Author: News Desk

This Wednesday, Pedro Sánchez pointed directly – although without citing him – to Carlos Mazón (PP), president of the Generalitat Valenciana, as the person responsible for the erroneous decisions taken during the management of the tragedy of the dana in Valencia, which has claimed the lives of at least 122 people. The president has used a calm tone in his first intervention in Congress to report on this crisis, a month after it occurred, but he has made it clear that he believes that the institutions that depend on the central Government, such as the State Agency for Meteorology (Aemet)…

The former general secretary of UGT in Andalusia, Francisco Fernández, and three other former senior officials of the union have been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 50 million euros, respectively, as perpetrators of a continuing crime of document falsification in competition with a crime of subsidy fraud for the “conscious and fraudulent application of funds received specifically from subsidy for the implementation of training courses for unemployed and employed people for purposes other than those provided by UGT-A to finance the union’s own activities,” according to the sentence drafted by the Third Section of the…

Abascal accuses Sánchez of abandoning the Valencians “out of political calculation, that is, out of evil” The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has charged against the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, accusing him of “not alerting them due to incompetence” and “not helping them due to political calculation, that is, due to evil.” He has told a story of victims of the dana who “day after day, for eternal days” woke up without light, water and without “anyone showing up, not a firefighter, not a soldier.” “All abandoned for days and days by a failed autonomous State,” he said.…

What’s on the front page of El Pais?  The front page of El Pais this morning 27/11/2024 reports “Netanyahu announces ceasefire in Lebanon, vows to respond forcefully if Hezbollah violates it”.  The paper says the Israeli prime minister is celebrating that the agreement allows him to continue attacking Gaza (“Hamas is left alone”) and to focus on Iran. The army is taking advantage of the last hours to bombard Beirut with unusual violence, creating traffic jams for people to flee. Trump threatens a trade war against Mexico, Canada and China. The president-elect blames them for migration and drug trafficking. Trump…

France announced Monday, November 25, a new campaign to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. Equality Minister Salima Saa unveiled a raft of initiatives two days after tens of thousands of people staged new demonstrations in French cities against violence targeting women, where protesters denounced government actions as “window-dressing.” The case of Dominique Pelicot has caused outrage in France. The 71-year-old is on trial over raping and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated…

It was the last week of May. A bourgeois Parisian dinner party was being held near the Luxembourg Gardens. The evening’s hosts were entertaining three other couples. All were in their seventies and eighties, with the tanned complexions that mark the leisure time of a retired business class that remains proudly active. A tall, light-eyed redhead introduced herself, holding out her hand: “Aude de Thuin, entrepreneur.” This calling card is important to her. A high priestess of corporate trade shows since the 1980s and the founder, in 2005, of the famed Women’s Forum de Deauville, which brings together the worlds…

Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba face trial from Tuesday, November 26, accused of blackmail, attempted extorsion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint. The case at the Paris criminal court has shocked the French football world – all the more so because the perpetrators include three childhood friends and Pogba’s own brother Mathias. In total, the group are accused of attempting to squeeze €13 million ($13.5 million) out of the player. The trial comes as Pogba battles professional woes, as Juventus this month cancelled his contract following his suspension until March 2025…

In line for a book signing by the far-right Rassemblement National party’s president, Jordan Bardella, in southern France, November 22, 2024. SANDRA MEHL FOR THE WORLD Amid a troubled period for the far-right Rassemblement National (RN), the annual barometer on its image, conducted by the Verian institute for The Worldin partnership with the periodical The Hemicyclepublished on Monday, November 25, comes as a piece of good news for the party. It confirms its ideas’ surge in public opinion, spurred on by its leaders, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella; as well as its normalization, which has been demonstrated in elections.…

What’s on the front page of Le Monde? The front page of Le Monde this morning – 27/11/2024 – reports on French politics. While the left and the National Rally do not rule out bringing down the Barnier government in the coming weeks, the country could find itself in unprecedented uncertainty which would increase investor distrust.Donald Trump undoubtedly definitely escapes his criminal responsibilities. The president-elect recorded, on Monday, a decisive victory in his tussle with his country’s justice system, which left him subject to a wave of indictments in 2023. Anna Hidalgo is pictured on the front page. The socialist mayor announced in…

What’s on the front page of The Irish News?  The front page of The Irish News this morning – 27/11/2024 – reports the new maternity hospital in Belfast, initially meant to celebrate the ninth birthday of the first babies born there, remains unopened due to ongoing delays. Spiralling costs, the discovery of bacteria in the water system, and issues with gas pipework have plagued the project. A nearby planned children’s hospital also faces delays, with an expected completion by the end of the decade for £600 million. SDLP MP Colum Eastwood confirms his intention to vote in favour of assisted…