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Sánchez: Spain will not join Trump’s Board of Peace, preferring UN-led multilateralism

News Desk23rd January 202628th January 2026

23rd January 202628th January 20261522

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...

Barcelona, Madrid join Europe-wide rallies against Israel’s Gaza campaign

News Desk5th October 20257th October 2025

5th October 20257th October 20251266

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Dublin and other European cities on Saturday to denounce Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, amid...

Spanish police dismantle gang smuggling marijuana to Ireland in farm feed

News Desk8th August 202512th August 2025

8th August 202512th August 20252418

Spanish police, working closely with authorities in the UK and Ireland, have broken up a criminal organisation accused of smuggling marijuana hidden in sacks of...

Spain hosts meeting to discuss Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

News Desk15th September 202422nd September 2024

15th September 202422nd September 20242045

Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union’s foreign affairs chief gathered on Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a...

Spain asks to join South Africa’s case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide

News Desk6th June 202413th June 2024

6th June 202413th June 20242195

Spain has become the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in...

Sánchez hosts Palestinian PM and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries

News Desk30th May 20249th June 2024

30th May 20249th June 20242061

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday after...

Israel recalls ambassador to Spain over Palestine statehood & threatens ‘serious consequences’

News Desk22nd May 202430th May 2024

22nd May 202430th May 20241808

Israel has recalled its ambassadors to Ireland, Norway and Spain and also summoned their envoys in protest at the three governments’ upcoming recognition of a Palestinian...

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia to symbolically recognise Palestinian state on 21 May

News Desk11th May 202415th May 2024

11th May 202415th May 20241722

Spain, Ireland and Slovenia, plan to symbolically recognise a Palestinian state on 21 May, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (main image) said on Friday. He...

Spain and Ireland seek economic sanctions if Israel breaching obligations

News Desk14th February 202419th February 2024

14th February 202419th February 20241667

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar have written to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressing deep...

EU chief admits ‘late to authorise’ and ‘too optimistic’ about Covid vaccine plans

News Desk11th February 202125th February 2021

11th February 202125th February 20212607

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (25 Feb) The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has admitted that the EU’s Covid-19 vaccination plans were ‘too...

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