Almodovar urges Spain cut ties with Israel over Gaza / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
-
Bouanga brace as LAFC beats Austin 4-1 to advance in MLS Cup playoffs
-
'Golden age': Japan hails Yamamoto, Ohtani after Dodgers triumph
-
Thunder roll over Pelicans to remain NBA's lone unbeaten team
-
Hong Kong legislature now an 'echo chamber', four years after shake-up
-
Most Asian markets rise on lingering trader optimism
-
Andrew to lose his last military rank: defence minister
-
Trump's global tariffs to face challenge before Supreme Court
-
Barnstorming Bayern face acid test at reigning champions PSG
-
Alonso shaping new Real Madrid on Liverpool return
-
Half Yours favourite at Australia's 'race that stops a nation'
-
Tonga rugby league star has surgery after 'seizure' against NZ
-
Trent's return with Real Madrid reminds Liverpool of what they are missing
-
Tehran toy museum brings old childhood memories to life
-
Iran banking on Iraq vote to retain regional influence
-
Daughter of 'underground' pastor urges China for his release
-
Trump the Great? President steps up power moves
-
Fire ravages French monastery dubbed 'Notre-Dame of the Ardennes'
-
Bills outlast Chiefs while NFL-best Colts fall to Steelers
-
NBA champion Thunder roll over Pelicans to remain unbeaten
-
Eliud Kipchoge unveils plan to run 7 marathons on 7 continents
-
Milan deny Roma top spot in Serie A, Inter beat Verona
-
Lens back up to third in Ligue 1 as Lyon held at Brest
-
NFL-best Colts fall to Steelers, Packers lose to Carolina
-
'Regretting You' wins spooky slow N. American box office
-
'Just the beginning' as India lift first Women's World Cup
-
Will Still sacked by struggling Southampton
-
Malinin wins Skate Canada crown with stunning free skate
-
Barca beat Elche to recover from Clasico loss
-
Jamaica deaths at 28 as Caribbean reels from colossal hurricane
-
Verma and Sharma power India to first Women's World Cup triumph
-
Auger-Aliassime out of Metz Open despite not yet securing ATP Finals spot
-
Haaland fires Man City up to second in Premier League
-
Sinner says staying world number one 'not only in my hands'
-
Ready for it? Swifties swarm German museum to see Ophelia painting
-
Pope denounces violence in Sudan, renews call for ceasefire
-
Kipruto, Obiri seal Kenyan double at New York Marathon
-
OPEC+ further hikes oil output
-
Sinner returns to world number one with Paris Masters win
-
Sinner wins Paris Masters, reclaims world No. 1 ranking
-
Nuno celebrates first win as West Ham boss
-
Obiri powers to New York Marathon win
-
Two Louvre heist suspects a couple with children: prosecutor
-
Verma, Sharma help India post 298-7 in Women's World Cup final
-
Inter snapping at Napoli's heels, Roma poised to pounce
-
India space agency launches its heaviest satellite
-
Wolves sack Pereira after winless Premier League start
-
Debutants Berkane among CAF Champions League top seeds
-
Sundar steers India to five-wicket win over Australia in 3rd T20
-
What we know about the UK train stabbings
-
Jonathan Milan wins wet Tour de France Singapore Criterium
NYSE - LSE
Almodovar urges Spain cut ties with Israel over Gaza
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged Madrid to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel Wednesday over the war in Gaza, calling the conflict a "genocide".
The "All About My Mother" director called on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to convince other European leaders to do the same in a video posted on Instagram by his production company.
"I ask our government to sever diplomatic, commercial, and all types of relations with the State of Israel as a sign of repulsion against the genocide it is committing against the people of Gaza before the eyes of the entire world," he said.
Almodovar has previously signed a letter with other Spanish artists including Javier Bardem denouncing the "silence" over Gaza during the Cannes film festival in May.
Sanchez's leftist government has been among the most vocal critics in the European Union of Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza.
He called it a "genocide" in June having recognised a Palestinian state in May 2024, but Spain has not broken ties with Israel.
The war was triggered by an unprecedented cross-border attack by Hamas into Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the death of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official data.
Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 62,819 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
T.Egger--VB
