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Spain prepares to welcome its World Cup heroes with victory parade

A tense final in New Jersey was finally settled after extra time as Spain ended Argentina's reign as world champions and lifted the trophy for the second time.

Culture news

Shakira, Madonna and BTS shake up World Cup final

The show extended the interval to nearly 30 minutes as FIFA sought to turn football's biggest match into a global entertainment event.

World News

Trump and Sánchez meet at World Cup final after two years of tension

For nearly two years, the leaders of Spain and the United States have clashed over issues ranging from defence spending to US policy in the Middle East.

Sport

Rodri reveals the secret behind Spain's run to the World Cup final

Spain's captain says La Roja owe their success to the bond between coach De la Fuente and the squad, and warns Argentina are 'the team to beat', 'much more than Messi'.

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Europe News

Rajoy’s remark on France's football team sparks racism row

The phrase “eso sí, sin franceses” in a column by Mariano Rajoy has sparked criticism from the Spanish government and French politicians, who call it racist. The former prime minister insists his words have been taken out of context.

World News

Help, we are trapped': Venezuela victims cry out on TikTok

Lack of resources and patchy telecoms have driven many Venezuelans to despair. In this context, outlets’ social networks, including Euronews, have become key platforms for appeals for help.

Earth News

EU's energy crisis response is a 'fossil bail-out', says Greenpeace

Spain leads EU energy crisis spending, but Greenpeace says blanket fuel subsidies are propping up fossil fuels at the planet's expense.

Water

'Flesh-rotting' bacteria could spread on Europe's beaches as seas warm

Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are paying attention.

World News

Trump-fuelled right gains ground across Latin America

Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

Europe News

Sánchez champions dialogue: A Europe open to the world

Spain’s prime minister used the European Council summit to urge a more ambitious multiannual budget, and voiced solidarity with Meloni after Trump said she begged him for a photo.

Europe News

Groundbreaking US astronaut Christina Koch wins top Spanish award

Koch was part of the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission which in April flew around the Moon and is widely viewed as a potential candidate for future lunar-surface missions.

Culture news

Actor Javier Bardem immortalised at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre

Javier Bardem was centre stage at a moving ceremony in Los Angeles as he paid tribute to his mother Pilar Bardem on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. But the Spanish actor departed from custom by pressing his nose into the wet cement along with his hand and footprints,

World News

Cuban president unveils reforms to liberalise economy amid US embargo

Díaz-Canel announced a slew of reforms in key sectors such as tourism, foreign trade and private business, amid new US sanctions designed to cripple the island nation into submission.

Europe News

Pope leaves Spain on plane offered by king after technical glitch

It was the first time in decades that a papal flight had experienced a problem so serious that it required the pope to change planes.

Cuba

US slaps sanctions on Cuba's oil and gas company as tensions rise

Cuba is already struggling under a decades-old embargo and a lack of petroleum as the US keeps pushing for a change in its economic and political model.

Culture news

Leo XIV and Bad Bunny held private meeting at Bernabéu

After days of speculation that the Pontiff and the singer might cross paths while both were in Madrid, it has been confirmed that Leon XIV and Bad Bunny met on Monday after the “festival of faith” at the Bernabéu stadium.

Sport

10 iconic moments that shaped World Cup history

The 2026 World Cup kicks off next week in Mexico City, where joint hosts Mexico play South Africa.

Europe News

Spain probe targets Socialist party payments to consultant Leire Díez

The PSOE paid Díez nearly 45,000 euros for communications work between 2015 and 2017, according to documents sent to a Madrid court, as judges probe an alleged scheme to sway cases affecting the party and the government.

Earth News

Espuña mountain fire triggers deployment of UME in Murcia

The fire has led Murcia’s government to put the Military Emergency Unit on alert and raise the Infomur plan to level 2, as regional and central authorities swap messages over the need for coordination.

Business

Faith and finance: The surprising economic boost from a papal visit

In what it hails as a loaves-and-fishes miracle, the Spanish Bishops' Conference says Pope Leon XIV’s trip to Spain will bring in five times its cost, though less than the 2011 visit’s €354 million.

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