Americas

Spanish neuroscientist Susana Martínez-Conde analyzes illusions to encourage critical thinking in the era of Trump’s “post-truths”

With 99.49% of votes now counted, former army official Jair Bolsonaro has been elected the new president of Brazil with 55.21% of the ballots

Noam Chomsky, Bernard Henri-Lévy and others highlight the danger to Latin America's largest country if the far-right candidate wins the runoff on Sunday

Brazilian academic talks to EL PAÍS about why action must be taken against the rise of the far right

The ultraconservative candidate secured a first-round victory in the presidential election despite a rhetoric filled with sexist, racist and homophobic messages

Nicolás Maduro has been criticized after images emerged of his visit to the restaurant of “Salt Bae” in the midst of his country’s deepening food crisis

A recent fire has destroyed some of South America’s oldest fossils, as well as irretrievable recordings of native languages no longer spoken

The much-awaited ‘Roma’ from director Alfonso Cuarón will premier tonight, while the jury will be presided by Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro

Entrepreneurs and well-to-do families are fleeing a hostile climate back home and putting down roots in Spain

Barcelona FC and Real Madrid likely to appear as early as this season, as part of a deal with American firm Relevent aimed at promoting the sport across the Atlantic

The recording shows the moments before the victim’s death, stirring national debate on domestic abuse and the vulnerability of women in a country that prefers to turn a blind eye

Family of Arancha Gutiérrez, killed during holidays on island of Tortuguero, has called for more support

Arantxa Gutiérrez was strangled after being attacked near the beach at popular island of Tortuguero

SoluBag, which has no oil derivatives and does not harm the environment, will go on sale in October

The Cuban government has approved changes to the constitution that would allow gay couples to be married

Socialist Party Foreign Minister Josep Borrell says the days of hard-line policies and sanctions are over

Félix Steven Manrique was arrested last week for holding Patricia Aguilar and other women in the Amazon rainforest

Peruvian police have detained the head of a cult accused of holding three women hostage

South American country has been gripped by trial of Nahir Galarza, who killed Fernando Pastorizzo, and later accused him of gender violence during the trial

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist leader, has promised to take a tougher stand against the US

As his flamboyant antics at the Argentina-Nigeria game show, the ex-player is at a crossroads that could see him undo his sporting legacy as one of the all-time greats

The veteran Spanish politician was automatically turned down because of Donald Trump’s country blacklist

Division over a mining project located near a unique marine nature reserve in Chile has taken its first political casualties

It is not just at the border that children are being separated from their parents – adults who have a whole life in America are also being deported