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Pedro Sánchez
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Spain imposes border controls on Italy as Ceuta migration crisis triggers Schengen retaliation
Spain is reinstating passport and visa checks on flights and ships arriving from Italy until September 7 after Rome refused to withdraw its own migration-related controls on travellers from Spain, turning the Ceuta emergency into an unusually bitter dispute between two major European Union governments.
Ceuta border rush death toll reaches around 100 as Spain’s migration crisis deepens
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas has told European lawmakers that around 100 people died during the mass border crossing from Morocco, as thousands of migrants and more than 1,000 unaccompanied minors remain stranded in the Spanish enclave.
Ceuta migrant disaster death toll rises to 72 as Spain and Morocco face accountability questions
At least 72 migrants died during the Ceuta border surge as Spain and Morocco face questions over warnings, misinformation and failed controls.
Spain deploys military to Ceuta after mass border crossings leave at least nine dead
Thousands entered Ceuta as Spain deployed troops and Morocco tightened controls. Nine deaths expose the human cost as Europe’s border crisis deepens again.
More than 200,000 flee France and Spain fires during extreme European heat
More than 200,000 people have fled wildfires in France and Spain as fires threaten Bordeaux, merge outside Madrid and strain Europe’s emergency capacity.
Spain wildfire kills 12 in Almería as 23 remain missing and search expands
One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people in Almería province, left 23 unaccounted for and forced about 1,400 residents from their homes as hundreds of firefighters battle flames intensified by extreme heat, dry vegetation and difficult terrain.
Spain wildfire kills 12 in Almeria as escape routes turn into death traps
One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires has exposed the terrifying speed of early-season blazes, with victims killed while fleeing by car or on foot as dry vegetation, wind and evacuation confusion turned rural roads into traps.
Trump targets Spain trade over NATO spending as EU rules limit embargo threat
Donald Trump’s order to halt trade with Spain has widened a NATO dispute over defence spending, Iran policy and alliance loyalty, but European Union trade rules and United States legal hurdles make a full embargo difficult to execute.
Begoña Gómez ordered to stand trial as corruption case deepens pressure on Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez is not charged, but Begoña Gómez now faces trial and a travel ban as Spain’s corruption cases close in on the Socialist leadership.
Hantavirus outbreak: Spain Alicante and Tristan da Cunha report fresh suspected cases as MV Hondius nears Tenerife docking
Spain just approved a hantavirus cruise to dock in Tenerife. Two new suspected cases on two continents now test how far the Andes strain has already travelled.