International

The detention of the opposition leader, just hours after his release, is intended to signal that the authorities remain firmly in charge. ‘There are people who think they can do whatever they want,’ warned Diosdado Cabello

The French president defends a sovereign Europe in the face of Trump’s attacks and a landscape of ‘permanent instability’

The enigmatic figure of Raúl Castro’s son re‑emerges in Cuba amid U.S. actions in Venezuela and Trump’s renewed pressure on the island

In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade

According to the investigation, the president received nearly $3.3 million from companies linked to the Alba Petróleos consortium

The Caribbean island is dealing with its worst crisis yet, exacerbated by Trump’s latest sanctions on oil supplies 

Wanted in Chile for crimes committed during the dictatorship, he was convicted in the US in 1987 for the 1976 assassination in Washington DC of Orlando Letelier and his young assistant Ronni Moffitt

Bakers, specialists and consumers defend their traditions and recipes, after a British chef made remarks about the lack of a bread-making culture in the country

Brazil is home to the largest community of descendants of Japanese people abroad 

The strategic Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, just 170 miles from the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, is developing a comprehensive defense system against a possible attack from the Kremlin

The White House considers them ‘radical activists,’ but all they do is push platforms to follow the law, curb disinformation, and stop hate speech. EL PAÍS speaks with them about being targeted by Trump

In 2023, she resigned as leader of New Zealand because she no longer had ‘enough in the tank’ to give her best. She had been in office for six years. Her departure marked the culmination of a different approach to power, one that stood in stark contrast to the male-dominated hyper-leadership that continues to dominate the world. Her understanding of politics, based on empathy and transparency, made her an icon. We spoke with her in London

After Maduro’s arrest and with the immigration restrictions imposed by Trump, going back to Venezuela is becoming a real possibility for some. However, doubts remains as the Chavista regime continues to hold power

The mass arrival of foreigners has become a hot-button issue in the Asian country, which will hold a general election on Sunday

Nicolás Maduro’s alleged frontman, disgraced in Venezuela, has been detained amid confusing circumstances with few clues as to his fate

The Italian photojournalist, second finalist for the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award, portrays the intimate lives of women under the yoke of the Taliban 

With oil shipments suspended since December, massive blackouts and a collapsed transportation system, the regime is asking for new sacrifices and ‘creativity’ from an exhausted population

Some of the most influential voices inside and outside the island believe that the regime is at a critical juncture that threatens its survival

The Puerto Rican artist, in charge of the halftime show of America’s premier sporting event, promises ‘a huge party’

In his first televised address to the nation since the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the Castroist leader insisted that any negotiation with the Trump administration would take place ‘without pressure’

The author and expert on the Bolivarian Revolution warns that the Venezuelan opposition must strongly denounce its exclusion or the country will risk remaining ‘a dictatorship’

The monarch’s wife and mother of the Dutch heir to the throne has begun her military training. Upon completion, she will be awarded the rank of lieutenant-colonel

The veteran politician, who is preparing his bid for the State Duma after being barred from the 2024 presidential elections, seeks to ‘overcome the post-imperial syndrome and bring Russia back into Europe’

The New START treaty, which limits the number of strategic warheads deployed by the parties to 1,550, ends on January 5 with no negotiations on the horizon. Washington also wants China to commit to a reduction, but Beijing refuses