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Spain: Spain vote may change govt, but not foreign policy
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Spain: Spain vote may change govt, but not foreign policy

MADRID: From defending Spain‘s interests within the EU to its tortuous relations with Morocco, there will be no shortage of foreign policy challenges for right-wing…

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Alberto Nunez Feijoo: The mild-mannered moderate who would be Spain's new PM
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Alberto Nunez Feijoo: The mild-mannered moderate who would be Spain’s new PM

MADRID: Alberto Nunez Feijoo, who is hoping to become Spain‘s next prime minister, likes to portray himself as a middle-of-the-road politician promising stability and a…

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Far-right parties gaining ground in Europe. Will Spain be next?
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Far-right parties gaining ground in Europe. Will Spain be next?

Last month, after Spain’s conservative and hard-right parties crushed the left in local elections, the winners in Elche, a small southeastern town, signed an agreement…

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Spain: Spain opposes US move to send munitions

MADRID: Cluster bombs should not be sent to help Ukraine, the Spanish defence minister said on Saturday, a day after the United States announced the…

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Spain PM calls snap polls in July

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez called a snap election on Monday, in an apparent attempt to wrong-foot his conservative opponents and give his flagging Socialist party…

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Spain: Appointments for Spain Schengen visas fully booked for next month
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Spain: Appointments for Spain Schengen visas fully booked for next month

The rush for summer travel overseas is on and along with it the demand for visas. The huge backlogs for Schengen visitor visas post pandemic,…

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Four dead after ultralight planes collide in Spain

MADRID: Two ultralight aircraft collided near an aerodrome in northeastern Spain on Sunday, killing four passengers, regional authorities said. Firefighters found one plane on fire…

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Spain, Portugal swelter as April temperature records broken
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Spain, Portugal swelter as April temperature records broken

CORDOBA: Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, as the Iberian neighbours swelter in an early-season heatwave that has exacerbated a long…

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Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda
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Brazil’s Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda

MADRID: Brazil‘s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was due to arrive in Spain on Tuesday on the second stop of a European tour aimed…

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Spain: Spain to exhume remains of fascist party founder
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Spain: Spain to exhume remains of fascist party founder

MADRID: The remains of the founder of Spain‘s fascist Falange party will be moved Monday from a grandiose basilica, where the body of former dictator…

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