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Former Austrian intelligence agent sentenced to four years in prison for spying for Russia

A jury found Egisto Ott guilty of selling information to Moscow about dissidents refugees in Europe, among other crimes

The Government and the Generalitat agree on the necessary financing to increase the Mossos staff to 25,000 agents

Sánchez's Executive assumes the progressive cost of 210 million annually that will entail the creation of 3,000 new agent positions until 2030

11 people arrested for a fraud of almost 7 million euros to the Murcian Health Service

Senior officials, doctors and salespeople increased the costs of prostheses used in operations derived from concerted healthcare by up to 1,287%

The Catalan Parliament asks Congress to reduce the euthanasia deadlines to 25 days

The Chamber is carrying out a reform of the law to avoid cases like those of Noelia Castillo and Francesc Augé, loaded with judicial resources

Brussels maintains that Spain complied with European rules by transferring funds from the recovery plan to pay pensions

The Commission responds by letter to several MEPs emphasizing that “it does not question the legal use” of the money

UEFA transforms the format of the Nations League and the qualifying phases of the national teams for the Euro Cup

Starting in 2028, the traditional groups will be moved to a league system similar to that of the Champions League that does not add more games to the calendar.

Andy García, actor: “I have a hole in my heart for Cuba”

The filmmaker presents his second feature as a director, 'Diamond', a strange 'noir' that was born 20 years ago from his daughter's schoolwork

Barney Frank, the first US congressman who voluntarily spoke out about his homosexuality, dies

The Democratic politician promoted the law that reformed the banks after the excesses that caused the Great Depression of 2008

The keys to the tariff agreement between the EU and the United States: lobster without tariffs and expiration in 2029

The pact includes guarantees in case an increase in imports distorts the market

Raúl Castro, charged in the United States for the downing of Hermanos al Rescate planes

Donald Trump has once again opened the door to a diplomatic agreement with Havana to force political and economic concessions in exchange for aid

This is the Bad Bunny and Zara collection: tailoring, oversized basics and Benito's look in 150 pieces

The garments go on sale this Thursday on the brand's website and in some selected stores

Bad Bunny lands in Barcelona and his fans have already caught him on Paseo de Gràcia

The Puerto Rican singer plans to open the European tour in the Catalan capital this Friday

The National Court establishes that companies must compensate for holidays that fall on Saturdays

The ruling affects customer service centers, but the unions emphasize that it lays the foundations for the interpretation to be extended to other sectors

Southampton, expelled for a bizarre espionage attempt from the playoff final to return to the Premier

The club has appealed the decision and the players are considering suing it for loss of income.

The gateway for mutualists to contribute to Social Security is stuck in Congress

The commission that debated the proposal is delayed a week due to discrepancies between parliamentary groups

The Kitchen court plays Villarejo's audios: “You have to hit the jar to find that 'pendrive' [from Bárcenas]”

The magistrates decide to cut the YouTube signal of the trial while listening to the recordings

Breath of air from Enric Mas before Jhonatan Narváez's hat-trick in the Giro d'Italia

The Movistar Spaniard leads the day's 100-kilometer escape, but succumbs in the final sprint to the Ecuadorian from the UAE, triple winner in this pink 'race'

Magyar restores bilateral relations with Poland after years of rupture due to Orbán's closeness to Putin

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk celebrates the country's “return to Europe” on the newly inaugurated leader's first official trip abroad

Arrested in Loja, Granada, the alleged perpetrator of the violent death of a 79-year-old woman

The body of the victim, found on Sunday inside a burned-out house in Ogíjares, had wounds to the chest compatible with a knife.

Trial of the ‘Funerary Case’: “My father was in charge and we did what he ordered us to do”

The son of the deceased owner of the Valladolid funeral home investigated for 'trafficking' with coffins rescued from the crematorium is declared as accused

Puy du Fou fires three workers for “specific irregularities” in the burial of animals

The theme park, which last year received 1.7 million visitors, thus settles the investigation opened two weeks ago after complaints from several former employees

A worker dies after falling from a height of 30 meters at the Movistar Arena in Madrid

After 20 minutes of advanced resuscitation maneuvers, Emergency personnel have only been able to confirm the man's death.

Education leaves the negotiating table after the unions say no to their latest offer and the strike continues

78% of Valencian teachers reject the Generalitat's proposal and 60% want to continue the strike in which they lose about 150 euros a day

The judge highlights the “determining influence” of Zapatero in the sale and purchase of Venezuelan oil

The instructor José Luis Calama maintains that the plot called on the “potential buyers” of crude oil to send a letter to the former president

The mistreatment of the flotilla detainees by an ultra Israeli minister causes an international crisis

The scandal over seeing those arrested, among whom there are 44 Spaniards, tied, kneeled and humiliated, also grows internally with criticism even from Prime Minister Netanyahu

From donations to modernizing their investments: religious orders are forced to change their finances

Despite their conservative profile, they take advice to take risks but invest with ethical principles

Chronology towards the rescue of Plus Ultra: the judge details all the dates on which the alleged plot sought Zapatero

It traces a timeline of a year full of allusions to the former president of the Government through the mouth of his self-proclaimed “team.”

Bolivia expels the Colombian ambassador after pointing out Petro for “interference”

The Government of Rodrigo Paz reacts to the statements of the Colombian president

The apotheosis of 252 orphan images by Cristina de Middel: “I use fiction to understand reality”

The award-winning artist presents in Valencia “a waterfall” of photographs that alludes to the excess of the image in today's society and the pathology that clouds the vision

Drunkenness, papaline, chupeta: the RAE presents its first 'Dictionary of synonyms and antonyms' in three centuries of history

This work, agreed upon by the 23 academies of the Spanish language, brings together more than 255,000 synonyms and more than 20,000 antonyms.

Marco Rubio offers a “new path” for Cuba with free elections and without the power of the Armed Forces

In a message published on his social networks, the US Secretary of State blames the island's government and the military conglomerate Gaesa for the energy crisis.

One in ten municipalities has established a self-consumption energy community, but only 27% are operational

A study promoted by Ecodes, Redeia and the Ministry of Ecological Transition reflects that until 2025, 837 collective projects have been launched

The councilor who resigned due to the Alicante VPP scandal does not remember if she intervened in its development from Urbanism

Several municipal technicians undermine the participation in the project of the municipal architect accused in the trial, in which the Generalitat cannot be a private prosecution

Benito Mussolini's granddaughter wins the Italian 'Big Brother VIP'

Alessandra Mussolini, well-known politician and television personality, has been the winner of the latest edition of the reality television program

Two new arrests for the death of the singer Matías de Paula in Villanueva de la Serena

The alleged shooter was arrested yesterday in the neighboring town of Magacela after stabbing a taxi driver

The Grimaldi House publishes unpublished images of Grace Kelly and Raniero from Monaco as a family as a tribute to their trusted photographer

Georges Lukomski, who died at the age of 94, accompanied the Monegasque royal family in their most intimate moments for almost three decades. Prince Albert was one of those attending his funeral, held in Monaco Cathedral

How to kill ants with this powerful granular insecticide that acts as bait indoors and outdoors

An effective and long-lasting method to eliminate ants quickly, at the source and without complications

Pedro Almodóvar, in Cannes: "I'm fed up with myself. I'm looking for someone to write with, who will bring me new worlds"

The filmmaker announces at the press conference that he will shoot “a film with black humor” in the spring and defends, in the face of current problems, that Europe must be “a shield against monsters like Trump, Netanyahu and Putin.”

The IMF warns that fuel and energy subsidies can further raise inflation

The Fund argues that the aid keeps the demand for fuel high despite the shortage, which makes the energy supply more expensive and puts pressure on the economy.

Xi and Putin finalize a major energy deal in the midst of the Hormuz crisis

The Chinese leader urges his Russian counterpart to build a “more just and equitable” world in the face of American hegemony

Trans Platform brings to Congress a proposal to recognize the gender identity of more than 60,000 migrants

The 'Trans Law' endorses this right from 2023, although the regulations to apply it have not yet been developed by the Executive

Germany arrests a couple for spying for China to obtain information on “military technology”

The couple, of Chinese origin, had infiltrated universities. They posed as interpreters or employees of a car manufacturer

Enrique Riquelme, on his possible candidacy for the presidency of Real Madrid: “We are ethically and morally obliged to take the step”

The Alicante businessman assures that on Saturday all the details of a decision that he has to communicate this Thursday to the club will be known and he positions himself against the sale of the 5% that Florentino wants

Are you a Secret Word player? These are the 12 terms most used by readers

The result of the analysis makes a lot of sense (they are terms with the most frequent vowels and consonants in Spanish) but if the hidden word has repeated or less common letters, this game becomes much more difficult

More Madrid signs internal peace: Mónica García will be the candidate in Madrid and Emilio Delgado will go to Congress

The leftist formation avoids a conflict within the party with an agreement between its two most visible heads today

The Spanish automobile industry rebounds in April and makes up for a bad start to the year

The production of electrified vehicles accumulated a decrease of 10.9% in the quarter; purely electric ones plummet 31.1% in this fourth month alone

The WHO trusts in two “promising” vaccines against Ebola Bundibugyo that can be tested on people in a few months

The agency warns that the immediate priority is to reinforce health care and early detection to contain the outbreak, which has already caused at least 139 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

The court postpones the first trial in which the Mar Menor appears as a private accusation

The Provincial Court of Murcia postpones the celebration due to the non-appearance of an expert, without giving a new date for this unprecedented process

Primary care centers will be able to receive physical exercise

The Generalitat of Catalonia has launched a sports prescription program that allows certain patients to be referred to physical activity programs

Google's biggest transformation in 25 years: these are the three big changes that the new search engine brings

The company's commitment to AI will change the user experience, while putting an end to homogeneous responses: everyone will have their own