Republican pressure mounts on Trump to end the war in Iran
The cost of gasoline and the prospect of a protracted conflict are eroding support for the president while the offensive threatens the campaigns of members of Congress seeking reelection
War plunges Iranians into fear and uncertainty
The lack of shelters and the lines to buy food exacerbate the population’s suffering in the face of US-Israeli airstrikes
Iran deepens EU’s internal divisions
Ursula von der Leyen has been criticized for overstepping her bounds on foreign policy
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
The shattered dream of migrating to the US and the odyssey of returning: ‘I was in jail for four months. That’s the only way I got to know New York’
The Trump administration’s persecution is generating a massive return flow to Latin America
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
Discontent in Cuba takes shape with pot-banging protests and student assemblies
The weariness of the population is being exacerbated by Trump’s energy blockade
CJNG heavyweights choose to cooperate with US justice
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
Estefany Rodríguez, the immigration journalist who ended up detained by ICE
The Colombian reporter’s lawyers allege that she was persecuted for her critical work on Trump’s immigration policy
Trump is obsessed by shoes made by a company that sued him over tariffs
They footwear in question are Oxfords, and the president is constantly giving them away to his inner circle
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
A new interactive atlas reveals the human body in unprecedented detail
The tool displays organs in three dimensions and opens new avenues for researching key diseases, such as cancer and diabetes
The dadcore phenomenon or why we now like to dress like our fathers
Nearly a decade after its arrival in style manuals, the trend is characterized by the sloppiness that serves as its statement of principle
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
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’
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
Belgium believes it has discovered an unknown painting by Michelangelo
An investigation finds the ‘Spirituali Pietà’ is actually by the Renaissance master
The ‘nobleman who kept banned books inside the walls of his house
Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa
A journey through the continent’s current music scene is an exploration of identity, memory, and modernity
Work & Lifestyle
The end of the neutral influencer: Can you stay relevant if you never share an opinion?
Was pasta a Chinese invention or Italian ingenuity?
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
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
Paul Dano: ‘The sad thing about seeing celebrities get into politics is that it shows how impressionable we are’
Our selection
Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer: ‘Obama never understood how deep-seated racism is in the country that elected him’
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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