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ESTA SEMANA

Evo Morales led a march to demand the resignation of Rodrigo Paz

The former president, who has an arrest warrant, conditioned his surrender to Justice on receiving guarantees, and challenged the president: “If he is macho, let him come to Lauca Ñ”

Quién se va de Gran Hermano el lunes 7 de septiembre 2026, según las encuestas

Cinco participantes quedan en carrera de cara a la recta final; cómo quedó el panorama para la gala de eliminación donde impera el voto positivo

La casona centenaria escondida de Palermo, encargada por Sarmiento y usada por Carlos Thays, que busca recuperar su época dorada

La restauración integral del predio de casi 78.000 metros cuadrados y declarado Monumento Histórico Nacional persigue la puesta en valor de uno de los edificios más singulares de este barrio porteño

El juez Peinado cita a Begoña Gómez este martes a una audiencia preliminar antes de abrir juicio oral

El magistrado, que ha comunicado su decisión este lunes, fija la comparecencia apenas 24 horas después y rechaza interrogar a un testigo propuesto por la defensa

El dilema que enfrenta Europa tras la primera victoria de la extrema derecha en Alemania desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial

La corresponsal de la BBC para Europa, Katya Adler, considera que la victoria de la extrema derecha en el estado de Sajonia-Anhalt es una señal de alarma para la UE y los partidos tradicionales.

La Audiencia Nacional asume la investigación sobre la entrada masiva de migrantes a Ceuta por “atacar gravemente la integridad territorial de España”

La jueza aprecia indicios de “una conducta delictiva presuntamente cometida en el extranjero”: “Se ha evidenciado una clara e indudable gestión favorecedora del proceso desde el Reino de Marruecos”

"Lo que ocurrió en Venezuela no lo he visto ni en Haití ni en Pakistán": la experta en desastres que alerta sobre los desafíos de la reconstrucción tras los terremotos

Con más de dos décadas de experiencia en asistencia humanitaria, Susana Raffalli asegura que la escala del daño en Venezuela no puede ser abordada por las ONG ni los voluntarios. La reconstrucción requiere del Estado.

"Vivimos en una política de la crueldad que busca normalizar cosas que antes no podíamos tragar"

El autor de "Lo intolerable" plantea la responsabilidad colectiva como una respuesta ante la violencia del Estado.

El expresidente de Plus Ultra reitera que pagó una comisión de un 1% al empresario amigo de Zapatero para lograr el rescate

Julio Martínez Sola señala que no sabe qué gestiones hizo el expresidente, ni hizo seguimiento de las mismas porque su único interés era el “éxito” de la operación

Acortan etapa 15 de la Vuelta a España por calor extremo

La Vuelta a España tuvo un nuevo contratiempo y la etapa 15 de ayer fue modificada por el calor extremo en Córdoba. Los organizadores acortaron la ruta de 189 kilómetros a 110 por las altas temperaturas que rondaron los 40 grados; esto con “el objetivo de proteger la salud de los corredores y garantizar las mejores condiciones posibles para la competición”.

Editorial: Estampas de una guerra perdida

Nuevos reportes periodísticos dieron cuenta este fin de semana de las deplorables y desesperantes condiciones que los 5 mil marinos a bordo del portaviones Abraham Lincoln han venido padeciendo durante el despliegue de ese buque y de su grupo de ataque en las proximidades del golfo Pérsico: militares asignados a esa embarcación declararon a un corresponsal de MS Now en Tailandia –donde hicieron escala después de 286 días de permanecer en alta mar– que el actual fue “el peor despliegue que jamás habían experimentado” y compartieron sus temores de que maniobras como ésa –prolongadas y sin escalas– se vuelvan habituales debido a la situación creada por la agresión estadunidense contra Irán.

MÁS ANTIGUOS

The race against time to rescue more than 600 hydroelectric workers believed to be trapped in tunnels after the avalanche in Nepal and Tibet

Rescue teams have begun carrying out controlled explosions to clear the galleries where it is believed the workers could be trapped, authorities reported.

Sánchez exonerates Morocco for the Ceuta crisis and advances that the King will visit it for the first time with this Government

The president points to Russia, Israel and the “far-right international” for spreading the hoaxes that caused the massive entry

Last minute of the entry of immigrants to Ceuta, live | The Minister of Equality highlights the need to protect women and girls: “In the face of sexual violence, there is no room for political calculations”

Rego assures that the minors of Ceuta “are not invaders, but victims” and asks for time for their return | Torres assures that nearly 800 migrants have been transferred to authorized spaces

"I paid US$19,000 to my immigration lawyer in the US, but it was fraud and I ended up deported"

Statistics show an increase in fraudulent practices in legal services aimed at the immigrant community in the US.

The PP reproaches Sánchez for pointing the finger at everyone except Morocco for the Ceuta crisis: “He needs to blame Franco”

The popular ones affirm that if Feijóo were governing “he would be about to go” with the King to Ceuta

Sánchez, about Ayuso's apartment: “This lady wanted to buy a great apartment with the money of the people of Madrid to live in it”

The head of the Government criticizes the PP for not demanding responsibilities from the Madrid president

David Márquez Ayala: Economic report

Tied to the declining US economy by the USMCA and in the midst of a stagnation of the European powers and Japan caused largely by the reckless and reckless (mis)government of the United States, Mexico continues on the borders of marginal growth. Although the second quarter of the year was better than the first, the annualized semiannual GDP stood at 36,494 trillion pesos, a figure 1.14 percent higher in real terms (without inflation) than the equivalent of 2025 (graph 1).

Olivia Rodrigo raised 20 million dollars for the well-being of women

Los Angeles. Evoking the same do-it-yourself pop-rock feminism of her '90s musical influences, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women's well-being with a benefit concert that mobilized her young audience.

Editorial: Venezuelan crude oil: consummated theft

The announcements of the oil agreement between the United States and Venezuela, announced by both the governor in charge Delcy Rodríguez and by President Donald Trump, allow us to appreciate the falsity of the arguments devised by Washington to militarily attack the South American nation and kidnap its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, who still remain hostages in New York: the attack on February 3 - which was preceded by the murders of dozens of presumably innocent people and who, on the day of In fact, it caused the death of around thirty Cuban troops who were guarding the head of state – it never had the purpose of “democratizing” Venezuela or combating drug trafficking; Instead, it was about seizing the oil resources of the attacked country.

What is the "largest oil agreement in history" announced by the US and Venezuela, and why is it so controversial?

The agreement announced by Donald Trump and Delcy Rodriguez gives the US access to fields with proven reserves of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude oil.

Daniel Mecca, writer: “Walking the streets where Borges walked allows us to create a poetic imagination of his figure”

The route crosses Recoleta and Retiro following the biographical and literary traces of the author of “Ficciones”; Houses, friends, ancestors and Buenos Aires settings build a story that seeks to bring his work to new generations.

Javier Milei and his measures, live: the President received LLA legislators and Karina headed the political table

The minute by minute of the president's decisions, the reactions of the opposition and the statements of officials

War of versions between Marlaska and Robles about the reports made by the CNI to advance the Ceuta crisis

The head of Defense says in Congress that the Intelligence services notified the Government, but the Minister of the Interior is blunt: “There was no report from either the CNI or any center in a friendly country.”

Robles apologizes in Congress and recognizes that the Government acted badly and arrived late to Ceuta

The Minister of Defense does not clarify the authorship of the crisis nor offer data on the balance as demanded by the opposition and allies

How Canada can fight back to hurt the US economy (and Trump) in the midst of a trade war

Although the country sells around 70% of its products to its southern neighbor, it has tools to inflict damage.

The Government toughens immigration and asylum laws in line with the European pact in the midst of the Ceuta crisis

The rule, which will take months to approve, will speed up the procedures to deny applications and proceed to a possible expulsion

Why Cuba does not produce enough food and depends on foreign countries to feed its population

Cuba imports 80% of its food despite its agricultural potential, due to decades of poor planning, dependence on sugar and US sanctions.

Mexico and Korea review bilateral Action Plan during Velasco's visit

At the beginning of a working visit to Korea, Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez highlighted the ties between that nation and Mexico, which “is going through one of its strongest moments” in 64 years of diplomatic ties.

Editorial: EU: counterproductive xenophobia

The United States Department of State announced that it is coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have arrived in the country “claiming to be short-term visitors, but then request asylum to stay permanently.” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said that “people in the United States and around the world are fed up with false asylum applications.” According to officials who spoke to media on condition of anonymity, up to 200,000 people could lose their permits, which would be the largest visa revocation in US history and would likely face legal challenges.

"Women have intellectual deficiencies": the BBC's exclusive access to see how the Taliban govern Afghanistan

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, a team of journalists has followed leading figures of the Islamist movement for two years as it transforms the country.

A match was delayed due to a confrontation between brawlers on the field of play

The incident occurred at an intersection between Independiente Santa Fe and América De Cali; The locals will play against River this Wednesday for the Sudamericana

Inter Miami lost to Toronto in the MLS and Lionel Messi scored a goal for the statistics

The visiting team made history and won for the first time in Miami

Ceuta doubles efforts to temper spirits and locate migrants

The proximity of the school year forces the search for shelter places to be accelerated, which causes suspicion among neighbors. The fear that the tension will explode hovers over

The mystery of "Green Boots": the efforts to recover the body of a climber frozen on Everest for 30 years

For 30 years, a corpse known as "Green Boots" has remained on the slope of Mount Everest. Now, India seeks to recover his remains and provide his family with closure to this painful event.

Migration crisis: Spanish politics is installed in the favorable framework for the extreme right

Twenty years of research links the prominence of immigration in public debate, especially linked to problems and conflicts, with the rise of xenophobic populism in Europe

The Supreme Court rejects forcing the appearances of the ministers in the Senate in August as requested by the PP

The court considers that “the special urgency has not been proven” to address the request without first hearing the Government, which will have ten days to present allegations.

What I discovered when I traveled from Spain to Nigeria to confront the scammer who seduced my mother

Silvia fell in love with who she thought was an American soldier she met online, but who was actually a scammer from Nigeria. His son, Carlos, traveled from Madrid to Lagos to look for him. This is what he discovered there.

Marvel artists support campaign to free Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti

More than 20 actors, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, joined the campaign demanding the release of Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, imprisoned in Israel.

Editorial: Arresting Netanyahu, international duty

Three months after the Prime Minister of Israel and fugitive from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the kidnapping of 430 crew members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the Turkish Ministry of Justice issued an international arrest warrant for their capture. The Turkish justice system specified that the prime minister is accused of "crimes against humanity, genocide, aggravated deprivation of liberty, attacks and voluntary injuries, torture, destruction of property, aggravated looting and misappropriation of transport vehicles."

The cocaine trafficking network run by students at one of the best-known universities in the US (and how they got caught)

As part of the initiation rite, aspiring members of a fraternity were forced to package the drugs, according to prosecutors.

Peter Thiel's US$12 million mansion in Buenos Aires was at the center of an unusual protest

The magnate, who is visiting Argentina for two months, acquired a property in one of the most expensive areas of Buenos Aires and met with Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada

How much does a prefabricated house with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and kitchen cost in Argentina in August 2026

A survey by several companies shows values ​​that start at US$50,000 and can reach up to US$120,000 in Argentina

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will return to live in the United Kingdom with their children after 6 years in the US.

The couple's children, Prince Archie (7 years old) and Princess Lilibet (5 years old), are registered to start classes at a British school in September.

We're making meal times wrong: This is the best time to dine, according to science

Our circadian rhythm directly influences the way we metabolize food.

The oldest prisoner in the US who avoided execution 8 times dies at 101

Francis Smith was the oldest prisoner in the US prison system.

The Government is working on the urgent transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to the Peninsula

The autonomous city accepts the Executive's plan as an “extraordinary measure” and demands the return of all foreigners who entered irregularly

El Niño: they demand a national plan to confront the extreme climate phenomenon

CRA warned that producers' concern about the forecast is growing and called for preventive works, coordination between the Nation and provinces and infrastructure to reduce the impact. The Government said that it has the ENSO 2026/2027 Federal Coordination Plan in place.

Bundesliga against the world: the “50+1” rule challenges the advance of “accumulators of inconceivable wealth”

Private investment gains dangerous ground in the life of institutions

Last minute of the entry of immigrants to Ceuta, live | Ceuta accepts the Government's plan to transfer 500 migrant girls to the Peninsula as an “extraordinary measure”

The PP, on the transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta: “The best interest of the minor will be to be with their family” | The popular ones ask for the disapproval of five ministers for the management of the migration crisis in Ceuta