How wealth is becoming concentrated in Spain
Recent economic growth has come with a widening wealth gap. The rich have greater clout than ever before
Jung Chang, writer: ‘If people thought China was so wonderful, they would go there’
The author of the 1991 bestseller ‘Wild Swans’ and a recent follow-up memoir discusses growing up under Mao, Chinese politics today, and whether Trump is pushing the West into Beijing’s arms
How Rio de Janeiro’s famous carnival rescued the human scale of the city
During months of rehearsals, street bands and samba schools make space for pedestrians, creating islands of community spirit in a violent, unequal city where the car is still king
Appeals court allows Trump to revoke TPS for more than 60,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans, and Nepalese
The judges cited the Supreme Court’s decision that allowed the government to end the same protection for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
Group of House Democrats demands end to Monroe Doctrine and to Trump’s renewed interventionism in Latin America
Nydia Velázquez, a representative for New York, is introducing a resolution co-sponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive congressmembers
Feuding heirs, weak institutions and a mysterious will: Why didn’t the Gelman collection stay in Mexico?
The transfer to Spain’s Banco Santander of one of Mexico’s most powerful art collections, filled with works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, is the latest chapter in a long story full of intrigue and controversy
‘Takaichi fever’ grips Japan: The ultraconservative leader becomes a phenomenon that transcends politics
The first woman to lead a government in the Asian country has propelled the ruling party to its strongest result in modern history
Argentina, a pioneer in glacier protection, is moving forward with a reform that threatens water security
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The country pushed for glacier conservation in 2010, and Congress is now responsible for defending the law and preventing any rollback of those protections
From Havana to Damascus: The story of rebel commander Bachar Alkaderi
The Syrian surgeon, trained in Cuba, warns that, after the overthrow of the Assad regime, ‘the revolution must be protected from its own children’
Cuba faces a sharp drop in tourism as fuel shortages force airlines to cut flights
Several groups of visitors have been relocated to higher-category hotels due to the island’s energy crisis
Crisis in Cuba stirs the ideological core of Mexico’s government
No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island
Juan Pablo Guanipa’s arrest shows Venezuela’s regime still controls the machinery of repression
The detention of the opposition leader, just hours after his release, is intended to signal that the authorities remain firmly in charge. ‘There are people who think they can do whatever they want,’ warned Diosdado Cabello
Local and state authorities block ICE plans to turn warehouses into detention centers
The Trump administration wants to buy facilities to house detained migrants, but it is facing citizen protests, owners who don’t want to sell, and legal barriers
Emmanuel Macron: ‘The strategy of bowing down to the US doesn’t work’
The French president defends a sovereign Europe in the face of Trump’s attacks and a landscape of ‘permanent instability’