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Thousands march in Madrid to protest eviction of 87-year-old woman

The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday sparked a thousands-strong protest in Madrid Saturday, with demonstrators demanding greater tenant protection. Widespread anger at rising housing costs have put pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government, which is expected to approve pro-tenant measures in its next cabinet meeting.

Does Leo XIV's message on the defense of life challenge the French government?

A few weeks after having legalized assisted death, Pope Leo XIV arrived in France with a message of defense for life from birth to death. For Jose Casanova, professor of Sociology and Theology at Georgetown University, the statements of the Pontiff were not a way of putting pressure on the French Government, but an expression of its ethical position.

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Trump says the United States will come to an agreement with Cuba and rule out military intervention

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Saturday that he hopes to reach an agreement with Cuba and said that there will be no need for military intervention on the island. The statement comes after CBS News revealed that the Army Reserve analyses the possibility of providing police, medical and other support units to the South Command for the next four months, as part of a military planning linked to Cuba.

China, US agree to set up channel for AI safety incidents

Following the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two superpowers pledged to set up a "communication channel" for AI incidents and boost coordination on military matters.

Trump rejects Iran proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump says he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and put an end to hostilities. "I'd like to make a deal, too," he said. "But that deal would not be acceptable."

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Lula prohibits online betting in Brazil within nine days of the elections

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the ban on online gambling and digital casinos in Brazil, a decision that reaches just nine days from the presidential and legislative elections and which the Government presents as a measure to protect the finances of families. The decision is a turn for a sector that Lula's own administration had regulated and that in recent years became a multi-million-dollar business.