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Spain’s opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of using a migrant legalization drive to expand his voter base, citing 1.3 million new legal residents and a 2022 law granting citizenship to descendants of Spaniards. The government dismissed the claims as 'profoundly irresponsible,' clarifying that legalization grants residency, not voting rights. The far-right Vox party criticized the policy as 'silent electoral fraud' and called for legislative reviews.

The Spanish government is reportedly banning the use of Palantir, a US-based data firm, due to national security concerns. El Confidencial cited board members of public companies stating they have been ordered to avoid contracts with Palantir. The company, owned by Peter Thiel, holds £670m in UK contracts, including with the NHS, and faces accusations of facilitating genocide in Palestine.

The Spanish government is taking action against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, who has been leading a criminal investigation into Begoña Gómez, the wife of Pedro Sánchez, for the past two years.

Spain reports an 86% increase in antisemitic incidents, with total hate crimes reaching an all-time high. The Spanish government defines antisemitism as hatred or violence targeting Jews and Israelis, while Madrid remains a vocal critic of Israel in Europe.

The Spanish government has confirmed a new case of hantavirus. Workers in protective gear are disinfecting the MV Hondius cruise ship in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as part of containment efforts.

Spanish police used truncheons against Gaza flotilla protesters at an airport, following the Spanish government's recent condemnation of an Israeli minister for taunting the protesters during their captivity.

The Spanish government awarded UN legal expert Francesca Albanese a high civilian honour for her work documenting and denouncing international law violations in Gaza. Albanese is an Italian human rights lawyer and UN special rapporteur on Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. She has been critical of Israel's military operations in Gaza, describing them as genocide.

Violence erupted between right and left-wing protesters in a Spanish city following the socialist government's approval of plans to grant legal status to 500,000 migrants.

The Spanish government has approved an amnesty program potentially allowing 500,000 undocumented immigrants to regularize their status. This decision positions Spain as an outlier in Europe amid growing anti-immigration sentiments.