Real Madrid center-back Raúl Asencio continues to face legal troubles. On August 19 — two weeks before the trial begins for the crimes of child pornography and disclosure of secrets for the dissemination of a sexual video of a minor — the player was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in the south of Gran Canaria, as reported today by the local media Atlántico.
The controversial real estate operation by the Community of Madrid to acquire a luxury penthouse without operational justification has added a new chapter of opacity. The government led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso has updated the conditions for the disposal of the controversial property in Chamberí – acquired in April through the public company Planifica Madrid – imposing an unusual restriction in the real estate market as potential buyers have not been and will not be able to visit the property before bidding on it.
The Secretary General of the Popular Party, Miguel Tellado, has called on Wednesday for the resignation of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, following the publication by El Español of a police report that points to Morocco as responsible for the mass border crossing at the end of July.
The large Spanish defense industry has sealed peace after a year and a half of business and even personal disagreements. It is the picture of unity in a period of special importance for the sector. The four companies grouped in the Tess Defence consortium, Indra, Escribano, Santa Bárbara Sistemas (a subsidiary of General Dynamics), and Sapa, certified this Tuesday that the joint venture is operating at full capacity with the aim of increasing industrial capabilities and that it needs a new boost. The business project, responsible for manufacturing the 8×8 Dragón armored vehicle, is about to complete the delivery of the one hundredth vehicle to the Armed Forces. It will do so this month, which will be a milestone that a few months ago seemed distant.
The European Union is in the midst of negotiating its budget for the next seven years. The goal is not only to balance income and expenses but to ensure that political priorities have the necessary resources to be carried out. One of the key issues is decarbonization; the EU aims to be emission-neutral by 2050 and, to achieve this, it promotes electrification plans, investments in renewable energies, and prioritizes sustainable mobility. But transport is not just road or rail; European ports claim their role.
Aura or Laura?, do you gain 1,000 aura points or lose them? The phenomenon of the “aura” has crossed screens this 2026 and materializes in hundreds of young people gathering in parks and squares for the so-called “aura farming battles.” For some, these concepts will sound completely strange, and for others, they will be familiar, but behind this whole movement there is much more than some laughs, memes, or judgmental looks. Experts point to a form of generational communication that shows how young people and adolescents build their identity, relate, and respond to the society around them.
In his strategy to try to damage Russia’s economy to reduce resources for its war machine, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has raised the tone of his threats by stating that Russian airspace will no longer be “safe” and will be filled with Ukrainian attack drones. The Kremlin has responded by accusing Zelensky of “state terrorism.”
Cirsa, Spanish multinational leader in the gaming and leisure sector, faces a new transformation barely fourteen months after its IPO. The company founded in Terrassa will be absorbed by the Italian Lottomatica in a deal that will create the second largest publicly traded gaming and sports betting group in the world, with a combined adjusted EBITDA close to 2 billion euros.
The month of August once again records negative data for employment, as is usual in an economy as seasonal as the Spanish one. The end of the high tourism season and the loss of affiliations in the education sector cause registered unemployment to have increased by 44,419 people, double that of August 2025 (it rose by 22,000 people) while the number of Social Security affiliates decreased by 162,840 employed compared to July, down to a total of 22,345,226 affiliates.
PP and Vox seek to escalate the protest over the situation in Ceuta beyond the autonomous city. This Wednesday, the squares of town halls throughout Spain are called to become the scene of support gatherings, coinciding with Ceuta Day, in an initiative of…