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Outrage in Germany over allegations Pedro Sanchez’s Spain government used €10bn in EU Covid funds to plug budget gaps

SPAIN’S public spending is set to come under the microscope after a host of European allies questioned whether Pedro Sanchez’s government misused billions of euros

17 May, 2026 @ 16:13

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain to scrap humanitarian residence route for Venezuelans from under new EU rules

A SPANISH residency pathway for Venezuelans will no longer be granted from mid-June, due to regulations under new EU migration pact. Thousands of Venezuelan foreigners

15 May, 2026 @ 16:50

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain to push ahead with social media ban for teenagers and rules to end online anonymity despite pressure from US tech giants

EU representatives plan to follow Spain’s lead in establishing regulations against adolescents’ use of social media, although some studies and tech execs believe the threats

15 May, 2026 @ 14:21

Andalucia·International Affairs·Lead·Other News·Politics·Sevilla

Guardia Civil vessel escorted away after approaching British nuclear submarine in Strait of Gibraltar – as Spanish navy runs its biggest annual war games nearby

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil breached the security cordon of a British nuclear submarine arriving at Gibraltar on Thursday as military activity in the Strait heats up.

15 May, 2026 @ 14:16

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Former British PM Gordon Brown meets Spain’s Pedro Sanchez in Madrid to discuss global finance and AI governance

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed a former UK leader to Madrid on Thursday for talks on global finance and artificial intelligence (AI) governance. The

15 May, 2026 @ 12:13

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘We protect them and they block our bases’: US questions value of alliance with Spain again during visit to China

The US has doubled down on its criticism of Spain over Madrid’s refusal to allow the use of its military bases for strikes on Iran,

15 May, 2026 @ 10:58

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Politics

‘I was a spy!’ Spain dramatically drops extradition charges against British accountant who claims Madrid ignored his tip off about 2004 train bombings

A RETIRED British accountant has declared his claims of being a spy are vindicated after Spanish prosecutors abruptly dropped extradition proceedings against him this week.

13 May, 2026 @ 12:36

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Welsh singing legend Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma at Portuguese hospital after emergency intestinal surgery

A WORLD renowned UK singer is currently in an Algarve intensive care unit to recover from an urgent operation, but her team insists she will

12 May, 2026 @ 17:44

Entertainment·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Russian ship that mysteriously sank off Spain’s coast was ‘carrying nuclear reactor components to North Korea’

A RUSSIAN ship believed to be carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea sank off the coast of Spain following a series of unexplained explosions,

12 May, 2026 @ 17:29

International Affairs·Lead·Murcia

Hantavirus symptoms emerge in Spanish cruise ship passenger in Madrid while women in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation

A SPANISH boat passenger with positive Hantavirus PCR test shows signs of the infection in high-level isolation, while others remain in quarantine. One of the

12 May, 2026 @ 12:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencian Community

Spain pulls Eurovision scheduled for this week off air in Gaza protest as national broadcaster joins Ireland and Slovenia in international boycott

SPAIN’S public broadcaster will not air Eurovision, joining Ireland and Slovenia in protesting the contest over Gaza. RTVE bosses confirmed the broadcaster will not air

12 May, 2026 @ 12:10

Entertainment·International Affairs·Lead

Spanish far-right influencer who defended Franco is banned from the UK ahead of planned appearance at Tommy Robinson rally

A SPANISH influencer who once said the rule of fascist dictator General Franco was preferable to democracy has been banned from the UK ahead of

12 May, 2026 @ 11:51

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘Living on borrowed time’: Spanish media react as the pressure ramps up on Sir Keir Starmer in the UK

BRITISH people know that Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party all but became a cropper in last week’s local elections. Calls for Sir Keir’s resignation are

12 May, 2026 @ 10:01

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Largest nuclear submarine in US Navy makes rare visit to Gibraltar in snub to nearby American military base in Spain

THE largest nuclear submarine in the US navy has docked in Gibraltar, bypassing the nearby American naval base in Rota. The USS Alaska made a

11 May, 2026 @ 17:45

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Spanish foreign minister calls for creation of EU army amid doubts over US commitment to NATO

A LEADING Spanish minister and key ally of prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the European Union (EU) to build its own army amid

11 May, 2026 @ 14:54

International Affairs·Lead

‘I will continue until Palestine is free’: Gaza flotilla activist returns to Spain in defiant mood after release by Israel

CAMPAIGNER Saif Abukeshek has arrived back in Barcelona from Israeli custody to share a message insisting global mobilisation for Palestine. Saif Abukeshek finally returned to

11 May, 2026 @ 13:50

Barcelona·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘I warned Madrid and London about deadly terror attacks’: British ‘spy’ claims he is facing extradition to Spain on ‘trumped up charges’

SPANISH and UK authorities failed to act on warnings about two deadly terror attacks in Madrid and London, a British ‘spy’ has claimed in new

11 May, 2026 @ 13:31

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Madrid

Guardia Civil officer dies suddenly during operation to evacuate passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Spain

A GUARDIA Civil officer has died of a heart attack while helping evacuate passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship docked in the Canary Islands. The

11 May, 2026 @ 10:51

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Spain summons Israel envoy over detention of ‘kidnapped’ Gaza flotilla activist

THE Spanish government has summoned Israel’s top envoy in Madrid to protest against the ‘unacceptable and intolerable’ detention of a Spanish national it said was

8 May, 2026 @ 14:38

International Affairs·Lead

US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’

AN AMERICAN tourist has launched an extraordinary bid for political asylum in Spain after claiming he fears returning to the US because of the country’s

8 May, 2026 @ 13:30

International Affairs·Lead·Mallorca

Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerife

HEALTH officials worldwide are scrambling to contain a deadly virus outbreak linked to a cruise liner now headed for the Canary Islands. MV Hondius operator

8 May, 2026 @ 11:16

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Can the deadly hantavirus become another global pandemic? Here’s why virologists are not panicking – yet

AS the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak heads for port in Tenerife, officials are in a race against time. Attempts are underway to

7 May, 2026 @ 15:35

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Cruise ship struck by hantavirus outbreak is heading for Spain’s Canary Islands after Madrid overrules local objections

A DISEASE-STRICKEN cruise ship has set sail for the Canary Islands despite protests from the regional government over ‘safety concerns’ for the local population. The

7 May, 2026 @ 11:03

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland as two people evacuated in ‘serious condition’ from virus-stricken cruise ship heading for Spain

HEALTH authorities in Switzerland and France are monitoring a growing hantavirus situation linked to the virus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, after several passengers were infected

6 May, 2026 @ 17:03

Health·International Affairs·Lead

Deadly hantavirus cruise ship plots course for Spain’s Canary Islands after outbreak kills three passengers

A CRUISE ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is set to head for the Canary Islands, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Maria

5 May, 2026 @ 13:34

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

‘Death ship’ could be coming to Spain: Just what is the hantavirus, how contagious is it – and deadly is it?

A CRUISE ship stricken by a suspected hantavirus outbreak that already killed three passengers could next head for the Canary Islands, its operator has suggested.

5 May, 2026 @ 11:40

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

International Affairs

Outrage in Germany over allegations Pedro Sanchez’s Spain government used €10bn in EU Covid funds to plug budget gaps

Spain to scrap humanitarian residence route for Venezuelans from under new EU rules

Guardia Civil vessel escorted away after approaching British nuclear submarine in Strait of Gibraltar – as Spanish navy runs its biggest annual war games nearby

Former British PM Gordon Brown meets Spain’s Pedro Sanchez in Madrid to discuss global finance and AI governance

‘We protect them and they block our bases’: US questions value of alliance with Spain again during visit to China

‘I was a spy!’ Spain dramatically drops extradition charges against British accountant who claims Madrid ignored his tip off about 2004 train bombings

Welsh singing legend Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma at Portuguese hospital after emergency intestinal surgery

Russian ship that mysteriously sank off Spain’s coast was ‘carrying nuclear reactor components to North Korea’

Hantavirus symptoms emerge in Spanish cruise ship passenger in Madrid while women in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation

Spain pulls Eurovision scheduled for this week off air in Gaza protest as national broadcaster joins Ireland and Slovenia in international boycott

Spanish far-right influencer who defended Franco is banned from the UK ahead of planned appearance at Tommy Robinson rally

‘Living on borrowed time’: Spanish media react as the pressure ramps up on Sir Keir Starmer in the UK

Largest nuclear submarine in US Navy makes rare visit to Gibraltar in snub to nearby American military base in Spain

Spanish foreign minister calls for creation of EU army amid doubts over US commitment to NATO

‘I will continue until Palestine is free’: Gaza flotilla activist returns to Spain in defiant mood after release by Israel

‘I warned Madrid and London about deadly terror attacks’: British ‘spy’ claims he is facing extradition to Spain on ‘trumped up charges’

Guardia Civil officer dies suddenly during operation to evacuate passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Spain

Spain summons Israel envoy over detention of ‘kidnapped’ Gaza flotilla activist

US citizen, 34, makes unprecedented asylum bid to stay in Spain while on holiday in Mallorca to escape ‘political climate under Donald Trump’

Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerife

Can the deadly hantavirus become another global pandemic? Here’s why virologists are not panicking – yet

Cruise ship struck by hantavirus outbreak is heading for Spain’s Canary Islands after Madrid overrules local objections

Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland as two people evacuated in ‘serious condition’ from virus-stricken cruise ship heading for Spain

Deadly hantavirus cruise ship plots course for Spain’s Canary Islands after outbreak kills three passengers

‘Death ship’ could be coming to Spain: Just what is the hantavirus, how contagious is it – and deadly is it?

WATCH: Massive 22,000-litre palm oil spill sparks alarm in the Bay of Gibraltar

WATCH: Shock in Barcelona as ‘known drug dealer’ is shot in the head in broad daylight on busy street

You can now use Spain’s favourite payment app in shops – here is how the new ‘Bizum Pay’ works

WATCH: Neo-Nazi woman arrested in Catalunya for plastering children’s playground with anti-Muslim graffiti

Catalunya’s tourism model and huge pig farm industry are an unsustainable drain on public money, explosive new report claims

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