The United States is intensifying pressure on NATO allies to finalize an agreement on significantly increasing defense spending ahead of the summit in The Hague on June 24–25. The US, under strong leadership, is calling for member countries to commit 5% of their GDP to defense. NATO Secretary......
A former member of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party on Wednesday denied waging a smear campaign against a police unit investigating corruption accusations targeting members of his inner circle. Leire Díez has come under scrutiny after leaked audio records surfaced......
The Peruvian Congress has called on its government to endorse Morocco's sovereignty over Moroccan Sahara while urging international organizations to investigate and sanction crimes attributed to the Polisario Front. In a motion approved by the majority, the Congress emphasized the longstanding......
Barcelona’s city council has voted to cut all institutional ties with the Israeli government and suspend its longstanding friendship agreement with Tel Aviv. The decision responds to what the council described as repeated violations of international law and the rights of the Palestinian people. The......
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s main opposition party, the Partido Popular (PP), is intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez following the latest political scandal involving alleged misconduct within the Socialist Party (PSOE). Feijóo has......
The Spanish government has denied any official or personal ties between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Leire Díez, a former PSOE official accused of offering a deal to a businessman in exchange for compromising information about the Central Operative Unit of the Civil Guard (UCO). Sources......
The Spanish government under Pedro Sánchez is set to bring the official recognition of Catalan (along with Galician and Basque, albeit with less emphasis) before the European Union once again during the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. However, Spain currently lacks sufficient......
The Central Administrative Court of Contractual Resources has ordered the precautionary suspension of the government-sponsored contracting procedure for the "Cuelgamuros Memorial," bringing an abrupt halt to Spain's ambitious plans to transform this historically charged site. Legal challenge......
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares convened a summit in Madrid bringing together representatives from 20 European and Arab countries to urge a halt to the ongoing war in Gaza. Albares emphasized the urgent need to impose an arms embargo on Israel as a way to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin......
Junts per Catalunya is pushing for a ban on the use of the burka and niqab in public spaces, arguing these garments promote gender discrimination and raise security concerns. Unlike the hijab or chador, both the burka and niqab cover the entire face, body, and often the hands of Muslim women. The party......
Andriy Portnov, a former Ukrainian politician closely linked to ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, was fatally shot outside the American School in Madrid’s Pozuelo de Alarcón neighborhood, Spanish authorities reported. The attack occurred early Wednesday morning as Portnov was about to enter......
The British Embassy in Spain has issued an urgent appeal for British residents in the provinces of Málaga and Alicante to exchange their green certificates for TIE cards, following new regulations that could significantly affect their travel rights. This request is particularly pressing given......
In response to the escalating violence in Gaza and growing global condemnation of Israeli actions, the Catalan Government has reached an agreement with the Comuns party to close its External Affairs office in Tel Aviv. The office, which has been active for a decade, will cease operations on Wednesday. Jéssica......
