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NATO leaders agree to increase spending and reiterate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence

News Desk25th June 202529th June 2025

25th June 202529th June 20251086

NATO leaders reached an agreement on Wednesday to significantly boost defence spending following pressure from US President Donald Trump. They reaffirmed their ‘ironclad commitment’ to...

Pedro Sánchez rejects increasing military spending to 5% as demanded by Trump

News Desk19th June 202523rd June 2025

19th June 202523rd June 20251511

Spain is pushing back against a NATO summit initiative aimed at placating US President Donald Trump, as it resists committing to his demand that alliance...

Spain raises its flag again at embassy in Damascus after 12-year closure

News Desk16th January 202523rd January 2025

16th January 202523rd January 20251097

Spain raised its flag at its embassy in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, marking the return of its diplomatic presence more than a decade after suspending...

Spain plans to evacuate 350 citizens from Lebanon, Defence Minister says

News Desk2nd October 20247th October 2024

2nd October 20247th October 20241011

Spain plans to send two military aircraft to evacuate as many as 350 Spanish citizens from Lebanon as early as Thursday, the country’s Defence Minister...

Police in Colombia arrest suspect in attempted assassination of Spanish politician

News Desk18th January 202424th January 2024

18th January 202424th January 20241393

Police in Colombia said on Wednesday that they had detained a Venezuelan suspected of being involved in the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a co-founder of Spain’s...

Spain will not participate in any EU mission in Red Sea against Houthis

News Desk13th January 202416th January 2024

13th January 202416th January 20241779

Spain will not take part in a possible European Union naval mission to help protect Red Sea shipping following attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Defence...

Spaniard imprisoned in Iran for over a year returns home

News Desk2nd January 20248th January 2024

2nd January 20248th January 20241339

Santiago Sánchez Cogedor, a Spanish national who had been imprisoned in Iran for over a year after entering the country in October 2022, returned to...

Sánchez visits Spanish troops in Iraq, supporting country’s ‘sovereignty & stability’

News Desk29th December 20234th January 2024

29th December 20234th January 20241609

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that he supported Iraq’s ‘sovereignty and stability’, during a visit to Baghdad where he also met with...

Spanish nationality granted to Iranian chess star who shunned wearing a hijab

News Desk27th July 20231st August 2023

27th July 20231st August 20231719

Spain has granted nationality to Sara Khadem, the Iranian chess player who fled to the country after competing in an international tournament without wearing a...

Family and friends call on Iran to release Spanish football fan

News Desk19th December 202228th December 2022

19th December 202228th December 20221960

Relatives and friends of Spanish football fan Santiago Sánchez, arrested in Iran while trekking to the Qatar World Cup, demanded his release during a rally outside...

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