King Felipe VI
SKorea, Spain seek closer economic ties with state visit

Jun. 15, 2021 11:35 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Madrid Tuesday, in the first state visit to Spain by a foreign leader since the pandemic began, as...

Ecuador's new President Guillermo Lasso wears the presidential sash after his inauguration ceremony outside the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Former banker Guillermo Lasso becomes president in Ecuador

May. 24, 2021 02:36 PM EDT

Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong fights for the ball against Athletic Bilbao's Mikel Vesga during the Spanish Copa del Rey final 2021 between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)
Messi nets 2, Barcelona beats Bilbao 4-0 to win Copa del Rey

By Joseph Wilson Apr. 17, 2021 06:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesdday, April 16, 2008 file photo, Spain's Princess Cristina, left and Princess Elena, listen to the Spanish national anthem during a ceremony, upon their arrival for the opening of the Spanish Parliament, after Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's Socialist Party won the general elections on March 9, in Madrid. The sisters of Spanish King Felipe VI have acknowledged on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, that they were administered COVID-19 vaccines during a visit to the United Arab Emirates. In a statement published by a Spanish newspaper, the Infantas Elena and Cristina said that they were “offered the possibility” of receiving vaccines while in Abu Dhabi to visit their father and former monarch, Juan Carlos I. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
Spanish king's sisters vaccinated on trip to see dad in UAE

By Joseph Wilson Mar. 03, 2021 10:24 AM EST

Security workers in protective suit prepare for administering COVID-19 testings for workers at the parking lot of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. (AP Photo)
The Latest: China reports results of mass testing

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 02:29 AM EST

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit the Royal Monastery of Poblet, northeastern Spain, Monday, July 20, 2020. Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters are protesting Monday the visit of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the northeastern region as part of a royal tour across Spain that is meant to bolster spirits amid the coronavirus pandemic. The visit comes as a barrage of media leaks have revealed how the king's father, former monarch Juan Carlos I, allegedly hid millions of untaxed euros in offshore funds. (David Zorrakino/Europa Press via AP)
Separatists protest Spanish royals' visit to rural Catalonia

By Hernán Muñoz Jul. 20, 2020 07:48 AM EDT

Authorities and civil society members attend a state tribute in memory of COVID-19 victims at an esplanade in Madrid's Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, July 16, 2020. Spain is paying homage to the nation's victims of the new coronavirus and workers who put their lives at the crossroads during the worst of the pandemic with a solemn ceremony in Madrid. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
In solemn ceremony, Spain honors pandemic victims and heroes

By Aritz Parra Jul. 16, 2020 03:00 AM EDT

A couple walk through the Retiro park in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 25, 2020. Roughly half of the population, including residents in the biggest cities of Madrid and Barcelona, are entering phase 1 on Monday, which allows social gatherings in limited numbers, restaurant and bar service with outdoor sitting and some cultural and sports activities. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Spain to mourn virus victims for unprecedented 10-day period

By Aritz Parra May. 26, 2020 11:15 AM EDT