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  • Spain’s Prime minister Pedro Sanchez looks on after talking during a parliamentary session at the Congress in Madrid, on June 18, 2025. Corruption allegations prompted the resignation of a close aide of Sanchez sparking tension within his ruling minority coalition. The scandal erupted last week after the Supreme Court said the third-highest-ranking figure in Sanchez’s Socialist Party was suspected of involvement in the awarding of public works contracts in exchange for kickbacks. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Spain wins exemption from NATO’s 5% defense spending goal

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