One person was gored and four others injured on Saturday at the first running of the bulls in this year's San Fermin festival at Pamplona, one of Spain's best-loved but increasingly scrutinised traditions.
Spain's new leader Pedro Sanchez on Monday meets separatist Catalan president Quim Torra for the first time in a bid to kickstart dialogue after the region's failed attempt at secession which sparked the country's worst crisis in decades.
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.