Author: Frank Deux

Russia mounted a rescue effort Sunday after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas off Moscow-annexed Crimea and one broke apart, killing at least one sailor and causing an oil spill. Two criminal cases have been opened by Russian investigators.  Oil spill near Black Sea after two Russian tankers seriously damaged in storm

This undated photo provided by NGO Medecins du Monde on Sunday, December 15, 2024, shows a devastated hill on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities. AP There are fears of a heavy death toll in the French overseas territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido caused severe damage over the weekend. The French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said at least 11 people…

The week that begins will be marked by the courts with the statements of businessman Víctor de Aldama and Begoña Gómez, wife of President Pedro Sánchez. For the socialist leader and leader of the Executive there will be two appointments that mark him personally and politically, but neither calls into question the stability and fulfillment of the Government’s objectives. The General Budgets for 2025 continue to be the priority issue over any other issue, and…

EL MUNDO accesses ‘whatsapps’ between Koldo’s right hand and Carlos Moreno, chief of staff of the head of the Treasury. Read Koldo García’s messages to Minister Montero’s ‘number 2’ on Aldama’s cell phone: "help me"

Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking during a one-day visit to Corsica, the first by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island. FRANCE 24 correspondent Seema Gupta reported on the event from Rome, Italy. Pope Francis, in Corsica, warns against religion that stokes divisions

  Andrés Villavicencio, a 31-year-old lawyer, had just a minute to think about the decision that changed his life. As in the last eight elections that have taken place since he came of age, on July 28, 2024, he was an electoral observer for the opposition coalition at the Paraguaná Institute, in the municipality of Carirubana. This is an impoverished area between the Caja de Agua and Antiguo Aeropuerto sectors of the oil-producing state of…

Faithful members of the Fraternité Saint-Barthélemy walk along the seafront promenade during Good Friday, as part of the Easter celebrations, in Bonifacio, Corsica, March 29, 2024. PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP This Sunday, December 15, Pope Francis is attending a symposium on “popular religiosity” in Ajaccio, Corsica, organized at the initiative of local cardinal and bishop François Bustillo. This is a theme dear to the pontiff, who placed it at the heart of his latest encyclical,…

A man who turned himself in saying he was responsible for five murders in northern France on Saturday, December 14, had no criminal record, authorities said Sunday.

“Meteorites are sold.” The sign, hand-painted in lurid colors, rests on a two-meter-long table covered in stones that are advertised as having arrived from outer space. There are rocks that made a trip of almost 55 million kilometers, from Mars, before landing at the International Fair of Minerals, Fossils and Meteorites that was held at the Chamartín station, Madrid, this weekend. More than 30 exhibitors from Spain and other countries – Brazil, Morocco, India, Pakistan,…

The commissioner of the ‘Koldo case’ testifies today in the Supreme Court as a defendant, after having promised to prove the incriminations against members of the Government that he pointed out in the National Court Read Aldama’s third round, 25 days after his "invented": only three of his 10 accusations remain without documentation or evidence

Pope Francis made history on Sunday with the first-ever papal visit to Corsica. He urged local priests to resist spiritual groups that fuel political divisions and championed a “dynamic” form of secularism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society. Pope Francis calls for unity and 'dynamic' secularism in first visit to Corsica

France’s new PM Bayrou faces budgetary challenges as Moody’s downgrades credit rating No grace period whatsoever. It was 25 minutes past midnight on Saturday, December 14, and François Bayrou had only been the new prime minister for a few hours when an unexpected press release arrived: Moody’s had downgraded France’s credit rating. According to the American credit rating agency, France’s public finances are likely to struggle over the next few years, and the country no…

  In France, Dunkirk region in shock after quintuple murder No one lands here by chance, especially not if intending to kill a man by firing several rounds into him in front of his family. Heading away from the small Flemish town of Wormhout (northern France), the road skirts a wayside cross before coming to a path that leads to what must have once been a farm. In the middle of the fields, a house…

Provisional marker of the Marató, at 9 p.m.The 3Cat Marathon, which this year is dedicated to research into respiratory diseases, has raised a total of 3.25 million euros until just before 9 p.m. to be used for this purpose. On the occasion of its Marató, 3Cat has planned a programming of almost 17 hours live on TV3, Catalunya Ràdio, the 3Cat platform and social networks.This year, La Marató aims to raise funds for scientific research…

The businessman’s phone was seized by the Civil Guard and has not yet been analyzed Read Aldama offers Judge Pedraz to decrypt contents "relevant" of his cell phone that would affect senior officials of the Sánchez Government

A small Christmas tree remains in the center of a plaza next to Maestro Serrano de Paiporta street next to the clothes that a group of volunteers have brought.Manuel Bruque (EFE)These are one of the most difficult Christmases for Valencians. In my family, after the Immaculate Bridge, no one wants to take charge of putting up the Christmas decorations and it is my turn this year to bring home the spirit of Christmas and boost…

The Government committed to its partners – at the same time – to maintain and eliminate the tax on energy companies. Belarra’s formation demands that its pact be fulfilled or it will not sit down to negotiate the Budgets Read The PSOE prepares for the resurgence of Podemos: "It is the only party on our left with organization and discipline; Sumar no longer exists"

Knights of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre surround the Holy Crown of Thorns during a procession for its return at Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral’s reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, December 13, 2024. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” is returning to Notre-Dame, five…

Cyclone Chido obliterated shantytowns on the French island territory of Mayotte on Saturday, December 14, with French ministers fearing a “heavy” death toll from the destruction, which has already claimed two lives.

The vice president of Junts and spokesperson for the independence party in Congress reproaches Sánchez for not having applied the amnesty “politically” Read Miriam Nogueras: "There will be no stability for the Government if they do not comply with the agreement"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Saturday that Russia has started deploying North Korean soldiers in its operations in the Kursk region.

The Shire is now located in western Spain. It has private houses with brightly colored round doors, surrounded by forests and a stream and impressive mountains in the background. Obviously, neither Bilbo, Frodo or Sam live there, but everything has been built in such a way that anyone familiar with these characters through books or movies will be reminded of them, and perhaps even feel like them. “In a hole in the ground there lived…

It was just past 5:00 pm on Friday, December 13, when France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, walked alone across the courtyard of the Hôtel de Matignon, the prime minister’s official residence, one hand in his coat pocket. He had just returned from the funeral of his friend Jean-Pierre Rioux, historian and member of the Bayrou’s MoDem party since its creation, who was buried earlier in the day at Saint-Jean de Montmartre church in Paris.…

Gaëlle Fasciaux, nursery assistant, baptized in the spring in the Saint-Léger church in Lens (northeastern France) on October 28, 2024. BENJAMIN GIRETTE FOR THE WORLD The scene is engraved in Gaëlle Fasciaux’s memory: Her arms crossed, she sat down in the large basin set up in the middle of the Saint-Léger church in Lens, northern France. Then she fell backward and let herself be submerged. Yet no one could have predicted that the 37-year-old nursery…

The new president of ERC, Oriol Junqueras, during the central event of the candidacy, last Wednesday.Alejandro Garcia (EFE)Oriol Junqueras will repeat as president of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC). Militancy We decidethe list headed by the former vice president of the Generalitat, has repeated victory this Saturday in the second round of the vote against Xavier Godàs, from Nova Esquerra Nacional and which grouped together those close to Marta Rovira. He former vice president…