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Spanish F-18s shoot down Russian drone over Romania territory after it entered NATO airspace

SPANISH fighter jets shot down a suspected Russian drone after it illegally entered Romanian airspace on Sunday. The two F-18s, which was patrolling Romanian skies

17 Aug, 2026 @ 13:57

International Affairs·Lead

Trump threatens to pull US troops out of ‘absolutely horrible’ Spain in latest escalation of row over Iran war

DONALD Trump has doubled down on his threat to pull US troops out of Spain as a row over the ongoing war in Iran continues

1 May, 2026 @ 11:27

International Affairs·Lead

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

NEIGHBOURS on the Costa del Sol were left reeling on Thursday morning after the body of an elderly Ukrainian woman was discovered near a popular

25 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Lead

‘No to war’: Pedro Sanchez hits back after Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain over conflict in the Middle East

PEDRO Sanchez has hit back at Donald Trump after the US president made an unprecedented threat to cut off all trade with Spain over the

4 Mar, 2026 @ 11:10

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

A red line was crossed': Pedro Sanchez lashes out at Israel after three UN peacekeepers under Spanish command are killed in Lebanon

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

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’s biggest bank hires former head of British Army to help target Europe’s booming arms suppliers

THE former head of the British Army is set to lead Santander’s bid to bolster its defence lending as the Spanish bank looks to cash

7 Oct, 2025 @ 15:31

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Valencia man gets €49k payment after his penis stays erect for 30 hours and hospital makes mistake with prosthetic implant surgery

Hospitals in France told to prepare to receive thousands of wounded soldiers amid possibility of ‘large scale war in Europe’

FRENCH hospitals have been put on a war footing after a letter sent by the country’s health ministry warned of the possibility of an all-out

2 Sep, 2025 @ 12:44

Lead·National News

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain finally hits NATO target to spend 2% of GDP on defence, data reveals

SPAIN has spent 2% of its GDP on defence so far this year, finally meeting NATO’s long-standing target eleven years after the goal was set.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 16:19

Lead·Politics

Spain’s absence from White House showdown ‘not example of international isolation’

SPAIN’S absence from the high-level meeting in Washington on the war in Ukraine should not be seen as a sign of isolation, according to former

20 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Spain shuts down its embassy in Kiev ahead of huge expected assault from Russia

Spain shuts down its embassy in Kyiv ahead of huge expected assault from Russia

SPAIN’S embassy in Kyiv was closed ‘temporarily’ on Wednesday due to the risk of a large-scale attack by Russia. Spanish diplomats made the decision due

20 Nov, 2024 @ 13:53

Lead·National News

Who is Pablo Gonzalez? The Spanish journalist accused of being a spy for Vladimir Putin’s Russia

LAST Thursday, Russia and the West brokered an agreement to release 24 prisoners in the biggest swap deal since the Cold War. Among them was

5 Aug, 2024 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez attends NATO summit: Spain’s PM slams ‘double standards’ between conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called on members of NATO to apply international law equally in both Ukraine and Gaza, warning that ‘double standards’

11 Jul, 2024 @ 14:47

Lead·Politics

Two beluga whales rescued from war-torn Ukraine and flown over to new home in Spain

TWO beluga whales have been rescued from a dolphinarium in war-torn Ukraine and brought to the Oceanografic in Valencia. A 15-year-old male called Plombir and

19 Jun, 2024 @ 11:28

Animals·Lead·Valencia

Russia ‘could attack Gibraltar’ if British weapons are used by Ukraine in its territory, Putin’s foreign ministry warns

RUSSIA has warned it ‘will not hesitate’ to attack strategic military bases like Gibraltar if Ukraine uses British weapons in its territory. The threat, made

28 May, 2024 @ 14:47

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Ukraine President Zelensky to address Spain's parliament next week

Zelensky lands in Spain: Ukraine president is met by King Felipe in Madrid ahead of sit down with PM Pedro Sanchez

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Madrid on Monday morning, where he was greeted off the plane by Spanish King Felipe VI. The Ukrainian leader

27 May, 2024 @ 12:59

Lead·Politics

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez to meet Zelensky in Kyiv next week in show of support after Trump 'dictator' comments

Zelensky WILL visit Spain: Ukraine president will land in Madrid within days after cancelling trip ‘over troubling Russian advances in the war’

UKRAINE president Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Spain on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe VI. Zelensky’s original trip for May

24 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s Social Security system breaks new record for foreign workers, as April sees 70,936 sign-ups

SPAIN’S Social Security system has just broken a new record, with the largest ever number of foreign workers signed up in the month of April.

16 May, 2024 @ 12:52

Lead

Spain bends to pressure from EU and Nato and will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine

SPAIN has succumbed to pressure from both the European Union and Nato and will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine in a bid to strengthen the

26 Apr, 2024 @ 15:23

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Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

SPAIN’S defence minister, Margarita Robles, has issued a stark warning to her fellow citizens about the threat that Vladimir Putin’s Russia poses to the European

17 Mar, 2024 @ 10:24

Lead·Politics

Spain’s clothing giant Inditex to make gradual return to Ukraine, after two-year closure caused by Russian invasion

SPANISH clothing giant Inditex, which is the parent group of brands such as Zara and Bershka, is to make its return to Ukraine after a

1 Mar, 2024 @ 12:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Probe into Costa Blanca shooting of Russian helicopter pilot is shelved because police can't find or identify any suspects

Kremlin brands Maxim Kuzminov, the Russian pilot shot dead in Spain, a ‘criminal traitor’

THE Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who was found shot dead last week in Villajoyosa in Spain’s Alicante province has been branded a ‘criminal traitor’ by

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:01

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

PICTURED: Russian pilot, 28, who defected to Ukraine is named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YOUNG Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine has been named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in Spain last week. Maksim Kuzminov, 28,

19 Feb, 2024 @ 16:59

Alicante·Lead·Must Read

Farmer strikes enter third week in Spain: Andalucia, Catalunya and the Balearics are among the targets for tractor road blocks

FARMER protests in Spain have entered their third week with roadblocks continuing to cause chaos on the nation’s roads. Protests show no sign of slowing

19 Feb, 2024 @ 14:23

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Donald Trump’s latest NATO comments put the security of Spain and other alliance members at risk, warns chief of security organisation

NATO’S secretary general has warned Donald Trump that his latest comments “undermine all of our security” after the former US President claimed that he would

12 Feb, 2024 @ 11:00

Lead·Politics

Spain's inflation rate goes up again due to petrol pump price hikes

Cheap transport, a ban on evictions and subsidised energy bills: Spain’s government set to extend cost-of-living measures into 2024

SPAIN’S leftist government is poised to extend some cost-of-living measures well into 2024, rather than letting them expire on December 31 as had previously been

26 Dec, 2023 @ 13:14

Lead·Politics

Ukraine

Spanish F-18s shoot down Russian drone over Romania territory after it entered NATO airspace

Trump threatens to pull US troops out of ‘absolutely horrible’ Spain in latest escalation of row over Iran war

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

‘No to war’: Pedro Sanchez hits back after Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain over conflict in the Middle East

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

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

Spain’s biggest bank hires former head of British Army to help target Europe’s booming arms suppliers

Hospitals in France told to prepare to receive thousands of wounded soldiers amid possibility of ‘large scale war in Europe’

Spain finally hits NATO target to spend 2% of GDP on defence, data reveals

Spain’s absence from White House showdown ‘not example of international isolation’

Spain shuts down its embassy in Kyiv ahead of huge expected assault from Russia

Who is Pablo Gonzalez? The Spanish journalist accused of being a spy for Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Pedro Sanchez attends NATO summit: Spain’s PM slams ‘double standards’ between conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine

Two beluga whales rescued from war-torn Ukraine and flown over to new home in Spain

Russia ‘could attack Gibraltar’ if British weapons are used by Ukraine in its territory, Putin’s foreign ministry warns

Zelensky lands in Spain: Ukraine president is met by King Felipe in Madrid ahead of sit down with PM Pedro Sanchez

Zelensky WILL visit Spain: Ukraine president will land in Madrid within days after cancelling trip ‘over troubling Russian advances in the war’

Spain bends to pressure from EU and Nato and will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

Spain’s clothing giant Inditex to make gradual return to Ukraine, after two-year closure caused by Russian invasion

Kremlin brands Maxim Kuzminov, the Russian pilot shot dead in Spain, a ‘criminal traitor’

PICTURED: Russian pilot, 28, who defected to Ukraine is named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Farmer strikes enter third week in Spain: Andalucia, Catalunya and the Balearics are among the targets for tractor road blocks

Donald Trump’s latest NATO comments put the security of Spain and other alliance members at risk, warns chief of security organisation

Cheap transport, a ban on evictions and subsidised energy bills: Spain’s government set to extend cost-of-living measures into 2024

Killers in Huelva massacre torch motorbike as narco fear grips once-sleepy coastal community

Spanish F-18s shoot down Russian drone over Romania territory after it entered NATO airspace

Demands to halt ‘reckless’ solar mega proect being built by Austrian state company near Sierra de las Nieves National Park in Malaga

Recently-arrived Colombian man arrested over fire in northern Spain that killed one forest fighter and threatened historic San Juan de la Peña monasteries

Six Dutch mafia members jailed on Costa del Sol for kidnap and torture plot over €3m in stolen cocaine

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