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Spanish Socialist Pedro Sánchez has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister by King Felipe after the ousting of conservative Mariano Rajoy. Mr Sánchez, who is an atheist, took the oath to protect the constitution without a bible or crucifix – a first in Spain’s

HIGHLIGHTS Twitter to resolve problems with the Iranian government Twitter was banned at the time of mass anti-regime protests in 2009 Sites such as YouTube and Facebook are also banned in Iran Iran’s new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which

José Manuel Soria denies any wrongdoing after he was named in Panama Papers over connection with Bahamas firm José Manuel Soria, who has stepped down as Spain’s industry minister. Photograph: Andrea Comas/Reuters Spain’s industry, energy and tourism minister has resigned with immediate effect after alleged links to