https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Former US President Barack Obama warned in Madrid on Friday (July 7) of "a rise in nationalism" and the potential of new media to accelerate social divisions. https://www.thelocal.es/20180707/obama-in-spain-were-seeing-a-global-rise-in-nationalism Sat, 07 Jul 2018 10:12:57 +0200 obama-in-spain-were-seeing-a-global-rise-in-nationalism Barack Obama met Spain's King Felipe in Madrid on Sunday, during a symbolic but abbreviated first presidential trip to Spain in the wake of America's latest spasm of violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20160710/obama-meets-spanish-king-on-symbolic-but-curtailed-trip Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:10:29 +0200 obama-meets-spanish-king-on-symbolic-but-curtailed-trip US President Barack Obama has told Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy his upcoming visit to Spain is to go ahead despite the murder of several police officers in Dallas, Spanish media report. https://www.thelocal.es/20160708/obama-spain-visit-to-go-ahead-despite-dallas Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:00:29 +0200 obama-spain-visit-to-go-ahead-despite-dallas Barack Obama will be the first US president to make an official visit to Spain in 15 years when Air Force One touches down in Seville on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160707/spanish-king-preps-to-meet-obama-in-seville-for-long-awaited-visit Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:15:41 +0200 spanish-king-preps-to-meet-obama-in-seville-for-long-awaited-visit US First Lady Michelle Obama said on Thursday she was "proud" that a woman might be elected president of the United States this year, during a speech in Madrid to promote education for girls. https://www.thelocal.es/20160701/michelle-obama-proud-woman-may-be-elected-us-president Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:29:39 +0200 michelle-obama-proud-woman-may-be-elected-us-president The First Lady of the United States is visiting Madrid with her mother and two daughters to promote her Let Girls Learn programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20160630/michelle-obama-arrives-in-spain-first-lady-madrid-james-costos-flotus Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:20:00 +0200 michelle-obama-arrives-in-spain-first-lady-madrid-james-costos-flotus The First Lady of the United States will meet with Spain's Queen Letizia. https://www.thelocal.es/20160616/michelle-obama-to-visit-spain-at-end-of-june Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:53:43 +0200 michelle-obama-to-visit-spain-at-end-of-june President Obama's eldest daughter will reportedly be undertaking an internship at the US Embassy in Madrid this summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20160609/malia-obama-to-do-summer-internship-in-madrid Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:03:19 +0200 malia-obama-to-do-summer-internship-in-madrid An animal rights group is demanding to know why US authorities at Rota naval base in southern Spain are trapping dozens of feral cats and making them disappear. https://www.thelocal.es/20160607/spain-animals-us-naval-base-rota-cats Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:45:25 +0200 spain-animals-us-naval-base-rota-cats A White House spokesman said he "suspected Obama is interested in going to San Fermin" -Pamplona’s popular running of the bulls festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20160607/obama-interested-in-seeing-running-of-the-bulls-in-pamplona Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:35:24 +0200 obama-interested-in-seeing-running-of-the-bulls-in-pamplona US President Barack Obama will head to Spain for his first visit there since taking office in 2009, the White House announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/president-obama-announces-visit-to-spain-in-july Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:24:36 +0200 president-obama-announces-visit-to-spain-in-july The US President made reference to Spain's political struggles at a meeting with King Felipe VI at the White House on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150916/obama-backs-unified-spain-amid-catalan-self-rule-bid Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:51:17 +0200 obama-backs-unified-spain-amid-catalan-self-rule-bid Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are the main security threats to Spain, the country's foreign minister has said, as Spain takes its seat as a non-permanent member of the UN's security council. https://www.thelocal.es/20150102/spanish-foreign-minister-stresses-isis-danger Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:19:00 +0100 spanish-foreign-minister-stresses-isis-danger Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has rejected the US's request to store 15 tonnes of sarin and mustard gas waste from the Syrian conflict in a port in Catalonia, a Spanish newspaper reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140109/can-we-dump-syrian-chemical-waste-in-spain-obama Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:29:00 +0100 can-we-dump-syrian-chemical-waste-in-spain-obama Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar hinted at a possible return to politics in a TV interview on Tuesday in which he criticized members of the Popular Party, among them his successor, Mariano Rajoy. https://www.thelocal.es/20130522/aznar-finds-fault-with-rajoy-and-hints-at-pm-comeback Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:00 +0200 aznar-finds-fault-with-rajoy-and-hints-at-pm-comeback