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Spain midfielder Mikel Merino scores the winning goal against Portugal during their World Cup round of 16 match at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 7, 2026
Substitute Merino hits late winner as Spain ends Ronaldo’s World Cup career
Portugal exited a ​day after Cristiano Ronaldo had confirmed the tournament would be his last World Cup.
A wildfire burns in the Pyrenees-Orientales department, southern France on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 6, 2026
Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
Firefighters across southern Europe are battling blazes that have devastated an area over twice the size of Manhattan.
Soccer fans watch the opening FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa in New York.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 30, 2026
Spain’s war on football piracy is breaking the internet
LaLiga’s aggressive campaign against sports piracy knocks out thousands of websites in Spain as collateral damage every weekend.
Folarin Balogun of the U.S. challenges Australia's Jacob Italiano during a Group D match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Seattle on June 19.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2026
FIFA World Cup thrives on diaspora players
The tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams this year, creating space for more countries and for the transnational communities that define many of them.
Tourists visit the Grand Place in Brussels during a heat wave on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 25, 2026
More records fall as Europe’s deadly heat wave persists
A scientific study published this week said the current heat wave was “significantly exacerbated by human-induced climate change.”
A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself from the sun while walking on London's Oxford Street as Britain experienced record temperatures disrupting schools and transport networks on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2026
Europe wilts under record heat as air conditioner sales soar
France’s national temperature indicator reached 29.8 C on Tuesday — the hottest since measurements began in 1947.
Argentina forward Lionel Messi runs with the ball during the 2026 World Cup match against Austria at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 23, 2026
Stars sparkle early as Messi and Mbappe light up World Cup
Lionel Messi has risen to the challenge in style to become the all-time World Cup record scorer, two games into the tournament.
Spain's Lamine Yamal controls the ball against Saudi Arabia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Atlanta on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jun 22, 2026
Lamine Yamal-inspired Spain cruises past Saudi Arabia
Spain leads the group with four points in the standings while Saudi Arabia has one.
Daniel Northover, 53, who moved from Britain to Spain to care for his mother after her husband's death, takes his mother Carole Bentley, 80, for a stroll in her wheelchair along a street in the village of Turre, Almeria, Spain, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
In Spain, elderly U.K. expats struggle for care post-Brexit
Spain’s resident British population — the largest in the European Union at around 266,000, according to official statistics — is aging fast.
Due to the ongoing heat wave sweeping across France, a portion of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris has been opened for swimming from June 17. France issued a red heat wave alert across more than a third of the country for June 21, as a ferocious heat wave dug in and the government banned the consumption of alcohol in certain areas during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 21, 2026
Europe swelters under heat wave; France restricts alcohol consumption
Beyond the Alps, temperatures as high as 36-37C ​were transforming daily life and tourism in some Italian towns.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program fighter jet is displayed during a security trade exhibition in Chiba in May 2025.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 19, 2026
Japan’s GCAP push signals a new security role beyond the U.S. alliance
The renewed GCAP backing comes less than a week after the apparent failure of the Future Combat Air System — a program led by France, Germany and later Spain.
Williams' Carlos Sainz speaks during the unveiling ceremony of the Madring Circuit in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 18, 2026
Spanish GP organizers confident new Madrid track will be ready despite hurdles
The Spanish Grand Prix is scheduled for Sept. 13.
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha celebrates with his national flag at the end of the match against Spain at the Atlanta Stadium on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 16, 2026
Veteran Vozinha the Cape Verde hero as keeper shuts out Spain
Vozinha broke down in tears at the end of Monday’s 0-0 draw with Spain after the 40-year-old was mobbed by his teammates following a stunning display.
Fireworks explode during the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
With Pope Leo’s blessing, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches new heights
The pontiff said the fact the basilica is yet unfinished does not mar its beauty but rather serves to remind believers “that ‌the Christian life is always a journey.”
Lamine Yamal practices with Spain's World Cup team in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Saturday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 7, 2026
Spain coach embraces favorite tag but warns nothing is guaranteed at World Cup
Spain opens Group H against World Cup debutant Cape Verde on June 15
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente during the World Cup squad announcement presentation in Madrid on Monday
SOCCER / World cup
May 26, 2026
Spain leaves out Real Madrid players as Barcelona dominates World Cup squad
It is the first time that Spain will go to a World ‌Cup without ‌a Real Madrid player in its squad, a striking absence for the 15-time ​Champions League winner.
The Spain-themed exhibition at the Tottori Sand Museum re-creates several of Antoni Gaudi’s structures, most notably the Sagrada Familia basilica.
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2026
Spain, sculpted in sand at Tottori museum’s landmark 20th exhibition
The Tottori Sand Museum marks its 20th exhibition with towering sculptures inspired by Spain’s history, art and architecture.
Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, speaks to the media about the deadly hantavirus outbreak on board luxury cruise ship MV Hondius, which is set to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife, outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 7, 2026
In Canary Islands, nearing hantavirus cruise ship rekindles pandemic concerns
The MV Hondius, carrying 150 people, is expected to reach Tenerife on Saturday, where it will dock despite protests from the local government.
A maintenance worker inspects a generator during a maintenance outage at a nuclear power plant in Almaraz, western Spain, on April 23.
WORLD
May 4, 2026
Village braces for closure of Spain’s largest nuclear plant
The Almaraz plant, which contributes around 7% of Spain’s electricity production, is slated to close in 2028.
U.S. military service members participate in a NATO exercise. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering withdrawing troops from alliance member states amid friction over the Iran war.
WORLD
May 1, 2026
Trump says he’s open to reducing U.S. troops in Spain and Italy
Trump has repeatedly quarreled with European allies for not doing enough to pay for their own defense and support the U.S. war in Iran.
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.

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