At telephoto distance, the only visible movement in the houses on the hill was that of two military vehicles and an excavator. “I do not recommend that you get close. They have expelled all the families from the surroundings and there are snipers in the windows,” a neighbor warned the journalists who had just arrived in Tell, a town of 7,000 inhabitants south of Nablus and the epicenter of the latest outbreak of violence in the West Bank.
“I don’t sleep thinking about whether the patients have survived,” confesses P., a general surgeon from Pinar del Río, in western Cuba. The doctor, with whom this newspaper spoke via WhatsApp, prefers to remain anonymous. The lack of medical personnel, medicines, and basic resources necessary to practice his profession, worsened by the shortage of supplies the island suffers and the U.S. sanctions, leads him to ask himself: “Why am I still here?”. The tension he experiences at work has caused him alopecia, weight loss, and episodes of depression.
Sensational. Spectacular. In April, she couldn’t even run. A lumbar ailment had sent her to the stretcher and she couldn’t train. Excessive gym workouts had short-circuited her preparation and she was theoretically out of shape. But she is a top competitor. A wonderful athlete who inaugurated the Spanish medal tally at the European Championships in Birmingham. Marta García from León (28 years old), a trained doctor, earned her doctorate again by winning silver in the 5,000 meters final with a time of 15m39s98. Two years ago in Rome, she won bronze and this time she climbed one step higher. As in 2024, at the very top was the untouchable Italian Nadia Battocletti (15m37s84), who defended her title. “You had to believe it like in the Football World Cup and I believed it. Everything went as I wanted, I gave the maximum I could. I was always where I had planned to be during the race,” García said. Behind her, the bronze medal went to the Italian Micol Majori (15m40s65).
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) reported this Sunday that the authorities have managed to contact three Spanish citizens following the massive flood last Wednesday after which more than 500 foreigners remain missing.
The president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, advocates for Catalonia to free itself from complexes to become a hub of talent attraction in innovation and new technologies. From Palo Alto, a city integrated into the Californian Silicon Valley region, where Illa has met with leaders of local startups, the head of the Government has expressed the hope that Catalonia can “lead the next 10 years without asking anyone for permission.”
At 94 years old, Raúl Castro has to play hide and seek.
The Community of Madrid acquired, through the company Planifica Madrid, a luxurious penthouse on General Martínez Campos street measuring 481 square meters, with a market value of around six million euros. The transaction was formalized before a notary on April 14, but it was not until yesterday that it became public knowledge that it would be used as offices for the president of the Government of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and part of her team. There are many doubts and questions about the acquisition of the property and its possible use.
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.
FACUA-Consumers in Action has warned that consumer protection authorities have ordered the withdrawal of six models of glasses for the solar eclipse due to the risk of eye injuries.
More than a hundred management teams from 300 educational centers in the Valencian Community have submitted their resignation this Thursday at the Corts Valencianes, where President Juanfran Pérez Llorca addressed the teachers’ demands at the end of the morning. The head of the Consell held a conversation with representatives of the school management and families, assuring them that there is a willingness to reach “an understanding” and that “there is no ultimatum for dialogue.” Furthermore, he emphasized that he has financially quantified the proposal for improvements that the Ministry of Education has made to the unions calling the indefinite strike and committed that “if it is signed, it will be fulfilled.”