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José Antonio Guardiola wins the Cirilo Rodríguez Journalism Award

The TVE correspondent in Mexico and Central America has dedicated his career to international information

Madrid overcomes everything: beats Valencia and will play against Olympiacos in the Euroleague final

Scariolo's team, with the absences of Tavares and Len, also suffers Garuba's injury but beats Pedro Martínez's team with great control of the rebound and will fight for its twelfth European Cup

Mamdani seeks ways to protect New York migrants after raids by Trump's border police increase by 72%

The Democratic mayor wants to promote sanctuary city regulations, where the collaboration of local authorities with ICE forces is prohibited

Tuchel after his controversial England list for the World Cup: “It is not necessary to choose the 26 most talented players”

The German coach leaves out footballers such as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden from those chosen for the World Cup

Rafa Jódar, against expectations: “The result doesn't matter, I'm happy to give it my all”

The Madrid native, 19 years old and 29th in the world, faces his first experience in Paris and as the main incentive for the Spanish public in the absence of Alcaraz

Warsh sworn in as chairman of the Federal Reserve at an event presided over by Trump at the White House

The new head of the Fed fails to clear up doubts about his lack of independence while risks to the economy accumulate due to a rebound in inflation

The main person involved in the crime of the singer Matías de Paula acknowledges that he killed him

The judge decrees provisional prison for the six arrested, five of them investigated for homicide and membership in a criminal organization

The Canadian province of Alberta begins steps for a possible independence referendum

The populist-conservative leader of the richest region of the country calls, with the support of Trumpist sectors, a consultation with very little chance of succeeding

The US warns Europe that it will maintain the withdrawal despite sending troops to Poland

US Secretary of State warns NATO allies that Trump is very “disappointed” by their lack of support in the Middle East

Alberto Bettiol breaks the drought and the favorites sign the last truce in the Giro d'Italia

The Italian from Astana feasts in Verbania, home of Filippo Ganna, and the men of the general team keep their strength for this Saturday, a key day in Aosta

The Supreme Court refuses to suspend the decree of regularization of immigrants

The Contentious Chamber rejects the precautionary request of the Community of Madrid, Vox and three associations

Penélope Cruz, in Cannes: “We are not yet in a fair world either for the LGTBIQ+ collective or for women”

The actress, who plays a cupletista in 'La pelota negra', confesses her obsession with Lorca since she was studying acting and that since she was a child she thinks that Pedro Almodóvar would have been a great president of the Government

Glory or hell in the fight for salvation: these are the accounts for remaining in First Division

Levante, Osasuna, Elche, Girona and Mallorca fight to avoid the two places that accompany Oviedo to Second

Mapi León and Ingrid Engen, the romantic couple who face each other in the Champions League final: “None of them are going to show mercy, we both want to win”

The Barça defender and the Lyon centre-back, who will be rivals for the first time, talk about their duel in Oslo on social networks. “We are not going to talk about anything about football during the last week,” they highlight.

Judge Calama asks the United States for information about those investigated in the 'Plus Ultra case'

The magistrate sends a rogatory commission to Washington authorities in a separate secret piece that investigates the plot's overseas network

The SER will begin a new stage of 'Hoy por hoy' after the resignation of Àngels Barceló

The journalist has hosted the mornings of the Grupo Prisa network since 2019

The Eurogroup and the ECB reject relaxing public spending rules to respond to the energy crisis

Italy and Spain unsuccessfully demand that the EU be more flexible with fiscal obligations to increase the states' room for maneuver

Actress Sonsoles Benedicto dies at 84

The performer, with an outstanding career on stage, died this Friday in Madrid

When gold took over Spanish painting

The Prado inaugurates the exhibition 'In the Italian way. Spain and Mediterranean Gothic (1320 - 1420)', which brings together a hundred works

The United States sees progress in negotiating a ceasefire with Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shows cautious optimism as dialogue between both countries intensifies

The Provincial Court will decide whether the teacher accused of recording female students at a school in Boadilla del Monte goes to trial

Since 2022, justice has been investigating this teacher accused of abuse and possession of child pornography, who was also one of the owners of the private center where the events occurred.

The mothers who are there when everything collapses

An exhibition by the NGO Action Against Hunger takes a photographic tour of migratory routes, displaced persons camps and conflicts, through the faces of several women, who go out of their way to transmit normality and security to their children in the midst of uncertainty, misery and violence.

Belén Díaz, climate activist tried for throwing paint in Congress: “Some red lines need to be crossed”

The environmentalist is accused of dyeing the entrance of the lions red in 2022 and 2023, an action for which the prosecutor is requesting a year and nine months in prison for her and eight other activists.

The anesthesiologists of October 12 will suspend their extraordinary activity in protest against working conditions: “You don't live off your vocation.”

The specialists want to pressure the Ministry of Health to meet some of their historical demands, such as the 35-hour work week and the increase in payment for medical guards.

The worrying Ebola outbreak reveals the “tremendous impact” of Trump's scissoring of aid

The head of the WHO in the country warns that the drastic drop of 70% in US funds reduces the response to the crisis due to lack of personnel and equipment

Santander and BBVA deny approval for Riquelme to run for Real Madrid in the elections against Florentino Pérez

Although no Spanish bank has agreed to offer him this guarantee, the Alicante businessman is finalizing an agreement with Scotiabank and Andbank so that they do provide it and it can be presented

The terror of the drug traffickers in the port of Valencia after adulterating coca: “Let's see if the gang starts to die!”

The encrypted conversations of the plot that stored 60 million in drugs reveal how the network, after fattening the merchandise with chemicals, positioned the substance as a “top product.” The group even knew the hotel where the police who were going to arrest them were staying.

Imputation of Zapatero for the 'Plus Ultra case', live | Ábalos disassociates himself from the rescue of Plus Ultra and accuses the former president of bypassing him

The former Secretary of State for Transportation contradicts Ábalos and denies that he communicated with Zapatero about the rescue of the airline | Díaz demands explanations from Zapatero and urges the PP to be “brave” and present a motion of censure

The Botín Center remembers Marisol, the queen of pop art before Warhol took over the position

Through more than a hundred drawings, the exhibition vindicates the work of the artist of Venezuelan origin

Almost 550,000 immigrants have applied for extraordinary regularization

The State Attorney's Office reports in the Supreme Court that for now 91,000 petitions have been admitted for processing

Antonio Filosa (Stellantis) announces that Leapmotor will produce two large models in the Madrid factory

The CEO of the automobile group highlights the importance of the Villaverde, Zaragoza and Vigo plants in the group's strategy

The tourist apartment employers' association threatens to claim 160 million from the State for denying licenses after the cancellation of the single registration

Fevitur, the state short-term rental federation, estimates a loss of 33,000 euros per home and is considering filing property claims

Messi joins Ronaldo in the exclusive club of footballers with 1,000 million dollars

The salaries obtained in almost 20 years of career together with a growing business profile boost the assets of the most successful player in history

Rebeca Pérez (PP) assumes the mayorship of Murcia and appeals to “a different, sensible and close way of doing politics”

The leader takes over after the death of José Ballesta, supported by the party, which does not reveal whether she will be a candidate in 2027

The theater premieres of the week

The critics of 'Babelia' review a work by Lucy Kirkwood adapted by Gara Roda Cendra and the latest puppet show by Javier Aranda

Two Republican senators ask the White House to investigate the purchase of Webster by Santander

The transaction must have the approval of the US Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice.

Mediaset, sentenced to pay 73 million for broadcasting 'Pasapalabra' without authorization

The Provincial Court of Madrid agrees with the British production company ITV

Justice annuls the election of Özgür Özel as leader of Türkiye's main opposition party

The leader denounces a “judicial coup” that he considers motivated by the social democratic victory over Erdogan's formation in the 2024 elections

The Government's spending will amount to almost 49.7 billion after the agreements with ERC and Comunes

The Executive of Salvador Illa brings to Parliament some accounts that include the impact of 893 million by 2026 of the pact with its partners

Jessie J announces that she has overcome breast cancer: “I cried for hours”

The British singer has shared the happy news with her followers 12 months after she made public the diagnosis for which she underwent a mastectomy. “I breathed for the first time in a year,” he added on Instagram

The cryptic reappearance on networks of actor Jason Lewis, from 'Sex and the City', after three years without news from him

The interpreter has shared a video in which he assures that in 2023 he remained “silent not because he had nothing to say, but because he had something to do”, and guarantees that “there will be more information soon.” The last time he was seen in public was in 2022, when he competed in 'Dancing with the Stars'

The PSOE proposes giving more power to Congress to suspend a deputy

The socialists present a proposal to reform the Regulation that also contemplates fines of up to 2,000 euros

Amancio Ortega negotiates the purchase of one of the large office buildings in Paris

Pontegadea is in talks to acquire the Capital 8 complex from Invesco. Bloomberg indicates that the amount could reach 850 million

Pep Guardiola announces his goodbye to Manchester City: “Thank you for loving me”

The Catalan coach publishes an emotional video on the club's social networks in which he ends ten seasons in England

The Javis, after the applause for 'The Black Ball': “We have always dreamed of being in Cannes”

The film has been received with good reviews, some very in favor of the drama about Federico García Lorca. The press conference has become a praise for Ambrossi and Calvo

Two inventions that changed the way we handle money

In the seventies, Spain experienced two historic economic moments: the arrival of the first bank cards and the first ATMs. Entities like CaixaBank were active protagonists in a process in which it was key to generate trust in a system destined to change the lives of Spaniards.

Carlo Petrini, the man who did not give up in his battle against fast food and founded 'Slow Food', dies

The Italian, who died at the age of 76, leaves Patri a legacy of love and respect for sustainable food and slow-cooked recipes

The Treasury proposes removing Gibraltar from the list of tax havens after 35 years and proposes including Russia

The Department headed by Arcadi Spain puts out to public consultation the order that updates the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, which will also include Seychelles, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica and Samoa

Castilla y León orders “extraordinary measures” in the face of fire danger, but does not raise the risk level because it does not have firefighters

The central government anticipates the start of the fire season to June 1 and mobilizes state media

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez fuels the controversy over his access to privileged information with an ironic tweet about Sánchez: “You are also going P’alante”

The PSOE and the Government suspect that the PP has had access to secret details of the investigation against Zapatero