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No date has been set for the politically sensitive trial, which adds to a series of scandals affecting Sánchez’s government. The charges come in a case stemming from a complaint by the ultra-Catholic association Hazte Oír and far-right groups including the political party Vox. Gómez, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused of exploiting her position as the prime minister’s wife for private gain through the creation and management of a chair at the Complutense University of Madrid, which she co-directed, as well as the alleged use of public funds and personal connections to advance private interests. A Spanish government official…
A Spanish court has ordered the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Begoña Gómez, to stand trial by jury for corruption and banned her from leaving the country, according to a court order released Saturday. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ordered Gomez to hand in her passport and to appear before the court twice a month until a verdict is reached in the case, the ruling said. Peinado in April formally charged Gomez with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds. The court has imposed these precautionary measures on Gómez and on Cristina Álvarez, an adviser at…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 20/06/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2 The second day of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam in Mongolia looked to be just as action packed as the first. With a large and expectant crowd inside the Steppe Arena, the first qualification points of the LA Olympic cycle drew more huge stars from the judo world. Before the action began, an opening ceremony consisting of traditional performance and dance entertained the spectators. Mr. Naser AL TAMIMI, International Judo Federation General Treasurer, formally opened the event. And there were also opening remarks from the Chief of Staff of the Office of the President,…
Federal aviation officials are hoping to sharply reduce close calls on airport runways by using artificial intelligence — an effort that comes after a deadly runway crash in New York this year refocused attention on such incidents. The Federal Aviation Administration has partnered with technology company Palantir, which has developed a new AI tool that the agency is already deploying to distill a firehose of data and predict potential problems with takeoffs and landings. That work has accelerated in the past five months with funding from last year’s GOP-led megalaw which allowed the FAA to backfill other modernization costs and devote…
By Nela Heidner & Euronews Published on 20/06/2026 – 14:46 GMT+2•Updated 14:51 Around 120 teams had travelled to a major handball tournament in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg when a severe storm triggered dramatic scenes at the sports ground, which was also being used as a campsite. At around 11 pm, tents at the site were in danger of being torn away by the storm, a police spokesperson told SWR. As several people tried to secure them, lightning struck the area, leaving eight adults and a 13-year-old child injured. One person was seriously hurt, while the others sustained minor injuries. A further lightning strike at a…
At a press conference after the G7 summit, Meloni said she considered her relationship with Trump “unchanged” despite the earlier spat. “We have a strong enough character, we are both [leaders who] defend the national interest with determination, there is no need for us to clarify when we disagree on something,” she added. In his post on Saturday, Trump returned to the dispute over the war in Iran. “She wouldn’t even let us use Italy’s landing strips or runways, a great logistical inconvenience, and this despite the fact the U.S. contributes hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year to protect…
Published on 20/06/2026 – 15:22 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his comments on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying she asked him “over and over” for a photo when the pair met at the G7 summit in France earlier this week. Following the summit, Trump told an Italian journalist that he “felt sorry for Meloni” after she “begged me to take a picture with her”. Meloni hit back in a video posted to social media, branding Trump’s claims as “completely made up” and insisting that neither she nor Italy begs anyone for anything. The once close…
The fighting continued despite Israel and Hezbollah having agreed to a ceasefire on Friday in an effort to deescalate a conflict that, on the same day alone, killed at least 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers. Renewed hostilities in Lebanon could also complicate the implementation of the agreement signed on Wednesday between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the conflict that began on Feb. 28. The U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran immediately heightened tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border, with Hezbollah launching rockets toward northern Israel and the IDF responding with military operations inside Lebanese territory. According to…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a one-week ultimatum to Belarus to shut down relay equipment on the border with Ukraine that he claimed was being used to guide Russian drone attacks. During a media briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Zelenskyy threatened Ukraine will shut the radars down if Belarusian leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka doesn’t do anything to address it. “There are relay stations on the towers. Can he take them down? What’s the point of saying he doesn’t want war? Just take down that equipment; just shut it down,” said the Ukrainian president during the joint media briefing with the…