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Spanish ship defies UK Royal Navy in Gibraltar
Gibraltar, one of the British Overseas Territories, is on the UN list of areas awaiting decolonization.
Spain has sent a survey ship into Gibraltar’s territorial waters amid continuing tension with the UK government over the sovereignty of the breakaway island nation.
The Ramon Margalef, a 50-meter oceanographic survey ship defied repeated orders from British Royal Navy patrol boat HMS Sabre...
Gibraltar shooting incident sparks diplomatic spat between UK & Spain
The UK government has described as “illegal incursion” the entrance by a Spanish Guardia Civil vessel into British territorial waters around Gibraltar, local media reported.
The incident is said to have happened on Sunday when the Guardia Civil vessel strayed into the territorial waters and an officer onboard the vessel fired a weapon.
In a statement, Europe Minister David Lidington, strongly...
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