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Spanish Word of the Day: Extranjero

If you’re reading The Local Spain, the chances are that you're an ‘extranjero’ o...

Confusion surrounds ETA visa waiver process for some du...

The UK's ETA visa waiver becomes obligatory for Europeans from Wednesday April 2...

40 cities in Spain brace for mass housing protests on S...

On Saturday April 5th, tens of thousands of citizens across 40 cities in Spain w...

The Spanish village where 700 people have the surname J...

Discover the surprising connection between a small town near Seville and the sam...

Spaniards no better off than 25 years ago despite econo...

Despite the current economic boom, new Eurostat data places Spaniards' purchasin...

A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown

The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. peo...

The Irving Family Provides Many Jobs to a Canadian Prov...

The Irving family businesses dominate Saint John, New Brunswick. They are a majo...

China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Are a Warning to ...

The drills came after Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, announced measures to co...

Israel’s Military Strikes Near Beirut, Killing at Least 4

The attack on the outskirts of Lebanon’s capital was the second in less than a w...

A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down...

The collapse of the Sky Villa complex in the Myanmar city of Mandalay buried an ...

Cutting Off NPR and PBS

Republicans say there is no reason for the government to fund the public broadca...

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officia...

China’s former top spy catcher is among six security enforcers targeted as the T...

The Most Expensive Judicial Race in U.S. History, and a...

Plus, the return of the rotating restaurant.

Democrats May Be Down, but Their Appetite for Voting Ha...

They have had strong turnout in special elections and in the early voting for to...

What I Learned About Trump’s Second Term by Reading His...

Even with Republican congressional majorities, Trump favors the flourish of the ...

As Trump Stokes Uncertainty, the Fed Asks Businesses Wh...

The central bank’s outreach to companies has taken on new significance as the ou...