🇪🇸 Spanish Vocabulary — 25 Jun 2026

"Since Trump’s election victory in November 2024, Starmer has sought to pursue a conciliatory approach with him, and initially drew praise for his deft handling of the unpredictable president, but their relationship deteriorated over the Iran conflict."

"Technology promised to connect us but, instead, isolated us in ways we’re only beginning to understand."

"That is why many Muslim-majority countries remain unconvinced by the Accords."

"“I don’t know, I think I see that he was, I guess, the mayor of a town.” “I hear he’s extremely liberal, extremely, so that means he probably won’t open up the North Sea.”"

"Since rare earths are critical to modern economies, required for everything from smartphones and wind turbines to e-vehicles and military systems, including fighter jets, missiles and satellites, the emerging global geopolitics complicates the challenge."

"Interrupted treatment and weak health systems allow such strains to spread."

"The US president told reporters Burnham “probably won’t open up the North Sea” for oil exploration, and that “the UK is dying”, signalling that the newly elected Labour MP could face a rocky relationship with Trump."

"Burnham has been critical of Trump in the past, describing American politics as “polarised” and “poisonous” while on the campaigning trail in Makerfield this month."

"But they do not signal an official policy shift in New Delhi, nor do they erase the many years of hostility, diplomatic freezes and inflammatory rhetoric that have pushed relations between the two nuclear neighbours into a dangerous cycle, And yet, they matter, because they come from sections not usually associated with conciliatory language"

"On Thursday and Friday, Russian forces also targeted a strategic bridge on the Dniester river estuary near the village of Mayaky, Ukrainian officials said."

"Trump appeared unconvinced, at times interrupting Rutte to disagree with him, ‌though he praised his leadership."

"The WHO is proud and thankful for our eight-decade partnership with Pakistan, which has played a pivotal role in promoting global public health during a period in which the power of science and international health cooperation has improved our health and our lives in countless ways."

"The US president told reporters Burnham “probably won’t open up the North Sea” for oil exploration, and that “the UK is dying”, signalling that the newly elected Labour MP could face a rocky relationship with Trump."

"As rioters stormed the US Capitol in 2021, Burnham posted on X: “Any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now.”"

"It is rightly feared that such unchecked discretion in the hands of a few individuals — without any clarity on how unlawful gathering will be defined or ‘good faith’ assessed — is highly prone to selective applications against opposition or dissenting groups given the polarised environment in the province."

"Rutte is visiting ⁠Washington to try to ease ​strains in the alliance over the Iran war and Trump’s threats to draw down troops in Europe, ahead of a pivotal Nato leaders’ summit in July in Ankara."

"“You really have done a good job, and I think if anybody else were in that position, we wouldn’t even be meeting today, to be honest with you, because we were let down,” Trump said."