Spain — news through its media
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World Cup 2026 Kicks Off — A Tournament Without Trump and With Protests
The biggest World Cup in history begins — and the first US president to snub his team's opening match looks elsewhere, while Mexico City absorbs 19 arrests and the world asks whether 'his' tournament is a triumph or an own goal.
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Pope Leo XIV in Madrid : One Million Faithful, a Historic Parliamentary Address and Fractures Over Abortion and Abuse
Pope Leo XIV drew over one million people to Madrid and delivered the first-ever papal address to the Spanish Parliament, calling for action against polarization, welcoming migrants and repairing clergy abuse survivors — while condemning abortion and euthanasia, igniting sharp political divisions across Europe and Latin America.
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Anthropic calls for an AI pause while SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic itself rush toward the biggest IPO wave in history
Anthropic's filing for a trillion-dollar debut, the $920-million-per-month SpaceX-Google deal, ChatGPT's 'superapp' overhaul before listing — the race for 21st-century tech dominance is playing out this month.
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Cuba strangled: sanctions on Diaz-Canel and the Castro family, Raúl reappears at 95, hotel chains pack up
Visa and Mastercard suspended, Iberostar and Meliá close 27 hotels, GAESA targeted, Castro indicted for murder, the Atlantic bloc reorganizes — and Havana prepares for invasion.
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Anthropic Asks the World to Pause AI — While SpaceX Signs with Google and Trump Floats a Public Stake
Six days before its IPO at a $965 billion valuation, Claude's maker is asking rivals to slow down before AI learns to build itself — a message that reads as prudent in Europe, suspect in Washington, and inaudible in Beijing, where the acceleration continues unannounced.
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Colombia presidential vote: pro-Trump far-right De la Espriella wins shock first round as Petro refuses the count
A lawyer with no political experience who calls himself "the Tiger" beat Petro's chosen successor by nearly three points — and the outgoing president declared before midnight that he would not accept the tally.
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Trump's Redistricting Setbacks: Southern US Maps Rejected Six Months Before Midterms
In late May 2026, the Trump administration's mid-decade redistricting in Republican-led Southern US states (Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida) faces cascading setbacks. Maps rejected by federal courts, Louisiana v. Callais before the Supreme Court, John Cornyn's Texas primary defeat (-28 points). Democrats and civil rights groups celebrate; Republicans denounce. 12 global perspectives on US democracy.
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Europe Heatwave: Record Temperatures, Deaths, and a Unanimous Climate Signal
In late May 2026, an exceptional heatwave hits Europe: record temperatures in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece and Sweden, wildfires in the south, heat-related deaths, power grids strained. Scientific climate attribution is unanimous, with WMO 2026-2030 projections confirmed. 9 European perspectives plus Japan on climate disruption and adaptation.
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Hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius: new confirmed cases
A second hantavirus case linked to the MV Hondius expedition cruise has been confirmed in Spain, with a Spanish passenger quarantined in Madrid testing positive after deaths aboard. Six national readings weigh the maritime health alert and the cross-border handling of repatriated passengers.
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Death of Sonny Rollins, a giant of jazz saxophone
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist who played with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, has died at 95. Six national readings pay tribute to the 'Saxophone Colossus' and weigh the legacy of a major figure of bebop and postwar jazz.
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Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape
Several activists from the Gaza humanitarian flotilla, released after their arrest by Israel, allege degrading treatment and sexual violence, triggering a new wave of international condemnation.
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