Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

Storm Benjamin brings winds of up to 100km/h to Spain

Storm Benjamin, named as such by France's weather agency, will bring very strong winds to the northern half of Spain over the coming days.

State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has said the wind gusts will be "very strong" in many parts of the mainland, and cause waves that could reach up to eight metres along the northern coast.

Cantabria and the Basque Country have a red alert on Thursday for winds of between 90 and 100km/h, while Asturias and Galicia have an orange warning.

Benjamin is then expected to move to further across the northern half of Spain on Friday to regions such as Valencia, Castilla y León and the Balearics.

Madrid mayor accuses Rosalía of putting public safety at risk

Madrid mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida stated this Wednesday that the presentation of Spanish popstar Rosalía's latest album in the heart of Madrid seriously disrupted public safety.

Rosalía livestreamed her arrival in Madrid to three millions fans as she drove into the city centre with friends, causing crowds of people to build up around Callao square and walk onto the road in Gran Vía.

"This could have be done without endangering people's physical safety," the mayor stated, adding that "municipal Police riot squads had to be deployed to prevent pedestrians from crossing Gran Vía."

'Not a team player': Trumps slams Spain for fourth time

The US President has continued harping on about Spain's low defence spending, this time during a meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

"Spain isn't a team player," Trump asserted.

"Beyond Spain, everyone is 100 percent committed. I think you can solve the problem with Spain very easily," alluding perhaps to his recent threats to have Spain "thrown out" of the Alliance.

For this part, Rutte stated that "Spain has committed to meeting the capacity targets. They say 'we can do it with a percentage below 3.5 percent'. I told them they couldn't, and we'll soon know who's right."

Madrid president urges Trump to slash tariffs

Madrid’s regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso has used a business trip to Texas as an opportunity from which to urge US President Donald Trump to remove tariffs on Spanish food products such as wine and olive oil.

"It's about health and investment," the populist right-wing leader stated rather oddly from Austin.

Ayuso also encouraged North American businesspeople to invest and trust in Madrid, the "digital hub of southern Europe" and "gateway to the continent." This was her fifth official visit to the US in just four years.

The head of the Community of Madrid has declared her support for Donald Trump on several occasions before.