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The law was fiercely opposed by the right, which staged large street protests, but the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union could pave the way for separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to return from exile. The court agreed with the Socialist-led government’s argument that the amnesty law complies with EU legislation. “EU law does not preclude that amnesty law. That law seeks to reduce institutional and political tensions and to facilitate a scenario for reconciliation,” the Luxembourg-based court wrote in its ruling. Justice Minister Félix Bolaños said there was now “no doubt” that the amnesty law…

Washington Freedom (WF) produced one of the greatest chases ever witnessed in T20 cricket as they defeated MI New York (MINY) by six wickets in the MLC 2026 Eliminator. Chasing a daunting target of 267, Freedom rode on sensational unbeaten centuries from Andries Gous and Steve Smith to script the highest successful run chase in T20 history. Earlier in the evening, Nicholas Pooran had lit up the contest with the fastest century in Major League Cricket history, but his breathtaking knock ultimately ended in a losing cause.Nicholas Pooran’s blazing century powers MI New YorkAfter being put in to bat, MI…

Alexis Valdés, 62, has been unable to enter Cuba for more than 20 years, but on the stage of the Trail Theater on Calle Ocho in Miami, the comedian has recreated, through his characters, conflicts and nostalgia, the country he cannot return to. “An exile is different from someone who’s been banished,” Valdés explains in an interview with EL PAÍS in the living room of his home in southwest Miami.Surrounded by books, wearing a floral shirt, John Lennon–style glasses and a fedora, Valdés is eloquent and quick to laugh; he gestures gracefully and rounds off his thoughts as though bringing…

Spotify sigue realizando importantes cambios en la plataforma. Tras añadir la opción de escuchar artículos de revistas de formato largo narrados, la empresa ahora lanza las cuentas gratuitas para los niños menores de 13 años.A través de un comunicado, Spotify ha confirmado que añadirá las cuentas gratuitas gestionadas por los padres para niños menores de 13 años a su plan gratuito. Unas cuentas que, a partir de ahora, están disponibles para los padres y tutores con cualquier plan de Spotify en Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Australia, Francia, Alemania y los Países Bajos. La compañía ha confirmado igualmente que las cuentas…

The streaming service has found yet another way to milk more out of Stranger Things. Netflix Stranger Things might have already ended, but Netflix is far from done with it. The streaming service has just released a “VHS” special edition of the show’s first season. “Rewatch Season 1 like it’s 1983,” it wrote in its announcement. Indeed, the version looks very much like you’re watching a VHS tape.  It has the 4:3 aspect ratio of old tube TVs, so you’ll see two large black bars on both sides of the screen, unless you’re really watching on…

The ruling Socialists’ junior coalition partner Sumar has put forward a new proposal which seeks to change the minimum requirements for rental properties in Spain and make air conditioning mandatory. The hard-left party’s housing spokesperson, Alberto Ibáñez, explained that their main objective is to make it mandatory for all rental properties to have air conditioning systems installed. Ibáñez argued that tenants need “adequate climate conditions” in their homes and that this measure is essential to prevent tenants from “sweltering in their homes”. He described the current situation faced by many citizens, especially in large cities, as “inhumane and indecent”.   READ…

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America Shortly after immigration agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January, the Department of Homeland Security vowed to quickly deploy body cameras for officers across the country. But nearly six months later, those plans have not fully materialized. In recent days, federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrant fathers. DHS accused Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of weaponizing his car and trying to run over an agent in Texas, while the agency accused Joan Durán Guerrero of being a public safety threat while attempting to flee in Maine. None of the federal officers involved were…

▲ “Matarlas por el solo hecho de ser mujeres es el peor delito contra ellas”, deploró ayer la mandataria.Foto Presidencia Néstor Jiménez y Alma E. Muñoz   Periódico La JornadaJueves 16 de julio de 2026, p. 7 La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo firmó ayer una iniciativa destinada a crear la ley general para prevenir, investigar, sancionar y reparar el daño por feminicidio, con la que busca homologar en las 32 entidades del país tanto el tipo penal como los castigos correspondientes, protocolos de indagación y acciones para atender a las víctimas directas e indirectas de este delito, con lo que…

▲ Hurto de vehículos cayó a su nivel más bajo en cinco años.Foto Alfredo Domínguez Clara Zepeda   Periódico La JornadaJueves 16 de julio de 2026, p. 18 El robo de vehículos asegurados en México disminuyó 16.2 por ciento en el último año, afirmó la Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones de Seguros (AMIS). En el país se robaron 50 mil 891 vehículos en los pasados 12 meses, cifra inferior a los 60 mil 698 que se reportaron entre julio de 2024 y junio de 2025. De acuerdo con la AMIS, es el nivel de hurto más bajo en cinco años. Los…

▲ Mauro Alberto Núñez Ojeda El Jando, piloto de confianza de Los Chapitos.Foto tomada de X Iván Evair Saldaña y César Arellano   Periódico La JornadaJueves 16 de julio de 2026, p. 4 La Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) reconoció ayer que fue hasta 10 meses después de que el gabinete de seguridad federal entregó a Estados Unidos a Mauro Alberto Núñez Ojeda, El Jando, cuando encontró los primeros indicios de que fue el piloto del avión que trasladó ilegalmente a ese país al capo Ismael El Mayo Zambada, en una operación en la que habría participado la Oficina…