La investigación de los Mossos d’Esquadra por la muerte de Isak Andic en la montaña de Montserrat —bautizado como caso Monestir— ha supuesto un reto, en el que la policía ha dedicado esmero y empeño en descubrir qué ocurrió. Pero el esfuerzo no siempre se ve recompensado: los Mossos no lograron encontrar en 17 meses de instrucción a dos excursionistas que auxiliaron a Jonathan Andic cerca de media hora después de la caída de su padre. Los agentes de seguridad ciudadana que acudieron al lugar no les tomaron los datos. Y eso supuso un quebradero de cabeza para los investigadores, que revisaron imágenes, comprobaron matrículas de coches, y hasta se plantearon un llamamiento público para dar con ellos. El hijo del fundador de Mango tampoco les contó que había intercambiado el número con uno de ellos, al que le hizo una llamada perdida, lo que habría permitido localizarlos.
León XIV finalizó este viernes su visita a España con un balance que combina un mensaje poderoso en defensa de los migrantes y contra el discurso del odio, con omisiones dolorosas. El Papa ha pasado de puntillas sobre el mayor escándalo de la Iglesia española en las últimas décadas: los abusos sexuales por parte de miembros del clero y su encubrimiento sistemático. Esta semana posiblemente deje un poso duradero en España por el poder de su palabra, por la plasticidad y la fascinación de las imágenes de la Sagrada Familia y, sobre todo, porque con sus discursos y gestos se está erigiendo, poco más de un año después de su entronización, en una figura antagónica del otro líder estadounidense global, Donald Trump. Pero el viaje también deja otro poso evidente de decepción.
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Researchers working at the ancient Greek city of Termessos (Greek: Τερμησσός) in modern-day Turkey have identified two Greek inscriptions that are shedding new light on the city’s political identity and ritual life in antiquity.
Located in the mountains of ancient Pisidia near modern Antalya, Termessos was part of the wider Greek world that emerged across Anatolia during the Hellenistic period. Perched more than 1,000 meters (aprox. 3,000 ft) above sea level, the city is renowned for its dramatic landscape, well-preserved ruins, and long association with Alexander the Great.
The discoveries were made during ongoing studies at the site inside Güllük Mountain National Park, one of the eastern Mediterranean’s most striking archaeological landscapes.
Researchers identified one inscription on a heavily weathered section near a collapsed city gate. They made the text readable using digital modeling and modern documentation techniques.
According to researchers, the inscription contains a phrase that may be translated as: “May the rights of the independent Termessians endure forever.”
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Koçak of Antalya Bilim University, director of the excavation, explained that the inscription once stood at the entrance of the city, where it announced Termessos’ status to visitors entering the settlement.
The message is particularly significant because of the city’s famous encounter with Alexander the Great. Ancient sources record that Alexander failed to capture Termessos in 333 BC during his campaign through Anatolia. The episode helped establish the city’s reputation as a formidable mountain stronghold.
The newly deciphered text provides rare written evidence of how the people of Termessos understood their own civic identity and autonomy. Placed at the city gate, the inscription served not only as a marker of entry but also as a public statement of political identity.
Researchers also identified a second inscription linked to divination using astragali, small ankle bones typically taken from sheep or goats. In antiquity, these bones were thrown like dice to seek guidance from the gods, a practice widely known throughout the Greek world.
Prof. Dr. Fatih Onur of Akdeniz University’s Department of Ancient Languages and Cultures explained that such systems used either five or seven bones. The Termessos inscription belongs to the seven-bone system, which produced 120 possible combinations. The resulting numbers directed users to specific written responses.
Three inscription blocks of this type have survived, and one remains visible at the site today. Researchers believe travelers and merchants may have consulted the oracle before journeys, trade, or other important decisions.
According to Onur, the responses were written in poetic language, suggesting that the texts were intended for ritual use rather than simple instruction.
Together, the inscriptions offer a rare glimpse into both public and private life in ancient Termessos. One reflects the city’s civic identity and independence, while the other reveals how people sought divine guidance in everyday life.
For archaeologists, the discoveries deepen understanding of a city that stood at the crossroads of local Pisidian traditions and the broader Greek and Hellenistic world that shaped the eastern Mediterranean for centuries.
Measures to include restrictions on ‘safe’ social media apps, with some fearing banning some platforms and not others will lead to legal challenges
Teenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown.
Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI chatbots after a consultation on keeping children safe online.
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La compañía de reparto de comida a domicilio Just Eat ha alcanzado un acuerdo con los sindicatos CC OO, UGT y Fetico para llevar a cabo un despido colectivo que afectará a hasta 50 trabajadores del área de coordinación, y dejará fuera a los repartidores, según han informado esta última organización sindical. Los riders son el grueso de la plantilla y rondan los 2.000 empleados en España, pero no se verán afectados por el ajuste. De hecho Just Eat fue una de las primeras grandes plataformas de reparto de comida a domicilio en España en apostar por un modelo laboral con repartidores contratados como asalariados en lugar de emplear a falsos autónomos, y la primera en firmar un convenio colectivo propio para el sector tras la aprobación de la ley rider.
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One man died in Iowa after a tree fell on him as nearly 700 severe weather events were recorded over three days
An Illinois man whose home was destroyed by a tornado on Thursday was pulled from the rubble by a police officer and a photojournalist, who captured the terrifying storm and subsequent rescue in dramatic video footage.
Scott Lasker, who describes himself as a storm chaser, recorded the tornado ripping through the town of Streator and was filming the damage it inflicted when he came across the man trapped in the debris of his house.
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La Fiscalía considera que existe el riesgo de que Jonathan Andic, investigado por el presunto homicidio de su padre, el fundador de Mango Isak Andic, se dé a la fuga por su “altísima capacidad económica” así como por “la severidad de las penas a las que se enfrenta”. El ministerio público rechaza así las alegaciones presentadas por la defensa de Jonathan Andic, que ha pedido a la Audiencia de Barcelona que anule las medidas cautelares impuestas contra él por una jueza de Martorell (Barcelona). El pasado 19 de mayo, tras ser detenido, el primogénito tuvo que depositar un millón de euros de fianza para quedar en libertad. La jueza le impuso además otras medidas para evitar el riesgo de fuga: retirada del pasaporte, prohibición de salir de España y la obligación de comparecer cada semana en el juzgado.
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Russia is building new military bases and expanding existing ones along its northern border with NATO, according to ISW. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assesses that the construction likely supports future Russian force projection against the alliance. Near-term Russian ground operations remain unlikely, the think tank notes, since most Russian combat power stays committed in Ukraine.
Broadcasters in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, together with a Baltic news portal, published satellite findings of the buildup on 10 June. Russian forces are putting up new facilities and growing old ones near the frontiers of the Nordic and Baltic states. Intelligence officers and senior commanders in Denmark told broadcaster DR the work amounts to preparation for conflict. They see nothing indicating Moscow has actually decided on war, not least because the bulk of its army remains tied down in Ukraine.
Marko Eklund, a former Finnish intelligence officer, told DR that the Russian command plans to deploy about 115,000 troops at the northern NATO border. That deployment would come after the war in Ukraine ends. Construction has begun on a new Russian base at Novaya Vilza, outside Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia. The site sits roughly 190 kilometers from Finland and will hold 4,000 to 6,000 personnel. Russia began renovating an abandoned Soviet-era garrison in Petrozavodsk earlier this year. Finland's army chief, Pasi Välimäki, expects Russia to put 80,000 soldiers on the shared border, he told Swedish broadcaster SVT.
A source covering the Russian Northern Grouping of Forces claimed Russia's command is moving parts of the 44th Army Corps, a Leningrad Military District formation, to the Republic of Karelia. Only the command post stays behind for now. Those command-post elements currently sit in Luga, Leningrad Oblast, ready to shift to Petrozavodsk once Russia finishes the bases, the source claimed.
A Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger claimed on 11 June that crews are upgrading at least 19 barracks, along with support and storage buildings, at Pechenga on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast. The site lies about 10 kilometers from the Norwegian border. The milblogger also claimed Baltiysk in Kaliningrad Oblast is getting a bigger naval infantry footprint, more armor, and additional landing craft.
"Russia is establishing these bases to support potential future military actions against NATO, though such ground operations remain unlikely, as most of Russia's combat power is participating in operations in Ukraine," ISW says.
Once the shooting in Ukraine stops, the finished bases would shorten Russia's timeline for massing troops at NATO's frontier, ISW assesses. That leaves NATO needing the readiness to hold off — and, failing that, beat back — a Russian threat at its borders soon after combat in Ukraine stops, in ISW's assessment.
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