“Mr. Money is a powerful gentleman,” said the 17th century Spanish poet Francisco de Quevedo. Spain is certainly no stranger to corruption, which has claimed plenty of political careers in recent decades. The latest in deepening jeopardy is current Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who’s led the country for nearly eight years and has become one of the few European leaders to persistently and openly criticize the Trump administration – over Gaza, the Iran war and tariffs.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/21/europe/spanish-pm-wife-corruption-probe-intl
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Clive Davis, the legendary music producer of industry icons from Janis Joplin and Whitney Houston to Billy Joel and Santana, has died. Davis, famously dubbed “the man with the golden ears,” was 94. His family confirmed his death in a social media post. His publicist also confirmed his death to CNN. Davis’s family remembered him as both “a towering figure whose influence changed music forever” as well as “the man who led our family with grace, generosity, and kindness.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/22/entertainment/clive-davis-death
Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham seems poised to succeed Keir Starmer after the UK prime minister announced his resignation on Monday, and is widely considered the frontrunner for the role. Just days ago, Burnham won a crucial by-election, the equivalent of a US special election, in Makerfield, northwest England, which had been triggered with the sole purpose of allowing him to run for the leadership as a sitting member of parliament. Burnham had not even taken his seat in parliament before crushing pressure within the party prompted Starmer’s resignation – and the popular politician’s confirmation he would seek the top job.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/20/uk/andy-burnham-profile-makerfield-intl
In July 2024, the Labour Party secured a landslide general election victory after 14 years in the political wilderness. But it took the British government not quite 24 months to tear itself apart. The party had promised to end the chaotic churn at the top of government seen under the Conservatives, but on Monday Keir Starmer announced his plan to step down as leader just two years into his term. His successor, once chosen, will become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. Less than two years ago, Starmer led Labour to its biggest majority in Parliament this century, consigning the Conservatives to their worst-ever defeat. But the British public soured on Starmer almost as soon as it elected him. He survived months of scrapes, but in the end the pressure for him to quit became too great to withstand. Starmer leaves office as the least popular prime minister on record.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/22/uk/starmer-failed-deliver-change-britain-intl