Trump on Iran: ‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’
The US president says it’s ‘very late’ but never ‘too late’ to negotiate
Trump’s immigration policies are viewed more negatively than positively by Americans
A Pew survey shows 47% oppose the administration’s overall approach to the arrest and deportation of undocumented migrants
SpaceX’s Starship explodes on the ground, triggering huge fireball
Elon Musk’s space company was conducting a a static fire test of its rocket in Texas ahead of an upcoming flight test. The company said nobody was hurt either at the facility or surrounding communities
Buying a jaguar claw necklace online: How Mexico is leading the illegal feline parts trade
Studies indicate that social media has become a popular showcase for a business worth around $2 million
Timeline of the Jet Set collapse: The tragedy that killed 235 Dominicans
‘Obesity can kill’: Controversial campaign by Ozempic drugmaker sparks backlash
Novo Nordisk’s campaign, which aims to speak ‘without filters’ by declaring obesity a disease, has been strongly criticized on social media: ‘It’s indecent’
Federal Reserve maintains rates and expects only two cuts this year despite pressure from Trump
The US central bank extends the pause as the Republican calls its chair, Jerome Powell, ‘stupid’
The unstoppable clone army of invasive Asian seaweed ravaging the Spanish coast
A single ‘Rugulopteryx okamurae’ can form up to 600 copies of itself, and its steady advance shows no signs of slowing, with devastating effects for local biodiversity
Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more about the federal holiday
In 2021, then-president Joe Biden signed a bill that made Juneteenth an official federal holiday. This historic legislation marked a significant milestone in recognizing and commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans
Cubans accused of smuggling for bringing their kids to the US
A dozen families find themselves in an immigration limbo by decision of one court in the Eastern District of Washington
Gaza’s last hospitals face closure: ‘If they force us to leave, it’s a death sentence’
Mohamed Solaimane|Khan Younis (Gaza)
Enigmatic ‘dragon man’ was not a new human species, but a Denisovan
DNA and protein analysis of a 146,000-year-old skull shows for the first time what the face of this species, which occupied much of Asia and left its genes in modern humans, was like
‘Banksying’: The toxic trend of deliberately letting a relationship slowly die
This behavior, named after the provocative artist, causes anxiety in the affected partner because they sense something has changed in the relationship but don’t know how to respond
‘Send me a DM’: How Instagram became the perfect place to flirt with the famous
Celebrities may be used to turning to dating app Raya for hook ups, but they are increasingly using the photo sharing platform to flirt and find love
Robert Zatorre, neuroscientist: ‘Music touches every cognitive function there is’
The Montreal-based researcher, a pioneer in the neuroscience of music, claims the role of this discipline as a tool with therapeutic potential
Testing free will: New experiments on the quantum property that baffled Einstein
Hostages of extortion in Mexico
EL PAÍS takes a look at this crime, one of the most common in the country and one that gets rarely reported
Flashes of lucidity before death: The debate shaking up neuroscience
Near-death experiences and terminal lucidity raise questions about what we know about consciousness
Sally Ride, the pioneering astronaut who had to hide her sexual orientation
The mysterious impact of microplastics on health: ‘The long-term effects are unknown’
Scientists have observed these tiny particles in the intestine, in the liver… and even in the brain. Experts have evidence that microplastics can cause DNA damage
Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya: ‘We face a significant risk of a pandemic originating in Africa’
The director of the Africa CDC believes the abrupt cutoff of Western aid will cause great suffering to Africans. At the same time, he sees it as an opportunity to emancipate the continent from foreign support
Bright city lights are bringing spring forward and pushing autumn back
Trump’s cellphone company included the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ on its coverage map
The map was removed from the Trump Mobile website after it used the name the president has been trying to eliminate in favor of Gulf of America
Welcome to the most technologically-advanced village in Spain: It doesn’t have high-speed internet, but there’s a uranium plant
Dani Rodrik: ‘Trump’s ban on foreign students is catastrophic; the US must prepare for a very bleak future’
José Luis Escrivá: ‘There is less confidence in the dollar and in US assets’
Gilbert Cruz, cultural journalist: ‘You can question Philip Roth’s misogyny and still understand there is value in reading the book’
The head of the ‘The New York Times’ literary supplement visited Spain for the 2025 Madrid Book Fair
Pulp: ‘If you try to lie to yourself or lie to the audience, you’ll never make anything good’
Jarvis Cocker and Nick Banks talk about the making of their comeback, ‘More’, and review the unique and painful journey of one of the great British bands of the 1990s
Danny Boyle blends zombies with Brexit: ‘We’re a small, shitty island, not an empire’
Stories Joan Didion told before she died: A trip to the writer’s intimate archives
Seismic shift in K-pop: Tension between authenticity, globalization, and cultural roots
Marta España|Madrid
Blackpink, criticized for seeking Western validation in their albums, and the legal battle between NewJeans and their record label have sparked a passionate debate in the lucrative South Korean pop scene
Work & Lifestyle
Celebrities, Movies & TV
George Clooney: The last great Hollywood heartthrob who only made one mistake in his career
‘I didn’t understand it at all’: Nine actors who had no idea what they were filming
The triumph of the ‘super-fem transvestite dyke’: How Chappell Roan rewrote the rules of pop
From Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’ to Ross in ‘Friends’: What did these nine characters do to become so unpopular?
Our selection
Inside a camouflaged drone workshop, a step away from the front lines in Ukraine
Guatemala’s democracy still needs international support
Juan Pappier
The accusations of abuse cover-up against Pope Leo XIV: A campaign that was also spread inside the Vatican
Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: ‘90% of people don’t even know they have a sense of proprioception’
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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