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Pensioner who sent letter bombs to Pedro Sanchez and the Ukrainian embassy in Spain is jailed

A BURGOS pensioner has been jailed for 18 years after posting letter bombs to key figures including Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, because he opposed Spain

23 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain ups its growth forecasts for 2024 and 2025 despite devastating DANA floods

Firms in Spain see business volume nearly double in 2022, despite tensions in the economy

SPANISH companies nearly doubled their business volume in 2022 compared to the year before, thanks in large part to the energy sector. This is despite

27 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Lead

REVEALED: This is the €17million hideaway of blacklisted Russian oligarch and friend of Putin in Spain’s Mallorca

A RUSSIAN oligarch and his artist wife with ties to Putin own an idyllic villa close to Pollença on the Spanish island of Mallorca that

7 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Property

Spain freezes 12 bank accounts, three yachts and 23 properties belonging to Russian oligarchs

SPAIN has frozen a total of 12 bank accounts linked to five Russian oligarchs affected by the sanctions imposed by the invasion of Ukraine, and

26 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez gives latest estimate of Ukraine refugee numbers in Spain

Pedro Sanchez gives brand new estimate of Ukraine refugee numbers in Spain

AN estimated 110,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Spain since February’s Russian invasion, according to Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Visiting a specially set-up reception centre

8 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Ukraine President Zelensky to address Spain's parliament next week

Ukraine’s President Zelensky to address Spain’s parliament next week

UKRAINE President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Spain’s Congress of Deputies via a video link next week. The president of the Lower House, Meritxell Batet, sent

31 Mar, 2022 @ 13:45

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Ukrainian children to receive cancer treatment in Spain after hospitals bombed by Russia

THIRTY Ukrainian children with cancer are in transit to Spain to continue treatment following shelling of hospitals by invading Russian forces. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

11 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Spain will send more weapons to Ukraine over ‘coming days’

SPAIN will be sending more weapons to the Ukrainian Army over the next few days according to Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares. Speaking to broadcaster

11 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Security agency warns of Russian cyber-attacks on Spain

RUSSIAN state-sponsored hacking groups have stepped up cyber-attacks on Spain in the wake of the Ukrainian invasion. Spain’s National Intelligence Centre (NIC), said that a

9 Mar, 2022 @ 12:01

Lead·National News

Protest Against Vladimir Putin In Barcelona, Spain 02 Mar 2022

‘We’re not Putin’: Expat Russian in Spain speaks out against war in Ukraine

SINCE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, stories of the plight of refugees, armed service people, and citizens trapped in their besieged home cities have, rightly, abounded.

9 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News

British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol plans drive to Poland to collect refugees from Ukraine border

A RETIRED British expat who lives on Spain’s Costa del Sol is driving to the Polish border to drop off goods and pick up refugees.

7 Mar, 2022 @ 18:00

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Spain releases two million barrels of oil reserves to support Ukraine

THE Spanish government has approved the release of two million barrels of oil from its reserves to help support the Ukrainian army. Pedro Sanchez said

7 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News