David Marcial Pérez

EL PAÍS reconstructs the movements of one of the most significant collections of 20th-century Mexican art, valued at over $350 million and involving a powerful Mexican family, Spain’s Banco Santander and the government of Mexico

EL PAÍS reconstructs the shooting at the archeological site, which left two dead and 13 wounded, with the account of the authorities and video testimonies from the victims

The mass pardon comes amid ongoing negotiations between Havana and Washington and just a week after Donald Trump gave an initial sign of easing the oil embargo

The appointment of Roberto Velasco, a young official specializing in relations with the US, as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs represents a commitment to generational change for a department with multiple open fronts

During the severe crisis of the 1990s, the regime explored models for survival without ever losing power. Today, facing an even bigger threat, Cuban historians and economists are analyzing possible scenarios

The Mexican president’s approval rating has recovered to 71% after slight declines since the summer. Both the downfall of the drug lord and electoral reform have garnered strong support, according to an Enkoll poll for EL PAÍS

The meeting between top officials of the Mexican Security Cabinet, Ambassador Ronald Johnson, and the US drug czar demonstrates the progress made on the bilateral agenda

The strategy of decapitating the major cartels, culminating in the death of El Mencho, has so far resulted in more violence due to the fragmentation of small, unpredictable, and uncontrolled groups

The cool-headed founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel expanded the criminal enterprise, pushing it far beyond drug trafficking. It had tentacles across the entire country and was capable of assassinating judges, politicians, and military officers

The pillars of Castroism, such as healthcare, education, the fight against poverty, and even security, are crumbling in the face of Trump’s latest blows in a society that has lost hope. Only the repressive apparatus seems to remain intact

EL PAÍS speaks with academics, diplomats, and politicians from different parties to examine the challenge now facing Sheinbaum — one that every Mexican president has confronted in a history shaped by geography, ideology, and geopolitical interests

The transfer to Spain’s Banco Santander of one of Mexico’s most powerful art collections, filled with works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, is the latest chapter in a long story full of intrigue and controversy

No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island

The Caribbean island is dealing with its worst crisis yet, exacerbated by Trump’s latest sanctions on oil supplies 

By targeting the island’s access to crucial imports, the US has exacerbated its economic and social strain. The Castro regime says it is trying to provoke a ‘genocide’

The attack against two lawmakers and the mass kidnapping of miners are further proof that violence continues unabated in the Mexican state

The latest batch of prisoners includes organized crime heavyweights and a handful of names that transcend the six organizations included on the State Department’s blacklist

The possibility of the US overthrowing the communist regime seems more plausible than ever, even more than during the Cold War. In Havana, a mixture of emotions hangs in the air, sometimes contradictory, but always permeated by the extreme precariousness of the present and anxiety about the future

Sheinbaum insists on ‘collaboration’ and ‘shared responsibility.’ Trump’s main justification for attacking Caracas is the fight against drug trafficking. It’s the same argument he has used to pressure Mexico on various fronts

The eviction of 20 families, the closure of a soup kitchen, and the recent opening of upscale cafes illustrate the facets of a phenomenon that continues to grow in a trending neighborhood that was once stately and later a refuge for beatniks

Faced with a fiery debate between the glorious myth of the Conquest and anachronistic revisionism, historians are looking to steer clear of nationalist tradition, both Mexican and Spanish

The Mexican president will meet briefly with the Republican and Canada’s Mark Carney ahead of the World Cup draw

The US historian and essayist, who has just published a book of essays titled ‘Desire and Fate,’ reviews his life as an intellectual globetrotter and his reasons for becoming an ‘anti-utopian’

Raúl Rocha, the president of the beauty pageant, has in one week gone from being accused of rigging the prize in favor of the Mexican winner to being pursued for leading a criminal network with links within the Mexican Attorney General’s Office

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Cabinet adviser Stephen Miller join the escalating pressure against the Sheinbaum government: ‘This is a promise the president made to the American people’

The ‘war on drugs’ was declared in the state, where cartels have been entrenched in politics and the economy for decades