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PP and Vox prevent the treaty with France from entering into force with an appeal to the Constitutional Court

Left and nationalists accuse the popular parties of applying a “scorched earth” strategy to harm the Government. Albares assures that the blockade “goes against” Spain's position in Europe

Bonnie Tyler dies: why her '80s classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is "the most epic song ever"

After the death of Bonnie Tyler, BBC Mundo analyzes the impact of her most remembered song.

Meta allows AI to generate images from your open Instagram profile without telling you: this way you can protect yourself

The Muse Image tool is powered by public photos uploaded to the social network. Simply tag a user and ask them to represent you doing something and the image is created in seconds

NATO leaders don't know what to do with Erdogan's gift: a revolver with its bullets

The Turkish president surprised his guests with a Gümüşay 357 Magnum. The weapon that Pedro Sánchez received has been delivered to the Interior to be rendered useless

Searching for the truck driver who ran over Nikoline, a Norwegian teenager who was celebrating her team's victory in Marbella

The Civil Guard is trying to clarify why the 17-year-old victim had gotten off the vehicle that was taking her to her accommodation in the middle of the highway.

Pogacar annihilates its rivals in the ascent of the Tourmalet

The Slovenian regains the leader's jersey after escaping 43 km from the finish line and distances Vingegaard by 2m 42s in the general classification

An aviation instructor jumps into the void in mid-flight and his student manages to land

The 42-year-old man opened the door and jumped while accompanying a young woman on a training flight, in the Argentine province of Córdoba

A priest from Malaga is sentenced to 52 years in prison for sedating, raping and recording four women

His girlfriend found the sexual images by chance and reported him to the church, which only transferred him to his destination. Afterwards, he went to the National Police

Mexico promotes criminal proceedings to seek justice in the case of Mexicans who died in ICE custody

Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco has announced that actions will be initiated by prosecutors and civil authorities against the private companies that manage migrant detention centers.

"It is a lost cause, a terrible partner in NATO": Trump charges against Spain and threatens a trade breakup

Donald Trump threatened to completely break off trade with Spain and even "visits", while Pedro Sánchez responded that relations between both countries remain "very positive".

A spy scandal breaks out in Italy: two Russian military attaches expelled from the embassy in Rome

Two retired Italian agents are accused of passing information in exchange for envelopes worth 4,000 euros. One of them complained that they were paid little: “I can't even afford a coffee.”

Israel kills humanitarian worker who helped organize World Cup broadcast in Gaza in bombing

Mohamed al Wahidi died when a missile hit the vehicle he was traveling in, shortly before the match between Egypt and Argentina

Culture will bring together more than 30 international delegations in Madrid to protect Palestinian heritage

Minister Ernest Urtasun and the Palestinian ambassador to Spain, Husni Abdel Wahed, present a Ministerial Conference with the aim of creating an alliance for the reconstruction of the sector

Luxury housing hits the brakes in Madrid

Operations decline in the second quarter while the price increase moderates

The Constitutional Court admits an appeal from the PSOE for the PP's veto to investigate the non-payments of Madrid Network, where Ayuso worked

The guarantee court wants to study the “general political consequences” of the decision of the Assembly Board on Madrid Network, according to documentation accessed by EL PAÍS

Mazón to the mayor of Valencia during the dana: “There are going to be many deaths”

The councilor delivers to the Catarroja court the messages exchanged with the 'president' during the worst of the catastrophe that left 230 dead in 2024

The European Parliament clears the way for the digital euro to have the legal framework ready by the end of the year

MEPs and the EU Council now open the final negotiation of the project that seeks to reduce European dependence on the United States in electronic payment systems

"I think this will be the last time we see each other": who is Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya detained by Israel in Gaza and why there are fears for his life

The lawyer for Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya told the BBC that his client was beaten so badly that he could not recognize him during a visit last week.

At least 28 dead in a fire at a shoe factory in China

Xi Jinping orders an investigation into the causes of the accident that occurred in Jinjiang, one of the great poles of the country's shoe industry

Moreno maintains his hard core in his first Government with Vox

The popular leader creates a department for Housing and another for AI in an Executive with three vice presidencies that he hopes will last the entire legislature

The UCO implicates the former president of the Post Office in the plot to “destabilize” causes that affected the PSOE and the Government

The Civil Guard links Juan Manuel Serrano, Pedro Sánchez's chief of staff until his arrival at La Moncloa, with the former socialist militant Leire Díez

Germany estimates more than 5,000 deaths from June heat wave

The high number of deaths reveals the country's lack of preparation for extreme temperatures

The Government makes it possible for Asturian or Aragonese to become a teaching specialty

The Ministry of Education is going to change three decrees so that communities with a protected language can create this branch and the teachers are not interim

European Justice endorses the online publication of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' even though it is protected in some countries

The CJEU thus resolves a dispute between the Anne Frank Fund and the Foundation of the same name regarding copyright and the possibility of publishing works protected in other countries on the Internet.

The financial wealth of families marks a record of 2.66 trillion thanks to the boost from the Stock Market

The bulk of the rise is explained by the revaluation of financial assets while the granting of bank loans to households and companies rebounds

What role is the US playing in Venezuela after the devastating earthquakes that left thousands of dead and homeless?

The United States has been the country that has provided the most economic and operational aid to the emergency that Venezuela faces after the double earthquake. Despite this, his performance raises doubts and does not escape criticism.

The judge puts BBVA and its former president Francisco González on the bench for Villarejo's espionage

The bank will be the first Ibex 35 company to be tried in this case, along with 15 other people, including former directors of the entity and the commissioner, for crimes of bribery and disclosure of secrets.

New confrontation in the Prosecutor's Office: Lastra takes to the Supreme Court that the attorney general did not renew her as prosecutor in Madrid

The prosecutor, who testified in the trial against former State Attorney General García Ortiz, has presented a brief to fight for the position

The mini brushes without water or rinse that Hailey Bieber uses and that solve any meal away from home

Viral for its quick cleaning and without the need for paste: the perfect ally to get you out of trouble wherever you go

One injured in an arm and 14 bruised in a very fast and crowded third running of the bulls with the bulls of Victoriano del Río

There were numerous falls and slips due to the many runners who saturated the streets of the course

The police officer who attacked a teacher in a demonstration in Valencia is charged

The victim, a 68-year-old retired teacher, reported the riot officer for throwing her to the ground with a strong push from behind.

Ayuso defends Feijóo's words about the casualties: “He is more right than a saint”

The president of the Community says that when a person stops working, the burden falls on their colleagues and that is “unfair” and goes “against the company.”

Former Deutsche Bank banker convicted of accident tries to sue Ferrari over brake failure

German bank's former head of Asia-Pacific equities in Hong Kong tries to prove vehicle was unsafe

A year of 'Coldplaygate', an alleged infidelity from which Kristin Cabot has not recovered: she is still unemployed and lives on savings

The former human resources director at Astronomer has not been able to reintegrate after the internet singled her out and accused her of being a “homewrecker.” Something that she and her ex-husband have denied. Now, to support himself, he has been “using up money for college and retirement.”

Singer Bonnie Tyler, the gritty voice that reigned in the eighties, dies at 75

The British singer of hits like 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and 'It's a Heartache' and especially loved in Spain, was admitted to a hospital in Portugal.

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A WORLD APART

While new evidence crumbles his version, the diplomat clings to his narrative

Former United States ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar responded to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, after the president accused him of “lying” about the participation of US agents in the operation to arrest Ismael El Mayo Zambada.

The government analyzes building a hospital and Cablebús line in Xochimilco

When inaugurating the Casa de las 3 Rs Muyuguarda, which is located in DIF facilities in Xochimilco, the head of the local Executive, Clara Brugada Molina, announced that the possibility that a hospital can be built on that property - which is owned by the capital's government - will be analyzed, in addition to the authorization of a new Cablebús line.

Union lifts strike at UAS after payment of debts

After 10 days of indefinite work stoppage, yesterday the Single Workers Union of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (Suntuas) lifted the movement, so the university facilities were reopened. However, the union maintained that the demand persists for the institution's financial crisis to be fundamentally resolved.

Sheinbaum: Salazar's lies, part of the dirty war against AMLO and the 4T

Noting that a “black campaign, with a lot of money” persists to try to discredit her government and that of her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo showed that the former United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, admitted in an interview on July 3 that he has no evidence of links between the former Mexican president and the Sinaloa cartel.

Tamaulipas: death of a woman linked to screwworm

Ciudad Victoria, Tamps., A woman infected with cattle screwworm died in a hospital in this capital, although local health authorities considered that the death was not the result of a myiasis - a parasitic infection caused by fly larvae - since the patient suffered from hypertension, cancer and diabetes, and died due to a myocardial infarction.

They present an initiative to restructure the Jalisco Pension Institute

Guadalajara, Jal., The Association for the Future of Pensioners of the Pension Institute of the State of Jalisco (Ipejal) presented a proposal to reform the Ipejal Law to avoid the decapitalization of the retirement fund of the nearly 50 thousand current retirees, which could occur between 2030 and 2031.

Judicial Agenda

“Social control” by Francisco Javier Garía Ramírez (Edit. Cescijuc, Mexico) narrates the history of the states and their control over the population, until reaching contemporary Mexico. Financial controls and the recommendation of social changes show national states as pawns of international capital. Partisan changes are a fantasy. The state becomes a pawn in non-profit activities; the rest goes to private initiative. An interesting book that reinforces its thesis in university education.

Messi and the Albiceleste, launching point for FIFA expansion

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two players with the greatest media impact in the recent two decades. The difference is that La Pulga has won a World Cup, his team has more followers and is a magnet to enter the markets of China and India, still far from football culture. This potential also raises suspicions of an alleged interest to benefit the Albiceleste in the 2026 World Cup.

PAN member Mauricio Tabe is denounced in Congress for negligence; ignores addressing sewage leak in Cendi

The capital's Congress approved an appeal to the mayor of Miguel Hidalgo, Mauricio Tabe Echartea, in response to the negligence in responding to a sewage leak at the Caneguin Child Development Center (Cendi), in the Argentina Antigua neighborhood.

Sheinbaum agrees with his Swiss counterpart to modernize commercial ties

Mexico and Switzerland agreed to consolidate trade ties between both countries – which in 2025 reached an exchange of 4,272 million dollars – by modernizing the agreement that governs this relationship.

Entanglement over El Mayo confronts opponents and Morena in Congress

The alleged participation of the FBI in the transfer of Ismael El Mayo Zambada to US territory divided opinions among the political forces in the Permanent Commission, because while Morena warned that it implies a “loss of trust” from Mexico towards Washington, the opposition considered that the most important thing is that the alleged relationship of the cherries with drug trafficking would be confirmed.