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30 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) shakes hands with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala during their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. Photo: -/YNA/dpa.

World

NATO SUMMIT

NATO leaders focus on terrorism on last day of summit in Madrid

The Nomad Today 6/30/22

On Wednesday NATO announced it would overhaul deployments in Eastern Europe, with more than 300,000 soldiers to be placed on high alert

29 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: NATO Secretary-General Jeans Stoltenberg makes remarks upon his arrival at the Nato summit in Madrid. The heads of state and governments of the 30 alliance states are to make decisions on the implementation of the "Nato 2030" reform agenda at the two-day summit. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

Stoltenberg: New NATO security doctrine to address China 'challenge'

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/29/22

"I expect that allies will agree that China poses or is a challenge to our values, to our interests, and to our security," Stoltenberg said, arriving at the summit on a…

HANDOUT - 28 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: (L-R) Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde pose for a picture after signing a memorandum of joining of these Nordic countries to the defense alliance. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

NATO to agree biggest defence policy changes since end of Cold War

The Nomad Today 6/29/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has "made even clearer" how important NATO is for the future, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said at the start of the summit

World

NATO SUMMIT

Turkish veto on new NATO members overshadowing start of Madrid summit

The Nomad Today 6/28/22

Erdoğan charges Sweden and Finland with backing the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the YPG, a Kurdish militia based in Syria, both of which Ankara classifies as terrorist groups

Spain

NATO SUMMIT

Anti-NATO protest in Madrid ahead of summit this week

The Nomad Today 6/26/22

The demonstrators called for NATO to be dissolved and for military bases maintained by the United States in Spain to be closed

11 June 2022, Azerbaijan, Baku: Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Alpine F1 Team in action during qualifying of the Formula One Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at the Baku City Circuit. Photo: James Gasperotti/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

SPORTS

Madrid launches bold quest to bring Formula One to Spanish capital

The Nomad Today 6/23/22

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has staged the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991

Spain

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Madrid to become a 'fortress' during NATO summit

The Nomad Today 6/17/22

The government will call on the people of Madrid to work from home if possible and to take no unnecessary trips

17 June 2022, Australia, Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP/dpa.

Spain

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Australia's Albanese confirms he will attend NATO summit in Madrid

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/17/22

Albanese stressed that his main reason for attending the NATO summit was that Australia was making a greater contribution to Ukraine's efforts to defend itself from the ongoing Russian…

11 June 2022, Spain, Calvia: People crowd at the beach of Palmanova in Mallorca. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Lifestyle

SUMMER WEATHER

Early heatwave of 43 degrees expected to hit Spain this week

The Nomad Today 6/13/22

Some respite is expected towards the weekend, when temperatures should drop below 40 degrees again in southern Spain

30 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) speaks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg during their meeting at the Moncloa Palace. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Baltic states want NATO switch from deterrence to forward defence at Madrid summit

The Nomad Today 6/7/22

Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Norway and Lithuania are the five NATO countries that share a land border with Russia; Finland could soon become the sixth

01 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: English singer Mick Jagger performs on stage at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium during a concert by English rock band The Rolling Stones. Photo: Hans Klaus Techt/APA/dpa.

Lifestyle

MUSIC

Rolling Stones open European tour in Madrid to rave reviews

The Nomad Today 6/2/22

The concert got off to a moving start with a video show commemorating the band's drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August of last year

Spain

DEMONSTRATION

Thousands protest against prostitution in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/29/22

The protest was organized by 175 groups and drew some 7,000 people, police said

25 May 2022, United Kingdom, Liverpool: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (L) and Jordan Henderson attend a press conference for the team at the AXA Training Centre, ahead of Saturday's UEFA Champions League Final match against Real Madrid. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa.

Sports

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Madrid to meet Liverpool in tasty final after contrasting build-ups

Mark Meadows 5/26/22

Saturday's Champions League final in Paris could end up being another classic. It brings together a Real Madrid side coasting since winning the Spanish title and a Liverpool team hoping to…

15 February 2022, France, Paris: Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at Parc des Princes stadium. Photo: Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Mbappe turns down Real Madrid to stay at PSG

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/22/22

The news will come as a blow to Real Madrid, who face Liverpool in the Champions League final next weekend.

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

Spain identifies possible new monkeypox cluster in Canaries

The Nomad Today 5/22/22

On Friday, the authorities had closed a Madrid gay sauna identified as a possible place of infection

FILED - 16 February 2022, Hessen, Marburg: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, speaks to the press. The chief of the World Health Organization called on pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices for Covid-19 drugs in order to make them more widely available. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

WHO urges contact tracing as monkeypox spreads across Europe and US

The Nomad Today 5/19/22

In Spain, eight infections were reported in the capital Madrid and another 23 suspected cases are under study. Italy and Sweden on Thursday became the latest countries to report cases…

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

Madrid health authorities studying 23 suspected cases of monkeypox

The Nomad Today 5/19/22

Most of the cases are young men who had sex with other men

Spain

MONARCHY

Spain's king agrees to meet exiled father in Madrid visit

The Nomad Today 5/16/22

At the beginning of March, after all criminal investigations against him had been dropped, Juan Carlos announced that he would remain in exile for the time being, but would soon visit Spain

Sports

TENNIS

Djokovic: "Alcaraz is the best player in the world right now"

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22

"He definitely is special," said Djokovic, who will begin his campaign in Rome against Aslan Karatsev on Tuesday

07 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic in their men's singles semi-final match of the Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Manolo Santana stadium. Photo: Atilano Garcia/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

MADRID OPEN

Spanish talent Alcaraz beats Djokovic to reach Madrid Open final

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/22

Teenage star Alcaraz became the first player to defeat Nadal and Djokovic back-to-back, while he is the youngest player to defeat a world number one in 17 years.