A technical issue with the official plane carrying the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to Armenia to participate in the European Political Community summit forced him to make a landing in Turkey.
The Mossos d’Esquadra have today arrested a second person for the shooting death of a 15-year-old minor on July 2nd in Barcelona’s Pegaso park, as announced by the Minister of Interior, Núria Parlon.
The Israeli military deployment during the war with Iran was not limited to its own borders. According to a CNN exclusive, Tel Aviv covertly deployed troops and intelligence equipment in southern Azerbaijan. According to sources cited by the American media, the soldiers were mobilized near the Iranian border, less than 100 kilometers from the Persian city of Tabriz, which was heavily bombed during the month and a half of conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new threat against Iran’s civilian infrastructure via his platform, Truth Social. After Washington bombed the Persian country last night for the eleventh consecutive day, the president warned the Islamic republic that “every time it fires at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether with a missile, a rocket, a drone, or any other device or weapon, the U.S. will bomb and destroy a bridge or a power plant”.
Among the many reactions generated by Spain’s victory in the World Cup, one of the most emotional has perhaps been that of Iñaki Williams. The Athletic Club forward, an international player for Ghana, has dedicated heartfelt words to his younger brother, Nico Williams, who is part of the team that yesterday defeated Argentina in the final and who was in fact the author of a commendable headed assist to Ferran Torres, allowing him to score the only goal of the match.
The spokesperson for the PSOE in the Madrid Assembly, Mar Espinar, has demanded this Monday that President Isabel Díaz Ayuso publish the expenses of her institutional trip to Mexico on the transparency portal.
Increasing unease over the Ebola outbreak in the heart of Africa. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed today his “deep concern” over the “speed and magnitude” of the epidemic that emerged on April 24 in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo and has already recorded cases in highly populated cities such as Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, and even in the capital of neighboring Uganda, Kampala.
Nissan is proposing a redundancy plan for 211 workers in Catalonia, affecting 37% of the 569 employees it has across the three centers it operates in the region. The Japanese car manufacturer informed the unions on Monday about the opening of a file that will impact all three facilities. This will involve minimizing activity at the El Prat spare parts center, the most affected with 110 out of 122 workers impacted, 90%. The unions fear that the center may end up closing. At the technical center in Barcelona and the functional areas center in El Prat, a quarter of the workforce is proposed to be cut, with 86 and 15 departures respectively.
“You have won with gallantry; when Spain plays, we all play. You have fought for it, with head and heart, and you have achieved it.” With these words, the King has congratulated the players of the Spanish national football team who, this Monday, have begun hours of celebration that continue at the Moncloa, where Pedro Sánchez receives them, and will culminate in the Plaza de Cibeles, after the parade through the streets of Madrid.
The European Central Bank (ECB) presented on Wednesday the ten finalist designs for the next generation of euro banknotes and has opened a public consultation so that citizens of the eurozone can express their preferences before the final decision.