Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament
Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...
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Spain and Italy urge EU to impose sanctions on Israeli minister after detention video sparks outrage
Spain and Italy have urged the European Union to impose sanctions on Israel’s far-right national security minister after he shared footage of detained activists from...
Sánchez: Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation puts Spain ‘on right side of history’
Updated on Sunday 17 May at 13h. Spain’s boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s war in Gaza places the country ‘on the right...
Israeli minister accuses Lamine Yamal of ‘fomenting hatred’ for waving Palestinian flag during Barça’s celebrations
Spain and FC Barcelona star player Lamine Yamal has come under criticism from Israel’s defence minister after waving a Palestinian flag during celebrations for Barça’s...
Spain joins Ireland and Slovenia in boycotting Eurovision TV broadcast over Israel’s participation
Public broadcasters in Spain, Ireland and Slovenia announced Monday they will not air this week’s 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest, joining a boycott over Israel’s...
Spain urges EU to suspend Israel agreement, but bloc remains divided
Several European countries, including Spain and Ireland, urged the European Union on Tuesday to suspend its cooperation agreement with Israel, but were unable to secure...
Spain, China unite against global instability as Xi puts Madrid ‘on right side of history’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday presented a united front in defence of multilateralism, as both leaders warned of...
Spain’s Sánchez urges China to play bigger global role while warning trade imbalance is ‘unsustainable’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called on China to take on a stronger role in tackling global challenges, while warning that its trade...
Sánchez on Netanyahu: ‘His contempt for life and international law is intolerable’
Spain on Thursday issued a forceful condemnation of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and the wider conflict involving Iran, reinforcing Madrid’s position as one of the...
Spain’s PM condemns Israel death penalty law as ‘step towards apartheid’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday denounced a newly approved Israeli law introducing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks as a...
