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Valladolid (EFE).- Resolver problemas y transformar la ciudad es el fin último de la futura estación de trenes de Valladolid, cuyas obras de inicio ha inaugurado este viernes el ministro de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible, Óscar Puente, que ha aprovechado el acto para acusar al Ayuntamiento y a la Junta...

Sidon, Lebanon, June 19 (EFE).- Hundreds of vehicles clogged the highway linking southern Lebanon to Beirut on Friday as families fled north following a night of Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 21 people, according to Lebanese authorities, despite a ceasefire arrangement linked to the recent US-Iran agreement. From early...

Deir aL-Balah, Gaza Strip, June 19 (EFE).- A Palestinian father recovering in a Gaza hospital says Israeli soldiers shot and killed his four-year-old son during an encounter near Deir al-Balah over the weekend, an incident the Israeli military says is under investigation after acknowledging that troops fired warning shots in...

Kabul, Jun 19 (EFE).- The Taliban regime has allegedly banned the use of smartphones in all government institutions in Afghanistan without issuing an official public order, officials from the de facto government told EFE. «The directive was issued verbally by the respected Sheikh (the Taliban Supreme Leader), stating that smartphones...

Quito (EFE).- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa signed a decree on Thursday granting immunity to foreign personnel participating in operations within the «internal armed conflict» declared against organized crime in the country, in accordance with international agreements signed by the Andean nation. In the decree, Noboa notes that the state will...

​By María M. Mur ​Santiago, Chile, June 18 (EFE).- Chilean President José Antonio Kast has had a turbulent first 100 days in office, marked by unworkable promises, budget cuts, an unexpected cabinet reshuffle, a historic rise in fuel prices, and a sweeping reform package featuring significant tax cuts. ​Kast, 60,...

Barcelona (EFE).- El Reggaeton Beach Festival, uno de los festivales de música urbana más grandes de Europa, ha anunciado este jueves la cancelación de toda la gira prevista para el verano de 2026 y el cese de sus operaciones. El festival tenía previsto pasar este año por Tenerife, Barcelona, Alicante,...

Washington (EFE).- The United States President Donald Trump affirmed on Wednesday that he signed the agreement with Iran while at the Palace of Versailles, France, without providing further details about the signing. «It’s signed (…) I signed it in Versailles,» the president responded when asked by the press about the...

​Washington, Jun 17 (EFE).- The United States government released on Wednesday the full text of the agreement with Iran, which aims to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. ​The 14-paragraph memorandum of understanding was read by a senior official in Donald Trump’s administration during a call with...

Lima (EFE).- Relatives of the victims of the late 2022 and 2023 anti-government protests in Peru rejected the virtual victory of right-wing Keiko Fujimori in the presidential elections, asserting that, in addition to being the «daughter of a dictator,» she has shielded those responsible for the deaths of their loved...

​São Paulo, Brazil, Jun 16 (EFE).- Former congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), was convicted Tuesday by the Supreme Court of obstruction of justice for his efforts to lobby the United States government into imposing sanctions against Brazil. ​The four justices of the First Chamber of...

Oviedo (EFE).- El grupo parlamentario socialista no presentará finalmente voto particular al contenido del dictamen de la comisión de investigación del accidente minero de Cerredo, en el que fallecieron cinco trabajadores y que será elevado al pleno de la Cámara de la próxima semana para su aprobación, según han informado...