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AI as a strategic weapon

The US decision to ban Anthropic's most advanced models shows the urgency of promoting European technological sovereignty

Salem Al-Dawsiri: “Wherever I go, people want to talk about my goal against Argentina”

The captain of Saudi Arabia, who gave his country victory against the albiceleste in the World Cup in Qatar, remembers his time in Spain and believes that against La Roja they need “concentration and collective spirit”

Four vs. La Sexta: this has been the most even battle of the television season

The rise of the Mediaset channel and the fall of the Atresmedia channel has caused the 'surprise' in the final stretch of the 2025-2026 academic year

Sánchez orders to stop and close ranks: he will no longer give up any more pieces

The president dropped Cerdán and Ábalos, but holds on with Zapatero, the director of the Civil Guard or the manager of the PSOE. Peinado's controversial car reinforces those who defend the conspiracy theory

The ten years of Brexit that installed misgovernment in the United Kingdom

The country is preparing to welcome its seventh prime minister a decade after the EU exit referendum

The agreement with Iran takes its toll on Trump four months before the legislative elections

Republican senators and Trumpist figures describe the pact as a “debacle” that strengthens Tehran and weakens Washington

The war cracks the strategic relationship of the Gulf countries with the United States

The military bases have gone from being an element of protection to becoming the target of Iranian attacks and the closure of Hormuz pushes them to look for alternatives to sell their oil.

Colombia votes between fear and rage

The far-right Abelardo de la Espriella arrives as a favorite in a presidential election in which the anti vote is especially important.

Walker there is no path

The city belongs to those on wheels and the pedestrian is a hindrance to eliminate

The shame of Europe

The tightening of migration policy in the EU not only expels migrants: it creates a category of people

The will of the ball

The ball is a living entity, extremely capricious, that also plays and not infrequently ends up imposing its will

Journey to the ideological roots of Xi Jinping, the leader who stood up to Trump

The Chinese president governs without fissures after a perennial anti-corruption campaign and usually calls on the population for a "spirit of struggle." Many of the keys to his mandate are hidden in the village to which he was sent in his youth during the Cultural Revolution.

Ask for a promotion when you ovulate: aligning work with the period, the trend that triumphs in networks is “exaggerated” for science

'Influencers' and menstrual educators propose optimizing performance by adapting tasks to the cycle. But there are no solid studies showing that “cyclical productivity” makes life easier.

Ronnie Wood, guitarist of the Rolling Stones: “We live in a damned era in which we cannot be free with words”

The legendary group releases 'Foreign Tongues' on July 10, their second album in three years, and the musician is confident that there will be a tour in 2027

France faces a historic heat wave, comparable to the deadly one of 2003

A third of the country, including Paris, is on red alert and these days will be the hottest ever recorded. The Government activates an interministerial crisis cell

The first heat wave of summer begins: 'hell' comes sooner and earlier

Climate change worsens, brings forward and lengthens extreme events like the one that is already hitting a good part of Spain. 27 million people are exposed to medium and high risks to their health

A commercial triangle under suspicion: Ayuso's partner, the Leonese pharmaceutical company and a boss from Quirón

The investigation against Amador dates back to 2014, a period so extensive that it includes businesses of all kinds with the other two protagonists: Panama, the 'renting' of a BMW or the purchase of the hair removal company.

Judicial nonsense

The precautionary withdrawal of the passport of the wife of the President of the Government is the culmination of a disproportionate cause

Democracy under pressure: the gap between electoral and social citizenship widens

Citizens expect that our system of freedoms will allow them to live better, with security, justice and opportunities. When you don't respond to it, problems appear

The city that combines skyscrapers and luxury with a rich medieval heritage

The capital of Azerbaijan is a modern, secular city that seeks to get closer to Europe without losing the traditions of the Caucasus.

After 12 years, he received a call with a message about his missing dog: “I thought it was a scam”

The animal had been reported missing in 2014; More than a decade later, the microchip gave an unexpected turn to history

Newtown, the wayward neighborhood of Sydney: the expression of urban and multiethnic art from the antipodes

What was an industrial and working-class district in the 19th century is today the alternative epicenter of Australia, home to punk culture, activist groups and underground bars.

How to give a teenager more freedom in summer without falling into constant control?

The search for greater independence often generates tensions between parents and children, especially on vacation. Experts warn that excess protection and surveillance can be as harmful as the absence of limits

What is the perfect rose like? Two experts respond

Rosa Fernández, responsible for the conservation of the Rosa Garden in Parque del Oeste, and the breeder Matilde Ferrer explain how to create, cultivate and evaluate the varieties that compete each year in the Villa de Madrid International New Rose Competition

French intellectual or Italian seducer: who does the Spanish man want to be like in summer?

When the heat arrives, a man chooses his style to cope with it: either the colorful, open and hedonistic shirt or the prudent and reserved linen polo shirt and straw hat.

El Comidista weekly menu (June 22 to 28)

'Soparet Alicantí', perfectly cooked green beans, pasta with tomato and easy millefeuille: our weekly menu has recipes for each day and a special one to celebrate San Juan

The little big beauty

The Leonese Belita Gracia was another of the many photographers who seemed condemned to oblivion until Ana Valiño discovered her story and her archive. From that fortunate encounter, an exhibition was born that reveals a tireless beauty tracker, the first great public recognition that Gracia received a few days before she died at the age of 101.

The Alicante Bonfires begin the countdown to their centenary in 2028

The City Council unanimously creates a foundation to celebrate the anniversary of the festivities, which this year incorporates two commissions and one more booth

Graham Secker (Pictet Wealth Management): “SpaceX is a meme stock, markets are less sensitive to valuations”

Swiss private banks maintain a neutral position on equities and expect lower stock market returns in the next 12 months

AI fever ignites Asian stock markets, which soar up to 114% this year

Selective stocks from South Korea, Japan and Taiwan fell more than Western stocks after the closure of Hormuz, but soon recovered their strong growth

The Ibex ties with the Spanish bond in dividend yield

The Spanish market offers a dividend coupon of 3.4%, in line with the 10-year bond despite the maximums

Animals condemned to live behind bars

Brussels promised to end cages five years ago, but the law is still pending and millions of chickens or pigs are raised in confinement

Susan C. Stokes, political scientist: "Do you want, like in the United States, a government of loyalists that makes blunders and makes you feel uncomfortable and without human values?"

The American thinker has studied the erosion of democracy. He points out that in the upper classes there may be the idea that this system is a waste of time, that it gives power to those who have not run a large company, nor do they know or understand.

Life on the edge next to the yellow line of Gaza: “When dusk approaches, going out is a death sentence”

Given the lack of alternatives, a handful of families have returned to the rubble of their old homes, near the area under Israeli control, which represents 60% of the Strip. There they coexist with sniper fire and drones and with the most absolute lack of means to survive.

Alejandro de Miguel: “I make high-profile dresses, but I also dress beautiful brides and godmothers from my town”

The 45-year-old seamstress creates everything from historical costumes of Queen Sofía to great models of presenters of the New Year's Eve bells without leaving Miguel Esteban, his town in La Mancha. This weekend, he shipped “hundreds” of custom suits for weddings throughout Spain

Days of fury and electoral wind

On the eve of the federal committee of the PSOE, Sánchez gives rise to the option of having the general elections before the municipal ones, as the mayors want

Belinda Washington: “Telecinco put a crib in the dressing room for me and they let me know so I could breastfeed my daughter”

Belinda Washington was one of the most recognizable faces on television in the '90s. Today, far from living off that nostalgia, he continues looking for projects while reflecting on age, exposure and success.

Being a man is this

Oh, how slow everything is. How difficult it is to change the course of the obsolete but massive and inertial sexist society

The phenomenon of Javi Hoyos and Núria Marín on the networks: 'salseo' for young people, seven million followers and 15,000 euros per 'post'

Journalists lead the juicy business of commenting on heart news on TikTok and Instagram. They have a legion of fans among Generation Z and many imitators in the profession, but they keep their feet on the ground. "We have seen many people on TV who have ended up in ruin. We have learned something," they say.

Success, collapse and healing of CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso: “We won the Grammys, but the next day you are thinking what is going to happen next year”

The duo continues to reap the successes of an overwhelming 2025. They had a breakdown, survived and released, with Sting as a mentor, 'Free Spirits', their most ambitious album. Irreverent and always faithful to themselves, they inaugurate a Zen stage. We speak with them at a time when everything they invented reaches its full potential.

Lamine Yamal: “I look much better than people see me”

Charismatic, the leader of Spain is an 18-year-old boy who claims street football, pure mischief, before facing Saudi Arabia

Jorge Guitián, historian: “The dishes of great chefs are not works of art”

His new book 'Eat with your eyes' is an invitation to discover the history of humanity through a whimsical and surprising selection of still lifes, portraits and festive motifs where gastronomy is the 'leitmotiv' to narrate the social, political and cultural moment

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.”

How the complaints system works for people who suffer a violent situation on the street

It can only be used by third parties, such as companions or pedestrians and not by vehicle drivers.

What results did one of the most ambitious experiments in the world give to increase the birth rate of a country?

Hungary has been encouraging families to have more children through loans for more than a decade. Many couples who failed to conceive now face potential financial penalties.

What results did one of the most ambitious experiments in the world give to increase the birth rate of a country?

Hungary has been encouraging families to have more children through loans for more than a decade. Many couples who failed to conceive now face potential financial penalties.

What results did one of the most ambitious experiments in the world give to increase the birth rate of a country?

Hungary has been encouraging families to have more children through loans for more than a decade. Many couples who failed to conceive now face potential financial penalties.

What results did one of the most ambitious experiments in the world give to increase the birth rate of a country?

Hungary has been encouraging families to have more children through loans for more than a decade. Many couples who failed to conceive now face potential financial penalties.

There is an orange and yellow alert for strong winds and snowfall for this Sunday, June 21: the affected provinces

The National Weather Service warned of gusts that could exceed 110 kilometers per hour; In the City, the maximum will be 14°C

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.