Lebanon plunged into chaos after Israel’s response to Hezbollah
The Israeli army is demanding the evacuation of the Beirut suburbs where more than half a million people live, increasing the number of those affected by these measures to over 800,000
Mojtaba Khamenei emerges as frontrunner to become Iran’s new supreme leader
The 56-year-old cleric and son of Ali Khamenei has close ties to the hardline wing of the Revolutionary Guard
What Chinese politicians think about the attack on Iran: ‘This isn’t the world order I grew up with’
Does the United States have enough munition for a prolonged war?
Malala: ‘Reading a book alone in her room is an act of resistance for an Afghan girl’
The Pakistani activist visited Spain as part of an international campaign to have the ‘systematic erasure’ of women in Afghanistan recognized as a crime against humanity
The United States and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic relations
Ties had been severed since 2019. The State Department announced the move as part of ‘a peaceful transition to a democratically elected government’ following Maduro’s capture
The Venezuelan opposition moves past the 2024 elections and prepares for the next ones
María Corina Machado has announced she is returning, and the country is once again talking about voting, even though no date has been set
Milei travels to the United States to join Trump’s meeting with Latin American leaders as Middle East conflict escalates
This is the 16th trip the Argentine president has made to the United States. From Miami, he will head to New York to seek investments and then to Kast’s inauguration in Chile
El Mencho operation boosts Claudia Sheinbaum’s approval rating, but insecurity remains the primary concern
The Mexican president’s approval rating has recovered to 71% after slight declines since the summer. Both the downfall of the drug lord and electoral reform have garnered strong support, according to an Enkoll poll for EL PAÍS
International ruling protects the Garifuna people from ‘Survivor’ shoot in Honduras
Britney Spears arrested for drunk driving in California
The 44-year-old singer was arrested by highway patrol around 9 p.m. and released at 6 a.m. ‘Hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change’ said her agent
Young women are also moving closer to the far right, just more slowly than men
One analysis highlights a growing sense among women that the system no longer guarantees stability, and they associate feminism with the establishment
John Martinis, winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: ‘I wouldn’t want quantum computing to be known for breaking the internet’
Experts are calling for the cryptographic systems on which the entire network depends to be made ready now for the imminent emergence of technologies that will make them vulnerable
'Cover-Up': A reporter against the impunity of power and the horror of war
Watching the Netflix documentary about Seymour M. Hersh, the legendary journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre and the Abu Ghraib abuses, is especially timely right now
Genetic patch curbs Dravet syndrome, a disorder with seizures triggered by geometric patterns
The first gene-regulating treatment for epilepsy achieves promising results in an initial trial with 81 patients
Laurence Joseph, psychoanalyst: ‘Being silent sometimes means learning to listen’
The French author has published a book in which she reflects on secrets, violence and the code of silence
Three sisters and a dilemma: what to do when you inherit a genetic mutation that can cause cancer
Breast cancer in young women has increased by 29% in three decades
Nir Barzilai, gerontologist: ‘Just because you look young doesn’t mean you’re healthy’
The new kings of Hollywood: How the Ellison family built a media empire
David Ellison has just won the battle against Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. He already controls CNN and CBS, two of the largest news networks in the United States
Greg Peters, Netflix co-CEO: ‘People misunderstand how AI will influence content creation’
Warner Bros bipolarity: Improved results in streaming and film, but floundering in television
Mohamed Mezghani, of the International Association of Public Transport: ‘A traffic jam of electric cars is still a traffic jam’
Goya's last mystery is called Rosario Weiss
Sergio del Molino has published an acclaimed novel about the young artist raised and mentored by the Spanish genius. He walks EL PAÍS through Madrid’s Prado Museum as he recounts the story of her erased life
Michel Houellebecq: the prophet of decadence returns to music
The controversial author surprises fans with a new album due for release on Friday, as well as a series of concerts in France
‘Love Story’: John Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, or when headlines ruin everything
The problem with Xania Monet: The AI-generated singer who has amassed millions of followers
Frankie Pizá
The emergence of an AI-generated R&B artist on the most listened-to charts seems to show that the public is willing to accept artificial songs
Work & Lifestyle
‘It’s a trompe-l’œil, it can’t even turn you on’: Have on-screen bodies become too unrealistic?
Norwegian influencer buys failed property development in Spain to build ‘self-sufficient’ eco-community
LAM, the museum that displays a portrait made with sausages and a sculpture of moldy grapes
Rob Jetten and Nicholas Keenan, the love story of the prime minister and the hockey player that has captivated a country
Celebrities, Movies & TV
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Florence Gaub, NATO’s ‘futurist’: ‘You can slide into a world war even if nobody wants it’
Berta Cáceres and the resistance that was born under an oak tree
An Iranian woman adopted by a US military officer 50 years ago faces deportation: ‘The war makes it even more dangerous’
Spain: Straining at the seams
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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