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Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding

Ukrainian authorities have previously warned that the dam’s failure could unleash 18 million cubic meters of water

Russia says Ukraine is launching major attacks, while Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation

Cas Mudde, political scientist: ‘Anyone should be worried about Trump being in power’

In a recent document dump delivered to the presiding judge, more than 250 extra gigabytes of files related to the surveillance of the founder of WikiLeaks were included — far more than what was initially presented

California officials blast Florida’s DeSantis over transfer of migrants from Texas to Sacramento

The flight that arrived Monday with about 20 migrants followed the arrival Friday of 16 others from Colombia and Venezuela who had been taken by van from Texas to New Mexico and then put on a chartered plane to a small airport in the California capital, officials said

(FILES) This photo released by the FBI on February 20 2001, shows FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen. Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who was sentenced to life in prison for being a Soviet and Russian spy, was found dead in his prison cell on June 5, 2023, according to US media sources. (Photo by FBI / AFP)

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison

The Met in New York takes on the cultural property debate

María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo|New York

The museum has created a team to research the doubtful origins of some of its works, while creating new forms of collaborating with countries whose pieces are in dispute

In this image made from video provided by Ukrainian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 4, 2023, a Ukrainian soldier poses for the camera with his fingers to his lips, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

Counteroffensive? Probing defenses? A look at the fighting in Ukraine

Ukraine trying to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive

Senegalese Muslims pray for peace and stability following violent protests that broke out after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to prison in Dakar, Senegal, on June 4, 2023.

Senegal violence threatens country’s stability as experts call on government to instill calm

Sandra Torres, presidential candidate for the National Unity of Hope (UNE) party addresses to supporters during a campaign event in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on May 27, 2023.

Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele

Members of Tunisia’s National Guard intercept a raft of irregular migrants hailing from sub-Saharan Africa off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, in October of 2022.

Trapped in Tunisia: The deadly coast of clandestine immigration to Europe

Juan Carlos Sanz|Sfax

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for photos in front of the company's new Apple Vision Pro headsets in a showroom on the Apple campus Monday, June 5, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif.

Apple unveils sleek, $3,500 ‘Vision Pro’ goggles. Will they be what VR has been looking for?

After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles — dubbed “Vision Pro” — at the the company’s annual developers conference held on a park-like campus in Cupertino, California

Unresponsive pilot seen slumped over before deadly Virginia plane crash, officials say

The officials were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Authorities say four people were killed in the crash in a remote part of Virginia Sunday

Gerónimo (right) with three of his warriors: left to right, Yanozha, Chappo and Fun.

The long and fierce struggle of the Apaches

Jacinto Antón|Barcelona

Historian Paul Andrew Hutton tells the story of 50 years of war, savagery and adventure on the final frontier of the American West

‘In regenerative medicine, the new organ is never rejected’

Javier Arroyo|Granada

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian troops will be the ultimate test of leadership for the army’s commander-in-chief

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, moves the ball while defended by Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals, on June 4, 2023, in Denver.

Miami Heat are on a comeback run like few others in this year’s NBA playoffs

The team’s latest comeback came in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night against Denver, when the Heat won 111-108 to even the title series. Miami rallied from 15 points down

Ajay Banga, the Nestlé intern who became president of the World Bank

Miguel Jiménez|Washington

The new head of the international organization brings a background in work as chief of large companies like Mastercard, which is expected to help him navigate the challenges of global poverty reduction and climate change

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison

Robert Hanssen took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Moscow. Prison officials say Hanssen was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Florence, Colorado

U.N. Special Rapporteur for Environmental Defenders Michel Forst in a hotel in Madrid on May 31.

‘It’s very dangerous to be an environmental activist in Latin America: if someone wants to kill you, they just pay a hitman $50′

Patricia R. Blanco|Madrid

U.N. Special Rapporteur Michel Forst talks to EL PAÍS about his effort to protect environmentalists

Dr ChatGPT: The pros and cons of artificial intelligence in medical consultations

Jessica Mouzo

A study shows that the chatbot can provide more empathetic advice to patients, but experts warn that doctors must always have the final say

In this photo provided by National Geographic, researchers lay out fossils of Homo naledi at the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014.

Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study

Researchers say the burials and carvings show that the species called Homo naledi was capable of more complex behavior than expected, since its brain was only about one-third the size of ours

Lessons on power from Don Vito Corleone

Miquel Echarri

The academic Alberto Mayol finds a master class in the ‘The Godfather’ on how to gain and maintain power without moral considerations

Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in ‘The Godfather’ (1972), by Francis Ford Coppola.

The molecular biologist Katalin Karikó on May 17 in Madrid.

Katalin Karikó, molecular biologist: ‘One of the patients who responded to the RNA vaccine had metastasis and her tumors disappeared’

Nuño Domínguez

Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends a conference in Paris, France, on June 16, 2022.

Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

This photo provided by the National Physical Laboratory in June 2023 shows air sampling filters stationed at the Auchencorth Moss research facility in Scotland.

DNA sucked into air filters can reveal what plants and animals are nearby

A 51-year-old gorilla at the Toronto Zoo in Canada, in a photo taken on January 6.

Reading DNA from 233 primate species sheds light on what defines the human species and how human diseases emerge

Manuel Ansede

Launching of the HomePod (an Apple speaker and digital assistant) in 2018.

Are Siri, Google and Alexa spying on us?

Laura Pajuelo

The biography of Gladys, the killer whale who breaks sailboats and reigns supreme on social media

Esther Sánchez|Madrid

The cetacean has become famous on the internet for the damage it has caused to boats off the Spanish coast. But it is not just one animal behaving this way but 15, and not everything that is said about them is true

Pride becomes a minefield for big companies, but many continue their support

Target and Bud Light recently came under fire for their efforts to appeal to the LGBTQ+ community, only to come under more fire when they tried to backpedal

No more lifelong employees: Welcome to the era of the work tourists

Selina Bárcena|Madrid

By switching companies regularly, tech workers seek better conditions, suitable environments and more money

The double life of a fund manager: one eye on Wall Street, the other on the poker table

Miguel Moreno Mendieta|Madrid

Professional gambler Jorge Ufano takes the reins of Spain’s GPM Gestión Activa Alcyon investment fund

What is JLR, the new luxury car brand?

Raúl Romojaro

Jaguar-Land Rover has been rebranded and now wants to conquer the highest-end of the auto market

AI chips are hot. Here’s what they are, what they’re for and why investors see gold

The chips and their leading designer, Nvidia, are now at the center of what some experts consider an AI revolution that could reshape the technology sector and possibly the world along with it

Amid tech war with US, China redoubles AI and microchip efforts

The risks of ‘sharenting’: I am only three years old and already have more followers than you

María Sosa Troya|Madrid

The shower head is reinvented to reclaim its function as a sex toy

Silvia C. Carpallo

Juanpe Sánchez López, writer: ‘Calling a relationship toxic prevents us from improving it and forgiving’

Tom C. Avendaño|Madrid

Consensual and different sex between adults who verbalize what they want: it is a new way of relating intimately that emerges in the midst of what has been called the era of sexual recession.

The rise of rough sex in the time of sexual recession: ‘I want to be manhandled without being judged for it’

Miquel Echarri|Barcelona

Supertramp in the United States on May 11, 1977. From left to right: Dougie Thomson (bass), Bob Siebenberg (drums), John Helliwell (saxophone), Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboard and guitar) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboard).

How hit album ‘Breakfast In America’ proved Supertramp’s undoing

Having emerged thanks to funding from a Dutch millionaire, the British group recorded classics that are still radio regulars today, but fell apart at their zenith amid clashes between their two lead members

Carlos Marcos|Madrid

Julian Casablancas of The Strokes performing in concert at the Rogers Center as part of the Red Hot Chili Peppers tour on August 21, 2022 in Toronto, Canada.

Julian Casablancas, the lead singer of The Strokes: ‘The direction of mainstream music has been super-depressing to me’

Beatriz G. Aranda|Madrid

These days, the vocalist is preparing for a summer concert tour and performs with a second band, The Voidz, as well

The bar used on the set of the television series "Cheers" and some costumes worn by actors on the sitcom are displayed, April 27, 2023, in Irving, Texas.

‘Cheers’ bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows

James Comisar spent more than three decades collecting and caring for the pieces. He says that after his dream of creating a museum to house his collection failed to come together, it was time for the pieces to go to fans

Venezuelan Edgar Ramirez in a moment of 'Florida Man', one of his successful forays into U.S. television.

Edgar Ramírez: ‘Violence in fiction is fantasy; it’s sublimation. What book is more violent than the Bible?’

Héctor Llanos Martínez|Madrid

The Venezuelan actor, currently one of the most popular Latin Americans in film and television, does not shy away from voicing his political opinions in a Hollywood he sees as increasingly polarized

Spanish comedians Ignatius Farray and Inés Hernand perform at the Teatro Infanta Isabel in Madrid on January 13, 2022.

On second thought, it is funny: Comedians and philosophers find common ground

Mar Padilla

The success of a certain type of monologue and the new attention that the academy pays to humor refresh his old and intimate relationship with thought.