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King Felipe VI and Claudia Sheinbaum seal Spain-Mexico diplomatic thaw after years of tension

News Desk26th June 202616th July 2026

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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have formally ended years of diplomatic tension between Spain and Mexico after meeting at the National...

Ex-Spanish prime minister challenges legality of corruption probe

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Spain’s former socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, on Thursday asked a court to declare void the corruption investigation against him, arguing that the...

Spain joins international relief effort after devastating Venezuela earthquakes

News Desk25th June 202630th June 2026

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Spain has joined a growing list of countries offering assistance to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes devastated parts of the South American nation, with Prime...

Trump brands Spain ‘terrible’ and ‘a horror show’ as he again criticises NATO allies

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US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Spain, describing the country as ‘terrible’ and ‘a horror show’ while accusing several NATO allies of...

Up to 3,000 Santander employees could be offered early retirement in Spain

News Desk24th June 202629th June 2026

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Spanish banking giant Santander has entered negotiations with labour unions over a voluntary early retirement programme that could eventually cover thousands of employees in Spain,...

Pedro Sánchez rejects claims of ‘widespread corruption’ amid growing pressure on government

News Desk24th June 202629th June 2026

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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday rejected accusations that corruption is endemic within Spain’s ruling Socialist Party (PSOE), as his government faces mounting pressure following...

Heatwave crisis deepens across Europe with Spain among hardest hit

News Desk23rd June 202628th June 2026

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Spain remained at the centre of a severe European heatwave on Tuesday, with much of the country enduring temperatures above 40C and meteorologists warning that...

Judge probing Spanish PM’s wife faces disciplinary action over comments on police

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Spain’s judicial watchdog has launched disciplinary proceedings against the judge leading the corruption investigation into Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, in a move that adds...

Spain’s ex-transport minister sentenced to 24 years as corruption pressure mounts on government

News Desk22nd June 202629th June 2026

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Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former transport minister José Luis Ábalos (main image), once one of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s closest political allies, to 24...

Spanish PM’s wife ordered to stand trial on corruption charges and surrender passport

News Desk20th June 202622nd June 2026

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A Spanish judge has ordered Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption-related charges, and has also imposed strict...

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