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Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is facing a new investigation following the discovery of luxury watches and jewellery in his safe.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

From a distance, his mom watches in the shade on the benches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The opposite was true, he said on CNBC: The Fed “will have room as it watches the numbers to cut rates.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The government also says it found millions in cash and dozens of luxury watches during its search.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Life, like the clock, started again: mornings repairing watches in the workshop, noons most often bumping on my tireless bicycle out to Bos en Hoven Straat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom