Spain’s top diplomat dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that there will never be a Palestinian state, saying Israelis will one day want to live side by side in peace with Palestinians.

Western countries are sending the wrong message by saying they will increase defense spending but reduce aid expenditures, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

Former Real Madrid coach Chus Mateo is taking over Spain's national basketball team. The Spanish basketball federation said Monday that Mateo will replace Sergio Scariolo, who couldn't lead Spain past the group stage of EuroBasket last month.

Decision comes after Irish broadcaster RTÉ and AVROTROS in the Netherlands also said they would not take part if Israel was allowed to compete.

When Javier Hernandez went car shopping in Barcelona, he ended up choosing a plug-in hybrid by China's BYD - swayed by a price nearly 10,000 euros cheaper than European rivals.

Spain says that this summer was the hottest on record for the country. Spain's national weather service said Tuesday that the country had an average temperature of 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.5 degrees Fahrenheit between June 1 and Aug.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces backlash from Israel, Spanish critics and Jewish groups after recent comments sparking accusations of antisemitism.

Bitter row over rising fees sees the Irish budget airline slash a million seats on regional routes this winter

Spain has joined the group of countries threatening not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition over the war in the Gaza Strip.