- 6d ago
Trump's call to Infantino lifts US striker's World Cup ban, then Belgium routs the Americans
After Donald Trump phoned FIFA president Gianni Infantino to request a review, a red card suspension for US forward Folarin Balogun was lifted. Belgium then thrashed the United States, delivering what Spanish commentators called poetic justice.
- Jul 6
Police motorcycle strikes three pedestrians during Madrid Pride, one seriously injured
A municipal police officer on a motorcycle struck three young women crossing Gran Vía during Madrid's LGTBI Pride celebrations on Saturday night, leaving one with a possible femur fracture. The vice-mayor said the rest of the week-long event passed without major incidents.
- Jul 2
Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 attack as protesters demand state inquiry into security failure
Israelis gathered at more than 50 sites nationwide on Thursday to mark 1,000 days since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, demanding a state commission of inquiry into the country's worst security failure.
- Jun 30
Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Machado says Venezuela blocked her flight home after deadly earthquakes
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said the Venezuelan government closed commercial airspace to prevent her from returning after twin earthquakes that killed more than 1,700 people. The United States declined to support her travel plans, exposing divisions in Washington.
- Jun 29
Three Madrid house fires in ten hours leave four injured and 13 treated, one man in serious condition
A series of three house fires across Madrid within ten hours left four people injured and 13 others treated for smoke inhalation, with the most serious blaze destroying a third-floor flat in the Latina district.
- Jun 21
Bolivian military plane crashes, killing six as president declares state of emergency
A Cessna FAB-409 military aircraft crashed in central Bolivia on Saturday, killing all six people on board, as the country grapples with weeks of protests and roadblocks.
- Jun 21
Yamal scores on first World Cup start as Spain rout Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta
Lamine Yamal needed 10 minutes of his first World Cup start to find the net, and Mikel Oyarzabal added two goals as Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4-0, banishing memories of a goalless opening draw.
- Jun 20
Bolivia declares state of exception after 51 days of road blockades, 14 dead and $2.7 billion in losses
President Rodrigo Paz imposed a 90-day state of exception early Saturday, deploying the military to clear highways blocked by supporters of ex-president Evo Morales after an agreement with the main union failed to end the crisis.
- Jun 20
Bolivia's president declares state of emergency as road blockades choke fuel and food supplies
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency Saturday, authorizing the military to remove road blockades that have disrupted fuel and food supplies and paralysed the country for 50 days.
- Jun 14
Man, 34, stable after six-metre fall inside Madrid warehouse during family party
A 34-year-old man is stable and awaiting surgery after accidentally falling from a height of six metres during a family celebration inside a warehouse in the Villaverde district of Madrid.
- Jun 11
FIFA orders Haiti to redesign World Cup kit over 1803 battle scene, days before Scotland opener
Haiti's national team has been ordered to modify its World Cup shirts just three days before their opening match against Scotland, after FIFA ruled that a depiction of the 1803 Battle of Vertières violated its ban on political imagery.
- Jun 5
Russia and US to sign design agreement for Bering Strait tunnel linking Siberia and Alaska
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev announced that Russia and the United States will sign an agreement on 5 June to continue designing a tunnel under the Bering Strait, a project he first proposed last autumn.
- May 26
Bolivian President Slashes Salary by 50% as Protester Death and Economic Crisis Fuel Fourth Week of Unrest
President Rodrigo Paz announced a 50% salary cut for himself and his ministers on Monday, a largely symbolic concession as Bolivia's political crisis deepens with a protester's death and widespread unrest entering its fourth week.
