The Latest Breaking News from Pedro Sanchez

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced almost 2.3 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in new aid for Spain's flood-stricken region and defended his government's handling of the deadly disaster last month.

Spain's royals will make a highly anticipated return to the epicentre of catastrophic floods on Tuesday after a chaotic trip where survivors hurled mud and insults at them, local media said.

A controversial trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc is back in the spotlight with rekindled optimism that the two sides could conclude an agreement before the year is over.

Spain's minority left-wing government wants to galvanise its deadlocked 2025 draft budget by linking it to urgent reconstruction funds following devastating floods, sparking "blackmail" accusations from the conservative opposition.

France has sent a 50-member rescue team to the Valence region of Spain, which is struggling to recover from catastrophic flooding that killed at least 222 people at the end of October.

Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Valencia and other Spanish cities to voice their anger at the authorities' handling of deadly floods.

Package includes $902m in cash handouts to small businesses and freelance workers affected by the disaster.

‘We’re patrolling because we don’t want our neighbours to feel the insecurity they’ve been feeling the past few days due to various robberies,’ one man says

The flooding has left behind post-apocalyptic scenes

Spain on Tuesday announced an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 218 people.

With the flooding having killed more than 200 people, the anger over the perceived lack of warning and slow response erupted into chants of ‘murderer’ and mud-slinging at the Spanish king and queen. But, writes Graham Keeley in Madrid, the real vitriol is actually reserved for the country’s politicians