Nearly 800,000 people displaced by war against Iran and Lebanon
The escalating conflict is exacerbating the refugee crisis in the Middle East and creating a serious humanitarian emergency for 14.1 million people, according to the United Nations
Russia cashes in on Iran war
The Kremlin is offloading its offshore oil reserves due to the Middle East crisis, but a sustained global recession would hit its economy hard
Iran deepens EU’s internal divisions
Ursula von der Leyen has been criticized for overstepping her bounds on foreign policy
Pax Israeliana for the Middle East
Estefany Rodríguez, the journalist who covered immigration and ended up detained by ICE
The Colombian reporter’s lawyers allege that she was persecuted for her critical work on Trump’s immigration policy
Flood of habeas petitions challenges Trump’s mass detention of immigrants
Venezuela opens its gold and gas-rich subsoil to the United States
Parliament debates new rules for mining and incentives for foreign investment in an area that is controlled by criminal groups and which has become a major environmental disaster
Chile begins its most conservative era with Kast’s ‘emergency government’
The president received the presidential sash from leftist Gabriel Boric, marking the start of a new political stage focused on security, the economy and immigration
Discontent in Cuba takes shape with pot-banging protests and student assemblies
The weariness of the population, subjected to constant blackouts and chronic poverty, is being exacerbated by Trump’s energy blockade
CJNG heavyweights choose to cooperate with US justice after operation against El Mencho
The expected guilty pleas of Erick Valencia, ‘El 85’ and Abigael González, ‘El Cuini,’ confirm the decline of the old guard
Death of French ‘Charlie Kirk’ casts a shadow over mayoral campaign in Lyon
The left fears losing the city after 25 years in power while tension between extremist groups remains high ahead of Sunday’s local elections
Élmer Mendoza: ‘The situation in Sinaloa is not a reason to feel sad or hopeless’
The Mexican writer presents ‘The Mermaid and the Retiree,’ a political and suspenseful work set in Culiacán
Insult or adaptation? Why films still struggle to adapt novels
From ‘Hamnet’ to ‘Wuthering Heights,’ the big screen has seen a wave of literary classics reimagined for a new generation. But a problem persists: cinema and literature are languages that are almost always irreconcilable
Inside Hollywood’s Governors Ball: Custom sushi, 1,000 bottles of tequila and 6,000 chocolate ‘Oscars’
For the 32nd time, chef Wolfgang Puck is taking charge of the post‑Oscars event that will feed the nearly 2,000 guests
The end of the neutral influencer: Can you stay relevant if you never share an opinion?
Concerned about backlash or losing collaborations, some creators prefer to avoid commenting on political and social issues. Will that silence have consequences?
Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa
A journey through the continent’s current music scene is an exploration of identity, memory, and modernity
From millions of dollars to under a grand: The dramatic fall of the NFT
The market for the digital items plummeted after their glory days in 2021 and 2022, and they’ve proven to be not only an artistic and aesthetic disaster, but a shortcut to financial ruin
The Ig Nobel awards are moving to Europe after 35 years: ‘It has become unsafe for our guests to visit the US’
The satirical science prizes, which reward the most surprising research of the year with the support of real Nobel laureates, will be held in Switzerland and later in other European countries, ‘a little bit like Eurovision’
Mexico’s Silicon Valley defies the shadow of organized crime
John Martinis, winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: ‘I wouldn’t want quantum computing to be known for breaking the internet’
Genetic patch curbs Dravet syndrome, a disorder with seizures triggered by geometric patterns
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury: ‘Do we want to achieve zero dependence on the U.S.? I’m not sure that’s the best approach’
The top executive of the aerospace giant advocates for a path of mutual cooperation and maintains that the company is prepared to lead the project for the new European fighter jet
The new kings of Hollywood: How the Ellison family built a media empire
Greg Peters, Netflix co-CEO: ‘People misunderstand how AI will influence content creation’
Mohamed Mezghani, of the International Association of Public Transport: ‘A traffic jam of electric cars is still a traffic jam’
Belgium believes it has discovered an unknown painting by Michelangelo
An investigation finds the ‘Spirituali Pietà,’ attributed to an anonymous artist, is actually by the Renaissance master which, if true, boosts to five the number of Michelangelo works on canvas preserved to date
Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer: ‘Obama never understood how deep-seated racism is in the country that elected him’
The author discusses his 2024 book ‘The Message’ and how language can make violence presentable
The ‘nobleman who kept banned books inside the walls of his house
Paul Dano: ‘The sad thing about seeing celebrities get into politics is that it shows how impressionable we are’
In ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin,’ Dano proves, once again, that he’s the man for the moment
Work & Lifestyle
What is competency porn, the trend that consists of watching people do things well?
Breaking free from smartphone addiction: Defensive tactics against those tricky algorithms
Was pasta a Chinese invention or Italian ingenuity?
Norwegian influencer buys failed property development in Spain to build ‘self-sufficient’ eco-community
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Inside the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar party, where Madonna whispered to Brad Pitt and Courtney Love’s manager was banned
Jessie Buckley, Hollywood’s new breakout star: From near-obscurity to Oscar frontrunner
Dinners, goodbye kisses and vacations in Punta Mita: The romance between Emma Watson and Gonzalo Hevia Baillères
Our selection
One of the two survivors of Trump’s Caribbean bombings: ‘Dad, I would have been better off dead’
Three women, three countries and a global crisis
Ana Carbajosa / Nade / Zohal Azad / Ghazal Mohammadi / Zubaida Baba Ibrahim / Valentina Parada Lugo|London / Paris / Kabul / Mayo Balwa / Bogotá
How the CIA used a former Spanish soldier to keep tabs on Julian Assange
Malala: ‘Reading a book alone in her room is an act of resistance for an Afghan girl’
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