<![CDATA[EL PAÍS]]>https://english.elpais.comTue, 28 Jul 2026 11:00:02 +0000en1hourly1<![CDATA[Berna León, a Harvard researcher in Spain’s Socialist ranks: ‘Entering politics today is like throwing yourself to the wolves’]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-28/berna-leon-a-harvard-researcher-in-spains-socialist-ranks-entering-politics-today-is-like-throwing-yourself-to-the-wolves.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-28/berna-leon-a-harvard-researcher-in-spains-socialist-ranks-entering-politics-today-is-like-throwing-yourself-to-the-wolves.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 09:57:08 +0000Berna León, 30, was very comfortable at Harvard College working as a Teaching Fellow for Michael Sandel, one of the leading critics of hyperliberalism. A philosopher and sociologist trained at the Sorbonne in Paris, with a master’s in international relations theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a PhD in sociology from Sciences Po, and an expert in public policy, he had always imagined himself in a classroom or a library, among books and papers. But a phone call changed his mind and drew him out of academia.

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]]>Jaime Villanueva<![CDATA[Atlanta activist charged after using phone-wiping software during federal questioning]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/atlanta-activist-charged-after-using-phone-wiping-software-during-federal-questioning.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/atlanta-activist-charged-after-using-phone-wiping-software-during-federal-questioning.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 08:44:55 +0000Before he even got to the airport, Sam Tunick already knew the authorities were watching him. The Atlanta activist had found out that police had apparently set up a hidden camera outside a house they believed was his home. He wasn’t alone in this — other protesters who, like him, had demonstrated against the construction of a police training center had also faced criminal charges, charges that their lawyers say looked less like genuine law enforcement and more like an attempt to silence them.

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]]><![CDATA[Freed dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: ‘Cubans are desperate for something to happen, anything’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-28/freed-dissident-artist-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-cubans-are-desperate-for-something-to-happen-anything.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-28/freed-dissident-artist-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-cubans-are-desperate-for-something-to-happen-anything.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 08:42:00 +0000Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, one of the island’s best-known dissident artists and founder of the San Isidro Movement — which drew international attention after several artists, intellectuals, and citizens undertook a hunger strike in response to political repression — is convinced that Cubans are willing for “anything” to happen as long as the system changes.

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]]>Eva Marie UZCATEGUI<![CDATA[Hanging bodies, extortion and suspicion: The Zacatecas murders expose drug cartel infiltration in Mexico]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/bodies-hanging-extortion-and-suspicion-the-zacatecas-crime-exposes-cartel-infiltration-in-mexico.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/bodies-hanging-extortion-and-suspicion-the-zacatecas-crime-exposes-cartel-infiltration-in-mexico.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 07:46:59 +0000Around 20 men wearing balaclavas and carrying assault rifles pointed toward the sky stare into the camera, with a rural landscape in the background. One of them, standing in front of the others, reads from a sheet of paper. Beside him, a black banner bearing the initials CDS-MF identifies the group: Sinaloa Cartel–Mayito Flaco, one of the factions that has split from the criminal organization. In the foreground, a man lies on the ground holding a machine gun. This was the scene staged by the cartel two days after the discovery, last Saturday, of 10 bodies at three different locations in the state of Zacatecas, in central Mexico. Five of the victims were found hanging from a bridge, half-naked.

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]]><![CDATA[AI-powered digital friends, the new threat to teenagers’ mental health]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 08:13:56 +0000Generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini are penetrating people’s private lives — including those of minors. More and more young people are turning to these tools for emotional queries. Psychologists warn that replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. In some cases the outcome can be fatal: in the U.S. several lawsuits have been filed by families of young people who allegedly self-harmed or even died by suicide after being encouraged to do so by such tools. That includes Sewell Setzer, 14, who took his own life after discussing that possibility with a synthetic character created on Character.ai with whom he was desperately in love and interpreting some of its remarks as an invitation to do it.

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]]>Jasmin Merdan<![CDATA[Trump administration steps up fight to block undocumented students from attending college ]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 07:43:37 +0000Colorado has become the latest target of the Donald Trump administration’s campaign against students who are not U.S. citizens or lack permanent resident status. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on July 23 against the state for allowing undocumented students to access in-state tuition rates, which are lower than those charged to out-of-state students. That brings the total to 14 lawsuits filed against states that do not discriminate against students based on immigration status.

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]]>Jae C. Hong<![CDATA[Frances Haugen: ‘We are worse off today than when I leaked the Facebook documents’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-07/frances-haugen-we-are-worse-off-today-than-when-i-leaked-the-facebook-documents.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-07/frances-haugen-we-are-worse-off-today-than-when-i-leaked-the-facebook-documents.htmlSun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000In September 2021, The Wall Street Journal published the Facebook Files, a series of reports based on internal documents from the tech company that, among other things, showed its executives were aware of the harms Instagram and Facebook were causing young people. It was a bombshell. It triggered the biggest reputational crisis for Mark Zuckerberg’s company, which weeks later rebranded as Meta. The person behind it was engineer Frances Haugen, 42, who left her post at Facebook carrying 21,000 internal documents. The U.S. Senate summoned her to testify, and investigations were opened into her revelations.

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]]>Albert Garcia<![CDATA[EU sanctions FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, who opposed the Ukraine invasion]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/eu-sanctions-fide-president-arkady-dvorkovich-who-opposed-the-ukraine-invasion.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/eu-sanctions-fide-president-arkady-dvorkovich-who-opposed-the-ukraine-invasion.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 07:40:47 +0000Chess has once again produced a story worthy of a novel, full of twists and ambiguities. Arkady Dvorkovich, 54, a highly respected figure in Russia for his professional achievements, has stepped down as president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), which represents 201 national federations, after being placed on the European Union’s sanctions list for “undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.”

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]]>Eng Chin An<![CDATA[Race against time in Spain’s wildfire battle: 24 critical hours before the heat wave]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-28/race-against-time-in-spains-wildfire-battle-24-critical-hours-before-the-heatwave.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-28/race-against-time-in-spains-wildfire-battle-24-critical-hours-before-the-heatwave.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 05:44:05 +0000The wildfires ravaging the Spanish province of Ávila in the Castilla y León region and the Madrid region remain active, although their advance has slowed. Firefighting operations continue to be extremely challenging, hampered by strong and shifting winds. After several days of rapid spread, crews managed on Sunday to bring many of the fire fronts under control. However, a number of the most active areas of the blazes remain burning, and the fires are still far from being fully contained.

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]]>ÓSCAR CORRAL<![CDATA[‘They sweated profusely and gasped for air’: The journey of seven migrants who died on a train in Texas]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/they-sweated-profusely-and-gasped-for-air-the-journey-of-seven-migrants-who-died-on-a-train-in-texas.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/they-sweated-profusely-and-gasped-for-air-the-journey-of-seven-migrants-who-died-on-a-train-in-texas.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 05:33:54 +0000Seven Honduran and Mexican migrants were trying to reach the United States. Their journey began in late April 2026. Guided by a smuggling network, they crossed from the border city of Ciudad Acuña in Mexico into Del Rio, Texas. A few days later, on May 9, they were taken to the tracks where a Union Pacific train was parked. Between 1:18 p.m. and 1:25 p.m. that day, the smugglers broke the lock on one of the containers and helped them onboard so they could continue toward San Antonio. Hours later, all seven died inside the same rail cargo container, suffocating with no means of escape.

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]]>DANIEL BECERRIL<![CDATA[A Louisiana community rises up against a new ICE center to detain and deport families]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/a-louisiana-community-rises-up-against-a-new-ice-center-to-detain-and-deport-families.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/a-louisiana-community-rises-up-against-a-new-ice-center-to-detain-and-deport-families.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2026 05:26:49 +0000On Thursday, the lobby of a building on the England Airpark Authority’s grounds filled with residents of Alexandria and New Orleans who had come to tell the airport’s board of directors: “We don’t want ICE.” One by one they signed up to speak at the meeting. From the doorway, a few meters away and in plain view, was the structure where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to set up in the coming months what it has described as “a transit facility” to deport minors and families who have already agreed to leave voluntarily. Residents fear it will operate like any other detention center.

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]]>Patricia Clarembaux<![CDATA[An appeals court upholds the injunction blocking Trump’s order that sought to restrict mail-in voting in 23 states]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/an-appeals-court-upholds-the-injunction-blocking-trumps-order-that-sought-to-restrict-mail-in-voting-in-23-states.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/an-appeals-court-upholds-the-injunction-blocking-trumps-order-that-sought-to-restrict-mail-in-voting-in-23-states.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 17:54:16 +0000With just over three months to go before the November congressional elections in the United States, a federal appeals court has upheld the injunction blocking one of President Donald Trump’s key measures to change the administration of mail-in voting. The decision prevents the government, for now, from imposing new restrictions in the 23 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the executive order in court.

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]]>Jay L. Clendenin<![CDATA[AI gets pinkwashed as female users are targeted]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-27/ai-gets-pinkwashed-as-female-users-are-targeted.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-27/ai-gets-pinkwashed-as-female-users-are-targeted.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 15:06:27 +0000While large AI companies are being besieged by a more conscious and critical perception of the risks and impact of their technologies, more and more corporations such as Meta, Google, Anthropic and Open AI are investing in what is being termed “Girlbossification of AI.” If the recent booing of tech CEOs during their speeches at graduations wasn’t evidence enough that not everyone wants or needs AI in their lives – a recent New York Times poll found that 47% of 18-to-29-year-olds consider AI to be a very bad thing – coupled with the rise of anti-data center legislative proposals and the growth of anti-AI movements around the world, the female user is now being schmoozed.

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]]>simplehappyart<![CDATA[Firefighters facing a major crisis: ‘I’ve never seen a fire burn with such intensity’]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-27/firefighters-facing-a-major-crisis-ive-never-seen-a-fire-burn-with-such-intensity.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-27/firefighters-facing-a-major-crisis-ive-never-seen-a-fire-burn-with-such-intensity.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 14:49:55 +0000The “largest and most complex” fire in a firefighter’s 20-year career is beginning to die down. But the south of Ávila is still smoldering, and sudden flames are flaring up where calm was expected — not least because nothing but bad omens are falling on a summer in which wave after wave of heat is forecast. Firefighters have battled an unpredictable blaze, with gales shifting its direction, sweeping across mountain ranges and dry forests, feeding on unmanaged vegetation, and overwhelming human firefighting capabilities. The situation has improved slightly: “It seems the monster has fallen asleep,” sums up another firefighter, exhausted after five days of chasing the beast as it comes and goes, rising and falling. But everyone remains on alert.

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]]>Emilio Fraile<![CDATA[US faces the challenge of turning soccer into a mass sport following the success of the World Cup]]>https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-27/us-faces-the-challenge-of-turning-soccer-into-a-mass-sport-following-the-success-of-the-world-cup.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-27/us-faces-the-challenge-of-turning-soccer-into-a-mass-sport-following-the-success-of-the-world-cup.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 13:31:58 +0000Two days before the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, Donald Trump hosted a cocktail reception at the Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name, in the heart of New York City. There, alongside his friend Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, he celebrated the organizational success of the biggest football tournament in history, featuring 48 national teams that played a total of 104 matches, more than ever before. Half-joking, half-serious, Trump told Infantino that the United States should host another World Cup. “Based on the numbers we will be requesting it again immediately,” he said.

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]]>Dylan Martinez<![CDATA[The incredible story of the man who built a fake Roman theater in Italy and sold tickets to visit it]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-incredible-story-of-the-man-who-built-a-fake-roman-theater-in-italy-and-sold-tickets-to-visit-it.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-incredible-story-of-the-man-who-built-a-fake-roman-theater-in-italy-and-sold-tickets-to-visit-it.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 13:31:11 +0000He built a fake Roman theater among the hills of Vicenza province in Italy, using modern stone blocks artificially aged to look ancient. He presented it as an archaeological discovery containing remains from Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and even the Neolithic; organized guided tours and historical reenactments, charged up to €40 per visitor, was included in an official tourist guide and has ended up in prison, sentenced to two years and four months in a final ruling. This is the incredible story of Franco Malosso, a 69-year-old Italian who called himself Franz Von Rosenfranz in artistic circles and who pulled off one of Italy’s most astonishing archaeological hoaxes.

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]]><![CDATA[‘The largest frying pan in Europe’ ignites tempers in Brussels]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-largest-frying-pan-in-europe-ignites-tempers-in-brussels.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-largest-frying-pan-in-europe-ignites-tempers-in-brussels.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 11:42:26 +0000Brussels boasts iconic monuments such as Manneken Pis and the Atomium, not to mention its spectacular Grand Place. Since this summer, it has acquired another landmark — though hardly a source of pride for a city so given to surrealism as the Belgian capital. The city’s new addition has already been dubbed the ‘largest frying pan in Europe’ by locals, with their characteristic zwanze or sardonic humor, referring to the Schuman roundabout in the heart of the European quarter.

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]]>Laia Ros / El País<![CDATA[What Spain’s wildfires have stolen from people]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/what-spains-wildfires-have-stolen-from-people.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/what-spains-wildfires-have-stolen-from-people.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 11:20:56 +0000It was a beautiful stone house by a lake that the whole family loved. They spent the best summers of their lives there. The plants and trees were tended by each and every one of them as if they were tending a botanical garden. Their evacuated neighbors who returned to the area first them sent them photos of the damage, but it wasn’t until they saw it with their own eyes that they realized the extent of the tragedy.

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]]>Óscar Corral<![CDATA[Yuval Noah Harari: 'AI could be a great manipulative psychopath']]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-25/yuval-noah-harari-ai-could-be-a-great-manipulative-psychopath.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-25/yuval-noah-harari-ai-could-be-a-great-manipulative-psychopath.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000Israeli historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, 50, an expert in analyzing humanity, its enduring patterns and, above all, the dangers it faces, is waiting for EL PAÍS at midday in a charming, quiet hotel tucked away in Lisbon’s beautiful Lapa district. The renowned author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and Nexus, whose books have sold more than 50 million copies, has just ordered a tea. Dressed in a brightly patterned shirt, he sits in a sunlit gallery overlooking the majestic Tagus estuary. In the distance lies the dazzling blue of the river, which is almost already the sea.

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]]>JOÃO PORFÍRIO/EL PAÍS<![CDATA[Extreme heat is scorching our health: increased irritability, poorer sleep and more cardiovascular problems ]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000Extreme heat makes us sick. And, in many ways, it kills us.

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]]>MICHAEL REYNOLDS<![CDATA[‘Only America was rich enough to satisfy my hypertrophied self’: Florida exhibition explores how Salvador Dalí transformed US culture]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-27/only-america-was-rich-enough-to-satisfy-my-hypertrophied-self-florida-exhibition-explores-how-salvador-dali-transformed-us-culture.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-27/only-america-was-rich-enough-to-satisfy-my-hypertrophied-self-florida-exhibition-explores-how-salvador-dali-transformed-us-culture.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 09:34:42 +0000Since he first docked in New York in 1934, Salvador Dalí was more than just a painter in the United States. Here he designed stained glass, staged the surrealist party of the decade, worked in Hollywood without making it to the big screen, designed jewelry, wrote his memoirs and became a late-night show celebrity.

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]]><![CDATA[Neither blonde nor dumb: Marilyn Monroe against Hollywood’s wolves]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-27/neither-blonde-nor-dumb-marilyn-monroe-against-hollywoods-wolves.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-27/neither-blonde-nor-dumb-marilyn-monroe-against-hollywoods-wolves.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 09:23:18 +0000Marilyn Monroe had to fight many wolves, most of them Hollywood producers and directors, but also sexual predators of all kinds. She recounted this herself in an article published in Motion Picture Magazine in January 1953, when she was only 26 and already had several comedy films to her name. Although her life was cut short by a fatal overdose on August 4, 1962, shortly after her 36th birthday, she appeared in 32 films.

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]]>Eve Arnold/Iconic Images<![CDATA[Helena Moreno, mayor of New Orleans: ‘Being Latina and bilingual allows me to defend my community’]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/helena-moreno-mayor-of-new-orleans-being-latina-and-bilingual-allows-me-to-defend-my-community.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/helena-moreno-mayor-of-new-orleans-being-latina-and-bilingual-allows-me-to-defend-my-community.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 08:20:26 +0000When Helena Moreno, 48, took office as mayor of New Orleans, the city was under threat from Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant machinery. Late last year, the Republican administration set its sights on this southern city — known as the birthplace of jazz — and launched in the state of Louisiana what it called Operation Catahoula Crunch, a name inspired by “the tenacity and grit” of the Catahoula, a dog breed native to the region. It was in this context that Moreno became the first Latina mayor of a city where the immigrant community is relatively small but significant.

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]]>Tyler Kaufman<![CDATA[Questions linger following the deaths of four Mexicans at an ICE facility in California]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/questions-linger-following-the-deaths-of-four-mexicans-at-an-ice-facility-in-california.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/questions-linger-following-the-deaths-of-four-mexicans-at-an-ice-facility-in-california.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 08:19:45 +0000His skin was the first sign that something was wrong. Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes’s face changed color, turning a worrying yellow that alarmed the men who shared a cell with him at the Adelanto, California, immigrant detention center. Fatigue, loss of appetite, listlessness and isolation followed. The Mexican national, who had been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for only a few weeks, even stopped going out to the yard. “One day I told him: Beto, you’re not well. I’m going to take you out so we can call the medics,” recalls a migrant who lived with him. According to his account, Gutiérrez Reyes repeatedly asked to be seen by a doctor, but no one came. “When we finally took him out, his arm started to go numb and he fainted.” He was rushed to a nearby hospital. He never returned. Two days later, he was dead.

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]]><![CDATA[From the 2024 election fraud to a new negotiation: Venezuela’s political crisis enters another crossroads]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/from-the-2024-election-fraud-to-a-new-negotiation-venezuelas-political-crisis-enters-another-crossroads.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/from-the-2024-election-fraud-to-a-new-negotiation-venezuelas-political-crisis-enters-another-crossroads.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 07:47:16 +0000Although Venezuela remains in mourning for the more than 5,500 people killed in the June 24 earthquake, many Venezuelans had already been carrying a different kind of grief for the past two years. July 28, 2024, opened a fissure in Venezuela that is still there two years and one U.S. intervention later. At the center of that fracture is Chavismo, the ruling movement founded by the late president Hugo Chávez.

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]]>Chelo Camacho<![CDATA[Trump finds his own ‘forever war’ in Iran]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/trump-finds-his-own-forever-war-in-iran.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-27/trump-finds-his-own-forever-war-in-iran.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2026 07:46:09 +0000The hope of securing a more or less presentable agreement and moving on has vanished. On July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the fragile ceasefire with Iran effectively over. “I don’t want to deal with them any more, they’re scum,” he said of the very same people he had described only days earlier as “very rational,” “strong,” and “smart.” Friday night was the first calm one after 13 consecutive days of attacks, after the White House considered raising the level of retaliation.

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]]>Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images<![CDATA[Zacamil, the Salvadoran neighborhood once terrorized by gang violence, is being transformed into an open-air museum ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-25/zacamil-the-salvadoran-neighborhood-once-terrorized-by-gang-violence-is-being-transformed-into-an-open-air-museum.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-25/zacamil-the-salvadoran-neighborhood-once-terrorized-by-gang-violence-is-being-transformed-into-an-open-air-museum.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000Bus number 44 stands out: it’s half-embedded in the wall of a building in the Zacamil neighborhood. This is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the Meijicanos district, located in the metropolitan area of San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador.

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]]>Simona Carnino<![CDATA[Fatboy Slim and his disperse dance floor memories: ‘I had to Google myself so many times to check if something happened’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/fatboy-slim-and-his-disperse-dance-floor-memories-i-had-to-google-myself-so-many-times-to-check-if-something-happened.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/fatboy-slim-and-his-disperse-dance-floor-memories-i-had-to-google-myself-so-many-times-to-check-if-something-happened.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000“Before I play, I always go and hide somewhere and look out through the curtain. Just for five minutes, I look at the vibe, how drunk they are and how old they are.” Weeks before taking the stage at the Icónica Santalucía Sevilla music festival, British musician and DJ Fatboy Slim — real name Norman Cook (London, 62 years old) — is sharing these words in a video call from his home in Brighton. He is aware of the fact that his relationship with fans is long-lasting, his four-decade career almost free of any dramatic ups and downs. What most concerns the author of Better Living Through Chemistry was that the concert was planned for Tuesday “and they might have to get up for work the next day,” he says, the comment redolent of the light-hearted approach to life that has always characterized him — and that, at the moment, he has no intention of letting go of.

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]]>Niccolo Guasti<![CDATA[ICE’s corpses and the search for answers: ‘Let the truth come out. My son was killed by the guard’]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-26/ices-corpses-and-the-search-for-answers-let-the-truth-come-out-my-son-was-killed-by-the-guard.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-26/ices-corpses-and-the-search-for-answers-let-the-truth-come-out-my-son-was-killed-by-the-guard.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000At that point, the body had not yet begun to decompose and Sybil Ammons, a 68-year-old nurse who has spent 30 years as the coroner for rural Stewart County, Georgia, had not yet urgently requested that it be taken away. Around 3 p.m. on May 11, the first message from Ammons arrived, short and to the point. She would not release information about the case of Cuban national Denny Adán González unless the family consented. The family agreed, but two days later Ammons still had no final finding on the incident: “I’m working on it. I hope to have an answer today,” she says, hurriedly, like someone who saves her patience for the dead.

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]]><![CDATA[The castle, the cable car and the Nazis: Returning to Schlöss Adler and ‘Where Eagles Dare’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/the-castle-the-cable-car-and-the-nazis-returning-to-schloss-adler-and-where-eagles-dare.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/the-castle-the-cable-car-and-the-nazis-returning-to-schloss-adler-and-where-eagles-dare.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000I was surprised to discover how many people I know are fans of the film Where Eagles Dare (1968) and of the author of the story, written directly for the screen, Alistair MacLean, who later turned it into a novel as splendid as the film. Among those who admire Brian G. Hutton’s adaptation and the Scottish author are none other than Michael Ondaatje, the author of The English Patient (a considerably subtler story, certainly), Steven Spielberg, who has cited it as his favorite war picture, and a writer I have adored since I read his lovely — especially the first part — Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Canongate, 2009), Geoff Dyer.

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]]>Pictorial Press Ltd<![CDATA[Fire Island, the ‘hottest’ beach in the world: 100 years of art, parties and wild sex ]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/fire-island-the-hottest-beach-in-the-world-100-years-of-art-parties-and-wild-sex.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/fire-island-the-hottest-beach-in-the-world-100-years-of-art-parties-and-wild-sex.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000About 12,000 years ago, nature created Fire Island, which served as a barrier to protect Long Island’s coastline from the hurricanes and cyclones that hit that area of the U.S. A century ago, a group of artists turned this small island into a refuge for the LGBTQ+ community. This thin strip of sand an hour and a half from New York – “as slim as a parenthesis” as Andrew Holleran described it in his cult classic novel Dancer from the Dance – has been a wild corner of the world since time immemorial. It was home to the Unquachog and Secatogue peoples, a hideout for pirates and smugglers and, since 1920s, the Mount Olympus of queer culture and identity.

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]]>Fred Melton<![CDATA[Kimi K3, the Chinese AI that has put Silicon Valley on alert]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000The frantic race to dominate the generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry has a new frontrunner. It’s called Kimi K3 and it has emerged from the labs of Chinese start-up Moonshot AI. The model has stirred considerable attention in the sector after the company published public performance test results placing it ahead of Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, and of ChatGPT’s best, GPT5.6 Sol. Its open-source nature — meaning its inner workings can be inspected and modified by any user — makes it a formidable rival to proprietary models from the likes of Google (Gemini), OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude) and Microsoft (Copilot).

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]]>Go Nakamura<![CDATA[Pierpaolo Piccioli, Balenciaga’s creative director: ‘I don’t want to revive the house’s archives; I want to revive its values’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/pierpaolo-piccioli-balenciagas-creative-director-i-dont-want-to-revive-the-houses-archives-i-want-to-revive-its-values.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/pierpaolo-piccioli-balenciagas-creative-director-i-dont-want-to-revive-the-houses-archives-i-want-to-revive-its-values.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000Pierpaolo Piccioli recalls that when he was working as accessories director alongside Maria Grazia Chiuri at Valentino, his office was filled with sketches and samples of Manolo Blahnik shoes.

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]]>SANTIAGO BELIZÓN<![CDATA[From being unemployed to hunting migrants in South Africa: The movement that has turned foreigners into scapegoats]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-26/from-being-unemployed-to-hunting-migrants-in-south-africa-the-movement-that-has-turned-foreigners-into-scapegoats.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-26/from-being-unemployed-to-hunting-migrants-in-south-africa-the-movement-that-has-turned-foreigners-into-scapegoats.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000In the township of Katlehong — an area with a reputation for being dangerous, located south-east of Johannesburg — a worker leans a heavy iron bar against the door of an old, rusty Maersk container. Meanwhile, his colleague welds it to another bar, using a machine that sends a shower of sparks flying.

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]]><![CDATA[Peter Singer, philosopher: ‘People still think the animals we eat live out in the fields, outdoors’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/peter-singer-philosopher-people-still-think-the-animals-we-eat-live-out-in-the-fields-outdoors.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-26/peter-singer-philosopher-people-still-think-the-animals-we-eat-live-out-in-the-fields-outdoors.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000If, while carving up a piece of chicken, you ever find yourself wondering what sort of life the creature you are about to consume might have led, that question has a source: Peter Singer. More than half a century ago, the Australian philosopher opened the door to our moral consideration of animals with Animal Liberation (1975). Since then, Singer has never stopped drawing attention to the atrocities inflicted on millions of animals and has helped provide the theoretical foundations of the animal rights movement.

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]]>ANDREW DAVIS<![CDATA[The protest that broke the silence in Cuba: ‘It changed my whole life’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-26/the-protest-that-broke-the-silence-in-cuba-it-changed-my-whole-life.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-26/the-protest-that-broke-the-silence-in-cuba-it-changed-my-whole-life.htmlSun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000Four years later, when Andy García Lorenzo was released, the Castro regime was still in power. The country was a worse place than before, with less electricity, less water and less food, or food that was more expensive. His neighborhood in Santa Clara was no longer the same either, or at least not the one he had known until the age of 23, when Cuba’s political police imprisoned him. The house remained unchanged, “as if frozen in time,” but his grandmother had died, his parents had grown old, the neighbor he had left behind as a child was now a teenager, and the one who had been a teenager had either already left Cuba or was looking for a way to leave. García Lorenzo had changed too. Prison did not tame him; if anything, it hardened him and made him “freer.” The events of July 11, 2021, still echo in his mind.

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]]>EL PAÍS <![CDATA[‘We’re surviving’: raids deliver a heavy and lasting blow to Hispanic businesses in L.A.]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-25/were-surviving-raids-deliver-a-heavy-and-lasting-blow-to-hispanic-businesses-in-la.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-25/were-surviving-raids-deliver-a-heavy-and-lasting-blow-to-hispanic-businesses-in-la.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000The arrival of dozens of immigration agents, unleashed to hunt for undocumented migrants, emptied the streets of Pico Rivera, California. In June 2025 residents of this suburb east of Los Angeles began to get used to a scene previously unthinkable: convoys of white trucks with green stripes driving through their avenues again and again. The Border Patrol had set its sights on a sanctuary city for migrants to send a show of force and to foreshadow what would come in other communities across the country. In one of those operations, several agents stopped outside a tire shop near Rosemead Boulevard and tried to detain its workers. Someone livestreamed the raid on Facebook Live and the video went viral immediately. It was the final blow for nearby businesses.

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]]>Eric Thayer<![CDATA[An underwater window on World War I]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-25/an-underwater-window-on-world-war-i.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-25/an-underwater-window-on-world-war-i.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 00:13:36 +0000Under the clear summer sky, waves break on the rocky Anzac Cove with a rhythmic, hushed solemnity, almost as if unwilling to disturb the dead. From the water, the earthy cliffs of Ariburnu, cloaked in pines and junipers, look impregnable; one wonders who in their right mind would choose to launch an invasion precisely here.

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]]>Alex Dawson<![CDATA[How people are deceiving the justice system with AI: ‘It’s an invisible fraud’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-25/how-people-are-deceiving-the-justice-system-with-ai-its-an-invisible-fraud.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-25/how-people-are-deceiving-the-justice-system-with-ai-its-an-invisible-fraud.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in countless sectors is unstoppable. But just as there are advantages, there are also pitfalls. A labor court in northern Brazil recently faced a lawsuit from an individual who had been employed fraudulently for three years. It seemed like a typical and uneventful case. However, it took an unexpected turn.

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]]>Morris MacMatzen<![CDATA[Zendaya, the actress who defied the Disney child-star curse to become a global star]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-25/zendaya-the-actress-who-defied-the-disney-child-star-curse-to-become-a-global-star.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-25/zendaya-the-actress-who-defied-the-disney-child-star-curse-to-become-a-global-star.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000It’s possible that if you go to the movies between now and December, you’ll end up seeing a film starring Zendaya. The 29-year-old U.S. actress has released, just this year, the finale of the series Euphoria; The Drama in May; The Odyssey this Saturday; the latest Spider-Man installment on July 29; and the third Dune film is set to premiere in December. Her calendar is packed, and before even turning 30, she has transformed her Disney beginnings into a career as an arthouse-film actress, a franchise star, a producer, a fashion icon, and, simply, a performer who sees every role as an opportunity to challenge herself and strengthen her place in the industry.

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]]>DPA vía Europa Press<![CDATA[Half a year of terror for Mexico’s press ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-25/half-a-year-of-terror-for-mexicos-press.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-25/half-a-year-of-terror-for-mexicos-press.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000The press in Mexico is working under a climate of fear and terror following at least seven journalist murders recorded in the first six months of 2026. The latest victim was Francisco Alejandro Leyva Aguilar, who was killed on Wednesday while eating at a taco stand.

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]]>Alberto Roa<![CDATA[Jamie Dimon, the most powerful banker in the world: ‘I know Europe doesn’t see the US as a friend, but it is’]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-25/jamie-dimon-the-most-powerful-banker-in-the-world-i-know-europe-doesnt-see-the-us-as-a-friend-but-it-is.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-25/jamie-dimon-the-most-powerful-banker-in-the-world-i-know-europe-doesnt-see-the-us-as-a-friend-but-it-is.htmlSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000At Madrid’s Pirámide Building on Paseo de la Castellana, some of Spain’s most important business deals are designed, and the country’s wealthiest individuals come seeking investment opportunities for their money. It is the headquarters of JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank (excluding Chinese firms under state control), and on July 10 the atmosphere was that of a major occasion. Everything was in place, including rose arrangements in the colors of the Spanish and U.S. flags, to welcome “the boss”: none other than Jamie Dimon, the last pre-financial crisis banker still in his position.

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]]>Jacobo Medrano<![CDATA[Early Christian church that survived Muslim rule is found in southeastern Spain]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/early-christian-church-that-survived-muslim-rule-is-found-in-southeastern-spain.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/early-christian-church-that-survived-muslim-rule-is-found-in-southeastern-spain.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 17:12:00 +0000At the end of July in the year 711, the troops of General Táriq ibn Ziyad defeated those of King Don Rodrigo in the battle of Guadalete. Thus began the Islamic invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, ending the Visigothic Kingdom. But in the southeast of Hispania, there was a pocket of resistance. The region of Tudmir, which stretched across parts of the current provinces of Alicante and Murcia and was governed by a Visigoth nobleman named Teodomiro (or Theodomir), put up an effective fight.

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]]>David Martínez Chico / Rubén Fdez. Tristante<![CDATA[Lawsuit alleges FEMA and DHS are withholding funds to 25 states that do not support Trump’s immigration and election policies]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-24/lawsuit-alleges-fema-and-dhs-are-withholding-funds-to-25-states-that-do-not-support-trumps-immigration-and-election-policies.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-24/lawsuit-alleges-fema-and-dhs-are-withholding-funds-to-25-states-that-do-not-support-trumps-immigration-and-election-policies.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 17:11:28 +0000Billions of dollars allocated each year to strengthen the response to natural disasters, cyberattacks, and other threats are now at the center of a new legal battle against President Donald Trump’s administration. On Thursday, 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), alleging that the government is conditioning those funds on changes to their election systems and greater cooperation on immigration enforcement.

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]]>Julia Demaree Nikhinson<![CDATA[Decapitated heads and mutilated frames: Why ‘The Odyssey’ can only be fully appreciated in a handful of cinemas worldwide]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/decapitated-heads-and-mutilated-frames-why-the-odyssey-can-only-be-fully-appreciated-in-a-handful-of-cinemas-worldwide.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/decapitated-heads-and-mutilated-frames-why-the-odyssey-can-only-be-fully-appreciated-in-a-handful-of-cinemas-worldwide.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 15:36:21 +0000The most famous line in film history about shooting and projection systems was uttered by Fritz Lang in the 1950s: “Cinemascope is only good for filming snakes and funerals.” In an era when people were beginning to stay home to watch television, cinema was plunged into crisis and the industry tried to respond with more spectacular systems to lure audiences back to theaters. The Austrian director — renowned creator of Metropolis and Fury, among many others — thought such a wide panorama (2.35:1, and even 2.55:1) did not fit the natural proportion of the human face nor the framing a director should control. Without specifying it, Lang was speaking of the artist’s gaze. Of its importance, of its essence. In practical terms: what remains inside the frame and what stays outside.

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]]>JLPPA / Bestimage / Europa Press / CONTACTO<![CDATA[Controversy in Japan over Prime Minister Takaichi’s excessive work zeal: ‘Between 0 and 3 hours of sleep a day’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/controversy-in-japan-over-prime-minister-takaichis-excessive-work-zeal-between-0-and-3-hours-of-sleep-a-day.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/controversy-in-japan-over-prime-minister-takaichis-excessive-work-zeal-between-0-and-3-hours-of-sleep-a-day.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 15:20:31 +0000A message posted this week on the social network X by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in which she boasts of sleeping “between 0 and 3 hours” a night, has sparked intense controversy in Japan. The debate raises the question as to whether such excessive work zeal and extreme devotion to wakefulness sets a bad example for the public. For some, however, it is more of a smokescreen to mask Takaichi’s low popularity ratings and, also, the scandal of an alleged smear campaign against her internal rivals in the race for the party presidency.

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]]>Aaron Schwartz /POOL<![CDATA[The collapse of the ‘Tower of Babel’: Humans have lost thousands of languages since antiquity]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-24/the-collapse-of-the-tower-of-babel-humans-have-lost-thousands-of-languages-since-antiquity.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-24/the-collapse-of-the-tower-of-babel-humans-have-lost-thousands-of-languages-since-antiquity.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 13:50:01 +0000The Tower of Babel described in Genesis may have been built not in Babylon, as the biblical account states, but in New Guinea. In the western part of the island, Papua New Guinea, located north of Australia, about 840 languages are spoken despite a population of barely 12 million. By comparison, Europeans — 745 million people — speak a quarter of that number of languages. Such linguistic diversity is exceptional in today’s world, but it wasn’t in the past: a study published in Science shows how the Tower of Babel rose over the last 12,000 years, peaking a few millennia ago and then beginning to crumble.

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]]>Design Pics Editorial<![CDATA[From nuclear energy to the atomic bomb: a political leap ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/from-nuclear-energy-to-the-atomic-bomb-a-political-leap.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/from-nuclear-energy-to-the-atomic-bomb-a-political-leap.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 11:20:10 +0000U.S. President Donald Trump maintains that the goal of the war against Iran is to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment program and prevent the country from developing a nuclear weapon. However, on July 22, he signed a nuclear deal with Tehran’s rival, Saudi Arabia, that will allow Riyadh to enrich uranium. Although the pact limits the use of the material to atomic energy for civilian use, critics warn that it lacks sufficient guarantees to prevent the Saudi kingdom from using that capability for military purposes and developing a nuclear bomb.

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]]>Evelyn Hockstein<![CDATA[‘It is an absolute miracle that I am not dead’: the harrowing story of Samantha Morton, who is astonishing audiences with her performance in ‘The Odyssey’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/it-is-an-absolute-miracle-that-i-am-not-dead-the-harrowing-story-of-samantha-morton-who-is-astonishing-audiences-with-her-performance-in-the-odyssey.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/it-is-an-absolute-miracle-that-i-am-not-dead-the-harrowing-story-of-samantha-morton-who-is-astonishing-audiences-with-her-performance-in-the-odyssey.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 10:37:06 +0000A recent episode neatly sums up where Samantha Morton’s career stands. After attending a promotional event for The Odyssey, her latest project as an actress, dozens of professional autograph hunters — the sort who appear with perfectly organized folders to collect signatures from stars — set out to get signatures from Matt Damon, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Charlize Theron and the rest of Christopher Nolan’s star-studded cast. When the 49-year-old British actress walked by and saw the pens pointed at her as well, she warned them with a laugh: “Just so you know, you won’t make much money from my autograph, okay?” Maybe because of her low-key recent public profile — in the media, not professionally — Morton was right. But judging by the enthusiasm her performance has sparked in this summer’s big cinematic premiere, her signature is about to appreciate in value.

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]]>Taylor Hill<![CDATA[Who are the ‘cockroaches’ behind the mass demonstrations in India, and what do they want? ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/who-are-the-cockroaches-behind-the-mass-demonstrations-in-india-and-what-do-they-want.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/who-are-the-cockroaches-behind-the-mass-demonstrations-in-india-and-what-do-they-want.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 09:35:26 +0000Two massive protests rocked India’s capital this past week. Dozens of police officers and demonstrators were injured during Monday’s march toward Parliament, while arrests also took place. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was also briefly detained on Tuesday, after he joined the march outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to denounce police violence that took place the previous day.

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]]>Francis Mascarenhas<![CDATA[Africa’s lucrative, nutritious grasshopper business runs into Western prejudice against eating insects]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-23/africas-lucrative-nutritious-grasshopper-business-runs-into-western-prejudice-against-eating-insects.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-23/africas-lucrative-nutritious-grasshopper-business-runs-into-western-prejudice-against-eating-insects.htmlTue, 23 Jun 2026 16:20:39 +0000Every morning in Wulari, a neighborhood of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria, the air fills with the rich aroma of freshly fried grasshoppers. At a small roadside stand, Ayuba Naomi, 35, serves a steady stream of customers who arrive before the first batch is even ready. “Grasshoppers are widely eaten. Our customers have increased. We send to places like Abuja, Lagos, Kano and even to countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom,” she says. “When demand is high, especially from customers outside Maiduguri, we can sell around three sacks in a day,” she adds. Some of her buyers also come from neighboring Cameroon.

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]]>Abdullahi Jimoh<![CDATA[A nurse who survived the current Ebola outbreak: ‘I screamed in pain, my body ached and I felt itchy all over’]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-05/a-nurse-who-survived-the-current-ebola-outbreak-i-screamed-in-pain-my-body-ached-and-i-felt-itchy-all-over.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-05/a-nurse-who-survived-the-current-ebola-outbreak-i-screamed-in-pain-my-body-ached-and-i-felt-itchy-all-over.htmlFri, 05 Jun 2026 10:24:51 +0000When Furaha Tikamanyire began feeling ill on April 26, she did not imagine she had contracted Ebola. For weeks, this nurse at the Bunia Evangelical Medical Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had cared for dozens of people arriving from the Mongbwalu region, about 75 kilometers away, where the virus had begun spreading before it was identified.

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]]>Gradel Muyisa Mumbere<![CDATA[The Trump‑blocked contraceptives that never reached Kenya: “I am not ready to have another baby”]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-07/the-trumpblocked-contraceptives-that-never-reached-kenya-i-am-not-ready-to-have-another-baby.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-07/the-trumpblocked-contraceptives-that-never-reached-kenya-i-am-not-ready-to-have-another-baby.htmlSun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000In a huge warehouse in Geel, Belgium, $9.7 million in contraceptives have been locked up since early 2025. Some 77% of the shipment from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was destined for about 10 African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali. But when Donald Trump’s administration dismantled the world’s largest development aid organization, these medicines were left stranded, destined either to be destroyed or to expire box by box. About 5,800 miles south of Belgium, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Jane Anyongo, Violet Mosomi, Salma Kamau, and hundreds of thousands of women are still waiting for their pills, condoms, subdermal implants, intrauterine devices, and other sexual and reproductive health supplies.

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]]><![CDATA[Forced to give birth at a hospital door for not having a male companion: Taliban edicts endanger the lives of Afghan women]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/forced-to-give-birth-at-a-hospital-door-for-not-having-a-male-companion-taliban-edicts-endanger-the-lives-of-afghan-women.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/forced-to-give-birth-at-a-hospital-door-for-not-having-a-male-companion-taliban-edicts-endanger-the-lives-of-afghan-women.htmlTue, 24 Mar 2026 13:49:19 +0000Mariam finished her midwifery studies in 2021, just as the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, but she wasn’t even able to receive her certificate. “They wouldn’t allow us students to receive our diplomas at a graduation ceremony. They left us out of the picture. And that’s still the case today,” she explains to this newspaper. Mariam, who prefers to use a pseudonym for this interview, has also been unable to practice a single day due to the edicts issued by the de facto authorities, despite the urgent need for midwives in her country.

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]]>SAMIULLAH POPAL<![CDATA[Spain, a country in arms: How the Civil War was reported in US newsreels]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/spain-a-country-in-arms-how-the-civil-war-was-reported-in-us-newsreels.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/spain-a-country-in-arms-how-the-civil-war-was-reported-in-us-newsreels.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 08:31:38 +0000The new year opens with the release of Modern Times, Chaplin’s final film, which reflects the mentality, daily life and precariousness of North American industrial society. The magic of cinema allows audiences to forget, leave the crisis behind and project a new truth to the world. Minutes before the film — then circulating across the United States — begins, viewers watch the newsreel, a visual roundup of current events. The screening on July 15, 1936, is devoted to the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, the city where the civic-military coup came to a head soon later, in the words of chief planner General Emilio Mola — a thwarted coup that leads to a long civil war. Barely 10 days later, American cinema audiences witness the closure of the French border and see their own ambassador announce the dispatch of ships to rescue compatriots. The camera returns to the streets of Pamplona: the festival has become a military parade and women’s organizations march in perfect harmony with the background music. The American eye, like the rest of the world, fixes on Spain, a country in arms, turned into Europe’s battleground.

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]]>UCLA Film & Television Archive y The Packard Humanities Institute<![CDATA[One month after the earthquakes in Venezuela: ‘People aren’t going to leave their dead there’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/one-month-after-the-earthquakes-in-venezuela-people-arent-going-to-leave-their-dead-there.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/one-month-after-the-earthquakes-in-venezuela-people-arent-going-to-leave-their-dead-there.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 07:57:48 +0000Javier Navarro rests atop a pile of rubber boots. His eyes are red from the dust, the lack of sleep he dulls with one cigarette after another, and the moments when he breaks down in rage and grief, like the day he pleaded with the operators of the heavy machinery to stop pushing ahead with the demolition of collapsed buildings.

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]]>MAXWELL BRICENO<![CDATA[Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes stress the urgency to redesignate TPS ]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-07-24/venezuelas-deadly-earthquakes-stress-the-urgency-to-redesignate-tps.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-07-24/venezuelas-deadly-earthquakes-stress-the-urgency-to-redesignate-tps.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 07:57:19 +0000In 2021, bipartisan efforts led to the initial designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela. It was clear then, as it is today, that it is not safe for Venezuelans to return to a country embattled by political instability, famine, violence, and now, widespread devastation from the strongest earthquakes to hit the nation in over a century.

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]]>Nayeli Cruz<![CDATA[Donna Haraway, philosopher: ‘We live in a pro-natalist, anti-child world. Babies should be rare and precious’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/donna-haraway-philosopher-we-live-in-a-pro-natalist-anti-child-world-babies-should-be-rare-and-precious.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/donna-haraway-philosopher-we-live-in-a-pro-natalist-anti-child-world-babies-should-be-rare-and-precious.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 07:53:02 +0000Prepare for a journey into the outer reaches of thought: listening to Donna Haraway, 81, means venturing into unconventional territory.

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]]>Ian Tuttle<![CDATA[Mexico has seen 14 mayors killed since Sheinbaum took office]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/mexico-has-seen-14-mayors-killed-since-sheinbaum-took-office.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/mexico-has-seen-14-mayors-killed-since-sheinbaum-took-office.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 06:40:50 +0000The fatal shooting of Valentín Lavín Romero, the mayor of Temoac, a municipality in the eastern Mexican state of Morelos, inside town hall on Wednesday has once again drawn attention to a stark indicator of violence and insecurity in Mexico, where municipal officials are increasingly targeted by organized crime.

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]]>Margarito Pérez Retana<![CDATA[United States identifies the inner circle of R3, the new leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/united-states-identifies-the-inner-circle-of-r3-the-new-leader-of-the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-24/united-states-identifies-the-inner-circle-of-r3-the-new-leader-of-the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 06:12:03 +0000The succession at the helm of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) following the death of Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho,” appears settled. Leadership of the organization has fallen to Juan Carlos Valencia González, known as “R3,” one of the kingpin’s stepsons. That became clear after sanctions announced Thursday by the U.S. Treasury Department, in coordination with Mexico’s Finance Ministry, against 55 individuals and entities linked to the powerful criminal organization.

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]]>DEPARTAMENTO DEL TESORO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS<![CDATA[Trump imposes chaotic trade system in his third round of tariffs ]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-24/trump-imposes-chaotic-trade-system-in-his-third-round-of-tariffs.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-24/trump-imposes-chaotic-trade-system-in-his-third-round-of-tariffs.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:54 +0000Like Sisyphus pushing his boulder uphill, Donald Trump keeps rebuilding his tariff wall despite repeated court setbacks. With this third round of tariffs, the U.S. president has erected an amorphous, chaotic barrier riddled with inconsistencies.

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]]>SAMUEL CORUM / POOL<![CDATA[Killed for being a journalist: Another attack on press freedom in Mexico]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/killed-for-being-a-journalist-another-attack-on-press-freedom-in-mexico.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/killed-for-being-a-journalist-another-attack-on-press-freedom-in-mexico.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 06:15:29 +0000The image conveys a profound sense of helplessness. Mexican journalist Francisco Alejandro Leyva Aguilar was eating on the street, at a quesadilla and taco stall set up on the pavement, when gunmen on a motorcycle shot him dead. His body remained in the chair, slumped forward, with his head resting on the table. He was wearing sweatpants, a T-shirt and trainers, the kind of clothes people wear at home, nothing formal, the sort of outfit one throws on to run a quick errand and return moments later.

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]]>Carolina Jiménez Mariscal<![CDATA[US Treasury and Mexican authorities deliver their biggest blow yet to the Jalisco cartel, including El Mencho’s stepson]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/us-treasury-and-mexican-authorities-deliver-their-biggest-blow-yet-to-the-jalisco-cartel-including-el-menchos-stepson.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/us-treasury-and-mexican-authorities-deliver-their-biggest-blow-yet-to-the-jalisco-cartel-including-el-menchos-stepson.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 22:03:24 +0000The U.S. Treasury Department, in coordination with Mexico’s Finance Ministry, announced on Thursday what it described as the biggest blow ever dealt to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Financial authorities in both countries unveiled a package of sanctions targeting 55 entities and individuals linked to Mexico’s largest criminal organization, including 39 individuals and 16 companies. Among those sanctioned is Juan Carlos González (also identified as Juan Carlos Valencia González), the stepson of the cartel’s late leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho.”

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]]><![CDATA[Trump imposes new tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 countries to preserve his trade wall]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-23/trump-imposes-new-tariffs-of-between-10-and-125-on-60-countries-to-preserve-his-trade-wall.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-23/trump-imposes-new-tariffs-of-between-10-and-125-on-60-countries-to-preserve-his-trade-wall.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 22:02:55 +0000U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Thursday imposing tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 countries, including Spain and the rest of the European Union, the United Kingdom, China, India, Japan and Mexico, for allegedly failing to take sufficient measures to curb imports produced with forced labor. The White House estimates that the new trade measure will affect 99% of U.S. trade.

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]]>Jonathan Ernst<![CDATA[Which brand won the World Cup? Adidas moves ahead of Nike, but a coffee brand with Latin roots pulled off the big shock]]>https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-23/which-brand-won-the-world-cup-adidas-moves-ahead-of-nike-but-a-coffee-brand-with-latin-roots-pulled-off-the-big-shock.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-23/which-brand-won-the-world-cup-adidas-moves-ahead-of-nike-but-a-coffee-brand-with-latin-roots-pulled-off-the-big-shock.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 18:49:28 +0000By the time Ferrán Torres scored the extra-time goal that gave Spain its second World Cup in New Jersey, Adidas had already won the final. The German brand, one of FIFA’s commercial partners, supplied La Roja (its white second kit has become ubiquitous this summer) and also Argentina (it outfitted 14 of the 48 participating teams), and created the tournament’s official ball. Its main rival, the U.S. company Nike, technical provider for 12 teams, launched a campaign that featured Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, LeBron James and Kim Kardashian, but it was left without a team in the final match. On the pitch, then, Adidas prevailed last Sunday. Deciding which brand emerged victorious from the World Cup in sales, advertising, and awareness, however, requires looking at other measures.

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]]>VCG<![CDATA[Court documents contradict claim that ICE agent who killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo felt threatened]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/court-documents-contradict-claim-that-ice-agent-who-killed-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-felt-threatened.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/court-documents-contradict-claim-that-ice-agent-who-killed-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-felt-threatened.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 17:36:09 +0000New details revealed in court documents filed by witnesses contradict the official account of the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican man shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Houston on July 7. In their handwritten statements, two of the three passengers who were in the van Salgado Araujo was driving describe in detail how it was impossible for the agent who fired to have felt threatened because he was never in front of the vehicle.

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]]>Tim Evans<![CDATA[Javier Bardem addresses controversy around the World Cup final: ‘Milei is not all of the Argentine population’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-23/javier-bardem-addresses-controversy-around-the-world-cup-final-milei-is-not-all-of-the-argentine-population.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-23/javier-bardem-addresses-controversy-around-the-world-cup-final-milei-is-not-all-of-the-argentine-population.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 14:19:57 +0000Controversy over the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina shows no sign of stopping. On Wednesday it was the Spanish singer Rosalía who apologized for a social media post that upset some people in Argentina, where she is scheduled to perform as part of a tour. On Thursday, it was Spanish actor Javier Bardem who felt the need to speak out after another controversy sparked by an interview in which he discussed the Sunday match.

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]]>AFP7 vía Europa Press<![CDATA[Spain beats Argentina to win the World Cup ]]>https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-19/spain-beat-argentina-to-win-the-world-cup.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-19/spain-beat-argentina-to-win-the-world-cup.htmlMon, 20 Jul 2026 12:21:17 +0000Spain claimed their second World Cup title on Sunday after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time in a dramatic final in New York. Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in the 106th minute, ending a tense contest that had seemed destined for penalties and confirming Spain as the new world champions.

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]]>Julio Cortez<![CDATA[Spain moves forward with law granting citizenship to Sahrawis]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/spain-moves-forward-with-law-granting-citizenship-to-sahrawis.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/spain-moves-forward-with-law-granting-citizenship-to-sahrawis.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 11:50:59 +0000A round of applause from lawmakers marked the approval in Spain’s Congressional Justice Committee, convened in an extraordinary session, of a bill granting Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born when the African territory was still a Spanish colony, and to their descendants. The result of the vote clears the path for the future law, although it still must be approved by the lower chamber of parliament—the vote is scheduled for September—and then pass the Senate.

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]]>Mònica Torres<![CDATA[‘Caporalato’, the system that enslaves thousands of migrants in Italy’s fields: ‘If you don’t do what they ask, they threaten to set you on fire’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/caporalato-the-system-that-enslaves-thousands-of-migrants-in-italys-fields-if-you-dont-do-what-they-ask-they-threaten-to-set-you-on-fire.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-23/caporalato-the-system-that-enslaves-thousands-of-migrants-in-italys-fields-if-you-dont-do-what-they-ask-they-threaten-to-set-you-on-fire.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 10:03:25 +0000When Tazeeb Tazeeb arrived in Italy in 2021 after fleeing Pakistan —where he had received threats for his work as a journalist— and walking the Balkan route, he thought he had left his troubles behind. He found work in the fields of the Veneto region alongside other countrymen, and accepted a contract he barely understood. “It says here you have to do what I tell you,” the foreman who had acted as the intermediary to get him the job kept telling him. That was the first red flag.

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]]>Simona Granati - Corbis<![CDATA[Don Omar, reggaeton pioneer: ‘What’s happening with Bad Bunny is the result of 30 years of urban music’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-23/don-omar-reggaeton-pioneer-whats-happening-with-bad-bunny-is-the-result-of-30-years-of-urban-music.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-23/don-omar-reggaeton-pioneer-whats-happening-with-bad-bunny-is-the-result-of-30-years-of-urban-music.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 09:58:24 +0000William Omar Landrón Rivera, known as Don Omar, has lived through it all. From childhood to adolescence. From adolescence to the streets, drug trafficking and gangs. Then he became a church pastor, a youth preacher. From there he rose to become a leading figure in what was then a new genre, reggaeton, debuting with Dile in 2003. He faced two gender violence complaints — in 2012 and 2014 — and a lengthy legal process after being accused of illegal firearms possession in 2004. He had kidney cancer in 2024, from which he has since recovered. And now, at 48 and with no intention of leaving the stage, the Puerto Rican is preparing the The Last King tour across the United States and Europe, which will begin next September, and a new album of previously unreleased songs.

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]]>JMM<![CDATA[Dominique Lagorgette, philologist: ‘Solidarity among women is the only way to win more rights’]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-07-23/dominique-lagorgette-philologist-solidarity-among-women-is-the-only-way-to-win-more-rights.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2026-07-23/dominique-lagorgette-philologist-solidarity-among-women-is-the-only-way-to-win-more-rights.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 08:28:23 +0000The word “whore” is probably the most common insult hurled at women, and has been so for centuries, argues Dominique Lagorgette, a French professor of linguistics at the Université Savoie Mont Blanc in Burgundy. For more than two decades, the 58-year-old philologist has researched the evolution of the French language from the Middle Ages to the present, with a particular interest in verbal violence.

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]]><![CDATA[Flash-bang grenades, chemicals and chokeholds: Mexicans recount ICE abuses]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/flash-bang-grenades-chemicals-and-chokeholds-mexicans-recount-ice-abuses.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/flash-bang-grenades-chemicals-and-chokeholds-mexicans-recount-ice-abuses.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 07:46:38 +0000Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have grabbed people by the neck and pinned them down with their knees or hands on their backs 52 times during enforcement operations. They have restrained or dragged people by the neck on 19 occasions and used chokeholds at least 10 times. In at least 81 incidents, federal agents employed tactics so dangerous that many law enforcement agencies have restricted or outright banned them because they can cut off breathing, impede blood circulation and prove fatal.

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]]>Tyrone Siu<![CDATA[The fight over a $12.8 million lottery ticket between Circle K and two former employees ]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/the-fight-over-a-128-million-lottery-ticket-between-circle-k-and-two-former-employees.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/the-fight-over-a-128-million-lottery-ticket-between-circle-k-and-two-former-employees.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 07:46:15 +0000A $12.8 million lottery prize has sparked an ongoing legal battle in Arizona. On one side is convenience store chain Circle K, which says the winning ticket belongs to the company because it was printed at its register but left unsold after a customer backed out for lack of cash. On the other side are two former employees who say they bought the ticket under a controversial internal policy that allegedly forces workers to purchase accidentally printed tickets. So far no one has been able to claim the fortune. A judge must decide whether Arizona will gain two new millionaires or whether the company will end up benefiting from an unexpected stroke of luck.

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]]><![CDATA[Trump’s new conditions on funding the fight against HIV/AIDS require service restrictions]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/trumps-new-conditions-on-funding-the-fight-against-hivaids-require-service-restrictions.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/trumps-new-conditions-on-funding-the-fight-against-hivaids-require-service-restrictions.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 19:50:40 +0000To preserve U.S. financing amid a wave of cuts initiated last year by the Trump administration, many organizations that combat HIV/AIDS had to mold themselves to Washington’s new rules, which limit programs related to diversity and inclusion, in addition to services that supposedly support abortion — or cease their programs entirely.

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]]>Anadolu<![CDATA[Two North Carolina women say they were held at gunpoint and detained after honking to warn of immigration agents ]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/two-north-carolina-women-say-they-were-held-at-gunpoint-and-detained-after-honking-to-warn-of-immigration-agents.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/two-north-carolina-women-say-they-were-held-at-gunpoint-and-detained-after-honking-to-warn-of-immigration-agents.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 07:33:00 +0000All it took was honking their car horn and blowing a whistle while following a vehicle carrying immigration agents searching for undocumented migrants in North Carolina. Two U.S. citizens claim in a lawsuit that those simple actions led to them being chased, threatened with an assault rifle, and ultimately detained for four hours in a federal building. They are now seeking $2.5 million in damages from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Border Patrol.

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]]><![CDATA[Mexico navigates USMCA review amid threat of new US tariffs]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-23/mexico-navigates-usmca-review-amid-threat-of-new-us-tariffs.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-23/mexico-navigates-usmca-review-amid-threat-of-new-us-tariffs.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 05:42:05 +0000The first annual review of the USMCA is set to be tested by U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed determination to revive his global tariff war. The launch of the agreement’s review process between Mexico and the United States this week in Mexico City comes against the backdrop of the Republican’s threats to impose an additional wave of tariffs on more than 60 countries, including Mexico, on top of the steep duties already announced against Brazil and Canada.

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]]><![CDATA[Trump set to escalate trade war with new tariffs on dozens of countries]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/trump-set-to-escalate-trade-war-with-new-tariffs-on-dozens-of-countries.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-23/trump-set-to-escalate-trade-war-with-new-tariffs-on-dozens-of-countries.htmlThu, 23 Jul 2026 05:04:13 +0000At his most difficult moment, Donald Trump has turned once again to tariffs. The U.S. president has dusted off import duties just as he has become bogged down in the Iran conflict and public dissatisfaction with his policies has reached its highest level of his second term in the White House.

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]]>Aaron Schwartz<![CDATA[Community-focused journalism: The strategy for countering Donald Trump]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/community-focused-journalism-the-strategy-for-countering-donald-trump.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/community-focused-journalism-the-strategy-for-countering-donald-trump.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 23:10:52 +0000A president who brands journalists as liars and restricts press access. Major news organizations yielding ground. Sources going silent out of fear. All of these would have seemed unthinkable in the United States before Donald Trump. In Spanish, and at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) conference — the largest gathering of Hispanic journalists in the country —, EL PAÍS opened the conversation Our Journalism Under Attack. Moderated by journalist and author Paola Ramos, the panel brought together four editors who report from communities directly affected by the administration’s policies or who grapple daily with how to cover a democratic, “multiracial” nation living under a climate of persecution.

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]]>Aggi Garduño<![CDATA[Jan Martínez Ahrens: ‘Rarely has a free press been under greater threat’]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/jan-martinez-ahrens-rarely-has-a-free-press-been-under-greater-threat.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/jan-martinez-ahrens-rarely-has-a-free-press-been-under-greater-threat.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 23:10:38 +0000EL PAÍS Editor-in-Chief Jan Martínez Ahrens took part on Wednesday in the NAHJ Conference & Expo, the largest gathering of Hispanic journalists in the United States, held this year in New Orleans. In the opening address of one of the conference’s flagship sessions, Martínez Ahrens underscored the newspaper’s commitment to democracy and the pursuit of truth at a time when that mission has become “increasingly difficult” amid the current political climate in the United States. To confront “lies, disinformation, intolerance, and the persecution of those who are different,” he announced a major expansion of the newspaper’s U.S. edition, EL PAÍS US, with a stronger newsroom and contributors including Paola Ramos.

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]]>Aggi Garduño<![CDATA[Jaime Alemán, the first man to travel to all 193 UN member states, the polar regions and outer space: ‘Tanzania is the place where God started the world’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/travel/2026-07-22/jaime-aleman-the-first-man-to-travel-to-all-193-un-member-states-the-polar-regions-and-outer-space-tanzania-is-the-place-where-god-started-the-world.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/travel/2026-07-22/jaime-aleman-the-first-man-to-travel-to-all-193-un-member-states-the-polar-regions-and-outer-space-tanzania-is-the-place-where-god-started-the-world.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 20:21:16 +0000In 2020, Jaime Alemán became the first Latin American to travel to all 193 countries and the two observer states recognized by the UN (Palestine and the Vatican), in addition to visiting independent territories like Kosovo and Taiwan. The 72-year-old, who was born in Panama City, Panama, completed his journey around the world in the Republic of Nauru – a Micronesian state – just a few days before the borders closed due to the Covid pandemic.

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]]>FELIX KUNZE<![CDATA[Food-related scams are flooding social media with hyper-realistic AI-generated videos]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/food-related-scams-are-flooding-social-media-with-hyper-realistic-ai-generated-videos.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-22/food-related-scams-are-flooding-social-media-with-hyper-realistic-ai-generated-videos.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 19:32:40 +0000“If you bought fish at the market, put it in water. If it sinks, it’s fresh; if it floats, it’s bad.” Thus begins a video that has already been seen by more than 25 million people. The protagonist is Paco del Campo, an elderly man with a charming appearance who offers advice on diet and health. This is not an isolated case. In recent weeks very similar videos have proliferated and have also racked up millions of views. We can cite three examples, such as Eduardo, a middle-aged man who presents himself as an “expert in holistic health and a dietitian” and warns us about the alleged dangers of pangasius, tilapia and salmon in a video that begins: “Never eat these three fish if you don’t want to die tomorrow…”.

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]]>JORGE REINO PEPIN<![CDATA[Maduro back in court: criminal trial set to begin in June 2027]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/maduro-back-in-court-criminal-trial-set-to-begin-in-june-2027.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/maduro-back-in-court-criminal-trial-set-to-begin-in-june-2027.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 19:01:24 +0000The federal judge in charge of the case against the deposed leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Wednesday scheduled the trial to begin on June 1, 2027. The decision was communicated at the third hearing that Maduro has attended since his capture in Caracas in January. The court session reviewed details about the criminal case against him on narcoterrorism charges.

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]]>ADAM GRAY<![CDATA[The federal prosecutor fired by Trump less than an hour after taking office files a lawsuit]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/the-federal-prosecutor-fired-by-trump-less-than-an-hour-after-taking-office-files-a-lawsuit.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/the-federal-prosecutor-fired-by-trump-less-than-an-hour-after-taking-office-files-a-lawsuit.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 18:02:18 +0000Just 54 minutes after taking office as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, Roger Rogoff was fired by President Donald Trump. He has now filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking to regain the position. Rogoff argues that his removal was unlawful and that he should remain in office until the position is filled by a presidential nominee confirmed by the Senate.

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]]>Ted S. Warren<![CDATA[On the trail of a new dinosaur species in Spain’s premier wine region]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-22/on-the-trail-of-a-new-dinosaur-species-in-spains-premier-wine-region.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-22/on-the-trail-of-a-new-dinosaur-species-in-spains-premier-wine-region.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 15:32:38 +0000To gauge the value of the paleontological heritage of La Rioja (a small region in northern Spain better known internationally for its wines) it is necessary to travel back 120 to 130 million years. From that time, the Early Cretaceous — of which more than 170 sites and over 11,000 dinosaur footprints remain —experts have reconstructed an ecosystem dominated by a vast lake on a broad alluvial plain that was about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles) and where rivers emptied into the area. At that time, the Iberian Peninsula was a large island near the Canary Islands, with a humid subtropical to tropical climate that produced lush vegetation, including conifers and tree ferns, and supported large dinosaurs.

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]]>Equipo Garras<![CDATA[The oil magnate Gulbenkian’s lavish collection returns to its origins in Lisbon]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-22/the-oil-magnate-gulbenkians-lavish-collection-returns-to-its-origins-in-lisbon.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-22/the-oil-magnate-gulbenkians-lavish-collection-returns-to-its-origins-in-lisbon.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 14:32:00 +0000The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon had been closed for a year and a half to travel another 57 years into the past. From March 2025 until this past Saturday, the day it reopened to the public, the private foundation worked on renovating its interior spaces to restore them to the spirit of 1969, the year it opened. The artistic wonders, from Ancient Egypt to the 20th century, amassed by the man who at his death in 1955 was considered the richest person in the world are now again on display, bathed in a dim light, with some rooms carpeted in a greenish hue that links the interior of the brutalist building to the grass of the courtyards around which the galleries are organized. Nature and culture fused in harmony, just as the Armenian-British oil magnate (1869–1955) imagined. Gulbenkian, who stopped in Lisbon en route to an intended exile in the United States during World War II, instead ended up settling in the city on the Tagus for the last 13 years of his life.

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]]>Pedro Pina<![CDATA[‘Captchas’: Has Google got us training its AI without knowing it?]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-22/captchas-has-google-got-us-training-its-ai-without-knowing-it.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-22/captchas-has-google-got-us-training-its-ai-without-knowing-it.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 14:10:51 +0000Anyone who browses the internet is familiar with captchas. They are small tests to prove we are human and not a bot. They can be a set of images where you have to click, for example, on those that show a bus or a tractor; sometimes it’s a puzzle piece you must place in its slot; other times you are simply asked to check a box that says “I’m not a robot.”

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]]>JORGE REINO PEPIN<![CDATA[Floating health centers in the Brazilian Amazon: Medical care in the world’s largest tropical forest]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/floating-health-centers-in-the-brazilian-amazon-medical-care-in-the-worlds-largest-tropical-forest.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/floating-health-centers-in-the-brazilian-amazon-medical-care-in-the-worlds-largest-tropical-forest.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 12:43:39 +0000In Manicoré, when a pregnant woman goes into labor in a riverside community or an elderly person needs urgent medical care, no one waits for the wail of an ambulance siren. In this municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas — located 2,400 kilometers (1,490 miles) northwest of Rio de Janeiro — rivers are the roads. For that reason, many communities are accessible only by water and medical care usually arrives from the river.

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]]><![CDATA[Spain, the first reigning champion to host a World Cup amid many uncertainties]]>https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-22/spain-the-first-reigning-champion-to-host-a-world-cup-amid-many-uncertainties.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-07-22/spain-the-first-reigning-champion-to-host-a-world-cup-amid-many-uncertainties.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 11:36:33 +0000After the whirlwind of 104 matches in just 39 days at the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, it is time to begin preparations for the next World Cup. In 2030, Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host a historic centennial tournament, but many questions remain unanswered: which venues will be chosen, which stadium will stage the final, how many teams will take part... One thing is certain: Spain will be the first country whose national team, as reigning world champion, will defend the title at home.

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]]>Jesus Troyano/Real Madrid<![CDATA[The latest massacre to hit Mexico: Business owners, local officials and bodies hung from a bridge ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/the-latest-massacre-to-hit-mexico-business-owners-local-officials-and-bodies-hung-from-a-bridge.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/the-latest-massacre-to-hit-mexico-business-owners-local-officials-and-bodies-hung-from-a-bridge.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 10:31:23 +0000The city of Fresnillo, in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas, has been the hardest hit by the weekend massacre of 10 men. At least six of the victims worked there. The discovery of half of the bodies hanging from a bridge, partially naked and showing signs of torture after all had been kidnapped, has sparked fear among the city’s roughly 240,000 residents and shocked the entire country.

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]]><![CDATA[International Criminal Court stands up to US campaign to dismantle it ‘brick by brick’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/international-criminal-court-stands-up-to-us-campaign-to-dismantle-it-brick-by-brick.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/international-criminal-court-stands-up-to-us-campaign-to-dismantle-it-brick-by-brick.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 09:35:28 +0000“America never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution,” wrote U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 13 in The Wall Street Journal. He was referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which the U.S. is not a member but which Washington has vowed to “dismantle.”

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]]>CONTACTO vía Europa Press<![CDATA[The earthquake beyond La Guaira: Venezuelan coastal towns cling to the sea]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/the-earthquake-beyond-la-guaira-venezuelan-coastal-towns-cling-to-the-sea.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-22/the-earthquake-beyond-la-guaira-venezuelan-coastal-towns-cling-to-the-sea.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 09:30:10 +0000It is midday on the Venezuelan coast, but the breeze feels like evening. The waves cross at odd intervals, silencing everything on the boat and making it feel, at the very least, like a rollercoaster. “You have to feel the sea to be able to cross it,” says Will from the stalled engine of his fishing boat. The boat has been used to carry donations to towns such as Puerto Cruz, Puerto Maya, and Cepe, about two hours by boat from La Guaira, the coastal city hardest hit by the June 24 earthquakes. The quakes left these coastal communities partially cut off from Catia del Mar, their main source of supplies.

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]]>MAXWELL BRICENO<![CDATA[Federal judge blocks revocation of asylum applications and work permits for thousands of immigrants]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/federal-judge-blocks-revocation-of-asylum-applications-and-work-permits-for-thousands-of-immigrants.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/federal-judge-blocks-revocation-of-asylum-applications-and-work-permits-for-thousands-of-immigrants.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 08:22:41 +0000A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s policies that imposed new hurdles to asylum applications and revoked work authorizations for people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The emergency order issued Tuesday, July 21 by U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton provides temporary relief for thousands of immigrants who still hold valid work permits and will remain in effect until August 5, when the judge is expected to decide whether to maintain the suspension of those measures in the long term.

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]]>Gregory Bull<![CDATA[Trump administration reactivates secret court for terrorist deportations]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/trump-administration-reactivates-secret-court-for-terrorist-deportations.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-22/trump-administration-reactivates-secret-court-for-terrorist-deportations.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2026 08:22:08 +0000The Donald Trump administration has activated a court that had never before been used to quickly deport people deemed foreign terrorists and their immediate family members. On July 15 the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a request with the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), the first the court has received since it was created in 1996. There is no information available about whom the deportation request targets or what arguments the government made, because the content is being kept secret as the court’s rules require.

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]]>Jose Luis Magana<![CDATA[Africa becomes the global epicenter of hunger for the first time]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-21/africa-becomes-the-global-epicenter-of-hunger-for-the-first-time.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-21/africa-becomes-the-global-epicenter-of-hunger-for-the-first-time.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 12:57:19 +0000Africa has become, for the first time, the continent with the largest number of people suffering from hunger, even though the share of its population affected fell slightly in 2025. Rapid population growth in Africa pushed the continent past Asia in absolute numbers, although the prevalence of hunger in Africa fell from 20.3% to 20%, according to the findings of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI) report, published Tuesday and produced by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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]]>Giles Clarke<![CDATA[Paola Ramos: ‘Immigration has become not a Latino problem, but an American crisis’]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-21/paola-ramos-immigration-has-become-not-a-latino-problem-but-an-american-crisis.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-21/paola-ramos-immigration-has-become-not-a-latino-problem-but-an-american-crisis.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 15:09:53 +0000Paola Ramos (Miami, 39) has a lot of questions and few answers. Far from being bothered by this, she finds it exciting. The journalist and writer is perhaps one of the few people who find motivation in the uncertainty that has gripped Donald Trump’s United States. It is the chaos and anguish caused by the Republican that Ramos wants to delve into. She wants to be among the communities affected by the president’s mass raids and deportations — which are also her own communities, Latinos and Hispanics — to understand the country’s broken spirit and determine whether it can be mended.

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]]>Corrie Aune<![CDATA[US and Mexico kick off USMCA’s first annual review]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-21/us-and-mexico-kick-off-usmcas-first-annual-review.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-21/us-and-mexico-kick-off-usmcas-first-annual-review.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 17:50:28 +0000Mexico and the United States are preparing for a new trade showdown. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government will receive a delegation from the Trump administration this week to begin the first annual review of the USMCA, after Washington declined to renew the North American trade pact for another 16 years.

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]]>Alex Livesey - Danehouse<![CDATA[‘Gatsbying’: when people post content just to capture a specific someone’s interest]]>https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-07-21/gatsbying-when-people-post-content-just-to-capture-a-specific-someones-interest.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-07-21/gatsbying-when-people-post-content-just-to-capture-a-specific-someones-interest.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 17:13:31 +0000Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, announced on June 4 that users who pay €2.99 per month will have access to Instagram Plus, a monthly subscription whose exclusive features include a search function that quickly shows you whether a specific person viewed a story. To understand why this feature exists you need to have once had a romantic interest among your followers — an ex, a lover or a crush. As one user puts it, “Posting stories without having a crush is like working without pay.” “POV: you’re so single you don’t even have to look for who watches your stories,” says another user. Two indisputable signs that posting content intended to hook a particular person is so common that Mosseri and his team have decided to capitalize on it.

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]]>Carlos Barquero<![CDATA[The pool as therapy for people with severe neurological diseases: ‘I can do things without fear here’]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-21/the-pool-as-therapy-for-people-with-severe-neurological-diseases-i-can-do-things-without-fear-here.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-21/the-pool-as-therapy-for-people-with-severe-neurological-diseases-i-can-do-things-without-fear-here.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 16:26:29 +0000A heavy heat is the first thing you notice when you enter the pool area of the Fundación Instituto San José in Madrid’s Latina district. The space is completely enclosed and the water is 33ºC (91ºF) in the middle of summer. But the temperature is comfortable and the facility has a system that controls chlorine and humidity with clinical precision. Nobody comes here to swim or cool off; they come to recover movements that disease or injury had made impossible.

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]]>Andrea Comas<![CDATA[Primary elections in Arizona: Candidates, and how to vote]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-21/primary-elections-in-arizona-candidates-and-how-to-vote.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-21/primary-elections-in-arizona-candidates-and-how-to-vote.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 16:23:58 +0000Arizona is holding its primary elections this Tuesday, July 21, at a pivotal moment for both major parties. Republicans are choosing the candidate who will try to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, while Democrats are selecting their nominees in some of the country’s most competitive congressional districts.

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]]>Caitlin O'Hara