The German politician Jens Spahn, one of the most prominent figures of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, resigned this Saturday as head of the conservative parliamentary group after it became known that he has become a father through surrogacy in the United States.
India inaugurated this Friday its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, a pilot project aimed at advancing the decarbonization of one of the largest railway networks in the world.
Felipe de Borbón has witnessed the two great triumphs of the Spanish national football team. Still Prince of Asturias, he attended at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg (South Africa) where on July 19, 2010, Spain was crowned world champion, and on July 14, 2024, at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, already King, he celebrated La Roja’s victory in the Eurocup. This Saturday, together with Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, and Infanta Sofía, the King travels to New York, with the desire to share, once again, a triumph of Spain that, this Sunday, faces Argentina in the final of the World Cup 26.
The Emergency Directorate of Civil Protection has also ordered the evacuation of the small town of Monasterio, with barely twenty inhabitants, who are urged to immediately leave their homes following the established routes and the instructions of the emergency services, taking only essential documentation, documents, and objects. The evacuation is a consequence of the fire declared this Thursday in La Mierla (Guadalajara), which has already burned 5,400 hectares, evacuated 600 people, emptied 12 municipalities, and is “still far” from being controlled, as confirmed by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Mercedes Gómez.
Desire is an animal impossible to defeat with the weapons of logic. Chance, mocking and deceitful, it is skillful at baiting traps. One of its favorite games is the paradox of loyalties. Wanting one thing and the opposite. These cases have poor resolution. Winning is losing and losing…
The World Cup final this Sunday reaches everywhere, it enters everywhere. Also in the newsroom of La Vanguardia. Journalists Joaquín Luna and Luis Federico Florio offer their view of the match from the perspective of their badge, the first Spanish and the second Argentine.
Wanting to praise him, President Donald Trump exposed his own lie and the hypocrisy and falsehood of his loyal friend Gianni Infantino this Friday.
It is 11 in the morning on a working day in mid-July in Barcelona and the humidity and heat are starting to be difficult to manage. Stephany Hijar, a 25-year-old student, walks with both hands occupied: in one, the mobile phone; in the other, a handheld fan. Her sister-in-law gave it to her this year and she admits that it is now a must-have for going out on the street. Until last summer, it was the fan that helped her to mitigate the heat, but she has grown tired of fanning herself.
Since its beginnings in 2005 in Mataró, the Cruïlla Festival has always done things differently, a spirit that has been amplified since it moved to the Parc del Fòrum venue. The motto of the 2026 edition, “Cruïlla is home,” reflected its intention from several perspectives: welcoming an audience that feels comfortable with the social and environmental values promoted by the often-called most Barcelonan festival.
A letter with a death threat and two 9-millimeter caliber bullets in the envelope. The message could not be more forceful. Even in the digital age, there is a difference between a cold email and a physical package with two real bullets. The warning gains greater credibility. The mobsters prefer the classic.
