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13+ min ago (610+ words) French superstar Kylian Mbappe scores on his return from injury to help Real Madrid to a crucial 2-1 win at Alaves. Kylian Mbappe's and Rodrygo Goes's goals earned Real Madrid a tense 2-1 win at Alaves in La Liga to potentially keep coach Xabi Alonso in his job. Madrid, second, reeled league leaders Barcelona's advantage back to four points and recorded only their third victory in the last nine games across all competitions. After a home defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, Spanish media reported that anything but a victory would cost Alonso his position. Following Mbappe's superb opener on Sunday, Carlos Vicente pulled Alaves level in the second half, but Rodrygo secured the visitors a much-needed victory at Mendizorrotza Stadium. Alonso was able to bring his key player, Mbappe, back into the side after he could only…...

37+ min ago (508+ words) Spanish police have arrested five suspects in a violent cryptocurrency-linked kidnapping and murder. Meanwhile, four more suspects are charged in Denmark. The case highlights increasing physical attacks on holders of digital assets. Moreover, authorities say international coordination has been decisive in taking down the criminal network operating across European borders. The investigation was started in April after an abduction was reported by a woman in Mijas in Malaga. According to the police, the couple was attacked by masked perpetrators near their residence, which was used as a hiding place. Subsequently, the assailants shot the man in the leg, when he tried to escape. Then, they made both victims go into a vehicle. Related Reading: Spain Arrests 11 Over Sophisticated Phishing Scam | Live Bitcoin News After which, the couple was brought to a house and held for a few hours. During their…...

45+ min ago (394+ words) Rodrygo also scored as Madrid moved back within four points of leader Barcelona, which beat Osasuna 2-0 on Saturday. Madrid had won only two of its last eight games in all competitions and was coming off a 2-1 home loss to Manchester City in the Champions League, prompting jeers from fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Mbapp, who missed Madrid's match against City on Wednesday because of a minor injury, scored his 26th goal of the season for Madrid in all competitions after a good run on the left, passing a defender before firing into the top corner from just inside the area in the 24th minute. Alaves equalized through Carlos Vicente in a 68th-minute breakaway, but Rodrygo put the visitors ahead again from close range after a run and assist by Vin'cius J'nior. It was Rodrygo's second goal of the season. He had…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (866+ words) Housing Commissioner Dan J'rgensen warns member countries to take home affordability seriously " or prepare to cede power to far-right populists. From Lisbon to Tallinn, Europeans are overwhelmed by soaring home prices. This week, Brussels intends to do something about it. "This is a real crisis," said European Commissioner for Housing Dan J'rgensen in an interview with POLITICO, ahead of the approval of the bloc's first-ever Affordable Housing Plan. "And it's not just enough to talk about it." To that end, the package will seek to free up public cash for the construction of new homes, track speculation in the housing market, and give regional and local governments tools to rein in the short-term rentals contributing to the housing shortage. "The plan will be a mix of concrete actions at the EU level and recommendations that member states can apply," J'rgensen…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago (372+ words) Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco's border with Algeria has killed nine African migrants CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco's border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. The bodies of seven men and two women were found in Ras Asfour, a remote mountainous Moroccan area known for its plunging temperatures in winter, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights said Saturday in a statement. "They died from extreme cold, which their exhausted bodies could not withstand," it said. One of the migrants was from Guinea, the group said. The rest were from various countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, though specific information about their identities remains unknown. Morocco's Interior Ministry did not immediately respond to questions about the…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago (372+ words) 9 African migrants freeze to death near Morocco-Algeria border Flash floods kill 21 people in Morocco's Safi Syria, coalition forces chasing IS 'sleeper cells' after attack on US troops Rediscovering Jordan: A journey through history and wellness Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco's border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. The bodies of seven men and two women were found in Ras Asfour, a remote mountainous Moroccan area known for its plunging temperatures in winter, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights said Saturday in a statement. "They died from extreme cold, which their exhausted bodies could not withstand," it said. One of the migrants was from Guinea, the group said. The rest were from various sub-Saharan countries, though specific…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago (288+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, Catalan The shift is striking: suddenly, the digital ecosystem gathers around historical figures whose contributions have traditionally been relegated to academic or religious spheres; becoming now at the front scenery." An unexpected but promising movement, opening possibilities for thinking about new forms of spirituality, critical thought, and inner search among younger generations. From this perspective, LUX can be read less as a stylistic gesture than as a symptom. It points to the possibility of an inner reawakening in contemporary society, particularly among younger generations increasingly detached from inherited forms of meaning. To grasp this, the album must be understood beyond its aesthetic surface. LUX is an album that celebrates meaning and joy for life, with notes of love and heartbreak, where the tension between the spiritual and the carnal, freedom and discipline, mysticism…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago (302+ words) The latest numbers came with INDEC's October 2025 travel release. It recorded 1.2289 million Argentine residents leaving the country and 679,200 non-residents entering. Outbound tourists rose 10.8% from a year earlier, while inbound tourists fell 5.9%. The net balance was a gap of 549,700 people in one month. The money flows are the real alarm. Argentines spent about $597.0 million abroad in October. Foreign visitors spent about $232.4 million inside Argentina. That left a deficit of roughly $364.6 million for the month. Trips were not quick, which magnifies the drain. Zoom out and the pattern looks historic. In the first nine months of 2025, 9.7 million Argentines traveled abroad while only 4.1 million foreign tourists arrived, a net outflow of 5.6 million people. Private estimates now put the full-year loss of foreign-currency tourism earnings at $11$13 billion, more than 1.6% of GDP. That would beat the previous record loss of $10.7 billion in 2017. The story behind…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago (730+ words) Either end the sexual harassment and corruption scandals or call snap elections, the prime minister's allies warn. Winter vacation can't start soon enough for Pedro S'nchez. Spain's governing Socialist Party is being battered by a deluge of sexual harassment scandals that is prompting the resignation or dismissal of mayors, regional leaders and even officials employed in the prime minister's palace. Within the party, there's open recognition that its self-proclaimed status as the country's premier progressive political entity is being severely undermined. The scandals are also provoking major fractures within S'nchez's coalition government and parliamentary alliance, with even his most reliable collaborators demanding he make major changes " or call snap elections. But the scale of the sexual harassment scandals revealed in recent days " which have coincided with anti-corruption raids in government buildings " represent an unprecedented challenge for the prime minister. There…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago (583+ words) The person who discovered her phone told how he was left speechless following the bombshell discovery A MISSING backpacker's phone has been discovered two years after she mysteriously disappeared " with the extraordinary breakthrough sparking a fresh search. Celine Cremer, 31, was last seen hiking near a mountain in Australia before she seemingly vanished into thin air " leaving cops completely puzzled over her sudden disappearance. The Belgian tourist's last known sighting was in the Philosopher Falls area near Cradle Mountain in northwest Tasmania on June 17, 2023. But in a breakthrough discovery, a determined group of volunteers " including Celine's family and friends from Belgium " found her mobile phone. The Samsung device was located almost two-and-a-half years after her disappearance " and following months of fruitless search efforts. A bombshell image showed the missing backpacker's phone tightly nestled under a grassy patch of foliage. How missing…...