Trump attacks Spain yet again, calling the country ‘a loser’
US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Spain on Thursday, just two days after calling the NATO ally and European Union member a ‘terrible’...
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Military aircraft carrying 172 Spanish citizens evacuated from Middle East lands in Madrid
An aircraft belonging to Spain’s Armed Forces carrying 172 Spaniards repatriated from the Middle East landed early on Thursday morning at Torrejón de Ardoz air...
Spain to send frigate to Cyprus to ‘offer protection’ and ‘support any evacuation of civilians’
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...
Pedro Sánchez responds to Donald Trump: ‘No to war’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump over Madrid’s decision not to allow American aircraft to...
US military aircraft leave Spain after government prohibits use of bases for Iran attacks
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,...
Spain rejects ‘unilateral military action by US & Israel’, but also ‘actions of Iranian regime’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the attack by the United States and Israel on Iran constitutes ‘a violation of international law’, while making...
NATO leaders agree to increase spending and reiterate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence
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
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
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
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...
