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Spanish government slams Vox leader for saying Sánchez could be ‘strung up by his feet’

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The Spanish government slammed the leader of the far-right Vox party Santiago Abascal on Monday over comments he made suggesting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would...

Spain’s foreign minister: ‘Agreement on Gibraltar has to include joint use of airport’

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A deal over the post-Brexit status of the British territory of Gibraltar will depend on an agreement over the use of the airport, Spain’s foreign...

Spain’s Economy Minister Nadia Calviño chosen to lead EU Investment Bank

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European finance ministers on Friday selcted Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño (main image), to become the next head of the European...

Madrid imam arrested by Guardia Civil for ‘radicalising minors’

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Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Thursday that they had arrested a 44-year-old imam who worked as an Arabic teacher and used his position ‘to...

Two US embassy staff expelled by Spain over spying dispute

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Spain has expelled two US embassy staff who managed to infiltrate the Spanish Intelligence Service (CNI) by bribing two of its officers, El País newspaper...

11 arrests, as police seize 260,000 litres of unconsumable ‘extra virgin oil’

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Spain’s Guardia Civil, working in conjunction with the Italian Carabinieri and Europol, have made 11 arrests and sized over 260,000 litres of olive oil that is...

Queen Letizia’s former brother-in-law claims he had an affair with her

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Queen Letizia’s former brother-in-law has claimed he had an affair with her during the early years of her marriage to king Felipe VI, in a...

Spain arrests two intelligence agents who allegedly passed secrets to the USA

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A Madrid judge has opened an investigation into two agents of the Spanish Intelligence Service (CNI) for an alleged leak of classified information to the United States,...

Spanish media association files €550m lawsuit against Meta over data protection

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A Spanish association representing 83 media outlets has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly...

Telefónica to cut 5,100 jobs in Spain by 2026 – approximately 25% of workforce

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Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica is to cut nearly 5,100 jobs in its domestic market by 2026 – which equates to approximately 25% of its workforce...

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