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Pedro Sanchez

Also known as: Prime Minister Sanchez · Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez · Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez · Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

Spanish Prime Minister who defended Spain's NATO reliability amid US pressure over Iran military operations.

2026-04-252026-05-30

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  1. May 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez told Blu Radio on Thursday that, despite espousing revolutionary rhetoric, FARC dissidents have "a single objective: the criminal economy, living off drug trafficking." He said that weather conditions had made it impossible to deploy troops to the a

    Clash between guerrilla groups in Colombia leaves 48 dead
  3. The Standard

    "I think the situation is reaching a point where it’s no longer compatible with working people’s lives," she told AFP, calling it "unsustainable".Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who faces a general election next year, unveiled a new public investment fund in February that

    Protesters march in Madrid over soaring housing costs
  4. Citizen Digital

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez denounced the war as illegal and refused to let US jets use bases in his country.

    Rubio denounces NATO refusal to help on Iran ahead of alliance talks
  5. Citizen Digital

    Italy and Spain have called on the European Union to sanction Ben Gvir, with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calling the treatment of the activists "unacceptable." In Ireland, a leaked letter revealed Prime Minister Micheal Martin

    Israel deports all foreign activists from Gaza flotilla
  6. Citizen Digital

    Spain "is doing what it must do, with technical and scientific rigour and full transparency, with institutional loyalty and with international cooperation", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.

    Hantavirus ship evacuees begin returning home
  7. Citizen Digital

    World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will meet Spain's ​Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Saturday afternoon and then travel to Tenerife in the Canary ​Islands, alongside Spain's interior and health ministers to coordinate the arriva

    European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
  8. Citizen Digital

    The Spanish prime minister's office said that Tedros would meet Pedro Sanchez at his official residence at 1500 GMT Saturday, before he leaves for the Spanish archipelago.

    WHO chief arrives in Spain before hantavirus-hit ship evacuation
  9. Citizen Digital

    Before its arrival, Spanish health and interior ministers are due to brief the public in Madrid, followed by a meeting between Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the WHO chief.

    Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
  10. April 2026
  11. Capital News

    Colombia’s Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is offering a record reward for information leading to the capture of a rebel leader known as “Marlon”.

    Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack
  12. Citizen Digital

    Spain is 'reliable' NATO member - Prime Minister Sanchez says after US ouster threat By AFP April 25, 2026 12:37 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Audio By Vocalize Prime

    Spain is 'reliable' NATO member - Prime Minister Sanchez says after US ouster threat
World & Region

Clashes between FARC factions leave 48 dead in Colombian Amazon

The News

Fighting between dissident factions of the disbanded FARC guerrilla movement in Colombia's Catatumbo region killed 48 people, according to a local mayor. The violence occurs amid wider clashes between smaller guerrilla groups competing for control of jungle territory and revenues from drug trafficking and illegal mining.

29 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Yesterday

  1. Clashes between FARC factions leave 48 dead in Colombian Amazon

    Fighting between dissident factions of the disbanded FARC guerrilla movement in Colombia's Catatumbo region killed 48 people, according to a local mayor. The violence occurs amid wider clashes between smaller guerrilla groups competing for control of jungle territory and revenues from drug trafficking and illegal mining.

    29 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Sunday 24 May

  1. Thousands march in Madrid to protest soaring rents

    Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday to protest soaring rents and housing shortage, demanding urgent government action. Housing has consistently ranked among top voter concerns in Spain due to rising demand from tourism and immigration, while public rental housing supply remains limited.

    24 May 2026 · The Standard

Friday 22 May

  1. Rubio criticises NATO allies for refusing Iran war support

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has renewed criticism of NATO members for not supporting the US war on Iran, saying that while many agree Iran is a nuclear threat, they refuse to help despite not being asked to commit troops or fighter jets. Rubio made the remarks ahead of NATO foreign minister talks in Sweden, following a US-Israel joint attack on Iran on February 28.

    22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Israel deports foreign Gaza flotilla activists after outcry

    Israel deported all foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted at sea on Monday, after global condemnation over their treatment in detention. Some 430 activists from countries around the world had been placed in detention following their attempt to break Israel's blockade of Palestinian territory.

    22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Sunday 10 May

  1. Cruise ship hantavirus evacuees return home from Canary Islands

    Passengers and crew from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak that killed three passengers, began returning home from Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday. Health officials said the global public health risk is low and stressed there are no vaccines or specific treatments for the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents.

    10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. European nations sending planes to evacuate hantavirus cruise ship

    Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands are sending planes to evacuate their citizens from a Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, with the EU providing two additional planes for remaining European citizens and the U.S. and UK arranging contingency transport for non-EU citizens.

    10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. WHO chief oversees evacuation of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Spain to oversee the safe disembarkation of passengers and crew from the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Canary Islands, where three passengers have died and others have fallen sick with hantavirus. The Andes virus strain, which can transmit person-to-person, has been confirmed among those who tested positive.

    10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 9 May

  1. Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands

    The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, carrying nearly 150 people and hit by a hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers, is expected to reach the Canary Islands, where most aboard will be evacuated and flown home. The Andes virus, the only hantavirus type that can transmit person-to-person, has been confirmed among those who tested positive.

    9 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Colombia offers record reward for suspect in highway bombing

    Colombia's Defence Minister announced a record 5 billion peso ($1.4m) reward for information leading to the capture of "Marlon" (Iván Jacob Idrobo Arredondo), a rebel leader accused of ordering Saturday's bomb attack on the Pan-American Highway that killed 20 people. The attack occurred just over a month before presidential elections scheduled for 31 May.

    28 April 2026 · Capital News

Saturday 25 April

  1. Spain defends NATO reliability after US suspension threat

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stressed Spain is a "reliable member" of NATO after Reuters reported the United States was considering suspending it over its refusal to support military operations against Iran. Sanchez said Spain fulfills all its NATO obligations and dismissed the threat, noting there is no NATO treaty provision allowing suspension or expulsion of members.

    25 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

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