Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.3 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), surpassed only by London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido joined thousands of supporters at a demonstration in Madrid on Saturday after arriving in Spain on the last leg of a European tour. Reuters - Published
Opposition parties rebuked Spain's government on Friday over an encounter at Madrid's international airport between a minister and a senior aide to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro subject to a.. Reuters - Published
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido joined thousands of supporters in Madrid's Puerta del Sol while on a European tour - defying a travel ban to seek support for new elections in his country...
Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin vowed to push their secessionist cause onto Europe’s agenda as they took up their seats in Strasbourg, despite facing an arrest warrant..
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Spaniards against Catalan independence took to the streets of the Spanish capital on Saturday to protest against a deal struck by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with seperatists. Adam Reed..
Inspired by a Swedish schoolgirl, millions took to the streets in 2019 - as the world suffered extreme weather and major powers continued to block the radical action scientists say is needed to steer..
In an interview for BBC radio's Today program, for which she was the guest editor, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke to veteran British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough via video link.
MADRID (Reuters) - Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a Madrid court via videolink from Britain on Friday as part of an investigation into his allegations that a Spanish firm spied on..
A handful of major states resisted pressure on Sunday (December 15) to ramp up efforts to combat global warming as a U.N. climate summit ground to a delayed close, prompting sharp criticism from..
Politico reports UN climate negotiations in Madrid on Sunday ended in disarray. The collapse comes amid worries that President Donald Trump will win reelection next year. Trump has promised to withdraw..
Climate activists staged a protest on Friday (December 13) in Madrid as politicians were running out of time to reach an agreement on the final day of the COP25 climate talks.View on euronews
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The European Union's new Green Deal policy package commits the EU to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, along with tens of billions of euros to help member states do it. David Pollard reports.
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg accused political and business leaders of polishing their images rather than taking aggressive action in the fight against climate change at a United Nations..
Activist Greta Thunberg has criticised governments at the UN climate talks for avoiding taking action to cut greenhouse gas emissions. In a speech at the COP25 talks in Madrid, Spain, the Swedish..
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Mandatory credit: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Youth climate activists Greta Thunberg and Luisa Neubauer were hosting a panel on Tuesday with leading climate scientists,..
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday arrived at the United Nations climate talks in Madrid where she addressed the media alongside young activists and indigenous groups.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday he wanted to meet Catalonia's pro-independence regional leader "as soon as possible" and hoped Madrid would start negotiations soon with the.. Reuters - Published
Greta Thunberg joined other young climate activists protesting outside the Swedish parliament on Friday for the first time since she embarked on a four-month overseas voyage to attend climate.. Reuters - Published
Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a Madrid court via videolink from Britain on Friday as part of an investigation into his allegations that a Spanish firm spied on him while he lived.. Reuters - Published
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, said countries had “lost an important opportunity” at the meeting in Madrid. NYTimes.com - Published
Negotiators worked into the early hours of Sunday to try to salvage a strong global commitment to fight climate change after some of the most vulnerable nations said they were being sidelined at a.. Reuters - Published
Green activists dumped horse manure and staged a mock hanging outside the venue of a U.N. climate summit in Madrid on Saturday, airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take.. Reuters - Published
World leaders meeting in Madrid remained at loggerheads on Saturday about whether they could commit, just on paper, to raise voluntary climate targets next year. NYTimes.com - Published
Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising.. Reuters - Published
The European Union warned on Saturday that a U.N. summit in Madrid must send a strong signal that countries are ready to do more to cut emissions, as fears grew that international efforts to fight.. Reuters - Published
Big polluting countries faced last-ditch pressure from smaller nations on Friday to show serious commitment to averting catastrophic climate change as negotiators battled to salvage a result from a.. Reuters - Published
Island nations at risk of being erased from the map by rising seas accused rich countries of losing sight of the urgency of the climate crisis on Thursday as a marathon U.N. summit in Madrid entered.. Reuters - Published
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres exhorted major world economies on Wednesday to signal more ambitious commitments to cut greenhouse emissions as climate talks in Madrid hit an intense phase. Reuters - Published
Responsible world governments could publicly shame the US government for its climate policies, with sanctions to follow if we don't step up our game.
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The role of carbon markets and putting a price on emissions blamed for climate change is one of the major negotiating points at this year's U.N. climate talks in Madrid. Reuters - Published
Hundreds of people blocked one of Madrid's most emblematic streets on Saturday by dancing to demand action against climate change in what protesters dubbed civil disco-bedience. Reuters - Published
Teen activist Greta Thunberg took her call for bold action to tackle climate change to a U.N. summit in Spain on Friday, warning world leaders that a growing youth-led protest movement meant they could.. Reuters - Published
Here's the latest for Friday December 6th: 4 dead after South Florida chase and shootout; Minnesota National Guard helicopter crash kills 3; Pelosi says Democrats will draft articles of impeachment;.. USATODAY.com - Published
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg pulled in on the overnight train to Madrid on Friday, heading to a gathering of world leaders she says are failing to combat climate change. Reuters - Published
A minors' reception center in Madrid became the focus for clashing views on immigration and social welfare on Thursday, after police defused a grenade found there a day earlier. Reuters - Published
Greta Thunberg arrived in Lisbon, Portugal on her way to the upcoming COP25 UN climate change conference in Madrid, Spain. The Swedish teen said she plans to keep pressing political leaders to make.. USATODAY.com - Published
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes after a powerful typhoon hit the Philippines. Also, smoke from fires smothered Sydney on Tuesday, and teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg.. CBS News - Published
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Lisbon on Tuesday after crossing the Atlantic from New York aboard a catamaran ahead of her appearance at a summit in Madrid to demand urgent action on global.. Reuters - Published
As Paris climate agreement negotiators meet in Madrid this week, don't forget the animals that share earth and global warming with mankind: Our view
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The world must choose hope over surrender in the fight against climate change, U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Monday, warning a summit in Madrid that governments risked sleepwalking.. Reuters - Published
World leaders are meeting at a major climate summit in Madrid to tackle rising temperatures around the globe. The United Nations' COP25 summit will last for two weeks. U.N. Secretary-General António.. CBS News - Published
The world must choose hope over surrender in the fight against climate change, U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Monday, warning a summit in Madrid that governments risked sleepwalking.. Reuters - Published
The new head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will attend a climate summit in Madrid and travel to Africa in her first week in the job, highlighting two of the key priorities for the.. Reuters - Published
The world must stop a "war against nature" and find more political will to combat climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday, the eve of a two-week global climate.. Reuters - Published
Protesters in cities across the world staged rallies Friday demanding leaders take tougher action against climate change, days before the latest global conference which will take place in Madrid. (Nov... USATODAY.com - Published
Students around the world are skipping school Friday and taking to the streets to protest global warming. Demonstrations in Madrid, Tokyo, and Melbourne are being billed as a "Global Day of Action".. CBS News - Published
Topless female activists on Sunday interrupted a demonstration in Madrid commemorating the legacy of Spain's former dictator Francisco Franco, 44 years after his death. Reuters - Published
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is beginning a three-week sailboat trip from the U.S back across the Atlantic to attend a U.N. climate summit in Madrid. CBSN has details. CBS News - Published
Spain's acting energy minister said on Friday it would be a "surprise" if Donald Trump attended the upcoming United Nations' COP25 climate change summit in Madrid. Reuters - Published
The United Nations has confirmed that this year's climate change talks will take place in Madrid in December, after Chile withdrew as host this week because of massive street protests in the South.. Reuters - Published
In a Madrid workshop, the staff of Factum Arte uses scans of archaeological masterpieces to create exacting facsimiles that have both the look and feel of the originals. Seth Doane talks with Adam.. CBS News - Published
Spain will likely host the United Nations' COP25 climate change summit in Madrid, following Chile's withdrawal as host amid raging street protests in the South American nation, a Spanish government.. Reuters - Published
Hosting the COP25 climate summit in Madrid following Chile's withdrawal as host, is largely a done deal, a Spanish government source said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
The vast majority of Catalonia's almost 1,000 mayors on Saturday urged authorities in Madrid to grant the region the right to determine its own future, as crowds of separatists readied for a protest.. Reuters - Published
The man blamed for tens of thousands of deaths during decades of harsh rule was interred in a grand mausoleum in Madrid, until today CBS News - Published
The family of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco on Thursday left the Mingorrubio cemetery north of Madrid following a reburial ceremony for his exhumed remains. Reuters - Published
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco's remains arrived by helicopter on Thursday at the Mingorrubio cemetery north of Madrid, where they are to be reburied after being exhumed from a state mausoleum. Reuters - Published
Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco's remains were exhumed on Thursday from a state mausoleum outside Madrid where they had lain since his death in 1975, for reburial in a private family vault. Reuters - Published
Catalonia's regional government leader called on Madrid on Tuesday to open talks on self-determination for the restive Spanish region after days of at-times violent protests over jail sentences for.. Reuters - Published
The head of government in the Spanish region of Catalonia called on Madrid on Tuesday to discuss the region's self-determination following days of mass, sometimes violent protests over jail sentences.. Reuters - Published
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