Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

International law is being violated mainly by one country, which is the government of Israel.

There is also an absolutely illegal response on the part of the Iranian regime.

Xi Jinping to Pedro Sánchez:

China and Spain are both principled and reasonable countries. We are willing to stand on the right side of history.

We should oppose the law of the jungle and together maintain true multilateralism and protect world peace and development.

U.S. and Iranian negotiation teams will return to Islamabad for peace talks later this week.

Source: Reuters

Spain has officially launched a major plan to regularize undocumented migrants.

Norway’s planned delivery of at least six F-16 jets to Ukraine is facing major delays, with none transferred as of April 2026.

Even in the best-case scenario, the jets may not arrive until 2027—far later than the original 2024 timeline.

Source: Defense Express

Ukraine has made antisemitism a criminal offense.

Penalties include fines or prison time up to 8 years, depending on severity.

BREAKING: Italy will suspend the automatic renewal of its defence agreement with Israel.

Zelensky:

For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without any infantry.

A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions.

📸 The cover of Italy’s L’Espresso features a photo of an armed Israeli "settler" filming a distressed Palestinian woman in the West Bank, under the headline L’abuso (Abuse).

Italian PM Meloni stands up to Trump:

The statements, particularly about the Pope, were unacceptable.

I have expressed and continue to express my solidarity with the Pope.

NEW: Three IDF soldiers were seriously wounded in Lebanon overnight during clashes with Hezbollah forces.

One other moderately wounded, and six lightly injured.

BREAKING: Germany and Ukraine sign defence cooperation agreement in Berlin.

German Chancellor Merz:

We elevate our bilateral relations with Ukraine to the level of a strategic partnership.

German Chancellor Merz:

The number of Ukrainian men who have taken refuge is something we will be working on with Ukraine to limit, because it is crucial that these men are there to help their country.

German Chancellor Merz on Hungary election results:

They didn’t just vote to get rid of one government, but rather to get rid of a regime. Since 1989, they have once again voted for freedom.

The Hungarians have chosen Europe and the world.

Impressively, there is no trend that cannot be stopped when it comes to right-wing populism and autocracy.

So the pendulum has swung back the other way, which is good news for Europe, good news for Germany, and also good news for Ukraine.

German Chancellor Merz:

We are going to step up our measures against Russia’s shadow fleet.

We will also be working together on the Middle East in order to increase defense capabilities and organize this better.

German Chancellor Merz:

Russia should end this war as quickly as possible.

It has no chance of winning it.