In a Caracas without Maduro, ‘everything is a priority right now’
The president’s fall ignited hope. But on the streets, money still isn’t flowing and expectations are outpacing reality
The Caracas Marriott, the hotel where the future of Venezuela is being decided
Trump runs into trouble with his ‘drill, baby, drill’ policy: The US is facing fuel shortages, despite being the world’s top producer
Frustration in Los Angeles over Olympic Games tickets: Soaring prices, steep fees and instant sellouts
Vadym Sukharevskyi, Ukrainian army colonel: ‘War is closer than many European countries believe’
The officer, accuses the United States of having succumbed to ‘Russian disinformation’
Valeria Luiselli, writer: ‘Not to succumb to the temptation of catastrophe is also a political stance’
The Mexican author reflects on memory and imagination in ‘Beginning Middle End,’ a novel that explores alternative narrative forms — from the visual to the auditory — through the story of several generations of women and their encounter with Greco-Roman classics and the volcanic landscape of Sicily
Navy Secretary’s dismissal reinforces message that nobody is safe in the Trump administration
John Phelan’s departure, coupled with those of three Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks, revives the turbulent memory of the president’s first term in office
US soldier involved in Maduro’s capture charged after winning $400,000 from prediction bets
Military officer Gannon Ken Van Dyke used Polymarket to bet on actions in Venezuela that he helped carry out
More than 500 prisoners have died in Bukele's prisons since 2022
A leaked police report reveals abuses and attempts to cover up homicides during the fight against gangs in El Salvador
Prayers, twerking and hundreds of millions of dollars: Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny become the latest explosive combination for Madrid
The pontiff’s first major public event in Spain, next to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, will coincide with one of the Puerto Rican artist’s concerts
What’s the best way to talk about health with chatbots?
Miriam González, a Spanish engineer, has a rare breast tumor. Her experience illustrates the complexity of using AI effectively, as these tools tend to struggle with basic medical questions
The photographic universe of Valérie Belin: beauty between reality and fiction
Fotografía de Valérie Belin / Gloria Crespo MacLennan
For the prominent French photographer, artistic beauty is like a broken mirror: it reflects identity, artifice, vanity and excess. The Picasso Museum in Barcelona is hosting an exhibition of some of her most representative works until September. In the photos, nothing is entirely real; everything is open to interpretation
Gustavo Petro, the first head of state to meet Delcy Rodríguez in post-Maduro Venezuela
Following the aborted meeting in Cúcuta, the Colombian leader will sit down with the acting president to discuss security issues
Without a license, without a livelihood: Texas’ economic blow to thousands of immigrant truckers
Patricia Clarembaux|Houston
Since September, a rule has begun to cancel commercial driver’s licenses for asylum seekers, refugees and DACA recipients
Ukraine will use the €90 billion from the EU for state survival and the war
The Russian invasion has devastated the Ukrainian economy, and the budget for 2026 anticipates additional borrowing for this year equivalent to 18% of GDP
Roberto Lazzeri, the financier who will lead the critical relationship between Mexico and the US
President Claudia Sheinbaum is reinforcing her team with technical experts ahead of the review of the USMCA trade treaty and greater demands from Washington
Scientists discover a 100-million-year-old carnivorous octopus the size of an articulated bus
A study describes two species with powerful beaks, that hunted in the Cretaceous seas
Lucía Prieto Godino, the scientist who transferred a behavior from one species to another
Rafael Bachiller, astronomer: ‘This is how I imagine extraterrestrials: as tiny microbes’
Homeopathy is a placebo and could ‘pose a risk’ to health, Spanish authorities confirm
Nicholas Stern: ‘Degrowth is a diversion and a conspiracy against the developing world’
The British lord, an expert on the ecological transition, argues that ‘Trump is a short-term problem in relation to a long-term process’
Javier Milei faces the dilemma of lowering inflation or boosting the economy in Argentina
Satoshi Nakamoto, the reclusive billionaire behind Bitcoin: ‘The best outcome is that no one ever finds out’
The auto industry’s ‘annus horribilis’: Tariffs, China and an EV slump
Easing of US bank sanctions against Venezuela gives Delcy Rodríguez a lifeline
Jake Richards, historian: ‘Emancipation created new forms of inequality and injustice’
After a decade of research, the slavery expert has published a book documenting how thousands of ‘liberated’ Africans fell into forced labor systems
Opera about a school massacre holds a mirror up to the brutality of the US
Kaija Saariaho's 'Innocence' triumphs at the Met in New York with its chilling dissection of the aftermath of a tragedy that is painfully familiar in American society
José Gil, philosopher: ‘Trump is a far-right proto-dictator who attacks repressive regimes, presenting himself as a liberator’
Why Zohran Mamdani’s refusal to attend the Met Gala is a historic snub to Anna Wintour
Almost intact Italian ship sunk by Francis Drake in the 16th century discovered in the Bay of Cádiz
The ‘San Giorgio e Sant’Elmo Buonaventura,’ covered by eight meters of sediment, is preserved in ‘excellent condition,’ as is its cargo, which included barrels of a valuable dye derived from the cochineal insect
Work & Lifestyle
Is psychedelia making a comeback? The limits of the medical use of hallucinogens
Raimundo Viejo
Marmalade, the price to pay for the Brexit mistake
Modern cults are replacing leaders with ‘life coaches’: ‘They mimic the capitalist logic of influencers’
Justin McDaniel, the professor who created a class to deal with existential despair
Alba Álvarez
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The man who spent three years in prison after refusing to cover up the abuses of Qatar 2022: ‘FIFA wanted to bury my case’
The mystery of Kevin, the survivor of the mass disappearances of migrants in Chiapas
Colombians stranded in Congo after being expelled from the US: ‘I never thought I would get to know Africa under these circumstances’
If Putin blocks the internet, how was this article written?
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