Ukrainian drones reached Russia’s second city this Wednesday, where the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, known as “the Russian Davos,” begins on the same day. The airstrike hit three districts of the city, representing a serious setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sees this economic event as a window to attract investments to Russia.
Every day more and more gastronomic festivals dedicated to a single food are proliferating in Madrid, be it the hamburger, pizza, grilled red meat, or rice dishes. During the upcoming weekend, the VII Edition of the Calsotada Fest will be held in Las Rozas, where the calçot becomes the star of the celebration.
Without demonstrations in the streets, avoiding direct criticism of the leader and without questioning the policies of the Kremlin or the military intervention in Ukraine. Russians have let Vladimir Putin know that they are not at all happy with the blocking of the internet and social media, making a video recorded for the Russian president by a popular blogger and TV presenter, Victoria Bonya, who currently lives outside Russia, tremendously viral.
Every Sant Jordi is unique. This one will be the one of pollen, as, added to the wind, it has been, books aside, one of the protagonists of the day. Although the streets are always filled with books and roses and Casa Batlló once again dresses its facade for the occasion, the circumstances change: the weather –sun is expected for much of the day–, the authors signing, or even the sections where stalls are set up can change. This 2026, for example, the traditional and iconic image of La Rambla full of stalls will not take place due to construction work and, instead, will be replaced by a new literary axis that will start at Portal de l’Àngel and extend through Plaza Nova and Plaza de la Catedral and up to Via Laietana.
Lluïsa Moret (Barbastro, 1965), in addition to holding the vice-first secretary position of the PSC and serving as the mayor of Sant Boi de Llobregat, which she hopes to renew in the elections on May 23, 2027, presides over the Diputación de Barcelona, an institution that seems to inhabit a world very different from that of other public administrations, immersed in permanent stability.
A passenger on the Mv Hondius, the cruise ship where three people have died from a possible hantavirus outbreak and which will remain in quarantine for two weeks, has explained what the situation is like on board. Jack Rosmarin, a travel influencer with more than 30,000 followers on TikTok, tearfully explained how the approximately 150 souls traveling on the ship are feeling. “We are not stories, we are not headlines,” is his headline.
A middle-aged man died after being trapped between his vehicle and a column in a garage located on Alcántara Street in Madrid, the capital’s Emergency service reported early this morning.
During the six or seven months their romantic relationship lasted, Andrea Burlado never feared for her daughter. It wasn’t the first time her boyfriend had bathed her, nor the first time he had been alone with her. That’s why, almost two months after Leyre, a 14-month-old baby, suffered burns to nearly 60% of her body while her mother’s then-partner was washing her in a home in Bormujos (Seville), the young woman is wondering what really happened in those few minutes inside the bathroom that ultimately led to the child’s death.
The bailout granted during the pandemic by the state holding company SEPI to Plus Ultra as part of the support for strategic companies in trouble is at the center of the plot surrounding José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero investigated by judge José Luis Calama. According to the judge, the executives of this small airline tried to obtain the aid of 53 million granted by SEPI through “mechanisms outside the legally established channels,” either through the mediation of José Luis Ábalos or Zapatero himself, which was the channel used. The former Prime Minister played a “predominant role” and “allowed Plus Ultra to achieve the pursued objectives.” How did this SEPI aid program work? Why was it so decisive for many companies and so controversial in some cases?
The Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme, who will compete at the polls this Sunday with Florentino Pérez to see who will lead the Madrid club in the coming years, announced tonight that if he wins the elections, the Norwegian Erling Haaland, Manchester City star, will play for the white club.