María Martín

The phone conversation took place amid the military escalation and, according to the newspaper, opens the door to a diplomatic path that contrasts with the drug trafficking accusations

The announcement that the US president is willing to talk with the Venezuelan leader offers an uncertain window of opportunity for a negotiated solution to the crisis between the two countries

The message that the Venezuelan leader sought to convey at the close of Tuesday’s march was both an internal response to reinforce the regime’s cohesion, and an external signal of defiance against US pressure

The suspension of international flights to Caracas due to the risks of flying over Venezuelan territory has raised tensions in the region

The recent deaths of 15 forcibly recruited minors in military operations have sparked an unprecedented crisis for the Colombian president

An EL PAÍS exclusive reveals the hidden figure that symbolizes the failure of the world’s largest producer to accurately measure its own production

Bogotá’s intelligence service is targeting the New Drug Trafficking Board amid the crisis with Washington. Gustavo Petro claims this organization wants to assassinate him

Generation Z, representing one in four voters, is at the forefront of protests against a rotten system

There are very few Somali refugees in Spain. However, some have been arriving to the islands of Formentera and Mallorca by way of Algeria

EL PAÍS visits the terminals and speak with the highly vulnerable individuals, both Spanish and foreign, who are taking shelter there

The six people who died in Utiel were not out on the street or in underground garages, but at home where they believed they were safe. Many were elderly, and some tried desperately to save their spouses and children

The Valencian town of Chiva has been without electricity, water or communication for days while coming to terms with a heartbreaking death toll

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his ‘great sadness’ over the row, which he blamed on political motivations

An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe

A migrant boat with an inexperienced skipper left from Senegal and capsized in the Atlantic, leaving over 50 passengers dead, but nine survivors managed to change course and await rescue

The Spanish capital’s airport has become a regular stopover for thousands of Senegalese and Mauritanians swapping canoes for a plane. Once they get to Central America, the goal is to enter the U.S., with or without papers

Arrivals have increased by over 50% on the archipelago. El Hierro, with only 11,000 inhabitants, has become the main destination, partly due to unrest in Senegal

Since October 1, more than 5,000 people have landed on the islands, a figure that has forced the Spanish government to organize transfers to the mainland

The westernmost island in Spain’s Canaries archipelago received over 1,200 people in two days fleeing from instability in Senegal, Mali and The Gambia

In the last six weeks alone, 19 boats from West Africa have landed in the Spanish archipelago. In the whole of 2022, only three arrived

An investigation by EL PAÍS together with Lighthouse Reports reveals inconsistencies in the official version of the catastrophic June 14 events that cost the lives of over 600 people. Several of the survivors’ official statements are identical, as if they were copied and pasted

In the early hours of the morning of June 14, the captain of an oil tanker received a call to help save the trawler that sank 30 miles off the coast of Greece. The sea had swallowed everything up. Navigational data show contradictions in Greece’s official account of events

The 104 survivors of the tragedy have very limited mobility and access to communications. Some of them said Greek Coast Guard vessels threw them a line shortly before their vessel capsized

The fishing boat, believed to have been carrying up to 750 people, sank after being escorted for hours by a Greek coast guard vessel

On February 26, a boat carrying around 200 migrants capsized 40 meters off the Italian coast. Various agencies failed to detect the risk and did not activate a rescue operation on time. An investigation by EL PAÍS with ‘Lighthouse Reports’ and other media outlets exposes the fatal chain of errors

The financing of new physical barriers at the European Union’s external borders is once again straining the migration debate