A tourist has been hospitalized since last Friday due to the serious injuries caused by the charge of an angry bison in Yellowstone National Park, United States. The animal, weighing about 900 kilos and visibly agitated, threw into the air a man who was watching the large mammal with his grandson.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Sunday that the peace talks with Iran are “progressing constructively,” but said he has ordered his negotiating team not to rush and to ensure that the agreement is truly positive.
Division in the extraordinary plenary this Thursday at the Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona, which will experience one of the tensest votes of this last term. The executive committee, the highest governing body of the institution chaired by Josep Santacreu, approved last week an agreement to increase the so-called silver seats from 2 to 10, and now it is the plenary that must decide whether to accept this measure or not. What is at stake is the number of board seats linked to a voluntary financial contribution and that have historically been held by major corporations relevant to the Catalan economy. The pro-independence candidacy Eines de País – which won the 2019 elections and lost the 2023 ones against Santacreu – opposes it, as does the Catalan employers’ association Pimec.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero defined Julio Martínez Martínez as “a good friend” during his appearance in the Senate. The former president also acknowledged that he worked drafting reports for one of Martínez’s companies, Análisis Relevante. It has now emerged that the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the Police maintains that Martínez was also the alleged frontman for Zapatero: “He is the boss’s bank.”
The purchase of Renfe’s new trains to renew its rolling stock is progressing at different rates depending on the manufacturer. The first units for the Madrid commuter rail network, which are coming out of the Stadler plant, are already undergoing final tests at a testing center in Albacete.
The demonstrations in support of Ceuta called by the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces – chaired by the PP – were held this Wednesday in the main Spanish capitals as well as in Ceuta, where thousands of people marched on the way to the border with Morocco in protest of the situation. These protests, initially called in support of the autonomous city and held in more than 700 locations across Spain, became a cry against the central Government’s management of this migratory crisis that has lasted more than a month, where PP and Vox have been the protagonists.
With the Iran war, the US president, Donald Trump, has made backtracking a habit. In the midst of efforts to reach an agreement with Tehran to end the conflict initiated by Washington and Tel Aviv at the end of February, the president uses backtracking as a pressure tool, although he risks calling his credibility into question. The latest example took the form of a message on Truth Social on Monday, where Trump claimed he had authorized a new wave of attacks against Iran starting this Tuesday, but postponed them after three leaders of the allied Gulf monarchies requested more time to negotiate the nuclear agreement.
Mossos d’Esquadra has reported that on April 16 a man of about 30 years old was arrested in Arenys de Mar (Maresme) as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault. The investigation had started in February, when the Mossos became aware of the admission of a woman to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in Badalona, who was in very serious condition. The initial procedures confirmed that the victim had very serious injuries consistent with a sexual assault, as well as various fractures.
Lamine Yamal celebrates his 19th birthday this Monday on a stage that very few footballers his age have experienced, concentrated in the United States with the Spanish national team at the 2026 World Cup. While trying to bring La Roja closer to a new title, the FC Barcelona winger remains one of the most high-profile figures in Spanish sport. His life is no longer only of interest for what he does on the field, but also for everything that happens off it, from his family environment to his love life or the controversies that inevitably accompany a celebrity of his stature.
The blue and red thrashing was uncontestable. Deafening. Mestalla counted up to five. Rarely have there been more contrasting soundtracks than those played by Valencia and Barcelona. The former was a victim of fear. The latter set a leader’s pace. Of a champion licensed to dream of a third consecutive League title. Even if it’s only matchday 4. Even if the thermometer read 36 degrees. It doesn’t matter. There were five great goals. Lamine Yamal scored a double. And Fermín joined the party. And Raphinha. And Pedri. The lone leader shone at the old Mestalla, a stadium that is beginning to say goodbye to its fans in the worst possible way while waiting for the New Mestalla: more hostile than ever. Propelling from their throats boos much louder against Peter Lim and his management than against Barcelona itself. An atmosphere that terrifies its own team, a soulless group at the mercy of Barcelona.
