Desk Report: Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named Yamal in a 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria, with Lamine Yamal out. However, Barcelona gave them bad news a few hours after the squad was announced. Yamal has suffered another groin injury after the Champions League match against PSG. He will be out of action for two to three weeks, the La Liga top club said in a statement. This means that even if he is included in the squad, Spain will have to…
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Sumud flotilla carrying aid to Gaza detained: Global outrage against Israel
Desk Report: Sumud flotilla carrying aid to Gaza detained: Global outrage against Israel Israel has blocked the Global Peace Flotilla, which was carrying more than 40 ships to Gaza. More than a hundred human rights activists on board have been detained. World leaders have been quick to react to the incident. At the same time, Palestinian activists have protested in cities around the world, including Istanbul, Athens, Buenos Aires, Rome, Berlin and Madrid, condemning Israel’s blocking of aid to the famine-stricken Gaza and its detention of human rights activists. Protests…
Read MoreSpain, Brazil, Türkiye and Pakistan condemn Israel’s raid on Gaza-bound flotilla
Desk Report: Spain, Brazil, Turkey and Pakistan have condemned the Israeli raid on the Global Relief Flotilla, which is carrying aid from around the world for the starving Palestinian people of Gaza. Israel has detained more than 12 ships in the flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea since Wednesday night. At the same time, the country has detained more than 200 human rights activists from 37 countries on the flotilla. Swedish human rights activist Greta Thunberg has also been detained by the Israelis. On Thursday morning, the flotilla’s live tracker reported…
Read MoreSpain cancels third arms deal with Israel
Desk Report: Spain has cancelled a third arms deal with Israel. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the cancelled deal was worth 207 million euros. The matter comes at a time when international pressure is mounting against Israel, a country that has been carrying out genocide in Gaza. Spain approved a complete arms embargo at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. As a result, the export and import of all types of defense equipment, technology and related products with Israel has been stopped. Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo said after the cabinet…
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