<![CDATA[EL PAÍS]]>https://english.elpais.comSat, 25 Apr 2026 14:53:06 +0000en1hourly1<![CDATA[AI infiltrates the Iran war: Memes, puns and fake images]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/ai-infiltrates-the-iran-war-memes-puns-and-fake-images.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/ai-infiltrates-the-iran-war-memes-puns-and-fake-images.htmlThu, 16 Apr 2026 14:34:56 +0000The use of artificial intelligence (AI) on social media has reached new heights. Commonly known as slopaganda — a term combining sloppy and propaganda — it refers to low‑cost audiovisual content that is easy to share across digital platforms. In recent months, amid rising tensions over the conflict in the Middle East, Iran has increasingly turned to posting satirical images and videos that target U.S. President Donald Trump.

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]]><![CDATA[Defendants in Manresa gang-rape case escape sexual assault convictions]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/10/31/inenglish/1572525418_791189.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/10/31/inenglish/1572525418_791189.htmlThu, 31 Oct 2019 14:15:32 +0000Five of the six men accused of gang raping a 14-year-old teenager in Manresa in Barcelona province have been convicted of sexual abuse. Barcelona’s High Court sentenced the defendants to between 10 and 12 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor and the crime of continuous sexual abuse of a minor. The public prosecutor had called for the defendants to be charged for the more serious crime of sexual assault, but the court ruled that the victim was in an “unconscious state,” meaning that the men did not need to use violence and intimidation against her – which is a prerequisite for a rape charge under Spanish law.

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]]>Albert García<![CDATA[A police dog assists in the arrest of a man in San Diego]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/a-police-dog-assists-in-the-arrest-of-a-man-in-san-diego.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/a-police-dog-assists-in-the-arrest-of-a-man-in-san-diego.htmlWed, 15 Apr 2026 02:41:11 +0000A San Diego Police Department dog assisted in the arrest of a suspect accused of assault. Video released by local media shows the K-9 officer being transported to an area of the city where officers were attempting to apprehend a man accused of attacking another man in a parking lot. K-9s are dogs trained for public safety and police operations. Local media reported that the suspect struck the victim in the head and refused to cooperate with officers, who deployed non-lethal rounds. When he continued to resist arrest, police released the dog, which helped subdue him.

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]]><![CDATA[Spain approves granting legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-14/spain-approves-granting-legal-status-to-around-500000-undocumented-migrants.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-14/spain-approves-granting-legal-status-to-around-500000-undocumented-migrants.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2026 14:25:43 +0000Spain’s government, led by a progressive coalition, on Tuesday approved a decree at a Cabinet meeting that paves the way for the regularization of approximately 500,000 immigrants currently living and working in the country without authorization, the latest way the country has bucked a trend toward increasingly harsh immigration policies imposed in the United States and much of Europe.

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]]>Diego Radamés<![CDATA[Easter processions in Spain in pictures: from Seville to Zamora to Málaga]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-02/easter-processions-in-spain-in-pictures-from-seville-to-zamora-to-malaga.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-02/easter-processions-in-spain-in-pictures-from-seville-to-zamora-to-malaga.htmlThu, 02 Apr 2026 15:17:20 +0000Mariam A. Montesinos<![CDATA[US eases Cuba blockade and authorizes Russian oil tanker to reach island]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.htmlMon, 30 Mar 2026 10:15:28 +0000The United States has allowed a Russian oil tanker loaded with crude oil to reach Cuba, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The authorization by the Trump administration effectively eases the oil embargo that Washington had imposed on the island.

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]]>Ernesto Mastrascusa<![CDATA[Silvio Rodríguez says he will take up arms if the US attacks Cuba: ‘I demand my AKM, if they come’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/silvio-rodriguez-says-he-will-take-up-arms-if-the-us-attacks-cuba-i-demand-my-akm-if-they-come.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/silvio-rodriguez-says-he-will-take-up-arms-if-the-us-attacks-cuba-i-demand-my-akm-if-they-come.htmlThu, 19 Mar 2026 10:51:02 +0000A message from the celebrated Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez has captured media attention amid political tensions between Washington and Havana: “I demand my AKM, if they come. And let it be known that I mean it,” Rodríguez wrote in his personal blog, Segunda Cita, as originally reported by Agence France-Presse. The remarks were in response to the warning issued Tuesday by President Miguel Díaz-Canal to Donald Trump: “Any external aggressor will encounter an indomitable resistance in Cuba.”

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]]>Ariel Ley<![CDATA[Oscars 2026: Complete winners list]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-15/oscars-complete-winners-list.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-15/oscars-complete-winners-list.htmlMon, 16 Mar 2026 11:54:53 +0000The 98th edition of the film industry’s most important awards was held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles —home of the gala since the beginning of the century— and was presented by Conan O’Brien for the second consecutive year.

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]]><![CDATA[Sean Penn swaps the Oscars for a visit to Ukraine]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-16/sean-penn-swaps-the-oscars-for-a-visit-to-ukraine.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-16/sean-penn-swaps-the-oscars-for-a-visit-to-ukraine.htmlMon, 16 Mar 2026 07:47:13 +0000Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday, but he didn’t go on stage to accept it. According to The New York Times, the actor skipped the ceremony because he chose to travel to Europe this week with the goal of reaching Ukraine. He was the only nominee absent and had also missed the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the BAFTAs earlier this year, despite winning at both ceremonies.

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]]><![CDATA[2026 Oscars: Where and when to watch the Academy Awards]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-13/2026-oscars-what-to-know-and-how-to-watch-the-red-carpet-and-ceremony.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-13/2026-oscars-what-to-know-and-how-to-watch-the-red-carpet-and-ceremony.htmlFri, 13 Mar 2026 14:36:05 +0000The 98th Academy Awards will take place this Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where the film industry will gather once again to honor the year’s best movies. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, who also served as host at last year’s event.

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]]>Robert Gauthier<![CDATA[Inside the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar party, where Madonna whispered to Brad Pitt and Courtney Love’s manager was banned]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-10/inside-the-vanity-fair-oscar-party-where-madonna-whispered-to-brad-pitt-and-courtney-loves-manager-was-banned.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-10/inside-the-vanity-fair-oscar-party-where-madonna-whispered-to-brad-pitt-and-courtney-loves-manager-was-banned.htmlTue, 10 Mar 2026 14:56:06 +0000Many say there’s a party that is almost more important for celebrities than the Oscars themselves. A gala held after the Academy Awards ceremony, one so exclusive that even Madonna and Michael Jackson had to wait in line, and where even being Courtney Love‘s date isn’t enough to get in if you’re not on the guest list. It’s the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which has been held for over 30 years, and has been attended by actors, directors, presidents, and writers from all over the world. Taking advantage of the fact that the coveted statuettes will be awarded this Sunday, the American magazine has compiled a series of testimonials and anecdotes about the tradition that began with Irving “Swifty” Lazar, the most powerful talent agent in Hollywood at the time, and was continued by Graydon Carter, the magazine’s editor from 1992 to 2017.

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]]>Ron Galella<![CDATA[Iranian media publishes photos of girls killed in airstrike on the Minab school: ‘Trump, Look Them in the Eyes’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-09/iranian-media-publishes-photos-of-girls-killed-in-airstrike-on-the-minab-school-trump-look-them-in-the-eyes.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-09/iranian-media-publishes-photos-of-girls-killed-in-airstrike-on-the-minab-school-trump-look-them-in-the-eyes.htmlMon, 09 Mar 2026 14:33:28 +0000Nine days after the bombing of a girls’ school in the southern Iranian city of Minab killed at least 175 people, most of them children, neither the United States nor Israel has claimed responsibility. Shortly before the attack, the two countries had launched a large-scale offensive against the Iranian regime. This Sunday, the Iranian newspaper Tehran Times published on its front page photographs of dozens of the children who lost their lives in the offensive under the headline “Trump, Look Them in the Eyes.”

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]]><![CDATA[How the war in Iran is affecting the main economies of Latin America]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-04/how-the-war-in-iran-is-affecting-the-main-economies-of-latin-america.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-04/how-the-war-in-iran-is-affecting-the-main-economies-of-latin-america.htmlWed, 04 Mar 2026 12:48:02 +0000Latin America’s major economies are cautiously watching how they will be affected by the war in Iran and the consequences of rising oil and gas prices. Oil-producing countries, such as Venezuela, may benefit from the situation, while others, like Mexico, have compensation mechanisms in place to prevent price increases from impacting consumers. However, the risk of inflation and the devaluation of local currencies against the dollar remain the main challenges.

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]]>Amr Alfiky<![CDATA[Another reckless attack by Trump]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-01/another-reckless-attack-by-trump.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-01/another-reckless-attack-by-trump.htmlSun, 01 Mar 2026 04:45:00 +0000The military attack launched yesterday by the United States and Israel against Iran — and Tehran’s response, attempting to extend the conflict to other Middle Eastern countries such as Oman, the United Arab Emirates, or Kuwait — represents a grave episode in the current dangerous drift toward undervaluing negotiation, diplomacy, and international law as tools for resolving conflicts. In this regard, U.S. President Donald Trump, without first exhausting the diplomatic route, has once again taken his concept of international relations to an extreme that could prove irreversible.

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]]><![CDATA[The attack on Iran, in pictures]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/the-attack-on-iran-in-pictures.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/the-attack-on-iran-in-pictures.htmlSat, 28 Feb 2026 11:06:15 +0000Associated Press/LaPresse<![CDATA[Donald Trump’s State of the Union: When it is, how to watch it, and who is boycotting it]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-23/donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-when-it-is-how-to-watch-it-and-who-is-boycotting-it.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-23/donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-when-it-is-how-to-watch-it-and-who-is-boycotting-it.htmlMon, 23 Feb 2026 18:54:18 +0000At a time of high political tension in Washington, President Donald Trump is preparing to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term on February 24. According to allies and critics, Trump will seek to highlight 13 months of accelerated deregulation, a record number of executive actions, and massive cuts to federal agencies.

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]]>Elizabeth Frantz<![CDATA[Mexico confronts drug trafficking]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/mexico-confronts-drug-trafficking.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/mexico-confronts-drug-trafficking.htmlTue, 24 Feb 2026 12:05:26 +0000The death of Nemesio Oseguera, “El Mencho,” in a security forces operation is not just another episode in Mexico’s long and painful war on drugs. It is a watershed moment. With the fall of the man who was for years the country’s most wanted criminal, Mexico is sending an unequivocal message: the state has decided to exercise its power without ambiguity. The era of euphemisms is over. The country is burying — with actions and not speeches — the “hugs, not bullets” policy of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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]]>Ginette Riquelme<![CDATA[Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho,’ the most wanted drug trafficker, is killed in a security operation]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-22/nemesio-oseguera-el-mencho-the-most-wanted-drug-trafficker-is-killed-in-a-security-operation.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-22/nemesio-oseguera-el-mencho-the-most-wanted-drug-trafficker-is-killed-in-a-security-operation.htmlSun, 22 Feb 2026 18:04:28 +0000The Mexican military killed Rubén Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho,” the most wanted and dangerous drug trafficker in the world, this weekend in the state of Jalisco, in central Mexico, according to official sources who confirmed the information to EL PAÍS. The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the country’s most significant criminal group, Oseguera headed a criminal enterprise with countless tentacles — more powerful than any other, violent and aggressive in its business practices, and primarily linked to drug trafficking. Although authorities have not yet provided many details, El Mencho was brought down in an operation in the mountains of Jalisco, where he had operated freely for decades, protected by his criminal ranks.

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]]><![CDATA[Laura Wasser, the queen of celebrity divorces, launches a breakup-themed clothing line ]]>https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-02-19/laura-wasser-the-queen-of-celebrity-divorces-launches-a-breakup-themed-clothing-line.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/people/2026-02-19/laura-wasser-the-queen-of-celebrity-divorces-launches-a-breakup-themed-clothing-line.htmlThu, 19 Feb 2026 11:21:27 +0000Laura Wasser, 57, has built an empire thanks to the divorces of some of Hollywood’s most iconic celebrity couples. The family law expert represented Angelina Jolie in her divorce from Billy Bob Thornton and later from Brad Pitt — though Jolie ultimately dismissed her and hired a new firm to bring an end to a battle that dragged on for eight years. Kim Kardashian also turned to her twice: first for her divorce from Kris Humphries and later from Kanye West.

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]]>Santiago Felipe<![CDATA[Chinese New Year celebrations around the world, in pictures ]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-17/chinese-new-year-celebrations-around-the-world-in-pictures.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-17/chinese-new-year-celebrations-around-the-world-in-pictures.htmlTue, 17 Feb 2026 12:54:10 +0000Anadolu<![CDATA[Jesse Jackson, veteran US civil rights activist, dies at 84]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-veteran-us-civil-rights-activist-dies-aged-84.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-veteran-us-civil-rights-activist-dies-aged-84.htmlTue, 17 Feb 2026 12:25:35 +0000Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at the age of 84, according to NBC and Reuters. Jackson was an eloquent Baptist minister raised in South Carolina, one of the states where racial segregation was prevalent at the time. He became a close associate of Martin Luther King, who was assassinated in April 1968. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the reverend’s family said in a statement.

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]]><![CDATA[“Savage beating” from club doorman blamed for teenager’s death]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2011/03/04/inenglish/1299219642_850210.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2011/03/04/inenglish/1299219642_850210.htmlFri, 04 Mar 2011 14:41:00 +0000The opening days of the trial in Madrid of three doormen accused of the murder of Álvaro Ussía at the Balcón de Rosales nightclub on November 15, 2008 was marked by contradictions in the suspects’ testimony. The man alleged to have led the assault, Antonio Sánchez Serrano, alias Pitoño, testified on Wednesday that the 18-year-old Ussía slipped, fell to the ground and began to experience convulsions.

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]]><![CDATA[A university professor of Spanish descent in the days of ICE: A foreigner in his own country]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.htmlMon, 09 Feb 2026 15:06:13 +0000An insidious terminology has taken root in the United States: it distinguishes “heritage Americans” from the rest of us. It’s a euphemism for white Anglo-Saxon Protestants and, increasingly, for evangelical nationalists as well. This language is being deployed systematically. In practice, the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized a machinery of control in which ethnicity — even how someone speaks, dresses, or what they do for a living — can be used as justification for federal officials, quasi-military forces like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to stop someone and ask for “your papers, please.”

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]]><![CDATA[Video | Watch the interview with Bernie Sanders]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/video-watch-the-interview-with-bernie-sanders.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/video-watch-the-interview-with-bernie-sanders.htmlSun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0000Two elections and one Trump victory later, Bernie Sanders retains his aura as an icon of the global left. He is 84 years old, with a deep voice, an elusive gaze, and an unmistakable way of mulling over his words. He was mayor of Burlington, the most populous city in his home state of Vermont, on the border with Canada, and has been in the Capitol for 35 years. First, he served as a member of the House of Representatives between 1991 and 2007, and he has just begun his fourth (six-year) term as senator for Vermont. The senator welcomed EL PAÍS last Wednesday at the Capitol to discuss Donald Trump’s presidency, recent protests in Minneapolis against ICE, and the Epstein case, among other topics.

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]]>Nacho Corbella<![CDATA[Japan cancels cherry blossom festival over complaints of tourists littering and ‘defecating’ in yards]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-06/japan-cancels-cherry-blossom-festival-over-complaints-of-tourists-littering-and-defecating-in-yards.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-06/japan-cancels-cherry-blossom-festival-over-complaints-of-tourists-littering-and-defecating-in-yards.htmlFri, 06 Feb 2026 20:28:36 +0000The cherry blossom festival, celebrated every year in Arakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida, Japan, one of the country’s biggest events of the year, has been canceled over complaints from residents about the disruptive behavior of tourists, according to a Guardian article published on Friday.

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]]>KIMIMASA MAYAMA<![CDATA[Kelly Clarkson prioritizes her children over role as talk show queen]]>https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-06/kelly-clarkson-prioritizes-her-children-over-role-as-talk-show-queen.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-06/kelly-clarkson-prioritizes-her-children-over-role-as-talk-show-queen.htmlFri, 06 Feb 2026 12:44:52 +0000Texan native Kelly Clarkson, 43, had already carved a niche in the music industry when she decided to turn her career around in 2019. On September 9 of that year, she appeared for the first time on television at the helm of The Kelly Clarkson Show. It was designed to replace The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired for almost 20 years in a primetime slot and featured celebrity interviews and chats with the stars of viral videos, but which became mired in accusations of a toxic work environment.

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]]>NBC<![CDATA[Bad Bunny speaks about his Super Bowl performance on Sunday: ’They don’t have to learn Spanish. It’s better if they learn to dance’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-05/bad-bunny-speaks-about-his-super-bowl-performance-on-sunday-they-dont-have-to-learn-spanish-its-better-if-they-learn-to-dance.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-05/bad-bunny-speaks-about-his-super-bowl-performance-on-sunday-they-dont-have-to-learn-spanish-its-better-if-they-learn-to-dance.htmlThu, 05 Feb 2026 21:17:28 +0000On the first day of this month, Bad Bunny took to the Grammy stage to accept—along with two other awards—the prize for Album of the Year. It was the first time a Spanish-language album had been recognized with the top prize at music’s most prestigious awards. Three days from now, he will also be the first to fill the Super Bowl halftime show with Hispanic music. To discuss this highly anticipated and controversial performance, the Puerto Rican star held a news conference on Thursday in San Francisco, where he admitted that “last night, I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about it.”

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]]>JOHN G. MABANGLO<![CDATA[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlists in the army as a reservist]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-05/queen-maxima-of-the-netherlands-enlists-in-the-army-as-a-reservist.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-05/queen-maxima-of-the-netherlands-enlists-in-the-army-as-a-reservist.htmlThu, 05 Feb 2026 14:56:18 +0000Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has enlisted in the Dutch army as a reservist. The wife of King Willem-Alexander and mother of the heir to the throne will begin working part-time as a soldier after joining the Dutch Armed Forces, a decision that comes at a time of increased effort to boost the number of personnel in the country’s military in light of the new security context in Europe.

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]]>Ministerie van Defensie<![CDATA[Epstein, a weapon of disinformation]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-02-04/epstein-a-weapon-of-disinformation.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-02-04/epstein-a-weapon-of-disinformation.htmlWed, 04 Feb 2026 09:48:43 +0000The U.S. government’s release of over three million new documents, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, from Jeffrey Epstein’s file exposes the hypocrisy of the Trump administration regarding the manner and timing of its public disclosure. It also raises well-founded suspicions that the breadth and influence of the sex offender’s circle of accomplices contributed to his initial 2008 sentence being very lenient, thus allowing his heinous crimes to continue with complete impunity until July 2019. Finally, and equally important, it necessitates a collective effort to clearly distinguish between mere casual encounters, dangerous relationships, reprehensible behavior, and potential crimes among the extensive list of individuals from all walks of life who appear in the released documents.

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]]>Jon Elswick<![CDATA[US shoots down Iranian drone approaching the aircraft carrier ‘Abraham Lincoln’]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-03/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-approaching-the-aircraft-carrier-abraham-lincoln.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-03/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-approaching-the-aircraft-carrier-abraham-lincoln.htmlTue, 03 Feb 2026 18:09:35 +0000The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday as it approached the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, deployed in the Arabian Sea. The unmanned Iranian aircraft, a Shahed‑139 model, was flying toward the vessel and was downed by a U.S. F‑35 fighter jet, according to White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt in an interview with the conservative U.S. network Fox News.

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]]>MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST SEAMAN ZOE SIMPSON/US NAVY HANDOUT<![CDATA[Elon Musk calls Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-03/elon-musk-calls-pedro-sanchez-a-tyrant-and-traitor-to-the-people-of-spain.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-03/elon-musk-calls-pedro-sanchez-a-tyrant-and-traitor-to-the-people-of-spain.htmlTue, 03 Feb 2026 19:06:44 +0000Elon Musk, the billionaire and owner of the social network X, has called Pedro Sánchez a “tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain” after the Spanish prime minister announced five measures aimed at ending impunity for social‑media platforms and their executives, and at protecting minors from their harmful effects.

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]]>Evelyn Hockstein<![CDATA[Irene Montero responds to Elon Musk after he accused her of ‘advocating genocide’: ‘Decent people should replace you’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/irene-montero-responds-to-elon-musk-after-he-accused-her-of-inciting-genocide-decent-people-should-replace-you.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/irene-montero-responds-to-elon-musk-after-he-accused-her-of-inciting-genocide-decent-people-should-replace-you.htmlMon, 02 Feb 2026 17:30:06 +0000Elon Musk, owner of X and Tesla, lashed out on social media Sunday against MEP and political secretary of Spanish leftist party Podemos, Irene Montero, accusing her of “advocating genocide.” The magnate was reacting to statements Montero made during a rally on Saturday in Zaragoza, in which she appealed to “migrants and racialized people” not to “leave us alone with so many fascists,” mentioned the so-called replacement theory, and added: “Of course I want there to be a replacement of fascists and racists.”

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]]>JAVIER BELVER<![CDATA[Madrid named world’s best city for street art for its ‘425 masterpieces’]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-02/madrid-named-worlds-best-city-for-street-art-for-its-425-masterpieces.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-02/madrid-named-worlds-best-city-for-street-art-for-its-425-masterpieces.htmlMon, 02 Feb 2026 12:23:51 +0000The graffiti Niños Perdidos I (Lost Children I), by the Spanish artist Murfin, has won third place in the Best of 2025 Street Art Awards, the annual global competition organized by Street Art Cities, a platform born in 2016 to document the best urban art in the world. The large artwork is located in the town of Fuenlabrada, near Madrid, and covers a façade on a residential building.

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]]>Raúl García Cabo<![CDATA[Trump’s police, out of control]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-26/trumps-police-out-of-control.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-26/trumps-police-out-of-control.htmlMon, 26 Jan 2026 12:14:41 +0000The confrontation between the Trump administration and its own citizens descended to a new level of darkness on Saturday with the shooting death in Minneapolis of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, at the hands of immigration police. Federal agents fired numerous shots at Pretti after subduing him and struggling with him on the ground. Pretti was participating in a protest against the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) units in Minneapolis. He was a U.S. citizen, a resident of Minneapolis, and worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit of the city’s veterans hospital. His murder in broad daylight by a force that acts with no limits on the use of violence is poised to become a symbol of the fight against the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown.

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]]><![CDATA[Ryan Wedding, the precocious Olympic snowboarder turned ‘king’ of cocaine in Mexico ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-20/us-tightens-net-around-ryan-wedding-the-precocious-olympic-snowboarder-turned-king-of-cocaine-in-mexico.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-20/us-tightens-net-around-ryan-wedding-the-precocious-olympic-snowboarder-turned-king-of-cocaine-in-mexico.htmlThu, 20 Nov 2025 12:39:31 +0000Few life stories today rival the fascinating and tragic tale of Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic athlete turned one of the Americas’ biggest cocaine traffickers. Tracked for years by U.S. authorities and on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, he was finally transferred to the United States by the FBI this Friday.

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]]>Tony Marshall<![CDATA[Israel blocks Spain’s judicial investigation into Pegasus spyware scandal]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-22/israel-blocks-spains-judicial-investigation-into-pegasus-spyware-scandal.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-22/israel-blocks-spains-judicial-investigation-into-pegasus-spyware-scandal.htmlThu, 22 Jan 2026 15:58:30 +0000Spain’s justice system has run into a massive wall: Israel. Judge José Luis Calama, of the Audiencia Nacional high court, stated that Israel has blocked the investigation into a spying case against several members of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government using a spyware called Pegasus, marketed and developed by an Israeli company. The probe found preliminary evidence of crimes involving the disclosure of secrets, which “jeopardized the security of the Spanish State.”

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]]>Ariel Schalit<![CDATA[The faces of Venezuelan exile: ‘The hope of returning is always there. Now it’s a little closer’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-17/the-faces-of-venezuelan-exile-the-hope-of-returning-is-always-there-now-its-a-little-closer.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-17/the-faces-of-venezuelan-exile-the-hope-of-returning-is-always-there-now-its-a-little-closer.htmlSat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000The Venezuelan diaspora watched with astonishment, uncertainty — and, many say, hope — the United States’ attack on Caracas and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, January 3. In the last decade, more than eight million people have fled a country that now has just over 28 million inhabitants. This gives an idea of the hemorrhage Venezuela has experienced. They fled Chavista repression but also economic hardship. Many of these exiles watch the news with the hope of returning. Others assume that returning is now impossible, but they follow the news with the same anticipation and interest. This is the story of 11 of them.

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]]>EL PAÍS <![CDATA[Venezuela announces the release of 116 political prisoners]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-12/venezuela-releases-around-20-political-prisoners.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-12/venezuela-releases-around-20-political-prisoners.htmlMon, 12 Jan 2026 14:53:17 +0000The government of Venezuela has announced the release of 116 political prisoners. Non-profit groups have for now confirmed that 24 individuals were freed in the early hours of Monday morning, including two Italians and the dual Spanish‑Venezuelan citizen Alejandro González, the former husband of lawyer, human rights defender, and academic Rocío San Miguel. The statement from the Ministry for Prison Services notes that “these measures have benefited individuals deprived of their liberty for acts associated with disrupting the constitutional order and undermining the stability of the nation.”

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]]><![CDATA[Nicolás Maduro, after arriving in Brooklyn in custody: ‘Happy New Year’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-04/nicolas-maduro-after-arriving-in-brooklyn-in-custody-happy-new-year.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-04/nicolas-maduro-after-arriving-in-brooklyn-in-custody-happy-new-year.htmlSun, 04 Jan 2026 09:38:23 +0000Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, landed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York, after being captured early Saturday in a U.S. military operation in Caracas. The Venezuelan leader and his wife will face trial in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York on charges of drug trafficking and corruption.

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]]>@RapidResponse47<![CDATA[Maduro jailed in New York after his capture in Caracas]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/trump-says-maduro-has-been-captured-and-flown-out-of-venezuela.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/trump-says-maduro-has-been-captured-and-flown-out-of-venezuela.htmlSat, 03 Jan 2026 19:56:39 +0000Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrived in New York late on Saturday night, local time, and were then transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. There they will stand trial on charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession.

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]]><![CDATA[Brute Force in Venezuela]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-03/brute-force-in-venezuela.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-03/brute-force-in-venezuela.htmlSat, 03 Jan 2026 20:50:37 +0000The capture of President Nicolás Maduro following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that violates international law opens a dangerous scenario. The risk at this moment is twofold. On the one hand, there is the attempt to portray a military operation as synonymous with democratic liberation. On the other, chavismo may use the foreign intervention and the capture of its leader as a pretext to close ranks, further militarize the country, and justify limitless repression under the banner of national defense. Neither narrative withstands serious scrutiny. Violence, wherever it comes from, does not build institutions or restore rights.

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]]>Sr. García<![CDATA[World reactions to the US strikes on Venezuela]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/world-reactions-to-the-us-strikes-on-venezuela.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/world-reactions-to-the-us-strikes-on-venezuela.htmlSat, 03 Jan 2026 15:10:15 +0000Reports of U.S. attacks on Venezuela in recent hours have sparked various reactions from major international leaders.

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]]>VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS<![CDATA[Key points of the military attack on Venezuela: Early morning bombings and a ‘captured’ president]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/key-points-of-the-military-attack-on-venezuela-early-morning-bombings-and-a-captured-president.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/key-points-of-the-military-attack-on-venezuela-early-morning-bombings-and-a-captured-president.htmlSat, 03 Jan 2026 11:53:53 +0000The United States launched a military attack on Venezuela on Saturday and “captured” its president, Nicolás Maduro, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. Here’s what is known so far:

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]]>MIGUEL GUTIERREZ<![CDATA[The US bombing of Venezuela, in pictures]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/the-us-bombing-of-venezuela-in-pictures.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/the-us-bombing-of-venezuela-in-pictures.htmlSat, 03 Jan 2026 11:49:18 +0000MIGUEL GUTIERREZ<![CDATA[Chris Martin, Taylor Swift, Elijah Wood and other famous wedding ‘crashers’]]>https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-12-23/chris-martin-taylor-swift-elijah-wood-and-other-famous-wedding-crashers.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/people/2025-12-23/chris-martin-taylor-swift-elijah-wood-and-other-famous-wedding-crashers.htmlTue, 23 Dec 2025 20:54:33 +0000The film Wedding Crashers was released in 2005. In the comedy, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn play two friends and coworkers who share an unusual hobby: crashing weddings. For most couples, having someone gatecrash their ceremony is a common nightmare. But for a very few couples — and those with a lot of luck — having a celebrity attend one of the most important days of their lives became an unforgettable memory.

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]]><![CDATA[The United States strikes three more suspected drug boats, killing eight ]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-16/the-united-states-strikes-three-more-suspected-drug-boats-killing-eight.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-16/the-united-states-strikes-three-more-suspected-drug-boats-killing-eight.htmlTue, 16 Dec 2025 17:26:50 +0000The United States Southern Command announced early Tuesday morning that it had carried out attacks against three vessels in international waters, resulting in the deaths of eight people. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking,” the military stated in a post on the social media platform X, which included a video of the operation ordered by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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]]><![CDATA[Afro-America: The invisible history of Latin America]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-11/afro-america-the-invisible-history-of-latin-america.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-11/afro-america-the-invisible-history-of-latin-america.htmlThu, 11 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000EDDA DE MONT<![CDATA[Video | ‘I’m from here’: Argentina, Bolivia, and Mexico are also Afro]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-11/video-im-from-here-argentina-bolivia-and-mexico-are-also-afro.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-11/video-im-from-here-argentina-bolivia-and-mexico-are-also-afro.htmlThu, 11 Dec 2025 04:30:00 +0000José Agustín Arrieta <![CDATA[Trump receives FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw ceremony]]>https://english.elpais.com/sports/2025-12-05/the-world-of-soccer-prepares-for-the-world-cup-draw-as-trump-sets-sights-on-fifa-peace-prize.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/sports/2025-12-05/the-world-of-soccer-prepares-for-the-world-cup-draw-as-trump-sets-sights-on-fifa-peace-prize.htmlFri, 05 Dec 2025 20:24:43 +0000The prelude to the world’s greatest sporting spectacle has kicked off in the city of the world’s greatest political showman. On Friday, the draw began for the 2026 World Cup to set up the 12 groups in which the 48 national teams — the largest number of teams ever to compete in a final phase — will be placed. A total of 104 matches will be played in just 40 days. The soccer tournament is poised to become the biggest showcase of football in the world’s largest advertising market, with an estimated seven million spectators expected to attend the matches.

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]]>Michael Regan - FIFA<![CDATA[Thomas Brodie-Sangster, the child star from ‘Love Actually’, says romcoms aren’t what they used to be]]>https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-12-02/thomas-brodie-sangster-the-child-star-from-love-actually-says-romcoms-arent-what-they-used-to-be.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/people/2025-12-02/thomas-brodie-sangster-the-child-star-from-love-actually-says-romcoms-arent-what-they-used-to-be.htmlTue, 02 Dec 2025 17:36:18 +0000Thomas Brodie-Sangster was only 13 years old when he filmed Love Actually in 2003. The cast of the Christmas-set movie — now a seasonal classic — was filled with Hollywood stars, ranging from Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman to Emma Thompson and Keira Knightley. Yet these renowned actors did not overshadow the very young Brodie-Sangster, who won over audiences as Sam and his tender preteen love story. The British actor is now 35 and recalls that role fondly, as it marked his breakthrough to fame. However, he regrets that the magic of early-2000s romantic comedies has faded with the rise of streaming platforms. It has led to cheaper productions and “rushed scripts,” the London-born actor told The Telegraph.

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]]>Carlo Paloni<![CDATA[Government shutdown will slow down air traffic at major US airports]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-07/government-shutdown-will-slow-down-air-traffic-at-major-us-airports.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-07/government-shutdown-will-slow-down-air-traffic-at-major-us-airports.htmlFri, 07 Nov 2025 09:48:03 +0000Air traffic in the United States will be reduced by 4% at 40 airports starting Friday due to a system overload caused by a surge in air traffic controller absences following the 36-day federal government shutdown. The flight reductions could steadily rise to reach 10% by November 14, according to government and air traffic officials.

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]]>ERIK S. LESSER<![CDATA[First blow to Trump at the polls]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-11-06/first-blow-to-trump-at-the-polls.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-11-06/first-blow-to-trump-at-the-polls.htmlThu, 06 Nov 2025 11:40:11 +0000A self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” Muslim from New York City became the face of hope on Tuesday for the millions of Americans who needed to regain faith in their country in the face of Donald Trump’s display of authoritarianism. Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old naturalized immigrant unknown to most New Yorkers just a year ago, won the mayoral election by a massive nine-point margin over his main rival, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, heir to a half-century-long political dynasty and representative of the city’s Democratic establishment. Trump’s irritation with Mamdani even led him to urge voters to support Cuomo and to insult voters. The massive response was a slap in the face to the president’s pride, a city luminary, and a demonstration of the toxic effect of his style.

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]]>Jeenah Moon<![CDATA[Dick Cheney, former US vice president and architect of the post-9/11 war on terror, dies at 84]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-04/dick-cheney-former-us-vice-president-and-architect-of-the-post-911-war-on-terror-dies-at-84.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-04/dick-cheney-former-us-vice-president-and-architect-of-the-post-911-war-on-terror-dies-at-84.htmlTue, 04 Nov 2025 11:50:31 +0000Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney (2001–2009) has died at the age of 84, his family said in a statement released on Tuesday.

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]]>Toshiyuki Aizawa<![CDATA[Death, threats and terror: The price of denouncing extortion for Michoacán farmers]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-31/death-threats-and-terror-the-price-of-denouncing-extortion-for-michoacan-farmers.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-31/death-threats-and-terror-the-price-of-denouncing-extortion-for-michoacan-farmers.htmlFri, 31 Oct 2025 23:12:42 +0000Fear has come to live in the shadow of lemon trees in the Mexican state of Michoacán. This fruit — essential to the food served on every street in the country — is a prize co-opted by organized crime, which demands ever-increasing quotas from its producers in order to grow it. With the entry of new groups into the territory, such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), payments are rising, suffocating the countryside, which is already being battered by domestic market prices. The last farmer who dared to challenge the reign of terror by denouncing the extortion racket, Bernardo Bravo, was found murdered with a gunshot to the head a few miles from Apatzingán. His death is a stark warning to remain silent and designed to sow fear in the land cultivated by lemon growers, so often splattered with the blood of activists and peasants.

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]]>Galo Cañas Rodríguez<![CDATA[Israel bombs Gaza following alleged Hamas attack on its forces]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-28/israel-bombs-gaza-following-alleged-hamas-attack-on-its-forces.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-28/israel-bombs-gaza-following-alleged-hamas-attack-on-its-forces.htmlTue, 28 Oct 2025 19:16:30 +0000Israel resumed airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday. Shortly before, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had ordered the military to “immediately carry out forceful strikes” in the Gaza Strip.

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]]>Anadolu<![CDATA[The keys to BBVA’s defeat in its takeover bid for Sabadell ]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-10-17/the-keys-to-bbvas-defeat-in-its-takeover-bid-for-sabadell.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-10-17/the-keys-to-bbvas-defeat-in-its-takeover-bid-for-sabadell.htmlFri, 17 Oct 2025 08:43:07 +0000The Spanish banking giant BBVA’s attempt to grasp control of Banco Sabadell ended in failure after 17 months of struggle, yet its own shares in the U.S. rose 6.7%. The deal would have created one of Europe’s largest lenders by assets.

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]]>Foto: Cristina Arias (Getty Images)<![CDATA[Cashing in from the White House]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-10-16/cashing-in-from-the-white-house.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-10-16/cashing-in-from-the-white-house.htmlThu, 16 Oct 2025 11:36:39 +0000Donald Trump has crossed many red lines in these nine months of his second term in office, but in few areas is his personal appropriation of political authority as evident as in connection to his and his family’s financial and business assets. He is not the first U.S. president to come from the business world, but none until now had so blurred the line between public service and private profit, a key boundary in the functioning of any democratic political system.

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]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s big disappointment: US president loses bid for Nobel Peace Prize]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-10/donald-trumps-big-disappointment-us-president-loses-bid-for-nobel-peace-prize.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-10/donald-trumps-big-disappointment-us-president-loses-bid-for-nobel-peace-prize.htmlFri, 10 Oct 2025 13:03:09 +0000This Thursday, there was only one question in Washington: “Will Donald Trump get the Nobel Peace Prize?” The answer came at 5:00 a.m. Friday (11:00 a.m. in Oslo, Norway): And the answer was: “No.”

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]]>Jae C. Hong<![CDATA[Torrential rain in eastern Spain revives memories of last year’s deadly floods ]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-09-29/torrential-rain-in-eastern-spain-revive-memories-of-last-years-deadly-floods.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-09-29/torrential-rain-in-eastern-spain-revive-memories-of-last-years-deadly-floods.htmlMon, 29 Sep 2025 12:22:16 +0000Residents of ground zero of the October 2024 flash floods in Spain, which killed 229 people, went to bed on Sunday night with the feeling that history might repeat itself. In the afternoon, they had received a cell phone alert from the regional government of Valencia warning of heavy rains expected as a storm system passed over the region, with totals potentially reaching 180 mm of rain. In Catalonia, where cell phone alerts were also issued advising caution, the rainfall so far has been the heaviest, with up to 246 mm of rain in areas such as Amposta, Tarragona.

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]]>Mònica Torres<![CDATA[Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza City ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-16/israel-launches-ground-offensive-in-gaza-city.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-16/israel-launches-ground-offensive-in-gaza-city.htmlTue, 16 Sep 2025 10:01:44 +0000The Israeli army has launched a ground offensive to take control of Gaza City, the capital of the Palestinian enclave, despite the fact that more than half a million people remain in the city. After a night of constant and intense bombardment, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced the start of an “intensive operation” in the city. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that “Gaza is burning” and that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “is striking the terrorist infrastructure with an iron fist to create the conditions necessary for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas.”

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]]>Leo Correa<![CDATA[The Venice Film Festival, in pictures]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-08-29/the-second-day-of-the-venice-film-festival-in-pictures.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-08-29/the-second-day-of-the-venice-film-festival-in-pictures.htmlFri, 29 Aug 2025 13:09:17 +0000Scott A Garfitt<![CDATA[State capitalism in the USA]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-08-29/state-capitalism-in-the-usa.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-08-29/state-capitalism-in-the-usa.htmlFri, 29 Aug 2025 09:04:25 +0000Although the calm of the stock markets may be misleading, the United States has experienced one of the most momentous weeks for financial markets since the banking crisis 15 years ago. President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook (who sued the president on Thursday) could end the organization’s 74 years of independence, and subject monetary policy to the whims of the White House. This is a complete shift in the paradigm that has governed the world’s largest economy for decades, and it finds more echoes in emerging markets and authoritarian leaders than in developed economies and liberal democracies.

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]]>Dado Ruvic<![CDATA[What we know about Robin Westman, the Minneapolis Catholic school shooter]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-28/what-we-know-about-robin-westman-the-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooter.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-28/what-we-know-about-robin-westman-the-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooter.htmlThu, 28 Aug 2025 08:32:40 +0000There’s a new murderer to add to the long list of school shootings in the United States. Details are trickling in about the identity of the individual who killed two children and injured 17 other people in an attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis. FBI Director Kash Patel has confirmed that the suspect is Robin Westman, 23, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the shooting.

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]]>Bruce Kluckhohn<![CDATA[Trump storms the central bank]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-27/trump-storms-the-central-bank.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-27/trump-storms-the-central-bank.htmlWed, 27 Aug 2025 09:53:31 +0000U.S. President Donald Trump has crossed a red line in his attack on the Federal Reserve with his bid to dismiss Governor Lisa Cook, who is under investigation for possible mortgage fraud, in an unprecedented challenge to the monetary authority’s 74 years of independence. For months, Trump has publicly pressured Fed Chairman Jerome H. Powell to lower interest rates and has threatened to remove him. Cook’s dismissal, which she will challenge in court, shows that Trump is determined to put the world’s leading central bank at his service, even at the cost of an independence that for decades has helped sustain confidence in U.S. economic policy and the dollar’s status as a reserve currency.

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]]>Mark Schiefelbein<![CDATA[Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement]]>https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-08-26/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-announce-engagement.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/people/2025-08-26/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-announce-engagement.htmlTue, 26 Aug 2025 18:04:19 +0000This August has been a month full of big news for Taylor Swift and her millions of fans around the world. First, career-related headlines: on August 12, the artist revealed that she would be releasing her new album; shortly afterward, she made more headlines by sharing additional details about The Life of a Showgirl on the podcast run by her boyfriend, American football player Travis Kelce.

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]]>@TaylorSwift<![CDATA[From Mont Blanc to Rome: Heat waves are suffocating Europe]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-08-13/from-mont-blanc-to-rome-heat-waves-are-suffocating-europe.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-08-13/from-mont-blanc-to-rome-heat-waves-are-suffocating-europe.htmlWed, 13 Aug 2025 15:02:56 +0000With a stubborn heat wave gripping much of the continent, Europe is sweltering. From the peaks of Mont Blanc in France to the scorched slopes of Vesuvius in southern Italy, extreme temperatures are causing deaths from heatstroke — such as that of an agricultural worker this Tuesday in Lleida — and are fueling wildfires in Spain, Portugal, the Balkans, and Turkey. Northern countries like Germany, unaccustomed to forecasts of 38°C (100°F) and 39°C (102°F) in the coming days, are not spared, nor is the United Kingdom, now experiencing its fourth heat wave of the summer.

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]]>Daniel Cáceres<![CDATA[Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay dies weeks after being shot at rally]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-11/colombian-senator-miguel-uribe-turbay-dies-after-being-shot-at-rally.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-11/colombian-senator-miguel-uribe-turbay-dies-after-being-shot-at-rally.htmlMon, 11 Aug 2025 12:46:21 +0000Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay passed away on Monday as a result of the gunshot wounds he sustained on Saturday, June 7, in Bogotá, while participating in a campaign event.

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]]>Camilo Rozo<![CDATA[The forgotten children of Ciudad Juárez]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-02/the-forgotten-children-of-ciudad-juarez.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-02/the-forgotten-children-of-ciudad-juarez.htmlSat, 02 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000They’re called the children of the war on drug trafficking; they’re also the children of the maquila (factory). They grow up under a narrow horizon: they can choose to work 12 hours a day in the factory that already employs their parents — for $150 a week — or they can give in to the pressures of organized crime. They’re 14 years old and are used to guide migrants across the border, waking them from their beds at night, clearing the way, knowing the trails, and cutting the wire where the United States hasn’t yet built a wall. Or perhaps they’re too young, so they watch, observe, and warn their grown-ups. They’re children with a hidden gun. They’re detained and returned, arrested and released. They’re used and exploited. Turned into sexual commodities, abused, and recorded. All before the eyes of a state that has failed to protect them for decades.

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]]>FERNANDA CASTRO<![CDATA[How does a tsunami originate? From the earthquake to the coast, what factors can aggravate it?]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-30/how-does-a-tsunami-originate-from-the-earthquake-to-the-coast-what-factors-can-aggravate-it.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-30/how-does-a-tsunami-originate-from-the-earthquake-to-the-coast-what-factors-can-aggravate-it.htmlWed, 30 Jul 2025 10:38:45 +0000Not all earthquakes at sea cause tsunamis, nor do all tsunamis originate from an earthquake. An earthquake like the one that generated alerts across the Pacific Ocean this Wednesday only occurs when certain factors coincide to generate this massive movement of marine waters. Typically, it must be a major earthquake whose epicenter (the projection on the surface of its underground origin) is on the seafloor or not far from the coast. Furthermore, the earthquake mechanism must generally cause this gigantic surge of water, because there is a rupture of the seabed, with a sudden vertical thrust from the ocean floor. That is, the earthquake must occur underwater, releasing significant energy in a vertical movement, so that the crust pushes the column of water above it up or down.

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]]>FRANCIS R. MALASIG<![CDATA[Gunman kills four in mass shooting at New York City office building ]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-29/gunman-kills-four-in-mass-shooting-at-new-york-city-office-building.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-29/gunman-kills-four-in-mass-shooting-at-new-york-city-office-building.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2025 10:43:22 +0000New York City was the scene of something right out of an action movie on Monday evening. But it was pure reality, and the deployment of police in search of the suspect who shot and killed a police officer and three other people in a Manhattan office building was anything but fictional. The attacker, identified as 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, also wounded a fifth person before taking his own life.

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]]>Angelina Katsanis<![CDATA[A bad deal]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-07-29/a-bad-deal.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-07-29/a-bad-deal.htmlTue, 29 Jul 2025 09:40:49 +0000The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Sunday announced an agreement that avoids a trade escalation but leaves a bitter taste in the mouth on the eastern side of the Atlantic. It’s hard to even call it an “agreement” when the European Union accepts, without any compensation, a 15% tariff on the bulk of its exports to the U.S. and also commits to buying $750 billion worth of energy from that country, as well as to make unspecified investments worth another $600 billion, and to increase its acquisition of American military equipment.

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]]><![CDATA[The fall of the Guzmáns in Badiraguato]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-22/the-fall-of-the-guzmans-in-badiraguato.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-22/the-fall-of-the-guzmans-in-badiraguato.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2025 12:53:56 +0000While Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, confirmed this Sunday in Culiacán that the Sinaloa Cartel is weakened, one of its factions was expanding and taking control of Badiraguato, a historic stronghold of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s family. In the midst of the internal war between cartel factions, which began a year ago, the Zambada family has arrived in the municipality and begun a purge.

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]]>Rashide Frias<![CDATA[Trump tries to stem the MAGA movement’s rebellion over the Epstein case]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-14/trump-tries-to-stem-the-maga-movements-rebellion-over-the-epstein-case.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-14/trump-tries-to-stem-the-maga-movements-rebellion-over-the-epstein-case.htmlMon, 14 Jul 2025 07:34:47 +0000U.S. President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi this weekend with a social media post meant to quell the criticism from some of his followers over the administration’s handling of the so-called “Epstein Files,” involving the late financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. The MAGA movement has long supported conspiracy theories about the fate of the tycoon, who died by suicide in August 2019 in his New York prison cell while awaiting trial. The Attorney General recently claimed there was “no list,“ despite having earlier said that the list — presumably containing the names of Epstein’s clients — was on her desk. In a Saturday post on his social media platform, Truth Social, the president enthusiastically defended Bondi, asserting that she is doing “a FANTASTIC JOB,” in his usual emphatic capital letters. But by the early hours of Monday (ET), the post had received over 44,611 replies, more than the number of likes (39,400) or shares (12,800), an unusual ratio even on a platform where the vast majority of users are normally sympathetic to Trump. Some of the comments accused the president of “gaslighting” them on this issue and warned him that it will “kill MAGA.”

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]]>Ken Cedeno<![CDATA[The punishment for protesting in Cuba: Beatings, solitary confinement and sleep deprivation]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-11/the-punishment-for-protesting-in-cuba-beatings-solitary-confinement-and-sleep-deprivation.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-11/the-punishment-for-protesting-in-cuba-beatings-solitary-confinement-and-sleep-deprivation.htmlFri, 11 Jul 2025 11:24:49 +0000Beatings, solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, constant surveillance, lack of medical care, insufficient food, and unsanitary conditions. The punishments inflicted on detainees from the protests that began on July 11, 2021, in Cuba — which mark their fourth anniversary this Friday — span a wide range of abuses, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, based on the testimonies of 17 people who were held in six men’s prisons and two women’s prisons.

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]]>Ramon Espinosa<![CDATA[Eight breakneck races, 2,500 runners a day and 16 ambulances: Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls is back]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-07-06/eight-breakneck-races-2500-runners-a-day-and-16-ambulances-pamplonas-running-of-the-bulls-is-back.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-07-06/eight-breakneck-races-2500-runners-a-day-and-16-ambulances-pamplonas-running-of-the-bulls-is-back.htmlSun, 06 Jul 2025 03:30:00 +0000The most impressive-looking bulls, the ones with the meanest-looking horns, are resting in the Corrales del Gas; the runners’ red-and-white outfits are looking pristine and perfectly pressed ahead of their use; the train and bus stations are a buzzing hive of visitors; hoteliers are rubbing their hands at the sky-high occupancy rates despite room prices that can reach €1,000 a night; bars and restaurants have stocked up on food and drinks ahead of a week of exhausting work. The historical city center is lined with wooden planks and posts; the gleaming bullring awaits the start of the festivities, and nerves are on edge.

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]]>PABLO LASAOSA<![CDATA[UN aid summit in Seville calls for concrete action against global development cuts]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-30/un-aid-summit-in-seville-calls-for-concrete-action-against-global-development-cuts.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-30/un-aid-summit-in-seville-calls-for-concrete-action-against-global-development-cuts.htmlMon, 30 Jun 2025 16:35:50 +0000The United Nation’s International Conference on Financing for Development takes place every 10 years. It was first held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, then in Doha, Qatar, in Monterrey, Mexico, and this week it is taking place in Seville, Spain. Attended by more than 70 world leaders and led by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, the gathering was officially opened on Monday by the king of Spain, Felipe VI, with a message: that this meeting should produce “a new roadmap based on concrete, tangible, and achievable results” as the world adapts to the development funding cuts announced by the United States and other countries who are swapping aid for defense spending.

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]]>Mariscal<![CDATA[Trump wants war ]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-06-23/trump-wants-war.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-06-23/trump-wants-war.htmlMon, 23 Jun 2025 12:33:10 +0000On Sunday, the world witnessed the birth of a new Donald Trump, a bellicose one whose actions belie the abundant promises and declarations of the Trump who had expressed rhetorical desires for peace and underscored his aversion to the kind of interference in the political regimes of third countries conducted by some of his predecessors in the White House.

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]]>Pool<![CDATA[History of Juneteenth: How the federal holiday was born]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-06-18/history-of-juneteenth-how-the-federal-holiday-was-born.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-06-18/history-of-juneteenth-how-the-federal-holiday-was-born.htmlSun, 18 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000Juneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. This historic event marked the first new federal holiday since the adoption of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, specifically on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger issued an order proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Initially, Juneteenth was recognized only by certain communities, but it has since grown to become one of the most significant dates for Black Americans.

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]]>ERIC MILLER<![CDATA[Juneteenth: history, celebrations and more about the federal holiday]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-06-19/juneteenth-history-celebrations-and-more-about-the-federal-holiday.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-06-19/juneteenth-history-celebrations-and-more-about-the-federal-holiday.htmlMon, 19 Jun 2023 18:14:22 +0000Juneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. This historic event marked the first new federal holiday since the adoption of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, specifically on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger issued an order proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Initially, Juneteenth was recognized only by certain communities, but it has since grown to become one of the most significant dates for Black Americans.

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]]>ERIC MILLER<![CDATA[Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more about the federal holiday]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-06-18/juneteenth-history-celebrations-and-more-about-the-federal-holiday.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-06-18/juneteenth-history-celebrations-and-more-about-the-federal-holiday.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2024 22:42:20 +0000Juneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. This historic event marked the first new federal holiday since the adoption of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, specifically on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger issued an order proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Initially, Juneteenth was recognized only by certain communities, but it has since grown to become one of the most significant dates for Black Americans.

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]]>The Washington Post<![CDATA[Michael Douglas on US: ‘I’m embarrassed and I apologize’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-06-11/michael-douglas-on-us-im-embarrassed-and-i-apologize.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-06-11/michael-douglas-on-us-im-embarrassed-and-i-apologize.htmlWed, 11 Jun 2025 12:37:18 +0000During the opening of his masterclass at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy, Michael Douglas said Tuesday that he is “embarrassed” by the United States and apologized for the “global chaos” created under Donald Trump’s presidency. “I realize that my country bears a lot of the responsibility for the chaos that exists in the world. I apologize... I’m embarrassed for my friends, be it my neighbors in Canada, and Mexico, for all the countries in the EU and NATO. I’m embarrassed and I apologize,” the 80-year-old actor declared in front of film students and industry professionals.

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]]>Daniele Venturelli<![CDATA[Jan Martínez Ahrens, editor-in-chief of EL PAÍS: ‘Pluralism and independence are essential to reaching the truth’]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-06-06/jan-martinez-ahrens-editor-in-chief-of-el-pais-pluralism-and-independence-are-essential-to-reaching-the-truth.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-06-06/jan-martinez-ahrens-editor-in-chief-of-el-pais-pluralism-and-independence-are-essential-to-reaching-the-truth.htmlFri, 06 Jun 2025 15:16:39 +0000The management board of EL PAÍS on Friday approved the appointment of Jan Martínez Ahrens as editor-in-chief of the newspaper, effective immediately. In accordance with the EL PAÍS Newsroom Statute, the new editor’s appointment was submitted yesterday to a consultative vote and approved by more than two-thirds of the editorial staff, almost 70%, before being presented to the board. Martínez Ahrens (Paris, 59) becomes the eighth editor-in-chief of EL PAÍS in the nearly 50-year history of the newspaper.

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]]>Samuel Sánchez<![CDATA[‘Trump Observatory’: A study of the second Trump administration]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-15/trump-observatory-a-study-of-the-second-trump-administration.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-15/trump-observatory-a-study-of-the-second-trump-administration.htmlThu, 15 May 2025 13:36:20 +0000From the shot that almost ended his life and that gave him an unforgettable photograph, to the heated discussion he had alongside Vice President J. D. Vance with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Donald Trump has taken full advantage of the cameras pointed at him to shape his public image. Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí, communication specialist and political consultant, uses these and other examples to discuss the media strategy during the controversial president’s second term.

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]]>Daniel Torok<![CDATA[The best and most surprising images of the Milky Way]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-05/the-best-and-most-surprising-images-of-the-milky-way.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-05/the-best-and-most-surprising-images-of-the-milky-way.htmlThu, 05 Jun 2025 11:09:58 +0000Don Pettit<![CDATA[Jan Martínez Ahrens, proposed as new editor-in-chief of EL PAÍS]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-06-04/jan-martinez-ahrens-proposed-as-new-editor-in-chief-of-el-pais.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-06-04/jan-martinez-ahrens-proposed-as-new-editor-in-chief-of-el-pais.htmlWed, 04 Jun 2025 15:13:52 +0000The management board of EL PAÍS has agreed to start the process to name a new editor-in-chief for the newspaper. The president of EL PAÍS, Joseph Oughourlian, has proposed Jan Martínez Ahrens to replace Pepa Bueno, who has held the position since July 2021.

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]]>Santi Burgos<![CDATA[The life and career of José Mujica, in images]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-13/the-life-and-career-of-jose-mujica-in-images.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-13/the-life-and-career-of-jose-mujica-in-images.htmlTue, 13 May 2025 20:39:50 +0000Bernardo PÈrez<![CDATA[Leo XIV, the new Pope]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/white-smoke-rises-as-cardinals-reach-swift-agreement-on-new-pope.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/white-smoke-rises-as-cardinals-reach-swift-agreement-on-new-pope.htmlThu, 08 May 2025 16:24:24 +0000Leo XIV is the new Pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church. The 133 cardinals of the most multicultural conclave in history elected the new pontiff in a conclave that was swifter than anticipated. The chosen candidate secured 89 votes, the two-thirds majority required for election.

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]]>Dylan Martinez<![CDATA[The election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, in images]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/the-election-of-robert-prevost-as-pope-leo-xiv-in-images.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/the-election-of-robert-prevost-as-pope-leo-xiv-in-images.htmlThu, 08 May 2025 18:11:29 +0000Hannah McKay<![CDATA[A conclave on the bus and three new potential popes ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/a-conclave-on-the-bus-and-three-new-potential-popes.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/a-conclave-on-the-bus-and-three-new-potential-popes.htmlThu, 08 May 2025 11:12:01 +0000Black smoke billowed again from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that no pope has been agreed on yet to replace the recently deceased Francis. The cardinals, who have already cast two votes today, will do so again in the afternoon. Thursday is set to be a decisive day to determine whether this is going to be a quick conclave, just like the two last ones, or whether the tension resulting from the late pontiff’s 12 years of reforms will lead to a prolonged debate.

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]]>Hannah McKay<![CDATA[Boomerang effect in Canada]]>https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-04-30/boomerang-effect-in-canada.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-04-30/boomerang-effect-in-canada.htmlWed, 30 Apr 2025 08:55:37 +0000Canada’s parliamentary elections on Monday produced the first concrete effects of the string of threats that underpin Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The winner of the election, perceived by voters as an act of reaffirmation against the U.S. president, was Liberal leader Mark Carney. The candidate was facing the most decisive vote in the country’s recent history while struggling with the inherited legacy of his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, after 10 years in office; yet Carney managed to garner the support of 43% of voters. It was a clear victory, albeit without an absolute majority, over the Conservatives, who had been leading in voting intention for months.

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]]>Jennifer Gauthier<![CDATA[Spain tries to go back to normal after biggest blackout in its history]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.htmlTue, 29 Apr 2025 09:24:43 +0000Spain was attempting Tuesday morning to return to normality after the country suffered the largest blackout in its history. At just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, there was “a very sharp fluctuation in power flows” that caused a collapse across the entire power grid in the Iberian Peninsula, also affecting Portugal, according to the initial explanation provided by Red Eléctrica de España (REE), the electricity grid operator. By 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, more than 99% of the country’s power supply had been restored and all substations in the network were back on line, the company reported.

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]]>Claudio Álvarez<![CDATA[Images of the massive blackout in Spain]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-28/images-of-the-massive-blackout-in-spain.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-28/images-of-the-massive-blackout-in-spain.htmlMon, 28 Apr 2025 13:16:39 +0000Jaime Villanueva<![CDATA[Remembering Pope Francis: His life and legacy in images]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-21/remembering-pope-francis-his-life-and-legacy-in-images.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-21/remembering-pope-francis-his-life-and-legacy-in-images.htmlMon, 21 Apr 2025 11:25:48 +0000Alessandra Benedetti <![CDATA[Easter: When is it and how can I watch the NYC Parade]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-03-22/easter-when-is-it-and-how-can-i-watch-the-nyc-parade.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-03-22/easter-when-is-it-and-how-can-i-watch-the-nyc-parade.htmlWed, 22 Mar 2023 20:32:58 +0000Easter is just around the corner, and with it comes the food, Easter eggs, the family reunions and, of course, the Easter Parade. U.S. Many American families go to church on Easter Sunday, or they reunite to get brunch or have dinner while kids look for Easter Eggs around the house. Some go to the nearest Parade wearing their “Sunday Best” (or dress their pets with striking outfits). Others just like to seize the general spring vibe of the holiday traveling to another country, or they just meet with friends for an Easter brunch.

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]]>John Lamparski 2022<![CDATA[Investigation reveals Nayib Bukele paid $1 million for beach plot that encroaches on protected area]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-04-11/investigation-reveals-nayib-bukele-paid-1-million-for-beach-plot-that-encroaches-on-protected-area.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-04-11/investigation-reveals-nayib-bukele-paid-1-million-for-beach-plot-that-encroaches-on-protected-area.htmlFri, 11 Apr 2025 10:19:33 +0000Last September, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele purchased a plot of beachfront property for $1 million, part of which encroaches on a protected natural area. The transaction, carried out through a company that the president founded with his wife, Gabriela Rodríguez, adds to a series of real estate acquisitions through which the politician and his family have significantly increased their real estate holdings in recent years.

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]]>Rodrigo Silva Martínez<![CDATA[REAL ID: What you need to know about the new official identification for flying within the US]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-05-29/real-id-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-official-identification-for-flying-within-the-us.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-05-29/real-id-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-official-identification-for-flying-within-the-us.htmlWed, 29 May 2024 08:42:18 +0000The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, was designed to implement a 9/11 Commission recommendation to improve the security of identification documents, particularly driver’s licenses and state-issued ID cards. Under this legislation, in order for citizens to enter federal buildings or travel within the country, they will require a valid REAL ID.

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]]><![CDATA[Point Roberts, the American exclave that depends on Canada]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-28/point-roberts-the-american-exclave-that-depends-on-canada.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-28/point-roberts-the-american-exclave-that-depends-on-canada.htmlFri, 28 Mar 2025 12:27:02 +0000In the western corner of Washington state there lies an American exclave that has particularly resented Donald Trump’s economic policies because its only land connection to the rest of the United States is through Canada. Point Roberts, whose border was drawn in 1846, is surrounded by water on three sides. The only option for leaving the territory by land and re-entering the U.S. is by driving 25 miles through Canada and crossing the border at Boundary Bay.

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]]><![CDATA[Draghi and the big guns]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/14/inenglish/1568442806_292113.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/14/inenglish/1568442806_292113.htmlSat, 14 Sep 2019 06:50:54 +0000Despite some internal resistance, the European Central Bank this week approved what most likely will be the last package of euro-zone stimulus measures that is headed by the institution’s president, Mario Draghi. These measures are basically defined by negative interest rates, a return to the bond-buying program and slightly increasing the cost to banks of depositing their reserves in the ECB itself. From this moment onward, monetary policy will be relegated to secondary importance and will have to be substituted by fiscal policy and public investment programs from the governments themselves.

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]]>RONALD WITTEK<![CDATA[‘The Atlantic’ publishes new Signal texts with key details from the leaked chat about US strike plans]]>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-03-26/the-atlantic-publishes-new-signal-texts-with-key-details-from-the-leaked-chat-about-us-strike-plans.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-03-26/the-atlantic-publishes-new-signal-texts-with-key-details-from-the-leaked-chat-about-us-strike-plans.htmlWed, 26 Mar 2025 19:22:05 +0000The Atlantic magazine on Wednesday published more texts from a conversation between senior Trump administration officials on a messaging app discussing plans to bomb Houthi rebel positions in Yemen on March 15th. The outlet had originally decided not to release them, considering the details too sensitive for national security, but the U.S. government repeatedly stated on Tuesday that the Signal group chat did not contain any classified information. For that reason, the magazine argues, it has decided to release them.

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]]>CONTACTO vía Europa Press<![CDATA[Oscars 2025: Complete winners list]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-03-03/oscars-2025-complete-winners-list.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-03-03/oscars-2025-complete-winners-list.htmlMon, 03 Mar 2025 04:05:11 +0000Emilia Pérez started the night as the favorite of the 97th edition of the Oscars with 13 nominations, the record number of nominations for a non-English language film. Wicked (10), The Brutalist (10), Conclave (8) and Anora (6) were other favorites. After a strong start for Anora, which took home the Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, it seemed like The Brutalist might catch up. But in the end, Sean Baker’s movie emerged as the big winner of the night with five awards overall, including the heavily disputed Best Actress and Best Movie awards.

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