World leaders gather for Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Emmanuel Macron, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are some of the heads of state expected to attend the solemn ceremony
Francis, the pope who tried to ‘demasculinize’ the Church
Although there are many more women in the Vatican than in previous papacies, Bergoglio did not introduce changes to official doctrine
When Pope Francis was Jorge Bergoglio: An uncomfortable archbishop in Buenos Aires
The trans women who sat with Pope Francis: ‘He told me not to lose faith, because we are all equal in the eyes of God’
When Dire Straits swept the world: Anatomy of a group devoured by success
‘Brothers in Arms,’ the album that consolidated and ended the band, turns 40 and is being reissued as a luxury item. Its legacy still resonates on platforms like Spotify, but a massive tour and an overly classic sound divided (and still divides) critics
The Venezuelans spared from Bukele’s mega-prison after deportation blocked
Inmates of a Texas detention center say around 60 migrants were put on a bus and driven to the airport, where they were set to be deported
Ricardo Prada, the disappeared Venezuelan deported to El Salvador’s mega-prison
According to organizations and activists, the 32-year-old is not the only detainee whose whereabouts remain unknown. Human Rights Watch says the situation amounts to ‘forced disappearances’
ImmigrationOS by Palantir: Donald Trump’s new tool to ‘completely’ track the lives of immigrants
Experts says the software, which collects biographical, biometric, and geolocation information, violates fundamental human rights
Four hours under fire from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel: ‘We’re going to have a party’
El Mencho ordered trailers to be set alight and highways blocked in Michoacán, Jalisco, and Guanajuato. Two police officers were killed, but no arrests were made: ‘We’ve never seen blockades of this scale’
Kremlin sees ‘breakthrough’ in Ukraine negotiation after Putin’s meeting with Trump envoy
‘We are on the right track,’ declares Russian Foreign Sergey Minister Lavrov, who adds that there are still details to be resolved
Son of a CIA deputy director fought and died in Ukraine as a Russian soldier
Michael Alexander Gloss, who was killed in combat in 2024, was the son of the head of digital innovation for the US intelligence service and had been in Putin’s army for a year
Living like a nobleman: The highly profitable trend of restoring historic buildings
The renovation of palaces and unique houses is gaining momentum among national and foreign investors for private use or with the idea of converting them into tourist accommodations or museums
Los Buitres de Culiacán: ‘Imagine Peso Pluma singing purely romantic songs... that’s not him’
Eulogio Sosa, a member of the band, reflects on the controversy that has put the genre in the spotlight. He also acknowledges the widespread concern over the withdrawal of US visas from artists who sing these ballads
Mind blanking: Study shows how the brain ‘sleeps’ when it goes blank
New research suggests we fall into a state resembling sleep when we meditate or experience a mental lapse
More than 150 million people are breathing polluted air in the US
Scientists achieve quantum communication across 155 miles of conventional fiber optics
Custom views and reception robots: This is what hotels of the future will look like
Heat anxiety and grief over land loss: Climate change sends us to therapy
The economy puts the brakes on Trump
Pressure from markets and businesses is forcing the US president to back down on issues such as tariffs and his desire to fire the head of the Federal Reserve
The top-paid CEOs in the United States in 2024: The executives earning more than $50 million
Guangzhou feels the pain of the trade war but challenges Trump: ‘China will win’
The US Latino economy is growing faster than the country’s as a whole
The mystery of the Residents, the faceless cult band that mocked the Beatles
‘Doctor Dark,’ an opera about assisted suicide, is the latest album by the secretive group that for 50 years has been defending the idea that true art can only be achieved anonymously
Fito Páez sits at Gershwin’s piano in Washington: ‘The US has reduced Latino culture to reggaeton’
EL PAÍS accompanied the Argentinian musician on a visit to the Library of Congress during a promotional tour for his new conceptual album, ‘Novela’
Carolina Herrera trades New York for Madrid to present latest collection
September marks the first time in 40 years that the brand will not be present at New York Fashion Week
‘Physical Graffiti’ turns 50: How Led Zeppelin built a double-album masterpiece
Marcela Guerrero, curator: ‘The tone of the 2026 Whitney Biennial will be much higher, full of sharper nuances’
The Puerto Rican is making history by being the first Latina to co-direct the Whitney Art Biennial
A lion bite on the remains of a Roman gladiator: The first direct evidence of combat with animals
Work & Lifestyle
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Viola Davis brings gender and racial diversity to the ‘Die Hard’ genre: ‘As a Black woman, you have to teach people how to treat you’
The fate of Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig: Is there life after James Bond?
George MacKay: ‘It’s funny that to promote a film about climate change you have to fly all over the place’
Inside ‘The Studio’: A satire of Hollywood’s hectic and high-stakes world
Our selection
‘Being Venezuelan is now a crime’: the terror behind the illegal deportation of 238 migrants to El Salvador’s infamous prison
Camp Manzanar serves as a reminder to the United States of racist laws in other eras
A journey to the place with the world’s highest Fragile X syndrome rate: ‘We are not the town of fools’
The ‘chain of favors’ that keeps Cubans afloat in the face of state abandonment
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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