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Porto, June 28 (EFE).- British-Indian author Salman Rushdie said in an interview with EFE that «for literature to exist, there must be freedom.» Attending the Babell literary festival in the Portuguese city of Porto on Sunday, the author stressed that freedom of expression is essential to his work. Rushdie, who...

Jerusalem, June 27 (EFE).- Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement in Washington this week outlining a roadmap toward a lasting peace, including an Israeli military withdrawal, expanded deployment of the Lebanese army and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. Hezbollah, however, has rejected the deal, calling it a...

London, June 27 (EFE).- Madonna has described recording a song with her eldest daughter, Lourdes ‘Lola’ Leon, for her upcoming album as «a very healing experience,» saying the collaboration allowed them to express long-held feelings openly. Speaking in the BBC special Madonna & Graham, the singer told host Graham Norton...

By Bárbara Agelvis Maza Catia La Mar, Venezuela, June 25 (EFE).- «Don’t go, don’t leave me,» pleads Amir, a 16-year-old boy trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed apartment building after the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday. More than 12 hours after the twin tremors measuring 7.5 and...

By Irene Escudero Madrid, June 24 (EFE).– As the world witnesses the highest number of armed conflicts since 1946, women not only suffer disproportionately from war, but are the first and most effective shield of containment and humanitarian attention. Before international agencies or aid convoys manage to get around the...

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...

By Macarena Soto Madrid, June 7 (EFE).- Exhausted but exhilarated after seeing Pope Leo XIV, hundreds of pilgrims prepared to spend the night outdoors in Madrid, turning schoolyards and parish grounds into makeshift camps as they awaited Sunday’s Mass. Night had fallen, and so had Ignacio’s energy levels. After the...

By Brenda Hernández Madrid, June 5 (EFE).- As Spain prepares for the Pope’s visit beginning Saturday, thousands of volunteers are helping organize the public events expected to draw hundreds of thousands of faithful. Among them are young Latin Americans eager to contribute and hopeful of seeing the Pontiff in person,...