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How Espresso Martini is replacing mid-afternoon coffee in Spain

This drink has its own legend. They say it was designed for a supermodel who asked for something that would “wake her up and then leave her devastated.”

Is it nationalism to support the national team?

'Banal nationalism' is called that which is there but is not noticed: the flags on the balconies, the reddish bracelets, the anthems and parades or the fervor at Eurovision or the World Cup.

Iván Cepeda: “It is risky to think that Milei's chainsaw or Bukele's megaprisons can be applied in Colombia”

The left-wing candidate defends his “austere” campaign against Abelardo de la Espriella and assures that “democracy is threatened”

Undav maintains the status of the German candidate against the Ivory Coast

Nagelsmann's team, which had a hard time generating play, came back in the final stretch with a double from the striker and qualified for the next round

Málaga conquers Almería and returns to First Division 3,000 days later

The blue and white team, with a large majority of youth players, manage to win away from home after the 0-0 draw in the first leg.

De la Fuente warns Saudi Arabia: “The players are very upset”

Before a decisive match after the disappointing 0-0 against Cape Verde, the coach says that the criticism is spurring them on and that they need more “ball speed”

Trump insists on his contempt for Meloni: he claims that he asked to be photographed with him to improve in the polls

The Italian Prime Minister responds: “These unprovoked attacks are absurd; being your friend has not helped me at all”

Marco Bezzecchi's worst sprint: the MotoGP leader loses his temper after a fall, hits a steward and will not race this Sunday

The Italian rider, who fell again in the short test on Saturday, is suspended from the Czech Republic GP after pushing and hitting an assistant twice

Brazil confirms Raphinha's muscle injury

The Barcelona winger remains with his teammates and will not be able to play against Scotland in the last match of the group stage

Valencia Basket shakes Barcelona and evens the series with a resounding victory

The team led by Pedro Martínez shows its best version before its double visit to the Palau Blaugrana with a great Jean Montero

Netherlands takes the hammer against Sweden, frees itself and finally has fun

Two doubles from Brian Brobbey, the novelty in the Dutch eleven, and Cody Gakpo hit a Nordic team that showed up late

Milei against everyone in the defense of his Chief of Staff, evader and suspected of corruption

The president keeps Manuel Adorni in office, although stripped of the role of spokesperson

All Spanish isolates due to the hantavirus have tested negative in the last test and are ending the quarantine

They have been isolated for 42 days, of which they have spent the last two weeks at their homes

Record number of voters and maximum tension: Colombians in Spain turn to the polls in the second round

Abelardo de la Espriella's campaign seeks to grow compared to the results of the first round with a campaign supported by networks, influencers and large events, against an austere left focused on grassroots mobilization

Marlaska asks the CGPJ for measures against Peinado for questioning the police officers escorting Begoña Gómez

The minister describes it as “a fact of the utmost seriousness” that the judge questions the professionalism of the agents to justify the withdrawal of Sánchez's wife's passport.

The 50 days in flames of Real Madrid basketball: from Tavares' injury to the resignation of Sergio Rodríguez

El Chacho resigns as sports director after the return of Juan Carlos Sánchez as the strong man of the section and doubts accumulate in the club

Impossible prices push more and more people to house auctions: this is how a system not designed for individuals works

Interest in this market is growing due to the rise in housing prices, but it continues to be fertile ground, especially for professional investors.

Paz decrees a state of emergency in Bolivia hours after signing the pacification agreement

The Government authorizes the deployment of the Army to unblock roads after the peasant protesters did not recognize the pact

The big business of the World Cup: this is how FIFA ensures millions of profits against the risk that the hosts run

The body that governs world football estimates that the competition will increase production by 41 billion. Analysts disagree with that amount and point out that the great winner will be Infantino

Pecco Bagnaia and Ai Ogura stand out in the Czech GP

Ducati's three-time Italian champion wins the Brno sprint ahead of the Japanese Aprilia rider, who achieved his first pole position in MotoGP, and his teammate Marc Márquez

The police come out against Judge Peinado for suggesting that the agents escorting Begoña Gómez can help her escape

The unions Jupol, SUP, UFP and CEP call the judge's arguments for withdrawing the passport from Sánchez's wife as “barbarity” and “offense” and one threatens to denounce him if he does not rectify

Moncloa denounces “the persecution, obsession and disproportion” of Judge Peinado

Ministers and prominent members of the PSOE come out against the judge's decision to send Begoña Gómez to trial and take away her passport

Haaland, Thuram, Kluivert and Simeone: fathers and sons who played in a World Cup, the same dream and two generations

Several footballers are competing in the 2026 World Cup following in the footsteps of their parents, former internationals who know better than anyone the weight of a World Cup

Latest political news, live | Judge Peinado sees “risk” that Begoña Gómez escapes with the help of her bodyguards

Moncloa says that the order “confirms the persecution and obsession” of the magistrate | The PSOE reaffirms that Sánchez's wife is innocent and that she is being "judicially persecuted"

It was Joe Pesci's fault

You could say that football is the continuation of politics by other means. Review the court chronicles these days and you will have a good example

Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again due to Israeli bombings in Lebanon

The Israeli army kills 25 people in the neighboring country, despite the recent announcement of a ceasefire and the fact that the pact between Washington and Tehran requires an end to the fighting

Fernando Méndez-Leite, re-elected president of the Film Academy: there is a man in Spain who does everything

The critic and popularizer faces his second term at the age of 82 after going through all the ranks of the sector: from director of the ICAA and the Madrid Film School to director of 'La Regenta' or director of 'El hombre de moda'

Peinado opens oral proceedings against Begoña Gómez and takes away her passport

The magistrate also prohibits Sánchez's wife from leaving the country and forces her to appear in court twice a month. The measure, which alleges a “risk of flight” that would include help from his bodyguards, has been adopted at the request of ultra groups such as Hazte Oír and Vox

Pedri and Olmo open the debate in La Roja

The position of the Canarian and the presence of the Catalan in the eleven are some of the dilemmas that De la Fuente is working on before facing Saudi Arabia in Atlanta

National Lottery: check draw numbers for Saturday, June 20

This Saturday, June 20, State Lotteries and Betting held the National Lottery draw like every Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Two passenger trains collide north of London, leaving more than eighty injured and one dead

They made the journey between the towns of Bedford and Luton. The authorities confirm the death of one of the train drivers

Feijóo: “Is this the Congress of a democracy or an autocracy?”

The lower house will vote on a popular motion that calls for a motion of confidence. The leader of the PP returns to Valencia, but still does not officially confirm Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca as a candidate

James Burrows, creator of 'Cheers' and genius of series like 'Friends' and 'Frasier', dies at 85

Winner of 11 Emmy Awards, he was nominated every year from 1980 to 2005 (with the sole exception of 1997) and directed more than 1,000 episodes

Nevenka, in Ponferrada 25 years after fleeing her city: “I am very excited, very nervous and very happy”

The woman left Spain after a smear campaign after having denounced the mayor for harassment

'AlaZ' meets, with a 26.1% share, the objective of being a worthy successor to 'El Rosco'

The new 'Pasapalabra' test improved the results of the previous one by 3 points this season with more than 2.4 million unique viewers

A new death in Barcelona brings the number of fatalities on Catalan beaches to three in two days

One of the minors hospitalized after the rescue on a beach in Tarragona, in which another child died, died this Saturday

Lunches anywhere with this compartmentalized lunch box that keeps your food fresh and separated

The container includes an airtight tub ideal for storing yogurt or fruit. Likewise, it is made with a resistant material that is easy to clean.

The cotton summer dress that stylizes and is available in 6 colors

This dress brings together everything we ask for in a garment: comfort and the ability to adapt to a day at the beach or a dinner without changing the outfit.

How to eliminate foot fungus: 5 effective treatments for this summer

Different formats so you can choose the one that best suits your needs and lifestyle

Washington sets the pace of the transition in Venezuela

Opposition Dinorah Figuera returns to Caracas with the United States' order to present results on a new electoral referee before the end of 2026

Exiled peace signers show their concern about a victory for De la Espriella in Colombia

The National Reincorporation Council estimates that 489 people have been murdered since the signing of the agreement between the State and the FARC guerrilla.

Iván Cepeda, the candidate who broke away from Petro to combat the extreme right

The official candidate, favorite in the first polls, tries to amend a boring and austere campaign surpassed by Abelardo de la Espriella's 'show'

Abelardo de la Espriella, the 'showman' who promises revenge against the left

The criminal lawyer copied to the letter the successful formulas of the extreme right in Latin America and is the favorite in the polls to win the presidency of Colombia, with a speech that promises to prosecute his political enemies

Cuba seeks oxygen in late reforms that the population receives with skepticism

The island breaks its dogmas and adopts many of the liberal measures that it rejected for decades

Peace was not this, but it is worth it to the market (because it is up to AI and rockets)

The Iran deal is unstable and humiliating for Trump even symbolically: he signed it in Versailles. The stock markets did not fall just because the conflict broke out but now they are rising due to its end

Naturism in Germany, a long tradition that struggles to survive

The culture of the free body or nudism in the German country dates back to the end of the 19th century and became popular with the arrival of Nazism.

24-hour grocery stores proliferate in Madrid as sources of noise and disturbance to the neighborhood

The neighborhood associations of the most affected neighborhoods point out that the establishments fail to comply with the regulations that prohibit them from selling alcohol beyond 10 p.m.

A labor consultant is convicted for inflating payrolls and diverting almost 58,000 euros of fictitious extras in a company in Castellón in her favor

The Provincial Court imposes two years in prison after admitting that he manipulated the salaries of several employees of a ceramic company for almost three years to transfer the differences to his own account.

Flavita Banana: life experience

Vignette from June 20, 2026

The old ceremony feeds the memories

I can attest to where I was and how I felt remembering those championships from when I was 14 years old, at the World Cup in England. And of the people who accompanied me