
War cuts off the elderly and chronically ill patients in Ukraine
Bombardments and loneliness worsen the ailments of the most vulnerable groups. More than half a million people in the country need palliative care

Bombardments and loneliness worsen the ailments of the most vulnerable groups. More than half a million people in the country need palliative care

The Polish Army has described the entry of unmanned aircraft into its territory as an ‘act of aggression’ and a ‘threat’ to the security of its citizens
Moscow employs thousands of Egyptian, Nigerian, Chinese, North Korean, and Cuban mercenaries to attack its neighboring country. Many are sent en masse to the front lines and end up as prisoners of war

The UN and OSCE accuse Moscow of systematic mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Putin is considering withdrawing the country from the European anti-torture treaty

Complete control of the depressed industrial belt of eastern Ukraine, from which millions of Ukrainians have fled in the last decade, would offer a major victory to Putin and put Kyiv at risk of a new invasion
A network of consulting firms, security companies, contractors, and businessmen from the United States and Israel designed both the controversial aid distribution model and the plans for the reconstruction of the Strip last year

Only the ‘bunker-buster’ possessed by the US, capable of penetrating to a depth of 60 meters, could hit the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, essential to Iran’s atomic program
Images captured before and after the Operation Spider’s Web drone offensive show the destruction of at least a dozen military aircraft

Private security firms and foundations led by American war veterans are bolstering Israel’s aid distribution mechanism in the Palestinian enclave

The head of the body overseeing elections believes Kyiv would need more than three months to organize a vote once hostilities cease

Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounces a plan to recruit fighters through social media and maintains that Beijing authorities are aware of it. Soldiers undergo training for about two months before joining the offensive

Foreign financing of domestic industry, which has largely replaced the delivery of equipment, is key to the growth of the defense sector. Ukrainian-made weapons now cover a third of the army’s needs

The drive of hundreds of small Ukrainian entrepreneurs, with multimillion-dollar contributions from inside and outside the country, is transforming the national military industry and attenuating the superiority of the Russian army on the battlefield
The Russian invasion, of which February 24 marks the third anniversary, has forever changed the lives of millions of people. Five of them, Yulia, Volodymyr, Stanislava, Oleksandr and Tania, tell EL PAÍS their story
The International Committee of the Red Cross believes that this is probably the largest number of missing persons in such a context in the world. Among them are both military personnel and civilians

Although defeated in Syria more than five years ago, the Islamic State group remains the standard-bearer of jihadist terrorism, maintaining a powerful online propaganda presence and expanding its influence through growing branches in Africa and Asia

The Syrian National Council, the main opposition organization supported by Turkey, and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, the fundamentalist group leading the offensive, are the predominant actors on which a possible transition period will fall

An operation led by HTS, with roots in Al Qaeda, and rebels allied to Turkey have made their move on the Syrian chessboard in the face of the ineffectiveness of the regime and its allies

The Arab-Jewish essayist claims that the current Israeli government is set on ‘the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the actual annexation of the West Bank’
The use of the Danube and Constanta ports in Romania, coupled with the success of securing the Odesa-Bosphorus route, has boosted Ukrainian grain exports to near pre-war levels

The president of Ukraine wants to organize conferences on energy and food security, and the return of prisoners of war and deported minors, between July and September. Moscow is refusing to participate in a second round of dialogue

The U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy will provide Kyiv with air defense systems, as well as ammunition. ‘They will help protect our cities, civilians and critical infrastructure,’ said the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense

Guided missiles and glide bombs, which are launched beyond the reach of Ukrainian artillery, are taking a heavy toll on Ukraine’s provinces along the border with Russia

The publication in 2010 by five media outlets of thousands of US diplomatic cables opened the door to a new form of collaborative journalism. EL PAÍS reviews what it was like to participate in that project

The Swiss-Croatian diplomat warns against ‘dehumanizing’ the other side in times of war, and the risks of artificial intelligence, such as autonomous weapon systems

The co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative calls for military and economic sanctions against Israel and for the EU to end its association agreement with the country

With Russia lurking and diplomatic channels failing, Washington is preparing to redeploy its troops from Nigerien soil while pressure from the Chadian army threatens to end its operations