At least eight people died in Ukrainian drone attacks against warehouses of the e-commerce company Wildberries, known as the Russian Amazon, in the Tambov and Moscow regions. In addition, more than 50 workers have been injured. Several of the injured have been admitted to hospitals in serious or critical condition.
Crystal-clear waters, sea breeze, and exceptional views. And all aboard a classic sailboat with luxury comforts where the suggestion of the mythical dolce far niente serves as an imaginary destination.
The Spanish-Mexican philosopher Carissa Véliz burst onto the public debate in 2020 with her book Privacy Is Power (Debate), in which she detailed how governments and companies continuously obtain data from us in a surveillance society. Next June she will publish Prophecy (Debate), which the author herself defines as “a reflection on the uses and abuses of prediction, from the Oracle of Delphi to artificial intelligence, because although the technology is very different, the political role it is playing is actually very similar.”
In the absence of official confirmation, Barça has finalized the signing of Anthony Gordon in recent hours. According to La Vanguardia, the blaugrana club has reached an agreement with Newcastle for the acquisition of the skillful English winger for 70 million euros plus another 10 in variables.
“Books are so powerful because they enrage tyrants! Tyrants and demagogues hate all arts, because the arts are more powerful than they will ever be.” Scottish author Ali Smith is the Sant Jordi guest speaker and talks about her early love for books, how she was shaped by that love, her mother’s concern that she would become a “bookworm” (although when her mother died, she discovered a book at the back of the wardrobe, hidden among her shoes), that “when we open a book, we open ourselves” and that over the years (she is 63) she has come to the conclusion that, like everyone else, she is made of 75% water and suspects that she is at least another 75% books.”
The United States and Iran are heading towards the return of war on all fronts, due to the lack of solutions that resolve their fundamental disagreement: who should control the Strait of Hormuz. Washington concluded yesterday its ninth consecutive night of attacks against Iranian military and civilian infrastructure, bombings that reached the cities of Bushehr, Chabahar, Bandar Mahshahr, and Bandar Imam Jomeini. For its part, Iran attacked for the second day the Aqaba international airport, in southern Jordan, as well as military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, and two oil tankers in Hormuz, a maritime route through which 20% of the world’s oil passed before the war.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s trip to Islamabad (Pakistan) for his second round of dialogue with Iran has been suspended, though not canceled, as the two-week ceasefire between the two warring countries is about to expire. President Donald Trump lied on Monday when announcing that Vance was already flying and would arrive in the early hours. The White House later said that the expectation was for him to depart this morning, but he remains in Washington and, according to U.S. media reports, will stay in the capital until Trump sees honest negotiating will from Tehran.
The Council of Ministers has approved a royal decree that reforms access to flexible retirement with three significant changes that will be applied within three months. This type of retirement allows for combining the pension with a certain degree of work activity, and it is one of the incentives used by the Ministry of Inclusion and Social Security to extend the working life of employees. Incentives that are now increased.
The twelve-month Euribor will close April around 2.742% (with one data point pending to close the month), which represents its highest level since the end of 2024 and confirms the trend change started in March. The indicator rises 0.177 points compared to the previous month and 0.599 points compared to the same period in 2025, when it stood at 2.143%. This increase consolidates a scenario of rising credit costs after months of stability, in a context marked by geopolitical uncertainty and inflation expectations.
It’s not every day you get to speak with someone who has privileged knowledge of their subject and knows much more than they say, which is already quite a lot. A Vatican correspondent for many years, he knows like no one else the complexity of the Church and the power struggles hidden within it. He is very aware that he is facing a reality for which simplistic analyses are not valid.