- 18h ago
Spanish court shelves complaint against Netanyahu over detention of Spanish UN soldier in Lebanon
Spain's National Court has provisionally dismissed a complaint against Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli commanders because a UN investigation and Israeli inquiries into the April detention are already under way.
- 2d ago
Spain's Defence Ministry refers audio of soldiers boasting of beating migrants in Ceuta to court
Spain's Defence Ministry has forwarded recordings published by elDiario.es to the Ceuta court and prosecutors. The audio captures voices apparently belonging to soldiers joking about beating migrants after the late-July mass entry.
- 3d ago
Sánchez puts Margarita Robles second on Madrid list for 29 November election
The Socialist Party placed Defence Minister Margarita Robles second on Pedro Sánchez's Madrid list, one of several lists in which eleven government ministers hold leading positions for the 29 November general election.
- Sep 29
Spain refers Amnesty report on military abuse in Ceuta to prosecutors after 80,000 border arrivals
The Defence Ministry ordered an internal inquiry and passed human rights dossiers to the judiciary following accounts of beatings and mistreatment by soldiers deployed in the North African exclave.
- Sep 25
Spanish F-18 fighters scramble 19 times in Romania as Russian drone incursions persist
Spain's Paznic air detachment at Mihail Kogalniceanu air base has logged 19 quick-reaction alerts since August 1, 2026, launching F-18 fighters to monitor Russian drones along Romania's border with Ukraine.
- Aug 28
Spain requests Frontex deployment to Ceuta following beach camp fires and clashes
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska asked the European Commission for 10 border officers after demonstrators set fire to migrant camps and blocked Red Cross aid in the North African enclave.
- Aug 23
Andalusia urges Spain to revive elite Civil Guard anti-drug unit after deadly shootings
Regional President Juanma Moreno petitioned Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to restore OCON-Sur following fatal shootings in Huelva and Seville and gunfire against a patrol boat.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- May 30
Princess Leonor Debuts at Armed Forces Day as Flag Mishap and Weather Disrupt Vigo Parade
Princess Leonor joined King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia for the first time at Spain's Armed Forces Day parade in Vigo, a milestone overshadowed by a flag-raising failure and weather cancellations.
