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US intelligence has reportedly warned Spain, France and Italy that Russia may be preparing drone attacks against targets in Southern Europe. The warning, first reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo, was allegedly shared with European governments following discussions involving the CIA Director. The report is drawing wide attention across Spain, Italy and France, where officials have yet to publicly confirm the intelligence.

Spain's El Mundo reports that the CIA warned Spain, France and Italy about a possible Russian attack scenario in which drones would be hidden inside ordinary shipping containers on merchant vessels and launched from the sea against European targets. The plan is described as a potential Russian version of Ukraine's 'Operation Spiderweb'. The reports are circulating widely in Russian, Spanish and Italian media, raising concerns about maritime security and drone threats to European infrastructure.

Reports say a new group of migrants has arrived on the Spanish island of Mallorca, adding to arrivals reaching Spain's Balearic Islands. Critics of the Spanish government's migration policy are voicing anger online, accusing Madrid of allowing uncontrolled entry of people from Africa and the Middle East into Spain and the wider European Union, while official reaction has not been detailed.

Posts circulating in Spain claim that roughly 78,000 military-age men crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, describing tent camps, violent crime, harassment of women, and a population of 84,000 briefly overwhelmed. The posts blame Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government for the situation. The figures far exceed any officially confirmed crossing, and no comparable numbers have been reported by authorities or mainstream outlets.

Junts, the Catalan party led by Carles Puigdemont, has announced it will vote against the Spanish Government's two housing decrees, a move that could bring down Pedro Sánchez's minority administration. With the Socialists relying on Junts' support in Congress, the rejection threatens the survival of the legislature and raises the prospect of early elections or fresh negotiations with the Catalan party.

Fresh footage from Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa, shows large groups of migrants from the Maghreb on its beaches and streets, 62 days after Madrid declared the migration crisis there resolved. The scenes contradict Spanish officials' statements that the situation had been brought under control, prompting criticism of the government's account of conditions in the enclave.

President Lula publicly defended his son Lulinha, saying he doubts his son lobbied any of his ministers. The remarks came after reports that Brazil's foreign ministry, Itamaraty, helped a lobbyist friend of Lulinha move to Madrid, with the Spanish embassy's involvement confirmed. Opposition outlets are pressing the government over preferential treatment, while the presidency dismisses wrongdoing.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has suffered a defeat in parliament, failing to secure approval for his legislative package aimed at tackling Spain's housing crisis. The vote in Madrid leaves his government without one of its key social policy measures, and the setback fuels questions about the stability of his minority coalition and its ability to address rising rents.

Popular Party leader Alberto Feijóo has sharply criticised the Spanish government's handling of housing, calling it an 'unforgivable frivolity'. 'They could have failed once and instead chose to fail twice,' he said, accusing ministers of repeated failures on housing policy. The comments come as housing affordability remains one of the most heated political debates in Spain.

Junts, Carles Puigdemont's Catalan party, has announced it will reject the Spanish government's two housing decrees, putting the automatic renewal of rental contracts on course to lapse just hours after taking effect. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez refuses to withdraw the decrees and is pressuring PP, Vox and Junts to reveal their stance, while Junts calls the measures botched and demands they be redrafted. Commentators note Sánchez now faces pressure both from street protests over evictions and from the threat of elections.

Junts has distanced itself from the Spanish government's housing decrees, with the party accusing Pedro Sánchez's administration of lying and calling support for the measures a "suicidio". An internal report reportedly labels the PSOE decree a "trágala" and lists ten reasons to reject it, citing the defence of Catalan families and small landlords. The clash puts fresh strain on the government's parliamentary ally.

Spain's Senate has voted down the Treaty of Friendship with France, a rebuff that came as President Emmanuel Macron was visiting Madrid. The rejection undermines a diplomatic gesture meant to strengthen bilateral ties, and it is drawing attention in Spanish media as an awkward moment for the French president and for the Spanish government hosting him.

Spanish PM Sánchez's office has released phone records and given statements to counter Ceuta's president Juan Jesús Vivas, who claims eight calls went unanswered during the May 2021 migration crisis. Chief of staff Antonio Hernando's phone log reportedly does not show the missed calls Vivas describes, while a former PSOE official has handed a judge data suggesting the government delegation knew about the crisis in advance.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is being criticised after his government issued a decree that opponents describe as a political manifesto rather than legislation. In it, Sánchez reportedly frames himself as a victim of sexism and of the Franco-era dictatorship, in what El Mundo says is an attempt to capitalise on the so-called 'Mari Carmen effect', a surge of sympathy among ordinary Spanish women voters.

An activist publicly stated that the Trump administration shares responsibility for the death of Eliener Sánchez, according to comments carried by NTN24. The accusation frames the US government as complicit alongside others in the case. Sánchez's death has drawn attention among Spanish-speaking audiences following the activist's remarks, though details about the circumstances of the death and the specific allegations against the administration remain limited in the available reporting.

Gabriel Rufián has publicly contradicted ERC leader Oriol Junqueras and launched a sharp attack on Pedro Sánchez's government, calling the Council of Ministers "a disaster". The remarks expose internal tensions within the Catalan pro-independence party and strain its relationship with the Spanish government it has until now supported in Congress.

An emergency has been declared in the Spanish city of Ceuta after reports that tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the enclave from Morocco. Critics are sharply condemning Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, accusing him of refusing to deploy the military to secure the border, and the situation has reignited debate over Spain's migration and border policies.

Spain's right-wing parties have voted down plans intended to address the country's housing crisis, as a growing protest movement over housing costs continues to build pressure. The rejection comes with rents and house prices a major political issue, and demonstrators taking to the streets to demand stronger government action on affordable housing.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has lost a key parliamentary vote on the housing crisis, days after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid drew national outrage. The defeat weakens Sánchez's minority government's housing agenda, with opposition parties and critics seizing on the eviction case to press for stronger tenant protections and debate over the country's worsening housing affordability crisis.

The Spanish government has suspended plans for a special law intended to accelerate asylum procedures. At the same time, a human rights NGO has accused the Spanish armed forces of violence against undocumented people. The developments come amid reports that makeshift shelters were destroyed by fire and as demonstrators took to the streets in Madrid over the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers.