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Spanish government targets firms tied to occupied Palestinian territories

News Desk30th September 20256th October 2025

30th September 20256th October 2025569

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Tuesday that it will open investigations into businesses promoting goods or services in the country that originate from Israeli-occupied...

Felipe VI on Israel’s ‘abhorrent acts’ in Gaza: ‘We demand this massacre be stopped now’

News Desk24th September 202530th September 2025

24th September 202530th September 20251007

King Felipe VI said on Wednesday that Spain finds it difficult to ‘understand’ the actions of the Israeli government in Gaza, and urged the world...

Sánchez demands end to ‘barbarism’ in Gaza and calls for Palestine’s full UN membership

News Desk23rd September 202529th September 2025

23rd September 202529th September 2025937

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday renewed his call for Palestine to be granted full membership at the United Nations, speaking after a summit...

Fierce winds force Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port

News Desk1st September 20252nd September 2025

1st September 20252nd September 20254351

Updated at 18h on Monday 1 September: Fierce Mediterranean winds forced the Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, including the Swedish...

Spain airdrops 12 tonnes of food aid into Gaza, as famine threat intensifies

News Desk1st August 20254th August 2025

1st August 20254th August 20252545

Updated Report – Friday 1 August: Spain confirmed on Friday that it had completed an airdrop of 12 tonnes of food into Gaza, where famine...

Spain’s PM joins left-leaning leaders in Chile for ‘democracy always’ meeting

News Desk22nd July 202528th July 2025

22nd July 202528th July 20258241

The left-leaning heads of government from Spain and four South American countries convened in Chile on Monday, calling for unity in response to rising extremism...

USA skips UN summit in Seville aimed at raising trillions of dollars to combat poverty

News Desk30th June 20257th July 2025

30th June 20257th July 20252940

The leaders from numerous countries convened in the Andalusian city of Seville on Monday to address the widening disparity between wealthy and developing nations and...

Spain to present resolution at UN General Assembly to ‘stop killing’ in Gaza

News Desk8th May 202512th May 2025

8th May 202512th May 20251524

Spain plans to introduce a draft resolution at the United Nations General Assembly calling for ‘urgent measures to stop the killing of innocent civilians and...

Flood ‘catastrophe’ should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit

News Desk1st November 202411th November 2024

1st November 202411th November 20241003

ALSO READ: Spanish royals, PM and regional president pelted with mud by flood survivors. European officials have pointed to the devastating flooding in Spain as...

Spanish minister Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition

News Desk17th September 202424th September 2024

17th September 202424th September 20242391

Spain’s current ecological transition minister, Teresa Ribera, was named on Tuesday as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc’s...

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