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Look: Thousands scramble as San Fermín Bull Run begins

Daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of a stampeding group of bulls

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Participants run ahead of bulls from the Fuente Ymbro bull ranch during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2026. Thousands of people every year attend the week-long festival and its famous 'encierros', or running of the bulls, in which six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. evey day to run from their corral to the bullring through the narrow streets of the old town over an 850 meters (yards) course while runners ahead of them try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored.

Unai Simon sets World Cup record: 519 straight minutes

Spain’s No. 1 extends shutout run as champions cruise past Austria into last 16

Spain's goalkeeper #23 Unai Simon (L) saves the ball during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Spain and Austria at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026.

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Geography, shifting weather patterns and a warming Arctic are fuelling extreme heat

A shopper rests with her puppy in the shade in the town centre in Huddersfield in Northern England on June 23, 2026, as temperatures increase to heatwave levels and are set to rise further in the week ahead.

Yamal scores as Spain beat Saudi Arabia at World Cup

Barcelona prodigy inspires European champions to dominant Group H opener

Spain's Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup Group H soccer match between Spain and Saudi Arabia in Atlanta, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik S.Lesser)

Court bans Spanish PM's wife from leaving country

Wife of Prime Minister faces corruption and embezzlement charges

Begona Gomez, wife of Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez

Spain held to goalless draw by Cape Verde at World Cup

World Cup debutants stun European champions with resilient defensive masterclass

Spain's defender #22 Pau Cubarsi (R) misses the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group H football match between Spain and Cape Verde at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on June 15, 2026.

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African nations take on European giants in day four of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Two huge games highlight day four of the World Cup

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Not one Real Madrid player was included in Luis de la Fuente’s final 26-man squad

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