Japan, between pacifism and rearmament
“Trust in peace.” The message printed on Keiko Ogura’s t-shirt, a survivor of the atomic bomb, summarizes the identity that Japan built after the United States’ nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
“Trust in peace.” The message printed on Keiko Ogura’s t-shirt, a survivor of the atomic bomb, summarizes the identity that Japan built after the United States’ nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
La Oficina Antifrau de Catalunya (OAC) has opened a file against the mayor of Ripoll (Girona), Sílvia Orriols, for alleged irregularities in the hiring of her daughter as a local police officer. The procedure at the OAC responds to a complaint, which has been accepted for processing and now moves to an investigation phase (preliminary evaluation phase of plausibility).
The home of Ceuta resident Sabah Hamed, located in the Los Rosales neighborhood, has once again become a point of humanitarian attention since last Saturday, following Ceuta’s latest migratory crisis. Hamed offers help to hundreds of people every day, all affected by last week’s massive influx.
Neither the hundreds of kilometers that separated them, nor the restraining order, nor the conviction for gender-based violence were enough to prevent the femicide. A 49-year-old civil guard, stationed at the Zamora Command, shot and killed his 50-year-old ex-partner yesterday, with whom he had three children in common, who have been left orphaned.
The resident population in Spain increased by 104,178 people during the second quarter of the year and stood at 49,801,559 inhabitants as of July 1, 2026, the highest value in the historical series, according to the Continuous Population Statistics of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) published this Thursday.
The Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Milagros Tolón, stated this Wednesday that the Government wants the 2030 World Cup final to be played in Spain. “We deserve it,” she said.
Under the cover of night, FIFA released its conclusions about the summit held in Rabat on Wednesday. Under the cover of night as is becoming customary and with an official version adjusted to the wishes of its president, Gianni Infantino. The leader is trying to weather the storm, to survive his biggest internal crisis caused by himself and his attempts to bring private capital into the World Cup business, and is trying to arrive in the best possible condition for the March elections. That is why FIFA issued a statement saying that the president admitted mistakes in the presentation process of his failed plan, in which he offered excuses and warned that he would not tolerate attacks on his integrity. It was also emphasized that Infantino has the support of his top management, despite the fact that his secretary general, Mattias Grafström, present at the Moroccan meeting, questioned him last week.
The residents of two apartment blocks in the Trinitat Vella neighborhood of Barcelona were evacuated from their homes last night by the Bombers de Barcelona after feeling their buildings shake.
The United States processed the refund of 121.75 billion dollars, up to July 10, to the companies affected by the tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration and which were annulled in February by the Supreme Court, government sources confirmed on Wednesday.
Each generation faces a debate that ends up defining its future. Our grandparents had to decide whether to electrify the towns. Our parents decided to build highways, universities, and hospitals. It is up to us to decide if we want to produce the energy that…