This generation of youths, who have suffered the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Maidan Uprising and Russia’s annexation of Crimea, now have their lives on hold
Towns like Bucha, Irpin and Gostomel, scenes of the worst massacres of the war, are observing the holiday with prayers and thanks to the army and to God for keeping them alive
The popular president faces a huge security challenge as jails overflow with suspected members of armed groups. But many argue that the inmates have been locked up just for being from a poor neighborhood
The former president, who was arrested on Tuesday, used his power to crush rival cartels and ensure a monopoly on cocaine trafficking for himself and his associates, according to a US indictment
The religious group Christian Aid Ministries says it is praying for the other 15 people, including children, who are being held for ransom by a local criminal gang
Through the voices of the Haitian leader’s staff, witnesses and official sources, EL PAÍS reconstructs a crime perpetrated by a group of hitmen in the dead of night
The Haitian leader, who was assassinated on Wednesday at his home in Port-au-Prince, had gone up against senators, powerful businesses and Venezuela during his time in office
The country is experiencing days of terror. The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has orchestrated the arrests of politicians, journalists, activists and former Sandinista leaders in a bid to retain power with elections due in November
The head of security and citizen protection in Mexico City gave EL PAÍS details of the brutal attack that killed his bodyguards and sent him to the hospital a year ago
The Mexican president has named the intellectuals who support him, as opposed to those who have been allegedly “co-opted” by corruption. EL PAÍS spoke to some to see how they feel about being identified as friends of the government
Many migrants are making the perilous journey, dreaming of a chance at a life in America under the new president of the United States. But this is what really happens when they get there
The confessions of two drug lords during their trial in New York have damaged the presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández amid claims the political elite accepted bribes to provide protection
The showman president of El Salvador is causing a furor in the central American country. But the international community is keeping a wary eye on an unprecedented phenomenon, whose election success on Sunday has empowered him to reform the judicial system and the Constitution
Speaking to EL PAÍS, Jovenel Moïse blames the opposition and powerful figures in the country’s economy for attempting to remove him, vowing to remain in power for another year
The coastal area shared by Mexico, Guatemala and Belize is one of the most porous and little-known regions in the southern America border. Via three feature articles – in Xcalak, a remote Mexican village that lives off the cocaine that washes up from the sea; in Blue Creek, the powerful economic engine of the Mennonites; and in Puerto Barrios, the dark Guatemalan port in the Atlantic – this special report describes the enigmatic reality that exists just a stone’s throw from some of the biggest tourist attractions in the world
The government of López Obrador is backing a project that will see migrants assimilated in Mexico and the US incentivize private investment in the south of the country