A large shipwreck can’t compete with a mini-submarine
It is significant to see where our collective attention resides, how reality interests us based on its dramatic qualities, as though it were entertainment or fiction
Germany’s far-right AfD party wins vote to lead district for the first time
The group’s candidate has won the election in Sonneberg with 53% of the votes, and there are fears that this is just the beginning
Central banks fuel inflation and increase the risk of a crisis
Hawks and doves hammer out their differences at major gathering of the European Central Bank in Sintra, Portugal
The Wagner rebellion in Russia: Notes after a failed mutiny
Aleksandr Lukashenko has the best political instincts in Europe. The Belarusian leader is now in a position to mediate between the Kremlin and the mercenaries, and could perhaps play the role of arbitrator between Moscow and the West
Center-left leading in Guatemala election marked by voter anger over corruption
Former first lady Sandra Torres had nearly 15% of the vote with 77% of ballots counted. The big surprise was the strong performance by Bernardo Arévalo, the son of a former president, who might face her in an August runoff
Prigozhin’s departure leaves Wagner’s future up in the air
The end of the rebellion has raised questions about what will happen to the mercenary group, which acts as the Kremlin’s unofficial armed wing in countries such as Mali and the Central African Republic
Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister as ties improve
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a declaration elevating Egyptian-Indo ties to a “strategic partnership,” which means the two nations agreed to intensify their cooperation and hold periodic talks
Salman Rushdie and Cheryl Strayed among endorsers of anti-censorship initiative
With book bannings surging nationwide over the past two years, the library and publishing associations are urging “all members of the book community” to affirm their commitment
A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped
Copas, who is from Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend, according to authorities
NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations, seeking to prevent deadly battery fires
Mayor Eric Adams hopes the stations will provide a safer way for delivery workers, who rely on e-bikes to efficiently do their jobs, to recharge lithium batteries
At least three dead and five injured at early morning shootings in Kansas City, Missouri
Police are investigating two shootings with multiple victims in the same area early Sunday morning
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ slings back into box office top spot while ‘The Flash’ drops
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The latest number helped the Sony film reach $317.1 million domestically and an impressive $560.3 million worldwide
The Europe that has been created by another war: a 1,700-mile-long journey through a rattled continent
From Ukraine to Ireland, EL PAÍS takes a look at the future of a region that has been shaken by conflict. “We will never be what we once were,” says Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament