One week after the judicial tsunami that ended a president’s prestige in minutes, I continue, like many Spaniards, wondering at what point José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero underwent such a transformation that those who knew him, we knew him, do not recognize him in the ruling…
While the Mediterranean corridor is being built, Madrid’s strength remains intact. The destination that all territories long to connect with and which, in the case of Castellón, is only possible by bus or car and takes more than 4 hours of travel. That is why the Generalitat Valenciana announced yesterday that the Castellón Airport (Aerocas) will “soon” put out to tender the drafting by a company of a technical report justifying the declaration of the Castellón-Madrid route as a Public Service Obligation (PSO).
A United States citizen on vacation in Mallorca has requested political asylum in Spain due to fear of the policies implemented in that country by Donald Trump. The man, 34 years old, appeared a few days ago at the Civil Guard barracks in Felanitx accompanied by his lawyer to make the formal request, according to Ultima Hora. The Civil Guard has forwarded the request to the National Police, which is responsible for carrying out these procedures.
Barça and Lyonnes will fight this Saturday in Oslo to reclaim the European throne. The blaugrana lost it last year after falling in the Champions final against Arsenal. The French, on the other hand, have not won since 2022, but with eight trophies in their showcases, they remain the queens of Europe. And if there is someone determined to dethrone Barcelona, it is Michele Kang.
Josefina Maestre, an RNE journalist, was a first-row witness to the origin of the forest fire caused on the San Martin de Valdeiglesias road (Madrid), where a burning vehicle caused the fire that spread from the hillside to the mountain to become one of the worst disasters.
Every return of the Tour de France to Orcières-Merlette brings back memories of that afternoon in 1971 when Luis Ocaña made history. For many, that remains the most important feat in modern cycling. Due to the magnitude of the stage, the differences generated, and above all, the defeated rivals, fundamentally the insurmountable Eddie Merckx. Ocaña broke away when there was still an eternity ahead (60 km) and the minutes fell one after another until the definitive 8m40s. Not even when they hinted from the car that it was enough to wear yellow did he give up continuing to increase his lead. The Spanish champion, a genius with his own ghosts, showed that even the most dominant rider could be defeated, even humiliated. “Luis Ocaña killed us all today, like El Cordobés kills his bulls,” Eddy Merckx acknowledged after the stage, in a phrase reported the next day by La Vanguardia and which perhaps remains the best way to explain what happened in Orcières-Merlette. “A magnificent feat, which Spanish cycling greatly needed,” said Federico Martín Bahamontes for this newspaper that same day.
The question had been hovering over Mango for months, although it had not been voiced aloud: could the heir to the textile empire remain in the vice presidency while the judicial investigation into his father’s death progressed?
The agenda of Pope Leo XIV on his visit to Spain kicked off this Saturday in Madrid with his meeting with the Kings and the vigil in Plaza Lima. For the significant occasion, the Kings showcased their respect for institutional protocol through appropriate and coherent styling for the event.
In Barcelona, culture does not fade away at nightfall. The slight drop in mercury that occurs at the end of summer days — if heat waves allow it — is embraced by museums, cinemas, theaters, and other facilities in the Catalan capital, which take advantage of the thermal respite to extend many of their activities.
La Audiencia Nacional resumes the Kitchen trial, which this week will have only one session, this Monday, in which the former deputy operational director of the Police, Eugenio Pino, and the former commissioner José Manuel Villarejo are scheduled to testify about an alleged parapolice operation between 2013 and 2015 to spy on the former PP treasurer Luis Bárcenas.