International Affairs News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Brussels fears Pedro Sanchez’s plans to legalise half a million irregular migrants could push illegal migration throughout Europe

The European Commission has strong concerns about Spain granting legal status to about 500,000 irregular migrants, according to Euronews. Three EU officials told the broadcaster

10 Feb, 2026 @ 10:50

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

A new ally next door for Pedro Sanchez after Portugal elects socialist as president

SPAIN’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been handed a timely political boost after Portugal elected a socialist ally as the country’s new president. Sunday’s second

9 Feb, 2026 @ 16:30

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘We miss you’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez says UK should rejoin the EU a decade on from Brexit

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez said the should UK rejoin the EU – in what marked one of the clearest endorsements yet from an EU

2 Feb, 2026 @ 18:26

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press is in the Epstein Files – here’s how our fearless reporting rattled the global elite with links to President Obama and the Rothschild family

EXPLOSIVE new emails show how hard-hitting Olive Press journalism rattled the world’s elite, with disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein among those taken aback. The Olive

2 Feb, 2026 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Property

The Epstein Files hit Spain: Millions of documents include receipts sent by paedo financier to former PM while in office

THE name of a former Spanish prime minister appeared at least three times in the Epstein files after the US Department of Justice declassified three

2 Feb, 2026 @ 12:48

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez slams judges for being 'political' over corruption probes driven by far-right groups

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez hits back at Elon Musk after divisive US tech boss criticises plan to legalise 500,000 undocumented migrants

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire appeared to criticise Spain’s plan to legalise thousands of undocumented migrants. In a

30 Jan, 2026 @ 14:30

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain joins forces with the UK and snubs invite to Trump’s Board of Peace

SPAIN’S prime minister has said his government will not participate in President Trump’s Board of Peace, citing concerns that the invite-only council could usurp the

26 Jan, 2026 @ 09:49

International Affairs·Lead

Stricken ‘zombie’ Russian shadow fleet tanker is drifting 60km off the Costa del Sol – with 400,000 barrels of oil on board

A STRICKEN ‘zombie’ ship from Russia’s shadowy dark fleet is currently drifting without power just 60 to 80 kilometres off the Costa del Sol, sparking

25 Jan, 2026 @ 19:45

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Donald Trump calls Spain a ‘freeloader’ for not spending enough on defence

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump branded Spain a ‘freeloader’ on Thursday in relation to it not spending enough on defence. Trump was in Davos, Switzerland at

22 Jan, 2026 @ 15:00

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain watches on closely as neighbouring Portugal heads to the polls for crunch presidential election

SPAIN is eagerly awaiting the fate of its Iberian neighbour after Portugal headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. The incumbent

18 Jan, 2026 @ 20:45

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain ‘doesn’t rule out’ sending troops to Greenland after Denmark admits ‘Trump wants to conquer it’

SPAIN’S Defence Minister has not ruled out sending troops to Greenland to study ways to help security in the wake of threats by US President

15 Jan, 2026 @ 11:39

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Venezuela finally frees five Spanish political prisoners – including pair held over alleged plot to assassinate Maduro

THE Venezuela government has started releasing detainees considered by human rights groups and international commentators to be political prisoners, including five Spanish citizens. Spain’s foreign

12 Jan, 2026 @ 11:52

International Affairs·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Russian warship disguised as a trawler lurked off the Costa del Sol for days – as Putin ramps up activity in the Mediterranean

RUSSIAN activity has been ratcheting up in the Strait of Gibraltar as the Kremlin comes under increasing pressure to keep the oil flowing. Data shared

8 Jan, 2026 @ 16:02

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that Spain may send troops to join a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Sanchez on Thursday said the government

8 Jan, 2026 @ 12:05

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘Greenland belongs to its people’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez stands up to Trump – and warns Venezuela strikes set a ‘dangerous precedent’

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez and seven other top European leaders have joined forces to rebuke President Trump over his remarks about annexing the autonomous

7 Jan, 2026 @ 12:14

International Affairs·Lead

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

THOUSANDS of Venezuelan expats took to the streets on Saturday evening to celebrate the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s socialist leader who has clung

4 Jan, 2026 @ 13:06

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts Trump’s Venezuela strikes as ‘violation of international law’ after Maduro is captured

SPAIN’S prime minister has said his government will not recognise President Trump’s intervention in Venezuela after US forces launched an unprecedented military assault that resulted

4 Jan, 2026 @ 11:57

International Affairs·Lead

Spain moves to mediate US-Venezuela tensions following Maduro capture

SPAIN has offered to mediate between the US and Venezuela after President Maduro was ‘captured’ and flown out of the country by US forces on

3 Jan, 2026 @ 14:33

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Heading to the US any time soon? Be prepared to hand over your social media to Trump’s border police

MAKING the trip across the pond to the land of the free anytime soon – perhaps for next year’s World Cup? If so, be prepared

11 Dec, 2025 @ 12:05

International Affairs·Lead·Travel News

Russian President Putin Meets Social Organization Leaders

Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved

A JUDGE has closed a probe into the February 2024 shooting of a Russian pilot who defected to the Ukraine because no suspects can be

10 Dec, 2025 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown

SPAIN has rejected an EU proposal that would make it easier to expel migrants from European countries – in an act of defiance that left

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:48

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Who should be offended here: The country that The Economist thinks is most similar to Britain is Spain

A NEW analysis by The Economist has delivered a surprise that may bruise egos on both sides of the English Channel: the country it says

1 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

International Affairs·Lead·National News

EU orders all member states must recognise same-sex marriages – highlighting one of the deepest divides in the union

SPAIN has been a European leader in same-sex marriage for two decades. Now, the EU’s top court has ruled that every member state must recognise

27 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Why is the US sending an unknown number of B-52 heavy bombers to Spain?

THE United States Air Force recently deployed an unknown number of colossal B-52 Superfortress bombers to its strategic Morón Air Base in southern Spain –

24 Nov, 2025 @ 12:30

International Affairs·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Spain pledges additional €800 million in support for Ukraine as concern grows over Trump’s peace plan

SPAIN has pledged over €800 million in further support for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Madrid earlier this week. The total package – adding

23 Nov, 2025 @ 11:15

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain beats US vulture fund in British court over €1.7bn tussle to hoover up Madrid’s debt

A LONDON judge has handed Spain a major victory in its long and expensive fight with US vulture funds seeking to seize state assets over

14 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

International Affairs

Brussels fears Pedro Sanchez’s plans to legalise half a million irregular migrants could push illegal migration throughout Europe

A new ally next door for Pedro Sanchez after Portugal elects socialist as president

‘We miss you’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez says UK should rejoin the EU a decade on from Brexit

EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press is in the Epstein Files – here’s how our fearless reporting rattled the global elite with links to President Obama and the Rothschild family

The Epstein Files hit Spain: Millions of documents include receipts sent by paedo financier to former PM while in office

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez hits back at Elon Musk after divisive US tech boss criticises plan to legalise 500,000 undocumented migrants

Spain joins forces with the UK and snubs invite to Trump’s Board of Peace

Stricken ‘zombie’ Russian shadow fleet tanker is drifting 60km off the Costa del Sol – with 400,000 barrels of oil on board

Donald Trump calls Spain a ‘freeloader’ for not spending enough on defence

Spain watches on closely as neighbouring Portugal heads to the polls for crunch presidential election

Spain ‘doesn’t rule out’ sending troops to Greenland after Denmark admits ‘Trump wants to conquer it’

Venezuela finally frees five Spanish political prisoners – including pair held over alleged plot to assassinate Maduro

EXCLUSIVE: Russian warship disguised as a trawler lurked off the Costa del Sol for days – as Putin ramps up activity in the Mediterranean

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine

‘Greenland belongs to its people’: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez stands up to Trump – and warns Venezuela strikes set a ‘dangerous precedent’

WATCH: Thousands of jubilant Venezuelan expats flood the streets of Madrid to celebrate capture of Maduro

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts Trump’s Venezuela strikes as ‘violation of international law’ after Maduro is captured

Spain moves to mediate US-Venezuela tensions following Maduro capture

Heading to the US any time soon? Be prepared to hand over your social media to Trump’s border police

Kremlin off the hook as probe into Costa Blanca hit on Russian helicopter defector is shelved

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown

Who should be offended here: The country that The Economist thinks is most similar to Britain is Spain

EU orders all member states must recognise same-sex marriages – highlighting one of the deepest divides in the union

Why is the US sending an unknown number of B-52 heavy bombers to Spain?

Spain pledges additional €800 million in support for Ukraine as concern grows over Trump’s peace plan

Spain beats US vulture fund in British court over €1.7bn tussle to hoover up Madrid’s debt

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

WATCH: Great white sharks confirmed in Spanish waters after juvenile is caught off Alicante coast

Four remarkable Spanish women – A gallega painter and a malagueña philosopher; a child and a tennis star

Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud