President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened that Spain would have to &#8220;pay twice as much&#8221; in a future trade deal after the NATO member refused to commit to the alliance&#8217;s new target of spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defense and security.
&#8220;You&#8217;re the only country that is not paying. I don&#8217;t know what the problem is,&#8221; Trump said at the NATO summit in The Hague when questioned about Spain&#8217;s refusal to go along.
&#8220;You know what we’re gonna do? We&#8217;re negotiating with Spain on a trade deal. We&#8217;re going to make them pay twice as much. And I&#8217;m actually serious about that,&#8221; the president added.
NATO members <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-triumphs-nato-bows-to-u-s-pressure-with-5-defense-pledge?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Trump+Triumphs%3A+NATO+Bows+To+U.S.+Pressure+With+5%25+Defense+Pledge">agreed</a> to increase defense spending from the current 2% level to 5% of their country’s gross domestic product by 2035. Spain was the only member that rejected this target, arguing that it would strain the country’s extensive welfare state.
“We fully respect the legitimate desire of other countries to increase their defense investment, but we are not going to do it,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-heads-to-nato-summit-demanding-freeloading-allies-pay-their-fair-share?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Heads+To+NATO+Summit+Demanding+%E2%80%98Freeloading%E2%80%99+Allies+Pay+Their+Fair+Share">said</a> before the summit.
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&#8220;They want a little bit of a free ride, but they&#8217;ll have to pay it back to us on trade, because I’m not going to let that happen. It’s unfair,” Trump said.
As a part of the European Union, Spain <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-25/trump-threatens-to-double-tariffs-on-spain-over-nato-spending">negotiates</a> trade as part of the 27-member bloc, not individually, per Bloomberg. Still, Trump emphasized his intention to bypass the European Union&#8217;s regular trade negotiation protocols.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to negotiate directly with Spain. I&#8217;m going to do it myself,&#8221; Trump insisted. &#8220;They&#8217;re going to pay, they&#8217;ll pay more money this way.&#8221;
The threat comes ahead of the Trump administration&#8217;s July 9 deadline for the European Union to agree to a trade deal. If no agreement is reached, tariffs on EU products imported into the United States are set to increase to 50%.
NATO members condemned Spain for rejecting the 5% target.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, whose country allocates a higher percentage of its GDP for defense than any NATO member, blasted Spain’s lack of commitment.
“We believe that any deviation from this principle by any member country is a bad example,” he said.
“It’s incredibly unfair to the alliance,” another NATO official <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-nato-canada-defense-target-spending-gdp/">said</a> to POLITICO.
At the press conference on Wednesday, Trump said his outlook on NATO had changed. Previously critical of &#8220;freeloading&#8221; nations not paying their fair share in defense, he now believes the alliance is no longer a &#8220;rip-off&#8221; given the new 5% commitment. The increase is expected to significantly boost the alliance&#8217;s collective defense capabilities at a time of heightened global tensions, as the United States has historically shouldered more than two-thirds of NATO&#8217;s collective defense spending.

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A Spanish couple killed when a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/split-in-half-six-people-killed-in-nyc-helicopter-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">helicopter crashed</a> in the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday was identified by authorities as the investigation into the tragedy continues.
Agustín Escobar, a senior executive at German technology firm Siemens, and his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, were both killed after a tourist helicopter appeared to break apart mid-air before falling into the water, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hudson-helicopter-crash-victims-named-rcna200801" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Three minors, who are reportedly the children of Escobar and Montal, were also killed but have not been identified. The name of the pilot who died in the crash has also not been released as of Friday morning.
Escobar brought his family to New York City after a business trip, and the family was celebrating Montal&#8217;s 40th birthday on Thursday when they went on the tourist helicopter flight, according to Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who added that the children were all 11 years old and under. The Spanish newspaper El Diario <a href="https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/muere-familia-espanola-accidente-helicoptero-nueva-york_1_12212531.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the trip was to celebrate the birthday of one of the children.
A video posted on social media showed the Bell 206 helicopter falling from the sky after it appeared to lose its propellers. Witnesses described hearing a loud boom and then seeing the helicopter &#8220;split in half.&#8221; One witness told ABC News that she “heard five or six loud noises that sounded almost like gunshots in the sky and saw pieces fall off, then watched it fall into the river.”
Authorities quickly recovered all six bodies from the Hudson River Thursday evening. Four of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and two more were transported to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. Later that night, the helicopter was removed from the river.
Michael Roth, the CEO of New York Helicopter Tours, said the pilot called in before the crash to say that he needed fuel and was preparing to return, The Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/04/10/helicopter-hudson-river-crash-live-latest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Roth added, &#8220;It should have taken him about three minutes to arrive, but 20 minutes later, he didn’t arrive.&#8221;
&#8220;We’re all devastated,&#8221; he said.
Leaders in the United States and Spain mourned the deaths. Spain&#8217;s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, called the crash &#8220;an unimaginable tragedy.&#8221; President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114316199673595819" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Truth Social, &#8220;The footage of the accident is horrendous.&#8221;
&#8220;God bless the families and friends of the victims,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, and his talented staff are on it. Announcements as to exactly what took place, and how, will be made shortly!&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a>’s rep shared his reaction to multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fraud">scammers</a> pretending to be the movie star on social media, which resulted in several victims being tricked out of more than $350,000.
&#8220;It’s awful that scammers take advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities, and this is an important reminder to not respond to unsolicited online outreach, especially from actors who have no social media presence,” the actor’s spokesperson said, per <a href="https://people.com/brad-pitt-rep-speaks-out-scammers-pose-as-actor-8718169">People</a>.
A recently published press release from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spain">Spain</a>&#8216;s Ministry of the Interior detailed some of the alleged crimes, including scam artists pretending to be Pitt and initiating online relationships with the victims. These individuals then had the women transfer money into various accounts by claiming they were investing in his upcoming projects, the outlet noted.
The scammers &#8220;managed to make these women believe they had become so close to the well-known American actor that they believed they had a romantic relationship with him,&#8221; the docs said. One woman was duped into transferring around $167,000, while another got bilked out of approximately $195,500.
So far, five total suspects have been arrested in connection with the scam and were charged with crimes including fraud, money laundering, and forgery, per Spanish authorities.
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The victims were targeted through Brad Pitt fan pages. The 60-year-old “Ad Astra” star has no official authorized social media accounts on Instagram, X, Facebook, or TikTok.
Pitt has voiced his disinterest in using social media in the past. He told GQ during a 2014 <a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/brad-pitt-british-gq-november-issue-cover-story-interview">interview</a> that he sees social media as being more trouble than it&#8217;s worth.
“Listen, I see a benefit in it. You could, you know, combat the misconceptions or the misquotes immediately. And if I&#8217;d have had that in my younger days, I&#8217;d have used it,&#8221; the actor said at the time. 
&#8220;Because I felt quite used, and completely misunderstood, and misread, and not given the benefit of the doubt,&#8221; Pitt continued. &#8220;You know, I felt that a lot in my first years. I would have brought some logic to the table, and brought it immediately. But now, at this point, I don&#8217;t want to bother with it.&#8221;
In 2019, the actor <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1058939/here-s-why-brad-pitt-isn-t-joining-instagram-anytime-soon">said</a> he didn’t “see the point” in creating an Instagram account.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/katy-perry">Katy Perry</a>’s record label Capitol Records hit back at claims that the singer had filmed a music video on protected dunes on a Spanish Island, saying they were given approval prior to shooting.
Following an investigation by Spain authorities into the 39-year-old singer allegedly filming her video “Lifetimes” at the dunes of S’Espalmador without permission, her label said it had been told verbally it was fine a day before the shoot, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/katy-perry-video-investigated-filming-protected-spanish-sand-dunes-lab-rcna166476">NBC</a> reported.
A rep for the record label said that the music video production company, WeOwnTheCity, “assured us that all necessary permits for the video were secured.”
“We have since learned that one permit was in process, although we were given verbal authority to go ahead,” the spokesperson said. “Our local crew on July 22 applied for a permit for this specific location with the Directorate-General For Coasts And Coastline.”
“Our crew received verbal approval on July 26 to proceed with the filming on July 27,” the label rep added. “We adhered to all regulations associated with filming in this area and have the utmost respect for this location and the officials tasked with protecting it.”
In the video, Perry can be seen dancing on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera and in nightclubs. Her video shoot was partially filmed on the island, which contains sand dunes that the Spanish government says have “great ecological value,” <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20411z4q34o">according</a> to the BBC.
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On Tuesday, local government officials issued a press release saying the celebrity did not seek permission to film in that location. However, the crime would not be classified as “environmental infringement” because parties can be granted access to the area with prior authorization, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/katy-perry-under-investigation-in-spain-for-possibly-damaging-sand-dunes-while-filming-music-video">reported</a>.
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Katy Perry&#8217;s team responded to claims that the music video for &#8220;Lifetimes&#8221; was filmed on &#8220;ecologically sensitive sand dunes without permission.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/N0PsaPwvs0">https://t.co/N0PsaPwvs0</a>
— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) <a href="https://twitter.com/iHeartRadio/status/1824174975143567714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
A statement from Spanish officials said that they were <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/world-news/katy-perry-investigated-for-possibly-damaging-sand-dunes-in-lifetimes-video/">reportedly</a> investigating possible damage to the dunes.
A translation of the complaint <a href="https://www.caib.es/pidip2front/ficha_convocatoria.xhtml?lang=ca&amp;urlSemantica=agricultura-pesca-i-medi-natural-aclareix-que-la-productora-responsable-de-la-gravacio-del-video-de-katy-perry-a-eivissa-no-havia-sollicitat-autoritzacio-a-la-conselleria-per-al-rodatge-">said</a> in part, “The filming of photographic reports, cinematographic, videographic or of any other kind that involve the taking of images in any medium and format with an advertising or commercial exhibition purpose, requires the express authorization of the competent ministry for the environment, without prejudice to other authorizations that can be granted by the corresponding authorities and bodies, including those pertaining to property rights.”
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This latest development comes just after fans and critics slammed Perry for her single “Woman’s World.” According to <a href="https://time.com/7010893/why-officials-in-spain-are-investigating-katy-perry-music-video/">Time</a>, the lyrics “appeared to be feminist on the surface,” but were “combined with a video that many believe catered to the male gaze.” The backlash prompted Perry to respond on social media, <a href="https://x.com/katyperry/status/1812202476357226551" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posting</a>, “YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! EVEN SATIRE!”
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.
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Katy Perry’s Label Hits Back At Claims She Filmed Music Video On Protected Dunes

Katy Perry's Label Hits Back At Claims She Filmed Music Video On Protected Dunes

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Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/katy-perry">Katy Perry</a> is being investigated by authorities for allegedly filming a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">music video</a> on Spanish islands without proper authorization.
During a video shoot for the pop star’s new song “Lifetimes,” Perry can be seen dancing on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera and in nightclubs. Her video shoot was partially filmed on the uninhabited island of S’Espalmador, which contains sand dunes that the Spanish government says have “great ecological value,” <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20411z4q34o">according</a> to the BBC. The outlet reported that the dunes are &#8220;protected.&#8221;
Local government officials issued a press release saying the celebrity did not seek permission to film in that location. However, the crime would not be classified as “environmental infringement” because parties can be granted access to the area with prior authorization.
Spanish officials are <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/world-news/katy-perry-investigated-for-possibly-damaging-sand-dunes-in-lifetimes-video/">reportedly</a> investigating possible damage to the dunes.
A translation of the complaint <a href="https://www.caib.es/pidip2front/ficha_convocatoria.xhtml?lang=ca&amp;urlSemantica=agricultura-pesca-i-medi-natural-aclareix-que-la-productora-responsable-de-la-gravacio-del-video-de-katy-perry-a-eivissa-no-havia-sollicitat-autoritzacio-a-la-conselleria-per-al-rodatge-">says</a> in part, “The filming of photographic reports, cinematographic, videographic or of any other kind that involve the taking of images in any medium and format with an advertising or commercial exhibition purpose, requires the express authorization of the competent ministry for the environment, without prejudice to other authorizations that can be granted by the corresponding authorities and bodies, including those pertaining to property rights.”
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This latest development comes just after fans and critics slammed Perry for her single “Woman’s World.” According to <a href="https://time.com/7010893/why-officials-in-spain-are-investigating-katy-perry-music-video/">Time</a>, the lyrics &#8220;appeared to be feminist on the surface&#8221; but were &#8220;combined with a video that many believe catered to the male gaze.&#8221; The backlash to the song prompted the singer to insist it was meant to be “satire.”
In the music video, Perry dances around in skimpy outfits while repeating the chorus line, “It’s a woman’s world and you’re lucky to be living in it.” At one point, the singer gets crushed by an anvil, then gets reinflated and keeps marching around streets filled with chaos. The song ends as she rides off in a helicopter holding the symbol for the female gender.
Mainstream critics weren’t fans, with <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/katy-perry-womans-world-song-review.html">Vulture</a> saying the song was “the stalest sort of retread.” <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/womans-world-review-katy-perry-is-stuck-in-2016.html">The Cut</a> reviewer said “Woman’s World” was “forgettable” and “cringe,” while <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/12/katy-perry-womans-world-review">The Guardian</a> called it “regressive” and “dated.”
Perry responded on social media, posting, “YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! EVEN SATIRE!”
The singer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katyperry/videos/you-can-do-anything-even-satire/1762228554301692/">shared</a> a behind-the-scenes clip and said, “We’re kind of just having fun being a bit sarcastic with it. It’s very slapstick and very on the nose.”
Perry&#8217;s sixth studio album, &#8220;143,&#8221; drops on September 20.
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Katy Perry Under Investigation In Spain For Possibly Damaging Sand Dunes While Filming Music Video

A Spanish father strode on stage and punched a leftist comedian who had made &#8220;sexualizing&#8221; comments about the father’s three-month-old son on social media.
Comedian Jaime Caravaca had responded to a photo Alberto Pugilato had posted of himself and his three-month-son on Twitter captioned “Pride and joy” by writing, “Nothing and no one can prevent the possibility that he is gay, and when he grows up he gets tired of sucking black c***.”
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Ha borrado el tweet, pero hice captura, la imprimiré y se la llevaré a un monólogo para que nos riamos en persona. <a href="https://t.co/JwWfKRVo6Y">https://t.co/JwWfKRVo6Y</a> <a href="https://t.co/nvfNLiayh4">pic.twitter.com/nvfNLiayh4</a>
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Pugilato fired back on Twitter, “I assure you that you are going to apologize for what you said about my 3-month-old son and you will discover that real life is not Twitter.”
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Te aseguro que sí me vas a pedir perdón por esto que has dicho de mi hijo de 3 meses y descubrirás que la vida real no es Twitter <a href="https://t.co/cirHBGAHe2">https://t.co/cirHBGAHe2</a> <a href="https://t.co/olal876QeW">pic.twitter.com/olal876QeW</a>
&mdash; Alberto Pugilato (@Albertopugilat) <a href="https://twitter.com/Albertopugilat/status/1796968515334705523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In Madrid on Monday, Caravaca was in the middle of his monologue when Pugilato climbed on stage and took a swing at him, yelling, “Those pedophilic comments about my son&#8230;say them to my face&#8230;you piece of trash&#8230;now!” according to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13492357/Astonishing-moment-irate-Spanish-father-punches-comedian-face-stage-making-outrageous-sexualised-joke-three-month-old-son.html">The Daily Mail</a>. “&#8217;What were you saying, huh? That my son was going to eat c***? He&#8217;s three-months-old. Trash. Now what? Say it to my face &#8230; say it to my face now.”
When a man attempted to intercede, Pugilato said, “I&#8217;m sorry, I&#8217;m sorry, I&#8217;m just a father who is defending his child. He has made sexualizing comments about my three-month-old son.” Pointing to Caravaca, he stated, “That has its consequences,” then called him a clown before hitting him in the face again and leaving the stage.
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🇪🇸 Leftist comedian Jaime Caravaca made creepy remarks about a 3-month-old boy.
Today, the dad showed up at his show.
A lesson he won&#39;t forget. <a href="https://t.co/UxDMooYdh6">pic.twitter.com/UxDMooYdh6</a>
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Following the incident, Pugilato posted, “There is only one thing that is above my honor and that is the honor of my children and my family.”
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Solo hay una cosa que está por encima de mi honor y es el honor de mis hijos y de mi familia.
&mdash; Alberto Pugilato (@Albertopugilat) <a href="https://twitter.com/Albertopugilat/status/1797215456224289195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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He also wrote, “To no one&#8217;s surprise, it turns out that those outraged by a father who defends his children from pedophile comments are the same ones who are moving the Overton window that way. For whatever reason.”
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Para sorpresa de nadie, resulta que los indignados con un padre que defiende a sus hijos de comentarios p-dofil-os son los mismos que van moviendo la ventana de Overton hacia ese lado. Por lo que sea. <a href="https://t.co/XGG01QRsy4">https://t.co/XGG01QRsy4</a>
&mdash; Alberto Pugilato (@Albertopugilat) <a href="https://twitter.com/Albertopugilat/status/1797929728831275454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“Gossip Girl” actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Taylor Momsen</a> was bitten by a bat while performing on stage in Sevilla, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spain">Spain</a>, forcing her to get rabies shots over the course of two weeks.
The 30-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">singer</a> was opening for AC/DC on the European portion of their Power Up tour when the incident happened. Besides working in Hollywood as a TV actress, Momsen is the lead singer of the band The Pretty Reckless.
Momsen was performing the song &#8220;Witches Burn&#8221; when the bat attached itself to the hem of her dress and bit her leg.
&#8220;So … ROCK AND ROLL MOMENT … in Sevilla Wednesday during &#8220;Witches Burn&#8221; of all songs… a BAT flew onto me and clung to my leg …&#8221; the singer shared in her Instagram post caption. 
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&#8220;In the moment I was performing and had no idea until the incredible crowd kept screaming and pointing,&#8221; the post continued. &#8220;He was cute, but yes he bit me … so rabies shots for the next two weeks thanks to all the staff at the hospital who dubbed me #batgirl after seeing it on the local news that morning … more footage to come … that’s one for the books!!!! @acdc #pwrup #BATGIRL.&#8221;
&#8220;You guys are pointing at something and I don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re saying,&#8221; Momsen can be heard telling the audience in the video clip. The singer turned around and bent over to see the bat clinging to her dress.
&#8220;Holy f***!&#8221; she yelled before returning to the mic. &#8220;There&#8217;s a f***ing flying bat on my leg right now,” she added, addressing the stage crew to ask for help. &#8220;I must really be a witch,&#8221; Momsen said.
The singer went on to thank the audience and say, “It’s all right,” after the bat was taken away. &#8220;And the bat&#8217;s fine,&#8221; Momsen said. &#8220;He&#8217;s gonna be my new friend.&#8221;
She also shared footage of herself in the hospital receiving shots to prevent rabies. 
Per the <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821">Mayo Clinic</a>, rabies is a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva of infected animals. It’s usually transmitted through a bite.
Once a person begins showing signs of rabies, the disease nearly always causes death. That’s why anyone who may have been exposed to the virus must receive vaccinations immediately. 
Early symptoms of rabies are similar to those of the flu, while later the symptoms may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, agitation, anxiety, confusion, hyperactivity, difficulty swallowing, excessive salivation, fear of consuming fluid, hallucinations, insomnia, and partial paralysis.

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The last time anyone spoke to Ana Maria Knezevich Henao she seemed happy and “totally normal,” but a day later, she disappeared into thin air.
A couple months later, Ana’s estranged husband, David Knezevich, was arrested at the Miami airport and charged with kidnapping, People Magazine <a href="https://people.com/ana-knezevich-henao-missing-spain-all-about-case-accusations-husband-8650265" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He has not been charged with her murder, and she is still nowhere to be found.
Ana, who was born in Colombia, left her home in Florida and traveled to Madrid, Spain, on December 27, 2023, just after she separated from her husband, a Serbian immigrant whom she had been married to for 13 years. The couple owned a tech company together, and splitting up the company became the crux of their contentious divorce.
Ana’s brother, Felibe, told People that the couple were “going through a nasty divorce and there is a substantial amount of money on the line to be split up between the two and Knezevich is not happy about it.&#8221;
Her best friend, Sanna Rameau, told People that Ana “really liked the culture in that city and the atmosphere, and she said she wanted to go and live there.” In Spain, Ana wanted to create a non-profit that would help “women that have been abused or been in a bad situation.”
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In January 2024, Rameau was able to meet with Ana in Austria, and the two made plans to get together in Madrid on February 8. Rameau told the outlet that she spoke to Ana every day, but as their meeting in Spain approached, Ana disappeared.
Rameau knew something was wrong when she received troubling text messages from Ana’s phone on February 3.
“I met someone wonderful,” one message said, <a href="https://people.com/ana-knezevich-henao-missing-husband-texts-made-him-suspect-8647654" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to People</a>. “He has a summer house about 2h [two hours] from Madrid. We are going there now and I will spend a few days there. There is barely any signal though. I’ll call you when I come back. Kisses.”
Rameau told the outlet that she “was very confused” by the texts.
“I was like, ‘What are you talking about? What is going on? This is not safe. Share your location. Something is wrong,&#8217;” she said.
But Ana stopped responding.
Rameau contacted a friend of Ana in Madrid and also called the authorities.
The last confirmed contact with Ana was on the evening of February 2, Rameau told the outlet, saying her friend was “just goofing around” and acted “totally normal.”
Security cameras at her apartment building captured footage of Ana entering her home around 2:30 p.m. Around 9:27 p.m. that same day, the cameras captured a man wearing a helmet enter the building and cover a surveillance camera lens with spray paint. Police have said the man resembled Knezevich.
A federal complaint obtained by People revealed that the man was also seen &#8220;fastening a piece of duct tape to the lock of the building entrance to prevent the lock from engaging to allow subsequent entry.&#8221;
Around 10:30 p.m., the man was seen leaving the building with what appeared to be a suitcase.
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When Spanish police searched Ana’s apartment after she was reported missing, they noted that her cell phone, laptop, and chargers were all missing.
Police also tracked down the shop that sold the brand of spray paint used by the man in the surveillance footage. The shop’s security cameras “depicted an individual who appeared to be Knezevich purchasing the spray paint along with two rolls of duct tape,” on February 2, according to the complaint against Knezevich.
Investigators working on Ana’s disappearance also discovered Knezevich contacted a Colombian woman online in October 2023 who said he asked her to translate a message into “perfect Colombian,” People reported. 
She claimed Knezevich told her he needed the translation for his friend in Serbia “who is writing a script about a Colombian character.”
The woman said the message Knezevich asked her to translate was the same one that Ana’s friend Rameau received the day after Ana disappeared, about meeting a man and spending days with him in a place with spotty cell service. Knezevich also allegedly asked her to translate another message that read: “yesterday after therapy I needed a walk and he approached me on the street! Amazing connection. Like I never had before.”
Authorities contend that Knezevich flew from Miami to Istanbul on January 27 and then rented a car in Serbia on January 29 before driving to Spain to allegedly kidnap his estranged wife, People reported. The owner of the rental car company reportedly told authorities that Knezevich returned the vehicle with tinted windows and different frames for the license plate.
On April 24, nearly three months after Ana disappeared, one of Knezevich’s employees told police that he had asked her to “impersonate” Ana to open a new bank account. The employee said Knezevich provided her with Ana’s social security number to use as identification. When the employee said she was uncomfortable doing so because Ana was missing, Knezevich allegedly told her that it “needed to be done” in order to pay all the employees. Knezevich allegedly added that “I cannot call with my voice because I sound like a guy.”
Knezevich maintains his innocence, with his attorney claiming his client was in Serbia when Ana disappeared, some 1,600 miles away, WSVN <a href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/attorney-husband-denies-any-involvement-in-disappearance-of-south-florida-woman-in-spain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Even with Knezevich’s arrest, Ana’s friends and family still wonder where she is.
“Nothing of this makes sense to me,” Rameau told People. “It&#8217;s devastating. We just want to know where she is.&#8221;
&#8220;I am not going to stop until justice has been served,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I miss her every minute. I just dream that she would come back. She was a sweetheart.”
Ana’s younger brother Felipe still hopes his sister can be found.
“If anybody out there has any information about her whereabouts, we still have hope that we can find where my sister is,” he said during a press conference on May 8, just days after Knezevich was arrested, WSVN <a href="about:blank">reported</a>. “If she’s out there, somewhere, I just want to tell her we all love her, we miss her, we support her, we’re her voice.”

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Shortly after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spain&#8217;s</a> Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced his nation would formally recognize a &#8220;Palestinian state&#8221; as of May 28, Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz posted a video proclaiming the Hamas terrorist slogan calling for the complete eradication of Israel.
Diaz shared the video, which began with her celebrating Spain&#8217;s decision to recognize a &#8220;Palestinian state&#8221; — across several social media platforms. In the video, she went on to say that recognizing the Palestinians&#8217; right to self-governance was only a first step — and argued that Israel should be held to account for the &#8220;genocide&#8221; in Gaza.
Her caption, translated, reads: &#8220;Recognition of the Palestinian State is a matter of human rights and international legality. The situation in Palestine forces us not to stay here. We have to continue working to end the genocide and achieve a ceasefire.&#8221;
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El reconocimiento del Estado palestino es una cuestión de derechos humanos y legalidad internacional.
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In the video, Diaz went on to accuse Israel of committing &#8220;crimes de guerra&#8221; (&#8220;war crimes&#8221;) and criticized the European Union for continuing to provide aid. She ended the video by parroting the Hamas slogan: &#8220;Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea.&#8221;
On the same day that Spain announced plans to recognize a &#8220;Palestinian state,&#8221; Ireland and Norway made <a href="https://apnews.com/article/norway-palestinian-state-ddfd774a23d39f77f5977b9c89c43dbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar announcements</a>.
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&#8220;This would be a terrorist state. It will try to repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again; we will not consent to this. This evil can not be given a state,&#8221; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in <a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-802167" target="_blank" rel="noopener">response to the news</a>.
Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz said that Israeli envoys to Ireland, Spain, and Norway had been called home following the announcement: &#8220;I&#8217;ve instructed the immediate recall of Israel’s ambassadors &#8230; in light of these countries&#8217; decisions to recognize a Palestinian state.&#8221;

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Doritos has fired a trans-identifying male influencer who <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/doritos-spain-faces-backlash-transgender-brand-ambassadors-resurfaced-tweets-1875763">reportedly</a> posted sexual comments about children in the past.
Over the weekend, Samantha Hudson, a trans-identifying man and social media influencer, appeared in a 50-second Instagram promo called “Crunch Talks” for Doritos Spain, which is part of PepsiCo Spain.
A Doritos Spain spokesperson <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boycottdoritos-spanish-trans-influencer-samantha-hudson-1234981041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Rolling Stone that the company had launched a campaign with Hudson on Sunday before they were aware of his previous comments.
On Monday, after the company was “made aware of Samantha’s deleted Tweets from around 2015,” the spokesperson said the Instagram video was removed.
“We have ended the relationship and stopped all related campaign activity due to the comments,” the Doritos Spain spokesperson <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/06/us-news/doritos-spain-fires-transgender-influencer-ivan-ranedo-over-controversial-tweets/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “We strongly condemn words or actions that promote violence or sexism of any kind.”
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Doritos facing backlash for hiring TRANS man to be the face of the brand in Spain. 
Samantha Hudson, a biological man, has sparked outrage across the country for some of his tweets where he shares his fantasies about abusing kids.
H/T <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@libsoftiktok</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/hermanntertsch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hermanntertsch</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ef3z6Xir10">pic.twitter.com/Ef3z6Xir10</a>
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🇪🇸 | Fuerte polémica en España tras conocerse que Doritos eligió a Samantha Hudson como embajadora de su marca en el país europeo.
Samantha Hudson: &#8211; Ha admitido ser una persona pedófila &#8211; Se identifica como una chica trans no binaria &#8211; Se burla abiertamente de las víctimas de… <a href="https://t.co/ur3l2orx3S">pic.twitter.com/ur3l2orx3S</a>
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The campaign’s removal and Hudson’s termination was due to Hudson’s history of controversial comments, not his gender identity, the spokesperson <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boycottdoritos-spanish-trans-influencer-samantha-hudson-1234981041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
“Being perfect is not easy, but you end up getting used to it,” Hudson says in the Doritos Instagram spot, according to a translation.
By Monday, several jarring sexual posts about children that Hudson allegedly wrote resurfaced, sparking outrage online.
“I want to do thuggish things [to] a 12-year-old girl,” Hudson allegedly posted on X several years ago, adding a description of an extreme sexual crime against a child.
Hudson, 24, was <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/doritos-spain-faces-backlash-transgender-brand-ambassadors-resurfaced-tweets-1875763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> 15 when he allegedly made that post.
“In the middle of the street in Mallorca in panties and screaming that I’m a nymphomaniac in front of a super beautiful 8-year-old girl,” Hudson allegedly wrote in another post.
Hudson also appears to have previously said that he wants to destroy the traditional nuclear family.
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&quot;I advocate for the destruction and for the annihilation of the traditional family.&quot; Brand ambassador for Doritos and self-described pedophiIe Samantha Hudson <a href="https://t.co/j4hPgmoaxi">pic.twitter.com/j4hPgmoaxi</a>
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“I advocate for the destruction and for the annihilation of the traditional, monogamous, nuclear family,” Hudson said in a video posted to X by several social media users.
“Not that I’m going to beat up my parents,” he added to laughter from an audience.
In yet another X post, Hudson allegedly said that he hates women who are rape victims.
“I hate women who are victims of rape and who turn to self-help centers to overcome their trauma. k fat wh****,” Hudson allegedly wrote.
Hudson himself previously attempted to explain away his old posts when they came to light after he became a minor celebrity, Rolling Stone reported.
“Some tweets that I posted in 2015 are resurfacing and honestly I don’t know what to say, I don’t remember having written such barbarities,” he <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boycottdoritos-spanish-trans-influencer-samantha-hudson-1234981041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, according to a translation of his posts. “At that time I dedicated myself to saying nonsense, the heavier the better, because I thought that ‘dark humor’ was funny.”
The backlash over Doritos Spain’s decision to partner with Hudson echoes the reaction in the U.S. to Bud Light collaborating with trans-identifying influencer Dylan Mulvaney last year.
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Bud Light’s parent company <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/business/anheuser-busch-revenue-bud-light-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost</a> $395 million in the aftermath of a boycott.
Target also faced an expensive boycott last year over its Pride Month merchandise, which <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-target-lgbtq-1203e875adcc7c86f62252d4ace1a738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">included</a> a kid’s swimsuit with a tag reading “thoughtfully fit on multiple body types and gender expressions” and “The Pronoun Book” aimed at children.

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Doritos Spain is facing backlash for partnering with a trans-identifying man who <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/doritos-spain-faces-backlash-transgender-brand-ambassadors-resurfaced-tweets-1875763">reportedly</a> posted sexual comments about children in the past.
Over the weekend, Samantha Hudson, a trans-identifying man and social media influencer, appeared in a 50-second Instagram promo called &#8220;Crunch Talks&#8221; for Doritos Spain, which falls under PepsiCo Spain.
&#8220;Being perfect is not easy, but you end up getting used to it,&#8221; Hudson says in the spot, according to a translation.
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Doritos facing backlash for hiring TRANS man to be the face of the brand in Spain. 
Samantha Hudson, a biological man, has sparked outrage across the country for some of his tweets where he shares his fantasies about abusing kids.
H/T <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@libsoftiktok</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/hermanntertsch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hermanntertsch</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ef3z6Xir10">pic.twitter.com/Ef3z6Xir10</a>
&mdash; Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1764688557136843201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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🇪🇸 | Fuerte polémica en España tras conocerse que Doritos eligió a Samantha Hudson como embajadora de su marca en el país europeo.
Samantha Hudson: &#8211; Ha admitido ser una persona pedófila &#8211; Se identifica como una chica trans no binaria &#8211; Se burla abiertamente de las víctimas de… <a href="https://t.co/ur3l2orx3S">pic.twitter.com/ur3l2orx3S</a>
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By Monday, however, Newsweek reported that several jarring sexual posts about children that Hudson allegedly posted resurfaced, sparking outrage online.
&#8220;I want to do thuggish things [to] a 12-year-old girl,&#8221; Hudson allegedly posted on X several years ago, adding a description of an extreme sexual crime against a child.
Hudson, 24, was <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/doritos-spain-faces-backlash-transgender-brand-ambassadors-resurfaced-tweets-1875763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> 15 when he allegedly made that post.
&#8220;In the middle of the street in Mallorca in panties and screaming that I&#8217;m a nymphomaniac in front of a super beautiful 8-year-old girl,&#8221; Hudson allegedly wrote in another post.
Hudson also appears to have previously said that he wants to destroy the traditional nuclear family.
&#8220;I advocate for the destruction and for the annihilation of the traditional, monogamous, nuclear family,&#8221; Hudson said in a video posted to X by several social media users.
&#8220;Not that I&#8217;m going to beat up my parents,&#8221; he added to laughter from an audience.
In yet another X post, Hudson allegedly said that he hates women who are rape victims.
&#8220;I hate women who are victims of rape and who turn to self-help centers to overcome their trauma. k fat wh****,&#8221; Hudson wrote.
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&quot;I advocate for the destruction and for the annihilation of the traditional family.&quot; Brand ambassador for Doritos and self-described pedophiIe Samantha Hudson <a href="https://t.co/j4hPgmoaxi">pic.twitter.com/j4hPgmoaxi</a>
&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1764724659088482349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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A Doritos Spain spokesperson <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boycottdoritos-spanish-trans-influencer-samantha-hudson-1234981041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Rolling Stone that the company had launched a campaign with Hudson on Sunday before they were aware of his previous comments.
On Monday, after the company became aware of his comments, the spokesperson said the Instagram video was removed. The campaign&#8217;s removal and Hudson&#8217;s termination was due to Hudson&#8217;s history of controversial comments, not his gender identity, the spokesperson <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boycottdoritos-spanish-trans-influencer-samantha-hudson-1234981041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Hudson himself previously attempted to explain away his old posts when they came to light after he became a minor celebrity.
“Some tweets that I posted in 2015 are resurfacing and honestly I don’t know what to say, I don’t remember having written such barbarities,” he <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boycottdoritos-spanish-trans-influencer-samantha-hudson-1234981041/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, according to a translation of his posts. “At that time I dedicated myself to saying nonsense, the heavier the better, because I thought that ‘dark humor’ was funny.”
The backlash over Doritos Spain&#8217;s decision to partner with Hudson echoes the reaction in the U.S. to Bud Light collaborating with trans-identifying influencer Dylan Mulvaney last year.
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Bud Light&#8217;s parent company <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/business/anheuser-busch-revenue-bud-light-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost</a> $395 million in the aftermath of a boycott.
Target faced an expensive boycott last year as well over its Pride Month merchandise, which <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-target-lgbtq-1203e875adcc7c86f62252d4ace1a738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">included</a> a kid&#8217;s swimsuit with a tag reading “thoughtfully fit on multiple body types and gender expressions” as well as “The Pronoun Book” aimed at children.
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A powerful and rare <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/natural-disaster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earthquake</a> struck the northern African nation of Morocco late on Friday night, at least 2,000 dead and more than 1,800 injured.
The earthquake hit the western part of the nation — which is located across from Spain just south of the Strait of Gibraltar.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/09/world/morocco-earthquake-marrakesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the High Atlas Mountains close to midnight. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in more than 120 years.
The Times noted that the country is &#8220;positioned at the juncture of a slow-motion tectonic crash between the African and Eurasian plates&#8221; with the plates only colliding 4 to 6 millimeters per year. The San Andreas Fault, for comparison, shifts approximately 50 millimeters per year, the report said.
The U.S. Geological Survey says that the most likely accurate estimate for the number of fatalities from the incident could be as high as 10,000.
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Morocco&#8217;s King Mohammed VI held a meeting where he issued orders directing his government&#8217;s response to the tragedy, including instructions to “immediately set up an inter-ministerial commission responsible for deploying a relief program, emergency rehabilitation and assistance in the reconstruction of destroyed housing in disaster areas, as soon as possible.”
The Biden administration also issued a statement offering support to the country.
&#8220;We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from yesterday’s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected,&#8221; said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. &#8220;We offer our support and solidarity to our Moroccan partners at this tragic time.&#8221;
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from yesterday’s earthquake in Morocco and extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected. We offer our support and solidarity to our Moroccan partners at this tragic time.
&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1700499840357089405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Multiple nations offered support to Morocco following the earthquake, including Turkey, which is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that it experienced back in February, killing more than 50,000 people.
Moroccan soccer team star Achraf Hakimi posted to social media a request for people to donate blood to help the victims of the earthquake.
&#8220;We are living in difficult times and our thoughts are with the injured and the families of the victims,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Let&#8217;s all cooperate and contribute to saving the wounded by donating blood. To God we belong and to him we shall return.&#8221;
This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.

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