Colombian superstar Shakira was questioned by a judge near Barcelona on Thursday over alleged evasion of 14.5 million euros ($16.3 million) in taxes. The 42-year-old singer avoided dozens of reporters, photographers and television cameras at the courthouse in Esplugues de Llobregat by entering and leaving via an adjacent garage.

Shakira questioned by Spanish judge over alleged tax fraud, singer states she has fulfilled tax duties

Colombian superstar Shakira will be questioned in court in Spain over alleged tax evasion on Thursday, six days earlier than initially scheduled, a court said. The hearing, which had been set for June 12, will now get underway on Thursday at 10am (0800 GMT) at a court in Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona where the singer lives with her partner, FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique, the high court of Catalonia said in a statement Monday.

Shakira tax fraud court appearance brought forward to Thursday

Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Spain star Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in a car crash, his hometown club Sevilla said on Saturday. He was 35. Reyes, who shot to fame at Sevilla before a switch to Arsenal followed by spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was on the books with second tier Spanish club Extremadura.

Former Spain striker Jose Antonio Reyes killed in car crash

Three African migrants, including one who is 15, were discovered squeezed inside compartments under car dashboards and behind seats at a border crossing from Morocco to Spain, police said Monday.

Three African migrants hidden in cars at Spain-Morocco border

The Imran Khan government has filed a complaint of misconduct against some Supreme Court and High Court judges for hiding their foreign properties in countries like Spain and the UK, according to a media report on Tuesday.

Pakistan turns heat on top judges, files cases for not disclosing properties abroad

Spain votes in local, regional and European elections on Sunday seen as a "second round" for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as he seeks to form a new government and gain influence in the EU.

Spain votes in 'second round' local, regional, European Union polls

Catalan separatists were released from jail on Monday to obtain their formal certificates as elected MPs the day before the Spanish parliament is to open in Madrid.

Spain's Catalan separatists let out of jail for induction as MPs

Former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas said on Monday that his health status is improving and his heart is happy after he suffered a heart attack while training for his Portuguese club Porto.

Iker Casillas says he is improving, his heart is 'content'

Veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas said "everything was under control" after suffering a heart attack in training, he posted on Twitter on Wednesday. The 37-year-old, who has 167 Spain caps and played more than 500 games for Real Madrid, suffered what his club, Porto called an "acute myocardial infarction" in training earlier in the day.

All 'under control' for Iker Casillas after heart attack

Spain's World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas, 37, suffered a heart attack while training with his team Porto on Wednesday and was taken to hospital, the Portuguese club said in a statement, adding that the goalkeeper's life was not in danger.

Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas suffers heart attack, taken to hospital

Incumbent Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told supporters that Socialist party winning the country's general election meant the "future has won and the past has lost."

Spain election: PM Sanchez welcomes Socialists' win in election

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Final preparations ahead of Spain's April 28 election were underway on Saturday (April 27) after campaigning ended on Friday (April 26) evening with parties hitting out hard at opponents in final campaign rallies.

Ballots being readied for knife-edge Spanish election

Voting started in Spain's most divisive and open-ended election in decades. Watch this video to know more.

Polling underway in Spain

Just like US President Donald Trump and France's Marine Le Pen, Spain's far-right party Vox has made a point of dominating social media with its hardline rhetoric ahead of elections on Sunday.

Spain's far-right, the clear leader in social media

From Israel to India, countries that held or will conduct general polls this year

Spain is all set to vote on Sunday, April 28, for the 2019 general elections - the third to be held in the last four years. Voting for the 350-seat parliament is being held in the backdrop of tensions over Catalonia, following the failed bid for Catalan independence in 2017.

Spain all set for snap polls on April 28

Spain is readying for one of its most tightly contested national elections in decades, with the result too close to call and at least five parties from across the political spectrum with a chance of being in government.

Explainer: Why Spain's election is so open, and how it may pan out

Spain's election board blocked on Tuesday the far-right Vox party from participating in the only confirmed debate between leading contenders for the April 28 election.

Spain pulls far right Vox party from pre-election debate

A skyscraper in Madrid that houses the British, Dutch, Australian and Canadian embassies was evacuated on Tuesday over a bomb warning that turned out to be false.

Bomb threat in Madrid skyscraper false: Police

Four Catalan leaders on trial over a 2017 bid to split their region from Spain have said separatists should be more flexible about entering negotiations on forming the next Madrid government after April 28 national election.

Jailed Catalan leaders ease position on post-election coalition talks

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Catalan protesters burn containers, clash with police over far-right VOX demonstration

A break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain last month was "a grave terrorist attack", a representative from North Korea's foreign ministry said on Sunday in the North's first official comment on the incident.

North Korea says embassy raid in Spain was a 'grave terrorist attack'

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