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Spain permanently pulls ambassador from Israel amid Iran war

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Spain permanently pulled its ambassador to Israel on Tuesday over its opposition to the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, ratcheting up an already tense diplomatic rift between the two countries.
The Spanish government formally terminated the ambassador’s post in its official gazette and said its embassy in Tel Aviv will now be led by a chargé d’affaires indefinitely.
Madrid had recalled its ambassador last September after Israel condemned Spain’s decision to block aircraft and ships carrying weapons to Israel from using Spanish ports or airspace. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called the move antisemitic at the time.
When a reporter on Wednesday asked whether Spain, in general, was cooperating with the U.S., President Donald Trump replied, «No, they’re not. I think they’re not cooperating at all.»
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People walk past damaged buildings following a strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS)
«Spain, I think they’ve been very bad,» the president said. «Very bad. Not good at all. We may cut off trade with Spain.»
«I don’t know what Spain is doing,» Trump continued. «They’ve been very bad to NATO. They get protected, they don’t want to pay their fair share. And they’ve been that way for many years.»
Trump added that the people of Spain «are fantastic,» whereas the leadership is «not so good.»
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Wednesday criticized Spain’s decision to recall its ambassador to Israel permanently as «hard for me to absorb.»
«Spain is a member of NATO, and the United States and Israel are in joint operations against the Iranian regime who openly calls for the destruction of the Jewish State, attacks against the West, and seeks to purify Islam in its own image,» Graham wrote on X.

Spain recalled its ambassador to Israel, the latest flare-up in the rocky diplomatic relationship between the two countries in recent years. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
«The religious Nazi regime in Iran is the problem, not the Jewish State,» the senator continued. «I hope Spain’s actions will not encourage the tyrannical, fanatical regime in Iran — that abuses its own people — to hang on.»
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Relations between Spain and Israel have deteriorated sharply since Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks.
Israel also downgraded its diplomatic presence in Spain last May after Spain recognized a Palestinian state, placing its own embassy in Madrid under a chargé d’affaires.
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Bipartisan housing push advances, but Trump-backed investor ban faces resistance

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The Senate moved closer Wednesday to advancing a sweeping housing package aimed at boosting affordability, but a Trump-backed provision banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes is emerging as a flash point.
Lawmakers cleared another procedural hurdle for the bill Wednesday, setting up a likely final vote before they leave Washington Thursday.
The Housing for the 21st Century Act passed the House last month by a 390-9 bipartisan vote. The legislation includes a wide-ranging slate of measures designed to increase the supply of affordable housing.
HOUSE PASSES BIPARTISAN HOUSING BILL AS TRUMP ZEROES IN ON AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
President Donald Trump speaks about the military strikes against Iran at a news conference Monday, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the chair of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., its top Democrat, teamed up to advance and modify the bill in the Senate.
«When President [Donald] Trump and Elizabeth Warren and Senate Republicans can all come to the same place on a housing bill, it shows that if you put partisan politics aside and focus on the issues impacting the American people, you can get results,» Scott told CNBC’s «Squawk Box.»
In its original form, the legislation was primarily intended to help first-time homebuyers and lower-income Americans enter the housing market or gain access to more affordable housing options.
BIPARTISAN PLAN AIMS TO MAKE THE AMERICAN DREAM AFFORDABLE AGAIN FOR MILLIONS OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., arrives for a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building Feb. 27, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But the initial bill lacked a key policy Trump wanted — a ban on institutional investors, such as hedge funds or large corporations, buying single-family homes. Trump earlier this year signed an executive order banning the practice and urged Congress to codify it during his State of the Union address.
«I’m asking Congress to make that ban permanent because homes for people — really, that’s what we want,» Trump said. «We want homes for people, not for corporations.»
Scott and Warren added that provision to the bill. If passed, the package would also incorporate several policies from the ROAD to Housing Act, a separate Senate housing proposal that previously stalled.
The provision would prohibit large-scale investors from purchasing single-family homes and would require companies that exceed a certain ownership threshold to divest within seven years.
PRO-TRUMP GROUP UNLEASHES BLUEPRINT FOR CRUCIAL HOUSING INITIATIVE FEATURING TOP MAGA INFLUENCER

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, warned there was a «problem» with the Senate’s bipartisan housing package. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But the institutional investor ban is drawing concerns from some Senate Democrats and industry stakeholders who argue it could eliminate build-to-rent housing units.
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said on the Senate floor that «there is a problem» with the bill. He argued the ban on corporations and hedge funds buying single-family homes was written in a way that would force «anybody who owns and rents out more than 350 units, single family or duplexes» to sell after a seven-year period.
«There’s literally no reason for this,» Schatz said. «And the problem is that it was written in such a way that it was trying to capture the hedge fund problem, but they wrote it wrong.
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«And, so, the definition of institutional investor says, essentially, anyone who owns and operates more than 350 units to rent. That’s bananas.»
Several members of the housing and rental industry wrote in a letter to Scott and Warren that the seven-year clause would «effectively shut down build-to-rent development, leading to less supply and fewer options for renters.»
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Israel: Hadassah, el hospital bajo tierra y portátil de Jerusalén a salvo de la violencia de los misiles iraníes

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Rompió el silencio el joven que atropelló y mató a su profesor en medio de una broma: “Profundo dolor”

El joven que atropelló a su profesor en medio de una broma que salió mal en Georgia, Estados Unidos, rompió el silencio y lamentó el hecho. En un comunicado emitido por su familia, aseguró estar atravesando un “profundo dolor” por la muerte del docente.
Jayden Wallace, de 18 años, se acercó a la casa de su maestro, Jason Hughes, de 40 años, junto a cuatro compañeros para tirarle rollos de papel higiénico, una tradición común en el país. Sin embargo, cuando el profesor salió corriendo para atraparlos, fue embestido por la camioneta del estudiante.
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La familia del adolescente emitió un comunicado sobre lo ocurrido: “Somos una familia con profundo remordimiento y afligida por una pérdida tan tremenda en nuestra comunidad de North Hall. Jason Hughes significaba el mundo para nuestro hijo, Jayden”, expresaron en el escrito recuperado por 11Alive el martes.
“Se tomó el tiempo para invertir en Jay y derramó su amor en él, haciendo un impacto duradero. Junto con el resto de nuestra familia, Jay expresa su más profundo dolor y su más sincera disculpa a la familia Hughes”, agregaron.
Jason Hughes murió atropelldo por un alumno. (Foto: gentileza People).
Por su parte, el adolescente también expresó su dolor por el lamentable suceso: “Me comprometo a vivir el resto de mi vida de una manera que honre la memoria del entrenador Hughes ejemplificando a Cristo. Nunca será olvidado”.
Una broma que terminó de la peor manera
El trágico hecho ocurrió el viernes por la noche, cerca de las 23.40, en la localidad de Gainesville. Según informó la policía del condado de Hall, cinco adolescentes llegaron en dos autos a la casa de Hughes y comenzaron a lanzar rollos de papel sobre los árboles del jardín.
El profesor, que era padre de dos chicos, esperaba con ilusión este tipo de bromas, según contó su esposa. Esa noche, el hombre salió de la casa para sorprender a los chicos.
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En ese momento, los estudiantes se subieron rápidamente a sus vehículos para escapar. Estaba lloviendo; Hughes tropezó y cayó sobre la calle justo cuando una camioneta pickup arrancaba para huir. El conductor, Jayden Ryan Wallace, lo atropelló accidentalmente.

Los alumnos tiraron papel higiénico a la casa de Hughes. (Foto: gentilez Mirror)
Los otros estudiantes, identificados como Elijah Tate Owens, de 18 años, Aiden Hucks, de 18 años, Ana Katherine Luque, de 18 años, y Ariana Cruz, de 18 años, fueron arrestados en la escena. Bajaron enseguida del auto junto a Wallace para asistir a Hughes, pero el profesor fue declarado muerto mientras era trasladado al hospital local.
El conductor fue acusado de homicidio vehicular en primer grado, un delito grave en Georgia que puede significar entre tres y quince años de prisión, además de cargos por conducción imprudente.
Los otros cuatro estudiantes fueron detenidos y acusados de allanamiento ilegal y tirar basura en propiedad privada, aunque recuperaron la libertad bajo fianza.
La esposa de Hughes, que también es profesora en el mismo instituto, pidió públicamente que se retiren los cargos contra el joven conductor.
“Esta es una tragedia terrible, y nuestra familia está decidida a evitar que ocurra otra tragedia que arruine la vida de estos estudiantes”, expresó en declaraciones al New York Times.
La familia de Hughes difundió un comunicado en el que remarcaron que el profesor “conocía y apreciaba a los cinco estudiantes implicados y que procesarlos iría en contra de su vocación de ayudar a los jóvenes”.
Wallace y Hughes eran muy cercanos, declaró Matt Williams, amigo de Hughes, a abc News. “La familia quiere dejar claro que conocían a estos niños y los querían, y que estos niños querían a los Hughes. Esto no fue un acto malicioso”.
La decisión final sobre el futuro judicial de los estudiantes quedará en manos del fiscal del distrito, Lee Darragh.
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