend events across Spain as Leo XIV combines religious celebrations with high-profile political meetings.

Euronews

Felipe VI presents Margaret Atwood, author of 'The Handmaid's Tale', with 2025 Joan Margarit prize

The head of state is using his visit to Canada to personally present the author of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ with an honour, 18 years after granting her the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature.

Euronews

With a handshake, Spain and Mexico put diplomatic tussle over their colonial past behind them

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has laid to rest a diplomatic spat between her government and Spain over the Spanish colonial past

The Independent UK

King Felipe says Spain’s conquest of the Americas involved 'much abuse' and ethical controversy

Spain’s King Felipe says Spain’s conquest of the Americas involved abuse and ethical controversy, as Spain and Mexico remain at odds over calls for an apology

The Independent UK

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend Mass for Spain train crash victims

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined over 300 relatives in Huelva to mourn the 45 victims of the Adamuz train crash.

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Spain to grant €20 million in compensation to victims of deadly high-speed train crash

The crash, which killed 45 people and injured more than 150 earlier this month in southern Spain, was the nation's deadliest rail disaster since 2013.

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Fitur 2026: Innovation, sustainability and a tribute to the Adamuz accident victims

Fitur 2026 brought together more than 10,000 travel companies from 161 countries in Madrid.

Euronews

Sabotage and misplaced funds: Misleading claims spread over Spain's train crashes

False online theories have filled an information gap as investigators work to discover what caused back-to-back deadly train collisions.

The Guardian - UK

Warning over TikTok scam using AI-generated videos of Spain’s Princess Leonor

Princess of Asturias Foundation says fraudsters are using fake profiles and videos purporting to show heir to Spanish throne

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The Independent UK

Former king speaks for first time about accidentally killing his brother 70 years ago

Juan Carlos I’s memoir paints a different picture to an official statement released at the time

Radio France Internationale

German president visits Spanish town of Guernica, hit by Nazi bombs in 1937

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday became the first German head of state to visit the Spanish town of Guernica, where Nazi bombers killed hundreds of civilians in 1937.

The Independent UK

China and Spain signs agreements to strengthen cooperation on Spanish king's visit

Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation

The Guardian - UK

Disgraced former king of Spain’s memoir details ‘enormous respect’ for Franco

Memoir chronicles Juan Carlos’s anointment as heir to dictator and death of younger brother when playing with pistols

Euronews

Regrets and reconciliation: Spain's emeritus King Juan Carlos shares respect for Franco in memoir

In his memoirs, Spain's former king Juan Carlos I reviews half a century of history: his role in the country's transition to democracy, the strained relationship with his family - including his son Felipe VI - and the "mistake" he made by accepting millions of euros from Saudi Arabia.

Marie Claire

The Former King of Spain Addresses Princess Diana Affair Rumor—And Calls the Late Royal "Cold" and "Taciturn" in His New Memoir

King Juan Carlos is releasing a tell-all book on November 5.

Euronews

Spain holds memorial for flood victims a year after disaster killed over 230 people

Cleanup efforts initially led by thousands of residents and volunteers took weeks to scoop up the layers of mud and debris.

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