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• Spain win the World Cup after Ferran Torres dethrones 10-man Argentina in extra time (The Guardian)
• World Cup 2026 final in photos: Spain triumphs as football crowns a new champion (CNBC)
• Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup (BBC)
• Spain beats Argentina to win the World Cup (El País)
• La prensa argentina y mundial también se rinde a España tras hacerse con la segunda estrella: "Reyes del juego", "Merecido campeón" (EuroSport) Check here the coverage of the most important front pages of the best newspapers in the World

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The Interview: Mick Jagger Knows...

... he May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show (BY The New York Times)

EL PAÍS (News in English)

‘They handcuffed a dead man’: Questions mount after ICE shooting

Dear readers,

The fatal shooting of 26-year-old Colombian Johan Sebastian Durán Guerrero by an ICE agent has shaken the small Maine city of Biddeford, where residents are demanding answers. And in Georgia, Jeús Manuel Arenas Silva suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while being transferred between two detention centers, becoming the 54th migrant to die in ICE custody during Trump’s second presidency.

In other news, concerns about global security are reshaping government priorities. Military spending has risen for 11 consecutive years and now stands at nearly $3 trillion worldwide, as countries respond to geopolitical tensions, technological competition, and growing uncertainty over the international order.

‌We also spoke to Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood about the band’s latest album, Foreign Tongues, the risks of censorship, and his hopes for a 2027 tour.

We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition

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• The extreme heat to come: Could Spain reach 50 degrees Celsius?
• At home with Susumu Higa, the anti-war manga artist who does not have a phone or a car
• How the Spain coach spent over a decade recruiting the players who will be at the World Cup final

Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

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Spanish Football Masterclass at FIFA World Cup Semifinals

A special team beats brilliant individuals - how silky Spain flattened France (BBC)

Spain deliver World Cup masterclass against France to reach final (ABS-CBN)

Spain deliver masterclass to beat France 2-0 and reach World Cup final (Al Jazeera)

Pedro Porro turns from defender to destroyer as Spain outwit France once more (The Guardian)

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Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

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Hustle culture is destroying our clients. It’s time they let their impossible standards crash to the ground

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EL PAÍS (News in English)

NATO: filling in the gaps

Dear readers,

The NATO summit this week further underscored the rift btween the United States and its European partners. As a result, European allies and Canada are moving to fill the gaps in Europe’s security umbrella as the US scales back its commitment. A group of 12 countries is preparing a new mission to strengthen maritime security in the North Atlantic and the Arctic, according to alliance sources.

Back in the Americas, tension is growing over the US role in the Ismael El Mayo Zambada case. Mexico is demanding further explanations about the role US agencies may have had in the transfer by plane of the drug leader from Mexico to US territory, and accusing the former ambassador of lying about it.

Our interviewees this week include Danny Elfman, the composer behind most of Tim Burton's best-known movies (as well as the theme for The Simpsons), and British pop superstar Robbie Williams, who is releasing a new album with a title meant "to wind up the right people."

We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

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• The rise and fall of millennial icons: From Facebook and Arcade Fire to American Apparel and Buzzfeed
• Ireland: A journey to Europe’s wildest economy
• Which national soccer teams have the world’s best players?
• The lucrative business of the World Cup: How FIFA secures millions in profits, while host nations take all the risks
• Obesity is inherited: How genes shape our relationship with food
• Spain’s stock market is in the hands of foreign funds: these are the real owners of the Ibex 35
• Why are we so willing to believe the incredible?

La pérdida de auxiliares hace retroceder una década la formación en inglés en los colegios valencianos (Las Provincias)

Los centros valencianos dispondrán el próximo curso de un centenar de auxiliares de inglés frente a los 1.400 de años anteriores ... (keep on reading)

The problem is not only for our Comunidad Autónoma

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¿Por qué la Región de Murcia se queda sin auxiliares de conversación? (La Opinión)

(By Enrique Nieto) Durante más de cuarenta años he sido profesor de Inglés en la enseñanza media.

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