16th April 2026

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Spain to send frigate to Cyprus to ‘offer protection’ and ‘support any evacuation of civilians’

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Spain will deploy its most advanced frigate to help protect Cyprus after a drone attack on a British base on the Mediterranean island drew the...
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Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran stance: ‘We don’t want anything to do with Spain’

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to halt trade with Spain after Madrid declined to allow American aircraft to use its military bases for...
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US military aircraft leave Spain after government prohibits use of bases for Iran attacks

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Fifteen US military aircraft have departed Spain’s Rota and Morón bases since the United States and Israel carried out strikes against Iran over the weekend,...
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Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’, but warns immigration is ‘destabilising societies’

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved on Saturday to calm jittery European allies, insisting that Washington wants to ‘revitalise’ the transatlantic partnership so a...
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Sánchez: Spain will not join Trump’s Board of Peace, preferring UN-led multilateralism

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Spain has ruled out joining the ‘Board of Peace’ initiative unveiled by US President Donald Trump, saying its refusal reflects Madrid’s continued commitment to multilateralism...
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As EU rejects Trump’s tariffs, Sánchez says US move on Greenland would make Putin ‘happiest man on Earth’

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Several European leaders have sharply criticised US President Donald Trump after he threatened to impose punitive tariffs on European countries resisting his push to take...
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Spain welcomes EU green light for Mercosur pact after decades of talks, as France fails to block accord

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The European Union on Friday finally cleared a long-stalled trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, backing a pact strongly supported by business groups...
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Spain joins European allies in rejecting Trump’s call for US control of Greenland

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Spain joined several other EU nations on Tuesday in rejecting remarks by US President Donald Trump that suggest Greenland should come under American control. In...
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Brussels moves to bolster Spain-France energy links following Iberian Peninsula blackout

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The European Union said on Wednesday that it intends to strengthen energy links between France and Spain, as part of a broader effort to safeguard...