20th May 2026

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Spain’s Javier Bardem blames ‘toxic masculinity’ of Trump, Putin, Netanyahu for fuelling wars

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Spanish actor Javier Bardem, who has been receiving widespread acclaim for his latest film performance, criticised what he described as the ‘toxic masculinity’ of Donald...
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Sánchez: Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation puts Spain ‘on right side of history’

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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...
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Trump weighs troop withdrawal from Spain and Italy after Germany decision

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US President Donald Trump has indicated he may consider withdrawing American troops from Spain and Italy, telling reporters, ‘yeah, I probably will’, when asked about...
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World’s progressive leaders gather in Barcelona to defend democracy in shifting global order

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Progressive leaders from across the world convened in Barcelona on Saturday in a bid to rally support for multilateral cooperation and democratic values, at a...
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Spain, China unite against global instability as Xi puts Madrid ‘on right side of history’

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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...
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Spain’s Sánchez urges China to play bigger global role while warning trade imbalance is ‘unsustainable’

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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...
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Spanish police arrest three in Mallorca on suspicion of helping Russian evade EU sanctions

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Spain’s National Police have arrested three individuals in Mallorca (Balearic Islands) suspected of assisting a Russian national in bypassing European Union sanctions imposed following Russia’s...
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Sánchez to Zelensky: ‘Nothing and no one will make us forget what is happening in Ukraine’

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who said the crisis in the Middle East would...
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Spain joins Europe-wide Women’s Day rallies calling for equality, an end to gender violence and wars

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Protesters across Europe took to the streets on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day, holding marches and rallies calling for an end to gender inequality,...
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Spain rejects ‘unilateral military action by US & Israel’, but also ‘actions of Iranian regime’

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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...