The American activist James 'Fergie' Cox Chambers, detained in Ibiza, has been placed at the disposal of the National High Court, which will be the court responsible for deciding on the extradition proceedings. As reported by the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), the on-duty court made James 'Fergie' Cox Chambers available to the National High Court via videoconference and, for the time being, he will not have to attend the Ibiza courts in person.

Almost a hundred Menorcan privateering ships hindered Spain and France from helping the American colonists in the revolt against the British, led by George Washington, who would be the first president of the United States and would give his name to the capital. The islanders, and specifically the Menorcans, played a prominent and perhaps not very well-known role in the early days of the USA, which celebrates on Saturday, July 4, 250 years of its declaration of independence, in 1776.The revolt of the inhabitants of the 13 colonies was not an isolated event. On the one hand, it stemmed from the certainly groundbreaking ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers, such as Voltaire and his peers. On the other hand, from a previous conflict, the Seven Years' War, between France and Spain on one side and Great Britain on the other, in which the colonists had supported the metropolis, but for the expenses of which – wars are always expensive – it wanted them to pay the bill. This led to the rupture of hostilities in 1775 and the unilateral declaration of independence the following year.

He declared himself excited to visit the land of Juníper Serra and satisfied to combat, in good camaraderie, with the Franco dictatorship, against international communism. 70 years ago, at the beginning of the summer of 1956, who was then Vice President of the United States, Richard Nixon, made a lightning visit to Mallorca to meet with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and, as a good tourist, to swim for a while on the beach.

The Mallorcan hotel chain Melià Hotels International has decided to immediately end the management, commercialization, and brand licensing services for 15 hotels in Cuba. The decision comes in a context marked by pressure from the United States on foreign companies operating on the island and after the Donald Trump administration set June 5 as the deadline to take measures against companies linked to business with the Cuban military conglomerate Gaeasa.

A 34-year-old American citizen has requested political asylum in Mallorca out of fear of Donald Trump's policies. The man appeared this Wednesday at the Felanitx Civil Guard barracks, explaining his case and requesting that an asylum application be processed, citing the fear he suffers from not sharing the policies being implemented in his country by President Donald Trump.

Pep Martorell is a physicist, holds a PhD in Computer Science, and is a partner at the management firm Invivo Partners, where he helps develop artificial intelligence (AI) projects. As an expert in the field, he will participate this Thursday, March 12, in the "Companies with a Human Face" symposium in Palma, to discuss the trends that will shape AI in the next decade.

Two US Navy helicopters made a stopover this Friday at the Son Sant Joan air base in Palma, after arriving from Marseille. They are two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters – serial numbers 168158 and 168167 – belonging to HSM-79 squadron, a unit usually deployed at the Rota naval base in Cádiz. The aircraft, which specialize in naval missions such as anti-submarine warfare and maritime surveillance, remained in Mallorca for several hours before resuming their flight to the Spanish mainland, with their final destination being Almería. The stop was reportedly due to technical issues during the flight, after a descent was detected while they were flying towards Palma from southern France.

The lack of aviation fuel in Cuba has triggered a new crisis that is severely impacting the international tourism sector and, in particular, Spanish companies with a significant presence on the island. The Cuban government has warned airlines that it cannot guarantee kerosene supplies at the country's airports for weeks, a situation that has forced a reconfiguration of flight operations and accelerated adjustments in the hotel sector. The crisis is part of a serious energy emergency plaguing the country, with difficulties importing oil and its derivatives, which affects not only air transport but also the electricity supply and economic activity in general. Tourism, Cuba's main source of foreign currency, is once again in an extremely vulnerable position.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had arrived in Washington with the aim of convincing Donald Trump that the Alliance is still necessary, but he hadn't anticipated running headlong into the tycoon's expansionist ambitions. The US president insisted to the leader of the Atlantic Alliance that he "needs" Greenland "for national security" and spoke about a possible annexation: "I think we'll do it. We really need it for national security." Greenland is an autonomous territory that is part of Denmark, a NATO ally. As if Rutte weren't already clear on what Trump wanted, Trump pointed at him and said: "I'm sitting with a man who could be pivotal."

A congressional investigation has finally confirmed—and added lurid details to—the accusations against Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, which forced his resignation from the nomination for attorney general offered to him by Donald Trump. The damning report from the House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying tens of thousands of dollars for sex and drugs on at least 20 occasions, including paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2017, according to a draft obtained by CNN. The committee itself, led by Republicans, had announced it would release the report on Gaetz, a move he had sought to avoid by resigning his seat. The draft report concludes that the Florida congressman violated the laws of that state, including legislation on rape and sexual assault. The GOP-led group opted to take the unusual step of publishing a report on a former member who resigned from Congress. "The Committee determined that there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, inadmissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress." According to the report, the panel investigated transactions Gaetz personally conducted, often using PayPal or Venmo, with a dozen women during his time in Congress. Investigators also focused on a 2018 trip to the Bahamas, which they said "violated the House gift rule," during which he "engaged in sexual activity" with several women, including one who described the trip itself as "payment" for sex. On the same trip, he also took ecstasy, one woman on the trip told the committee.

The Balearic Islands government expressed its "prudence" on Saturday regarding the events in Venezuela and voiced its support for Venezuelan residents in the islands, after the United States announced the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores as part of a military operation that included bombing.

Mallorca for Peace gathered this Friday at 6:30 p.m. to show their contempt for the United States' largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which arrived on the island this morning. The meeting point was at the end of the avenues and the Paseo Marítim. "Its presence is a symbol of war, threat, and military escalation," they denounced. The organization rejects NATO and its wars and urges a future of peace and coexistence among peoples.