- Sep 19
Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF loan and scraps diesel subsidies to combat shortages
Bolivia's Congress approved a $1.9 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, prompting President Rodrigo Paz to eliminate state diesel subsidies that cost $2.6 billion annually.
- Sep 13
Salvador Illa to hold Catalan Diada events in Extremadura to honor migrant ties
Catalan President Salvador Illa will travel to La Zarza and Merida on 16 and 17 September 2026, marking the Diada outside Catalonia while honoring 20th-century migrant communities.
- Sep 9
Police arrest 21 suspects and freeze €20 million in Dubai Bank cartel bust
Spanish police and international partners dismantled a clandestine banking network that financed cocaine shipments and laundered proceeds for global drug traffickers.
- Aug 24
Maradona Hand of God match ball sells for $3.355 million at Heritage Auctions
The Adidas Azteca ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory over England was bought in Dallas below its $10 million estimate after four decades of custody by referee Ali Bin Nasser.
- Aug 15
Granada inspects 580 buildings as seismic swarm reaches 621 tremors
Municipal technicians in Granada have evaluated more than 580 buildings following a series of 621 tremors that began on 14 August, barring entry to 14 structures while public services and the Alhambra remain open.
- Jul 30
Bolivia orders arrest of former president Evo Morales on terrorism and armed uprising charges
Prosecutors accuse the former president of armed uprising and terrorism over road blockades that paralysed the country for 50 days in May and June, causing shortages and at least 16 deaths.
- Jul 24
NYPD investigates double stabbing near Central Park as possible hate crime; suspect yelled 'Allahu Akbar'
A 51-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stabbing an Asian man and a Jewish man on Manhattan's Upper West Side, yelling 'Allahu Akbar' before both attacks, police said.
- Jul 13
FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations, agents told, as fatal shootings draw scrutiny
Federal agents were told the FBI would stop investigating assaults against immigration officers, leaving ICE to investigate itself, after two fatal shootings in two weeks. DHS and DOJ deny any policy change.
- Jul 11
Rajoy's 'no Frenchmen' column on France's World Cup team ignites cross-border political storm before Spain-France semifinal
Former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy's column saying France's World Cup squad plays 'without Frenchmen' has been condemned as racist by both French and Spanish officials, overshadowing tonight's Spain-France semifinal.
- Jul 2
FIFA investigates Argentina players' Falklands banner after World Cup semi-final win over England
Argentina's 2-1 comeback victory over England in Atlanta was overshadowed by a political banner reading 'Las Malvinas son argentinas', prompting UK calls for sanctions and a FIFA disciplinary review.
