Venezuela announces large prisoner release as ‘unilateral peace gesture’
The head of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, says that the number of releases will be known in the coming hours
Trump and Petro bury the hatchet with phone call
The US president has invited his Colombian counterpart to the White House after months of verbal attacks
Denmark is preparing for the unthinkable: ‘In Greenland, there’s nothing to bomb’
Copenhagen’s strategy is to seek dialogue with members of the Trump administration it considers to be more pragmatic
Delcy Rodríguez: ‘The real motive was oil’
Venezuela’s interim president said it is ‘not unusual or irregular’ for Caracas to reach trade agreements with Washington
Maduro’s successor surrounds herself with political hardliners
Delcy Rodríguez has launched the search for possible traitors
Venezuelans live in fear and silence in a new country without Maduro
Delcy Rodríguez inherits a dying economy in Venezuela
The interim president faces the challenge of another inflationary storm in a country under sanctions and with limited access to credit
A Polymarket user made $400,000 by betting on Maduro’s capture
Concerns that the winner may have had access to insider information have led to a bill that would prohibit government officials from participating in this type of activity
The ELN shows no sign of letting up on the Venezuelan border
Flight MH370: A third attempt to solve the biggest mystery in commercial aviation
Nearly 12 years after the plane disappeared in the Indian Ocean, the underwater exploration company Ocean Infinity is launching a new attempt to find the wreckage of the aircraft, which was carrying 239 people
Trump administration suspends $10 billion in federal aid for children and families in five Democratic states
Washington is requesting additional information from state administrations about social programs because it suspects ‘fraud’ in the handling of funds
Major Ecuadorian organized crime leader set free in Spain
William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, head of Los Tiguerones, was released from prison after a deadline to file pre-extradition safeguards expired
Macron responds to Trump: ‘We are being subjected to neocolonial aggressiveness’
The French leader warns in a speech to the country’s ambassadors that the United States is ‘breaking international rules’, and asks them not to submit to ‘vassalage’
US withdraws from 66 multilateral organizations
Washington accuses them of being ‘redundant’ and promoting ‘agendas contrary to our own’
The German program to attract top talent thanks to US brain drain
‘Many Americans are contacting us to say they would like to come to Europe or Germany,’ said Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Poison in arrows from 60,000 years ago: Oldest evidence of its use in human weapons discovered
The finding in South Africa identifies toxic alkaloids in these projectiles, used for hunting during the Paleolithic era
Madonna heats things up as the star of sexy campaign for Dolce & Gabbana’s The One perfume
The 67-year-old artist breaks with the unwritten rule of an industry devoted to the utopia of eternal youth
Zorro’s back, and he’s a French communist who fights the rich
‘You couldn’t shoot this version in the United States,’ says the creator of the new streaming series, Benjamin Charbit
What if you got your period every three months? The biologist researching how to extend fertility
Faced with demographic collapse in her home country, Chinese scientist Hongmei Wang is doing experiments with stem cells and human embryos
From fishermen’s garb to status symbol: the evolution of the sweater
The arrival of winter has us considering this basic item in everyone’s closet, one that has evolved into both luxurious and accessible versions
Luisa Neubauer, climate change activist: ‘Ecology shouldn’t be a punitive force, but a joyful and liberating one’
‘Not being pure doesn’t make you any less legitimate. It’s a very effective way to discredit and demobilize us,’ says the leader of Fridays for Future in Germany
Science seeks keys to human longevity in the genetic mixing of Brazilian supercentenarians
A new test can detect Alzheimer’s from a finger prick
Alain Aspect, Nobel laureate in physics: ‘Einstein was so smart that he would have had to recognize quantum entanglement’
Meg O’Neill, the woman who made history in the petroleum industry
The next CEO of BP steps into the role with the task of reversing its investments in renewable energies in recent years
Silver prices are going crazy: This is what’s fueling the rally
The digitalization of tourism: ‘They promise experiences and gave us the worst possible one’
Mexico completes its trade shift with the entry into force of tariffs on China and countries without trade agreements
A hybrid building: Soccer pitch, housing, and a shopping mall
Tampere, in Finland, is betting on mixed-use infrastructure to redensify the city. In this particular case, five residential buildings flank a soccer pitch that conceals a large parking lot and a shopping mall
Gilles Lipovetsky: ‘If you want to live better and fall in love, take Prozac, don’t look to philosophy’
The French philosopher takes phenomena such as mass consumption, aesthetics, leisure and the kitsch to examine our world
The Motherwell painting that Franco wanted to hide from view
Unpublished documents from MoMA shed light on the mysteries of a famous episode of artistic censorship in the post-war period
The ‘pure men’ who made Europe tremble
A recipe for resistance: Indigenous peoples politicize their struggles from the kitchen
A book that compiles the recovery of ancestral recipes from the Americas, from Canada to the Amazon, maps strategies in the face of climate change and agribusiness
Work & Lifestyle
Art Deco at 100: The style that thrived, died, and came back with million-dollar auctions
Crickets and grubs on the menu: Are we ready to eat insects?
‘Women think about the gift they are giving. Men don’t’: Is there a gender gap in the art of gift-giving?
Have sex toys taught women how to masturbate — or are they just doing the work for them?
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Meghan Markle’s year of redemption: Numerous projects, some setbacks and a brand that is finally taking off
The Duchess of Sussex began 2025 declaring her intentions for the coming months: Netflix shows, a new podcast, the launch of As Ever and her return to Hollywood
Sydney Sweeney, the actress praised by Trump: ‘Women are up against what society wants them to be’
After months of controversy, the ‘Euphoria’ actress is starring in the film adaptation of ‘The Housemaid’ and the biopic ‘Christy’
Our selection
Gary Stevenson: ‘The left has a problem when it comes to how it perceives young men’
Aquilino Gonell, former Capitol sergeant: ‘If it hadn’t been for the police, the US would be a dictatorship’
World economy in 2026: Three scenarios and a dystopia
UN team enters Sudanese city of El Fasher after paramilitary massacre: ‘It’s like a ghost town’
EL PAÍS offers free Spanish lessons with Gymglish
Readers who sign up will receive a 15-day free trial of the online classes, which are adapted to a student’s specific needs
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Grief and unanswered questions surround Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana after fire that left 40 dead
The miracle of Ivory Coast’s Nero Mer
Text: Sol Acuña / Photos: Miléquêm Diarassouba|Nero Mer (Ivory Coast)
