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Spain to reform asylum laws in line with EU as Ceuta remains unsolved
Spain is set to reform its asylum laws as the Ceuta crisis remains unresolved. The European legislation aims to make it easier to reject asylum requests and accelerate returns, in line with demands from the bloc's hardline countries
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Former Sánchez ally jailed for 24 years in Spanish corruption case
A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts.
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Spain probe targets Socialist party payments to consultant Leire Díez
The PSOE paid Díez nearly 45,000 euros for communications work between 2015 and 2017, according to documents sent to a Madrid court, as judges probe an alleged scheme to sway cases affecting the party and the government.
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IEA warns of biggest energy security crisis in modern history
The International Energy Agency is warning the world is “facing the biggest energy security crisis in modern history” as the shutdown in the Strait of Hormuz continues to rattle the global energy market. We have an exclusive interview with IEA's executive director, Fatih Birol.