Trump delivers address to the nation to exaggerate his achievements and blame Biden for the state of the economy
In a tense and impatient statement from the White House, the Republican dismissed concerns about the high cost of living
EU’s prestige at stake with bid to fund Ukrainian war effort with Russian assets
European leaders must decide this week whether to mobilize €193 billion in sovereign funds
Higgins and Mamdani inaugurate new Democratic resistance against Trump
The incoming mayors of Miami and New York, along with the governors-elect of New Jersey and Virginia, will take office in the coming weeks with anti-Trump messages
Venezuela breaks energy deal with Trinidad and Tobago over US ties
Mustafa Suleyman: ‘Controlling AI is the challenge of our time’
The CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of Google DeepMind in 2010 reflects on today’s technological challenges: ‘My main hope is that everyone alive will feel the benefits of a revolution in intelligence that empowers them to achieve and do more, wherever they are’
Innocence lost in the forest of the child soldiers: ‘Each leader of the armed group had his girls’
UNICEF estimates that since 2013, some 19,000 children associated with armed groups in the Central African Republic have been reintegrated. Thousands more are still waiting to leave. This is their story, told in their own words
Mexico’s large water debt to the US originated under previous president
Claudia Sheinbaum’s government now has one month to deliver a huge amount of water to its northern neighbor despite a prolonged drought since the late 1990s
From ‘Nazi’ to ‘moment for reflection’: Latin America’s left feels the blow of Kast’s victory in Chile
The leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have responded in very different ways to the return of the far right to the South American country
How organized crime recruits children in Belgium: Easy money, emojis, and threats
Arrests of minors employed as drug couriers have doubled in one year at the port of Antwerp, the main entry point for cocaine into Europe
Media and political earthquake in Italy over sale of the two main opposition newspapers
The Agnelli family group, which owns ‘La Repubblica’ and ‘La Stampa,’ is negotiating with a conservative Greek magnate who is close to Trump
Sick migrants detained at Krome denounce appalling medical care: ‘This is a concentration camp’
A dozen people being held at the center outside Miami told EL PAÍS that they are not receiving the medication they need
NASA discovers Titan doesn’t have an ocean, but a ‘slushy ice layer’ that increases possibility of life
The US space agency redraws what the interior of Saturn’s largest moon, the most similar to Earth, would look like
The murder of Michele and Rob Reiner: Days of horror in Hollywood
The deaths of the widely beloved couple have sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry
Louis Tomlinson on surviving loss of his mother, sister and One Direction bandmate: ‘There’s no preparation for what I’ve been through’
The musician, a former member of one of the most successful bands of the 21st century, reflects on life, grief and his new album ‘How Did I Get Here?’
‘Fallout’ or how the world’s largest company turned an anti-capitalist apocalyptic Western into a phenomenon
The Amazon Prime Video series is a ‘pastiche of cultural references’ that combines the old west, comedy, monsters, robots, and technocrats
US military vs. beards: Why banning facial hair may be discriminatory
Pseudofolliculitis, a common skin condition that affects Black men more, is aggravated by constant shaving. But Pete Hegseth’s ‘No more beardos’ policy in the US military ignores this
The struggle of the most Afro-Latino city in the United States to accept itself
Too Black for Latinos and too Latino for African Americans, Boston’s Afro-Latino community is beginning to see the fruits of decades of activism against historical invisibility
Not all insomnia is the same: Study identifies five subtypes and paves the way for personalized treatment
To better understand why some people develop the condition while others do not, researchers have worked together to identify distinct patient profiles
Emily Goligoski, researcher: ‘I have a policy for the use of devices in class. How can I compete against dopamine while teaching some theory?’
I want my dog back: The rise of pet cloning
Lab in Spain was testing African swine fever virus when the first infected boar was found nearby
Netflix vs. Paramount: Inside the blockbuster battle to become the new king of Hollywood
The dispute between the two companies to take control of Warner ushers in a new phase in the entertainment industry, and it’s not yet clear how it could impact workers and audiences
Max Hodak: ‘Patients go from being almost blind to being able to read every letter on an eye chart’
Tori Dunlap: ‘Talking about money is one of the most subversive things you can do’
A divided Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25 points amid fears of a deteriorating labor market
When art feels the call of war
The ‘Culture vs. War’ project brings together in six documentaries the stories of Ukrainian writers, musicians, photographers and filmmakers who traveled to the front after the Russian invasion
The day the creator of Tetris met the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube
Alexey Pajitnov and Ernő Rubik had a conversation with EL PAÍS in Spain, where the video game designer received an honorary award
‘Sextette’: The story of Mae West’s final madcap movie
Years after the star’s death, the movie is seen as her final, daring attempt to assert herself
Taylor Swift reveals obsessions, strengths and fears in new documentary
A chronicle of the most infamous trial in music history
In 1985, the attempted suicides of two young people was blamed on the subliminal messages supposedly contained in a Judas Priest song
Work & Lifestyle
Christian Louboutin: ‘Young people don’t want to be like their parents. And if their parents wear sneakers, they’re going to look for something else’
How your cat ended up on your lap: A book challenges the history of the domestication of the most popular feline
Does someone decide what we listen to? How Spotify’s algorithm works and what we know about its power
Growing up in uncertainty, Mexico’s Gen Z turns to social media for information
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Armie Hammer: Hollywood’s canceled cannibal heartthrob comes back laughing at himself
After his exit from the industry due to a sexual scandal, the actor is carving out a new path with three independent films and a podcast
Rossellini: ‘If I started now, I would be a director, something unthinkable in my youth’
The actress who grew up surrounded by cinema disappeared when the industry stopped calling in her 40s and hasn’t stopped working
Our selection
Cartels in Mexico take a leap forward with narco-drones: ‘It is criminal groups that are leading the innovation race’
Trump’s new restrictions leave no migrant safe: ‘Being a legal resident in the US is being a second-class citizen’
‘We are dying’: Cuba sinks into a health crisis amid medicine shortages and misdiagnosis
North Korea, the latest stage in the Russian indoctrination of Ukrainian children
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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Ukraine trains civilians and journalists to survive under drone attacks
The miracle of Ivory Coast’s Nero Mer
Text: Sol Acuña / Photos: Miléquêm Diarassouba|Nero Mer (Ivory Coast)
