“The strike does not start on November 11, it starts today, and it has already begun,” said Enric Aragonès, spokesperson for the Tenant Syndicate. Labor organizers and housing advocates announced on Monday that the main demonstration for the upcoming 24-hour general strike will gather at Jardinets de Gràcia in Barcelona at 5:30 p.m. on November … Read more
Puigdemont Rules Out Opposition Leadership on Return Carles Puigdemont confirmed Thursday that he will not assume the role of leader of the opposition in the Catalan Parliament if and when he returns to Catalonia, citing institutional respect for the presidency. Speaking in an interview on the 2Cat program Pla Seqüència, the former president of the … Read more
FC Girondins de Bordeaux kick off their Régional 1 campaign this Friday, October 16, 2026, away against Aviron Bayonnais, with regional broadcaster TV7 providing live television coverage for fans watching from home. Following a turbulent summer marked by administrative relegation and a takeover by British investment fund Park Bench, the club enters the sixth tier … Read more
Sixty-eight percent of Jewish Israelis identify the October 7, 2023, attacks as a central factor in their upcoming vote, according to a September poll by the Israel Democracy Institute. As Israel enters an election campaign for the first time since the assault that left 1,200 dead and 251 hostages taken to Gaza, politics once again … Read more
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the military execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will be public and carried out by soldiers from Fort Hood, ara.cat reported. Hasan, a former military psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded 32 during a 2009 mass shooting at the Texas military base, received execution approval … Read more
Lamin Dibba, the 29-year-old center for Class Sant Antoni, will return to the Pavelló Vell de la Bisbal on Saturday, a venue where he spent three seasons and considers his professional career truly began, diaridegirona.cat reported. The match, part of the Segona FEB, marks a homecoming for the Gambian-born player, who previously wore the Bisbal … Read more
Claudio Lotito addressed years of club turbulence, public criticism, and personal threats in a frank interview. Speaking publicly about the mounting pressure surrounding his administration, Lotito acknowledged enduring three years of severe distress, which included intimidation tactics during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods. The interview brings fresh focus to the turbulent relationship between … Read more
A Fragile Investiture Hits the Two-Year Mark Two years after Salvador Illa secured the presidency of the Generalitat amid high political volatility, his administration enters the second half of its legislative term facing deep structural challenges, fiscal negotiations, and external electoral pressures, according to regional reports. Marked initially by a fragile investiture on August 8, … Read more
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) appointed former star midfielder Andrea Pirlo as head coach of the senior men’s national team on a four-year contract worth €1.5 million annually, following high-level discussions that saw former manager Roberto Mancini emerge as an early federation favorite due to promises from CONI President Giovanni Malagò and a lower projected … Read more
CTT Olot Prepares for Historic Champions League Stage 1 Debut in Lille The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) headquarters hosted the official draw for the first phase of the European Champions League, setting up a demanding opening test for Spain’s CTT Olot. The Catalan club learned its group-stage opponents on July 18, officially stamping their … Read more