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Injured Yamal and Williams in Spain’s World Cup squad, no Real Madrid players named - WTOP News
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (25+ words) MADRID (AP) — Injured forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams were included Monday in Spain's World Cup squad. Yamal and Williams sustained muscle injuries late…...
Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1075+ words) NEWS ALERT: Barney Frank, liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86 May 20, 2026, 11: 01 AM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said although Israel has every right to stop "provocative flotillas of Hamas terrorist supporters," the way that National Security Minister…...
Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (755+ words) May 19, 2026, 6: 39 PM A live feed on the Global Sumud Flotilla website showed armed Israeli soldiers boarding the vessels as activists in life vests put their hands up. Soldiers then destroyed cameras mounted on the vessels. Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani…...
Son of Mango fashion chain founder posts bail after arrest in Spain over father's fatal cliff fall
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (219+ words) May 19, 2026, 11: 25 AM Andic, 71, was hiking with his son, Jonathan, in the mountains near Barcelona when he fell about 150 meters (about 500 feet) down a cliff and died in December 2024. Jonathan Andic, 45, who is the vice chairman of Mango, one of Spain's…...
Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (434+ words) May 18, 2026, 7: 27 AM The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. The ruling relates to a dispute over the 2011 tax year in which Spanish authorities failed to prove that the singer was a resident of Spain,…...
The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final in Vienna with pop and protests
1+ week, 2+ day ago (661+ words) May 16, 2026, 12: 06 AM After a week's buildup, acts from 25 countries will take to the stage at the Wiener Stadthalle arena in Vienna to battle for the continent's pop crown. Millions of viewers around the world will cast judgment on a fiery…...
Spain's Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans torn
1+ week, 2+ day ago (890+ words) May 16, 2026, 1: 43 AM For the first time in seven years, Silvia D'az won't get together with friends to watch the Eurovision Song Contest finals on Saturday night. Their host called off their annual gathering after Spain's public broadcaster withdrew from the…...
Cuban dancer finds meaning and work in the streets as the island's art scene fades
1+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) May 15, 2026, 3: 22 AM Today, the 60-year-old dancer and choreographer from Havana is far from the big stages where he once thrived and rehearsed alongside professional artists. Instead, he spends his days conducting dance workshops and classes for children and coordinating performances…...
Israeli minister criticizes Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for waving Palestinian flag
1+ week, 3+ day ago (323+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Washington Commanders release 2026 season with late home-opener May 14, 2026, 7: 01 PM "Lamine Yamal chose to incite hate against Israel while our soldiers combat the terrorist organization Hamas, an organization that massacred, raped and burned Jewish children, women and the elderly…...
France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
1+ week, 4+ day ago (275+ words) NEWS ALERT: President Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jinping for a Sept. 24 visit to the White House TRAFFIC ALERT: In Stafford, left lane gets by on I-95 southbound after VA-630/Stafford (#140) due to vehicle fire May 14, 2026, 7: 14 AM French authorities had initially…...