Tag: Spain
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French and Spanish naval frigates berth at the Grand Harbour
A Spanish naval frigate, the Santa Maria-class ASW frigate ESPS Navarra (F85) berthed in Malta’s Pinto Wharf 2 yesterday morning. The visit follows another visit of a Spanish frigate in Malta, the ASW frigate ESPS Victoria, which left the Grand Harbour on March 1st. The naval frigates are equipped with air defence systems. Meanwhile, the…
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Spain to send warship to Cyprus: Charles De Gaulle also transferred to the Mediterranean
Spain has announced that it will send a naval frigate to protect Cyprus from incoming missiles and drones by Iran. Cyprus was targeted by Iranian drones for its British base in Akrotiri. Greece and the UK have also added more military assets to the island following the attack. France is also transferring its naval flagship,…
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian praises Spain for its spat with the US
The incumbent President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian praised Spain for its position in refusing to lend its bases to the US for strikes against Iran. President Pezeshkian, who is still alive, and is leading a three-man council that rules the country after the death of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, applauded Spain’s responsible position against…
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Spain’s Prime Minister fires back at Trump: “We uphold international law”
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a press conference earlier today to rebut the US President’s threats after Spain demanded US military assets to leave its territories following the war against Iran. President Donald Trump threatened Spain with a trade embargo but Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended his Spanish counterparts and said that any trade deals…
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Trump threatens Spain with trade – but the US runs a trade surplus with Spain
In a press conference with German Chancellor Fredrich Merz , President Donald Trump berated Spain for refusing to allow the US to use its bases in Spain for attacks on Iran. The US makes use of two major sites in Andalucia Spain, namely the Morón Air Base and the Rota Naval Station. Spain demanded US…
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Radoslaw Sikorski says that Marco Rubio convinced Hungary to drop veto against Russian sanctions: Spain says Gaza Peace Board not bringing peace
Interviewed at the doorstep before today’s EU Foreign Council Meeting, Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radosław Sikorski said that the Viktor Orban’s ruling-party in Hungary has used state media to create an atmosphere of hostility against Ukraine and is exploiting this atmosphere for the upcoming elections. Poland’s Foreign Minister also said that the the US Secretary…
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Gunning for the European Commission: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made quite a mark with his new policy to accept up to 500,000 illegal immigrants. The Spanish Prime Minister listed his reasons for his policy in an article in The New York Times. He argued in favour of regularising immigrants to boost the economy but he also made a…
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Storms in Portugal claim 13 lives: one woman in Spain still missing
Successive storms with heavy rainfall have claimed at least 13 lives in Portugal as of today. Storm Kristin started at the end of January and was proceeded by Storm Leonardo with heavy winds and rainfall still ongoing. The central and western regions of Portugal were worst hit including Leiria, Santarém, Castelo Branco, and parts of…
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez takes on big US tech while embracing the Chinese Surveillance State
On Tuesday February 3rd, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez gave a speech at the World Governments Summit in Dubai and announced a major reform to regulate online social media. The proposed reform has also been officially announced by the Prime Minister’s office but no details have been published yet. One of the proposed reforms is that…
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UPDATED: Death toll rises to at least 39 in southern Spain high-speed train collision as cause remains unclear
UPDATED at 10:11 Spain’s transport minister, Óscar Puente, said the cause of the deadly high-speed train accident had yet to be established, describing it as “really strange” that a derailment occurred on a straight section of track. Speaking at a press conference at Madrid’s Atocha station, Puente noted that the affected stretch of track had…
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The road to hell is paved with leftist intentions
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was strongly vocal against the US military intervention in Venezuela and invoked the UN Charter and international in his criticism. The problem with these concerns is that fundamentally, Nicolas Maduro was not the legitimate President of Venezuela while the legitimate executive of the country welcomed the intervention. Maduro himself was…
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says US military intervention in Venezuela was legitimate: EU calls for de-escalation and respect to international law
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has so far been the only outspoken European leader who said that the US military intervention in Venezuela was legitimate. In a public statement, the Italian Prime Minister said that she does not believe that this was the way to oust totalitarian dictators, but the US military intervention was legitimate…
