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Las calles están abarrotadas. Gente por todas partes. Cada balcón está repleto, cada esquina vibrando. De un lado suena reguetón, del otro salsa y, por detrás, la bomba y plena. Cada cinco pasos hay comida. Pinchos, alcapurrias y bacalaítos gigantes. Esto es “La SanSe” y, si no la conoces, tranquilo. Puerto Rico te lo va a explicar, con orgullo y en voz alta. Oficialmente, son las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián, un enorme festival de cuatro días que se celebra cada enero en el Viejo San Juan. Empezó en los años 50 como una actividad pequeña para recaudar fondos para una iglesia pero, con el tiempo, se convirtió en una masiva celebración de la música, el arte, la comida y la cultura puertorriqueña. ¿Extraoficialmente? SanSe, que normalmente se celebra el tercer fin de semana de enero, es cuando por fin se acaba la Navidad en Puerto Rico. La despedida final a la temporada. El último suspiro colectivo antes de guardar las decoraciones, se terminen las parrandas y la gente tenga que regresar al trabajo. Este año, el festival también llegó con una de las multitudes más grandes que ha visto el Viejo San Juan. “Está bastante lleno y he visto muchísimos turistas”, dijo Gabriel Sánchez, residente de Bayamón, mientras el movimiento se reducía a un paso lento, los balcones se desbordaban y la señal del celular apenas aguantaba. “El efecto Benito es una realidad”, dijo el salsero Víctor Manuelle justo antes de subir a la tarima el sábado por la noche. Usando el nombre de pila de Bad Bunny, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, explicó que el artista logró despertar un nuevo sentido de identidad y orgullo puertorriqueño que ya se siente mucho más allá de la isla. “Nunca había una figura de tanto alcance, que se había identificado tanto. No estoy diciendo que es el único. Es que Benito, obviamente con ese disco, al rescatar nuestra bomba, nuestra plena, nuestra música tradicional autóctona, abrió una puerta para que sucedan estas cosas”, dijo. Ese alcance ha transformado aún más una de las celebraciones más queridas de Puerto Rico. Según el alcalde de San Juan, Miguel Romero, las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián de 2026 rompieron récords de asistencia, con un estimado de 1.083.881 personas durante los cuatro días del evento, que comenzó el 15 de enero. Solo la noche del domingo, se calcula que al menos 367.387 personas abarrotaron las calles del histórico distrito. Turistas de toda América Latina, de Estados Unidos y de otros países se encontraban entre los locales —cantando, bailando, ondeando banderas— atraídos no solo por la fiesta, sino también por la cultura. “En Puerto Rico, estamos muy contentos con Bad Bunny”, dijo Juan Cabán, residente de Cabo Rojo. “Estamos muy contentos que alrededor del mundo nos conozcan, conozcan nuestra cultura, nuestra música y que nos estén visitando”. Y el mundo pronto tendrá otra oportunidad de vivir ese “efecto Bad Bunny”. En pocas semanas, el artista llevará la música de Puerto Rico a uno de los escenarios más grandes del planeta: el show de medio tiempo del Super Bowl. Reguetón. Bomba. Plena. Todo en español. En voz alta y orgullosamente boricua. Para muchos puertorriqueños, se siente como cerrar un círculo. Los mismos ritmos que hoy se escuchan en las calles del Viejo San Juan pronto llegarán a millones de personas alrededor del mundo. “Yo creo que va a tener un récord de audiencia”, dijo Víctor Manuelle. “En ningún momento los latinos habían estado tan pendientes a una presentación del Super Bowl como van a estar a esta, y nosotros estamos súper orgullosos. Sé que hemos tenido en otras ocasiones representantes latinos como Shakira, como Jennifer Lopez, claro está. Pero yo creo que este evento va a marcar una diferencia”. “Yo casi no veo Super Bowl… pero verlo ahora en el halftime show va a ser bueno para Puerto Rico y bueno para lo que sería la música latina”, dijo Sánchez mientras salía del festival. “Todos vamos a estar allí. Todos vamos a estar en primera fila y le deseamos lo mejor y que ponga el…

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The president of South Sudan has dismissed his interior minister, the wife of a detained opposition leader with whom he was running a unity government following a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war. President Salva Kiir on Monday evening removed Interior Minister Angelina Teny, a senior opposition figure and the wife of detained First Vice President Riek Machar. No reasons were given for the dismissal. Kiir replaced her with Aleu Ayieny Aleu, a veteran loyalist who previously served as interior minister from 2013 to 2015. The move further weakens the 2018 peace agreement, which allocated the Interior Ministry to the opposition under a power-sharing arrangement. The opposition accused Kiir of undermining the power-sharing framework. Machar, a former rebel leader who joined the unity government in 2020 following the peace agreement, remains in detention with several associates, facing treason charges linked to violence in Nasir in Upper Nile state. Forces loyal to Machar, alongside allied White Army fighters, have made gains against government forces in Jonglei state. They recently captured Pajut, a strategic town in Duk County on the main road to Bor, the state capital, heightening fears of a broader offensive. The government has deployed reinforcements in an attempt to secure Bor. Clashes have also flared in recent weeks in Unity, Upper Nile, and parts of Central and Eastern Equatoria states, alarming regional and international observers who warn of a wider escalation and the unraveling of fragile security arrangements. Key provisions of the 2018 peace deal — including security sector reforms and the unification of forces — remain unimplemented. Teny had headed the ministry since a reshuffle in March 2023, when Kiir transferred her from the defense portfolio and assumed control of the defense ministry himself. She has been largely absent from the Interior Ministry since March 2025, when Machar was placed under house arrest. In June 2025, security agents reportedly confiscated her phone, laptop and a modem. Pal Mai Deng, spokesperson for the opposition, on Tuesday described Teny’s removal as “a clear sign of desperation” and said it reflected a government that is “crumbling under pressure” as the security situation deteriorates. Source

Tuesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: AUD111,500,000 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Tuesday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Men’s Singles First Round Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Carlos Taberner, Spain, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3. Luciano Darderi (22), Italy, def. Cristian Garin, Chile, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (3). Ethan Quinn, United States, def. Tallon Griekspoor (23), Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Lorenzo Musetti (5), Italy, def. Raphael Collignon, Belgium, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 3-2, ret. Sebastian Baez, Argentina, def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, France, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3. Ben Shelton (8), United States, def. Ugo Humbert, France, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5). Eliot Spizzirri, United States, def. Joao Fonseca (28), Brazil, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Karen Khachanov (15), Russia, def. Alex Michelsen, United States, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Nishesh Basavareddy, United States, def. Christopher O’Connell, Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3. Jakub Mensik (16), Czechia, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3. Yibing Wu, China, def. Luca Nardi, Italy, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Dane Sweeny, Australia, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4, 7-5. Rafael Jodar, Spain, def. Rei Sakamoto, Japan, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3. Jannik Sinner (2), Italy, def. Hugo Gaston, France, 6-2, 6-1, ret. Taylor Fritz (9), United States, def. Valentin Royer, France, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-1, 6-3. Vit Kopriva, Czechia, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1. Tomas Machac, Czechia, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, def. Zizou Bergs, Belgium, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-3. James Duckworth, Australia, def. Dino Prizmic, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Women’s Singles First Round Katerina Siniakova, Czechia, def. Panna Udvardy, Hungary, 6-1, 6-2. Ashlyn Krueger, United States, def. Sara Bejlek, Czechia, 6-3, 6-3. Tereza Valentova, Czechia, def. Maya Joint (30), Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Taylah Preston, Australia, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Varvara Gracheva, Russia, def. Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Janice Tjen, Indonesia, def. Leylah Fernandez (22), Canada, 6-2, 7-6 (1). Madison Keys (9), United States, def. Oleksandra Oliynykova, Ukraine, 7-6 (6), 6-1. Wang Xinyu, China, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3. Karolina Pliskova, Czechia, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-2. Linda Fruhvirtova, Czechia, def. Lulu Sun, New Zealand, 6-3, 7-5. Julia Grabher, Austria, def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italy, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. Elena Rybakina (5), Kazakhstan, def. Kaja Juvan, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-3. Anna Kalinskaya (31), Russia, def. Sonay Kartal, Britain, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Jelena Ostapenko (24), Latvia, def. Rebecca Sramkova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Eva Lys, Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Belinda Bencic (10), Switzerland, def. Katie Boulter, Britain, 6-0, 7-5. Laura Siegemund, Germany, def. Liudmila Samsonova (18), Russia, 0-6, 7-5, 6-4. Naomi Osaka (16), Japan, def. Antonia Ruzic, Croatia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Men’s Doubles First Round Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Argentina, def. Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4. Francisco Cerundolo and Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Argentina, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Hugo Nys (8), Monaco, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, and Alexander Shevchenko, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Lucas Miedler, Austria, and Francisco Cabral (9), Portugal, def. Fabian Marozsan, Hungary, and Mattia Bellucci, Italy, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Patrik Rikl and Petr Nouza, Czechia, def. Alexandre Muller and Terence Atmane, France, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-2. Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar, Spain, def. Pruchya Isaro, Thailand, and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha, India, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz (5), Germany, def. Arthur Rinderknech, France, and Valentin Vacherot,…

ADAMUZ, Spain (AP) — Spain woke to flags at half staff on Tuesday as the nation began three days of mourning for the victims of the deadly train accident in the country’s south, while emergency crews continued to pull bodies from the wreckage. The official death toll of Sunday’s accident rose to 41 by Tuesday morning, after Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente Santiago said that another corpse had been discovered when a crane lifted a damaged carriage. Officials have repeatedly warned that that death count may rise, with emergency workers still probing for bodies among what Andalusian regional president Juanma Moreno called “a twisted mass of metal.” Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told Spanish national television RTVE late Monday that searchers believe they have found three more bodies still trapped in the wreckage. It is not clear if those bodies are included in the official count. The crash took place Sunday at 7:45 p.m. when the tail end of a train carrying 289 passengers on the route from Malaga to the capital, Madrid, went off the rails. It slammed into an incoming train traveling from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to rail operator Adif. The head of the second train, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers, took the brunt of the impact. That collision knocked its first two carriages off the track and sent them plummeting down a 4-meter (13-foot) slope. Some bodies were found hundreds of meters (feet) from the crash site, Moreno said. Officials looking at broken track as potential cause Officials are continuing to investigate the causes of the incident that Puente has called “truly strange” since it occurred on a straight line and neither train was speeding. But Puente said in interviews with Spanish media late Monday and early Tuesday that officials had found a broken section of track that could possibly be related to the accident’s origin, while insisting that is just a hypothesis and that it could take weeks to reach any conclusions. “Now we have to determine if that is a cause or a consequence (of the derailment),” Puente told Spanish radio Cadena Ser. The train that jumped the track belonged to the private company Iryo, while the second train, which took the brunt of the impact, belonged to Spain’s public train company, Renfe. Iryo said in a statement Monday that its train was manufactured in 2022 and passed its latest safety check on Jan. 15. Both Puente and Álvaro Fernández, the president of Renfe, said that both trains were traveling well under the speed limit of 250 kph (155 mph) and “human error could be ruled out.” King and Queen to visit Adamuz The accident shook a nation that leads Europe in high-speed train mileage and takes pride in a network that is considered at the cutting edge of rail transport. “It is undoubtedly a hard blow, and I have to work so it doesn’t affect the credibility and strength of the network,” Puente told Spanish national radio RNE on Tuesday when asked about the damage to the reputation of the rail system. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the accident site near the town of Adamuz on Monday, where he declared three days of mourning with flags lowered on all public buildings and navy vessels. Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia are scheduled to visit Adamuz and a hospital in Cordoba where many of the injured remain under care on Tuesday. Health authorities said that 39 people remained hospitalized on Tuesday morning, while 83 people were treated and discharged. Meanwhile, Spain’s Civil Guard is collecting DNA samples from family members who fear they have loved ones among the unidentified dead. High-speed trains will resume service Tuesday from Madrid to Sevilla and Malaga, the largest cities in Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region, but passengers will have to travel a stretch of the journey by buses provided by the rail service. Puente said that the normal train service won’t resume until early February. Spanish airline…