Alan Ruiz Terol
Shakira's latest hit slamming her ex breaks records for Latin artists on YouTube
Shakira's release this week shot up to the top of the charts. It's a scathing breakup song with her ex: Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué.
‘People want to shed light’: Spain finally investigates sexual abuse within Catholic institutions
In Catalonia, ruling separatist parties split, signaling end of an era
The Picasso paradox: Museums grapple with how to remember the artist’s complicated legacy
Human towers contest returns to Catalonia after 4-year hiatus
Kids as young as 4 compete to build castells, or human towers, a centuries-old tradition tied to Catalan identity.
Barcelona festival draws crowds, but locals wonder if it’s still their party
Every August, the neighborhood celebrates the Festa Major de Gràcia, or Gràcia Street Festival. The weeklong event running through Sunday, features a contest for the best-decorated street, with residents working hand in hand for months to produce the most impressive ornaments, often employing recycled materials.
Humanitarian rescue boat stranded in Spanish port over ‘administrative persecution,’ NGO says
Open Arms, a sea rescue nongovernmental organization, has a new vessel with a hospital and room for over 1,000 people, but says Spain is using bureaucracy to block its departure.
Ukrainian refugees found shelter in Spain’s empty hotels. But then, tourists came back.
Beach towns like Calella turned their hotels, shut down by the pandemic, into safe havens for thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war. But with tourists back, refugees are struggling to find more reliable forms of accommodation.