Guillermo Abril

The Asian giant’s National Congress convenes in the midst of a slowdown caused by a deflated real estate sector and strict anti-Covid measures

Leader’s speech at opening of Communist Party summit, which is set to grant him a third term in power, did not deviate from past pledges, but it included a more aggressive reference to the US

Japanese authorities warned residents to take shelter after the intermediate-range ballistic weapon was detected flying over its territory before landing in the Pacific

The World Bank has lowered its 2022 expectations for the economic giant to 2.8%, a sharp downturn from the 8.1% expansion of last year

The statement, made during a face-to-face meeting in Samarkand, is the first sign that Beijing is seeking to distance itself from Moscow

Josep Borrell insists on continuing to send war material to Ukraine and says that ‘the war will have to be decided on the battlefield’

General Claudio Graziano tells EL PAÍS that the main strategy error committed so far by Moscow was to underestimate Ukraine’s military and capacity for resistance

France, Greece and Hungary show a positive response to the plan but the EU Commission is unwilling for the moment to make significant changes to the existing system

Brussels was hoping to distribute 160 million Covid-19 vaccines by all makers during the first quarter, but so far it has only handed out 70 million compared with 154 million in the US

The decision means that Spanish authorities will be able to reactivate the arrest warrant to bring the politician back to the country and put him on trial for his involvement in the 2017 separatist bid

The Spanish capital’s icon of public healthcare is now dedicated almost entirely to coronavirus patients. EL PAÍS spent three days inside to see how the daily battles are being fought

EL PAÍS travels to the places where Spain’s far-right party made the greatest gains at the November 10 election to find out what its supporters are like, and what they hope to gain from their vote. What emerges is a complex picture that cuts across age, social background and even ideology

Inspired by the Swedish teenage climate activist, the younger members of society are leading the fight against global warming

The gulf between two very different worlds has turned the Mediterranean into a graveyard. Thousands of people die each year trying to cross it. We traveled to the coast of Libya and the black hole of this humanitarian crisis.

Could we live to 140? 1,000? Is there a limit? Scientific research into extending the human lifespan is being backed by Silicon Valley giants such as Google and Facebook

America’s ambassador under Barack Obama put startups on the map in Spain. Now, as he moves back to the US, we take a look at the ecosystem he leaves in his wake

A group of people who were exonerated in the US regularly get together to share their stories

The garage band is wowing British and US critics

EL PAÍS meets one of the most controversial architects of his time

Photojournalist Carlos Spottorno has won third prize in the Short Feature category “At the gates of Europe” is an account of a migrant rescue operation at sea Guillermo Abril wrote the text for a project that began as a special for El País Semanal

In just a few years, actress Inma Cuesta has become a talisman for Spanish cinema

Antonio de la Torre gets his teeth into his first bona fide leading role in the acclaimed ‘Cannibal’

The island of Mallorca was hit by its worst wildfire in decades in late July. EL PAÍS visited the Unesco-protected area worst affected and talked to those caught in the path of the flames

With no job prospects at home in sight, growing numbers of Spaniards are trying their luck abroad

Santiago A. Zannou takes his cast to the limit for a tale of rage, racism and romance

Movement of directors and administrators between government and healthcare companies shows the ever-tightening links between the private and public sectors

Decades of financial mismanagement have brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy The new mayor is determined to impose order, but at what cost?