Spania

The Spanish city of Malaga will host the FISU World University Championship Padel 2026 from July 6 to 11. Student-athletes from around the world will compete in men's, women's, and mixed categories. This event marks a significant gathering for university-level padel.

1. februar 2026 Rapportert av AI

Jesús Gutiérrez Guzmán, cousin of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, was arrested in Madrid in 2012 following an elaborate FBI operation posing as Italian mafiosi. The mission, called Dark Waters, spanned three years and involved negotiations to expand the Sinaloa Cartel's cocaine trafficking to Europe. Gutiérrez, acting as the cartel's representative, fell into the trap that ended with the seizure of 346 kilos of drugs.

The social network X, formerly Twitter, has returned to normal this Friday afternoon after an hour-long outage in several countries, including the United States, Spain, and Colombia. This marks the second disruption in less than a week, with causes still unknown. The issue also impacted xAI's Grok chatbot.

16. januar 2026 Rapportert av AI

Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun and councilor Sònia Hernández presented the Acción Portabella program at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, featuring acts, exhibitions, and screenings to commemorate filmmaker Pere Portabella's centenary. The event kicks off the Año Portabella, starting on his 99th birthday on February 11. The initiative involves 62 entities, including 20 international ones.

Greek economist and politician Yanis Varoufakis has denounced being summoned by police to testify after admitting in a podcast that he tried ecstasy in 1989. Authorities are investigating him for possible complicity with drug mafias based on that anecdote. Varoufakis describes the incident as hilarious yet frightening, warning of eroding freedoms in Europe.

16. januar 2026 Rapportert av AI

US President Donald Trump has warned that he could impose tariffs on European countries, including Denmark, to pressure for the annexation of Greenland on national security grounds. The threat follows a White House meeting between US and Danish officials, where Trump's territorial ambitions were rejected. Denmark and Greenland have deemed the statements totally unacceptable.