Moscow and Kyiv agree prisoner exchange as Ukraine demands return of deported children
The Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks presented its demands for a ceasefire
Bukele: ‘I don’t care if they call me dictator. Better than seeing Salvadorans killed on the streets’
In his annual address to the nation to observe his six years in power, the Central American leader attacked human rights groups and the media
Trump plunges the US economy into chaos and uncertainty
Searching for food in Gaza turns into a deadly race among flying bullets
More active than usual hurricane season kicks off amid threat of US aid cuts
In addition to the layoffs at NOAA, several USAID programs aimed at disaster risk management have been suspended
Spectacular eruption on Mount Etna sends up 5,000-meter column of smoke
Violent explosions have created two small lava flows and strong tremors at Sicily’s most active volcano, but have not disrupted activity at Catania airport
‘The dream of studying in the United States has turned into a nightmare’
Thousands of young Latin Americans with a spot at a US university for the next academic year are feeling fear and uncertainty about the consequences of Trump’s policies against foreign students
Barrio Obrero, the Dominican heart of Puerto Rico, is torn apart by ICE raids: ‘It’s a city under siege’
President Donald Trump’s policies are spreading terror in a neighborhood of the U.S. territory considered the epicenter of the island’s immigrant community
Mexico’s first judicial elections draw only 13% of eligible voters
Sheinbaum calls the election day a ‘success’ despite the low turnout at the polls to select over 2,600 positions
WHO resolution helps reframe skin diseases as a ‘global public health priority,’ not a ‘cosmetic issue’
A resolution spearheaded by Ivory Coast and unanimously approved acknowledges the physical, mental, and social impact of dermatological conditions, which affect one-third of humanity and have been neglected for decades
Puerto Ricans denounce American tourists are trying to ‘silence’ the song of the coquí
When the Nazis wondered whether Franco was Jewish
A Bolivian diplomat who translated ‘Mein Kampf’ brought up the Spanish dictator’s origins with the Third Reich. ‘Further inquiries will be made in this direction,’ says a document found by the historian Marc Navarro
Helen Toner, former OpenAI director: ‘If all AI development stopped now, its impact is already as big as the internet’
An expert on China and artificial intelligence security, whose conflict with Sam Altman made headlines, explains how she sees the evolution of this technology
Ayo Edebiri: ‘I’ve told my parents to get copies of all their documents. That’s not something that I would have ever wished’
The acidic, playful, and committed actress has won over critics and fans with her role in award-winning ‘The Bear’ — without losing an ounce of sincerity in the process
Montgat, the Spanish town stripped of beaches and income
Climate change has swallowed beaches in the Barcelona municipality, which has lost €1 million a year since the pandemic due to the lack of tourists
The shaky foundations of Alexandria are being eroded by climate crisis
Most lethal bacterium of all time became less virulent in order to keep killing millions
The evolution of a single gene from the bubonic plague microbe allowed it to survive for centuries — and to this very day
Ant bridges and bird-built pergolas: What animal architecture teaches us about evolution
The grim fate of the museum dedicated to the world’s most unfortunate people
The Complutense University of Madrid is clearing out the Olavide Museum — an invaluable repository of medical history, with wax figures representing hundreds of patients afflicted by harrowing diseases
Leprosy spread throughout America centuries before the arrival of Europeans
The largest study of ancient and modern samples reveals a variant of the disease that evolved over millennia on the continent
A robotic arm made from human tissue: Science advances toward living muscle prosthetics
Vincent Bevins: ‘The elites have discovered they can govern us without legitimacy’
Tahrir Square in Egypt, the 15-M movement in Spain, Occupy Wall Street in New York… Perhaps the most iconic image of the 2010s is that of streets taken over by massive protests. These days, it’s almost impossible to find any trace of them. Journalist Vincent Bevins tries to explain what happened to those days when the world seemed to be on fire
Barbara F. Walter, civil conflict expert: ‘I see Trump provoking a foreign war to force a third term’
In her latest book ‘How Civil Wars Start,’ the sociologist analyzes what separates democracies from autocracies
Wendy Guerra: ‘This book touches on very serious wounds about Cuba’
The author talks to EL PAÍS about ‘La costurera de Chanel,’ an intimate story that unravels the political and social threads woven into the history of haute couture
Fenix, a new Rotterdam museum that explores immigration through art
‘Eight legs is too many legs!’: Why spiders have reigned supreme in horror films for 70 years
Yevonde Middleton: The photographer who transformed aristocrats into Greek goddesses
The portraits that the feminist artist captured nearly a century ago are held in the National Portrait Gallery in London
Work & Lifestyle
How to make Enrique Olvera’s five favorite tacos
US entrepreneur buys abandoned village in Spain, hoping to turn it into a tourist magnet where others have failed
Food Runners, the dating app alternative: Run, eat, meet someone new
María D. Valderrama|Paris
Brazil’s sustainable agriculture formula to combat deforestation and generate more income
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Gloria Estefan: ‘I have faith in the United States, but we must be careful. Democracy is a living thing and it can die’
John Travolta and the worst movie of all time: What happened on the set of ‘Battlefield Earth’?
Orwell was right: The dystopia of ‘1984’ is already here
The filming of Robin Williams’ ‘Popeye,’ where cocaine was hidden in walkie-talkies: ‘You couldn’t escape it’
Our selection
John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser: ‘What he wants is the Nobel Peace Prize’
The deportation of Sofia: A family’s battle against Trump’s cruelty towards a sick little girl from Mexico
The trailblazing trans miner of Patagonia: ‘I hacked the system. I set a precedent. We changed history’
Federico Bianchini
A date at Richard Gere’s house: ‘Life isn’t about money or power, but about love and affection’
EL PAÍS offers free Spanish lessons with Gymglish
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