Thanksgiving and Native Americans: a complicated history
For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning and protest, so they have developed their own events for that date
Why does Chevrolet have a cross in its logo?
There are several theories surrounding the origin of the American automaker’s brand identity, which has been used for more than a century
The nagging doubts about ChatGPT
The first anniversary of the groundbreaking AI application is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the challenges posed by artificial intelligence
Elon Musk makes late comedian El Risitas go viral again
Juan Joya Borja became famous through online parodies of a TV interview full of his high-pitched laughter. After being portrayed as an Apple or an Nvidia engineer, he is now seen discussing OpenAI’s decision to fire Sam Altman
Tens of thousands of people protest in Madrid against amnesty deal
Protesters took to the streets of the Spanish capital to demonstrate against the agreement and the investiture of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Gaza: The rights of the injured
The Israeli army’s raid of the Al Shifa hospital is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law
Backstreet Boys’ AJ’s new life: two years sober and intensive therapy to deal with ‘past traumas’
The singer recently reunited with his father after 42 years. He’s fighting to save his marriage, launching a clothing company and expanding his beauty brand. He is also still active with the group that made him famous in the 1990s
Spain: The investiture of the amnesty
Pedro Sánchez defended his pacts, which include clemency measures for Catalan separatists, as a wall against the rise of the far right across the world
At highly charged session, Spain’s PM justifies amnesty as only way to stop the far right
Pedro Sánchez faced withering criticism on the first of a two-day parliamentary debate that will end with a vote to confirm him as the new head of government
Israeli forces storm Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital: ‘We can do nothing but pray’
‘They are inside the complex, shooting and carrying out bombings,’ one source inside the medical center told Al Jazeera
Xenophobia grows in Turkey: Ten of thousands of foreigners are deported and human rights are violated
Activists, lawyers and inmates report dire conditions in internment centers paid for by EU taxpayers
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards march against amnesty for Catalan separatists
In the opposition’s largest show of force to date against the deal granting leniency to Carles Puigdemont and others, there were calls for new elections and general strike
Hundreds of thousands of people protest amnesty deal between Spain’s PM and Catalan separatists
The conservative Popular Party called the rally on Sunday to demonstrate against the agreement that paves the way for Pedro Sánchez to return to power
Miss Universe, on the ropes: Thai company that owns the pageant files for debt rescue
JKN Global Group, led by businesswoman and trans activist Jakapong Anne Jakrajutatip, has asked Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court for ‘business rehabilitation’ just days ahead of the event
Spain’s PM and Catalan separatists close amnesty deal, clearing his way to power
Facing opposition from the Spanish justice system, negotiators took a week to fine-tune the legal wording of the law that will allow Pedro Sánchez to form a new government in the coming days
Mike Johnson: In Trump’s shadow
The new speaker of the House is bringing anti-politics to the position and threatening to destroy all democratic pragmatism in Washington
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
Polarization and war are multiplying hate crimes around the world
Backward steps in Venezuela
Chavismo has once again made a demonstration of its power and, through the judicial bodies it controls, issued an order to suspend the process of the opposition primary elections
The US will pressure Israel for humanitarian pauses in its bombardment of Gaza
Blinken will call on Netanyahu on Friday for “temporary, localized” ceasefires to get US citizens out of the sieged Strip and get aid in
Scarlett Johansson takes legal action against AI app that used her image
The advertising space was broadcast only once on October 28 on the social network X, but the star’s lawyer warned ‘we do not take these things lightly’
Daniel Sancho’s murder hearing in Thailand postponed due to lack of a Spanish translator
The court on the island of Samui has assigned a public defender to the Spaniard, who is accused of premeditated murder after confessing to killing and dismembering Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta
Human catastrophe in Gaza
Civilians in the enclave cannot be made to pay for Hamas’ crimes. Israel must respect international law
Hurricane Otis, in photographs
The storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on the Mexican coast of Guerrero during the early hours of Wednesday, and was later downgraded to a Category 2. The popular resort city of Acapulco lies in its path
From strong US jobs reports to labor shortages in Germany: How unemployment rates are evolving in rich countries
Unemployment is falling or remaining at low levels in most OECD economies, although some experts are beginning to notice the slowdown
MTV cancels Europe Music Awards show in Paris, citing Israel-Hamas war
The network made this decision ‘out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners’
Diplomacy against the clock in Gaza
The international community must act to stop the tragedy and prevent an escalation in the region
Biden, in Israel, on Gaza hospital attack: ‘Based on what I’ve seen it appears as though it was done by the other team’
The U.S. president met with Benjamin Netanyahu and offered Washington’s support but added there are ‘a lot of people out there who are not sure’ about responsibility for the al-Ahli bombing
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