The drug, which is responsible for a record number of overdose deaths, began to make inroads in the 2010s, then skyrocketed with the Covid-19 pandemic. Dealers don’t know how to use it so they don’t kill their customers, says Sam Quinones, the great chronicler of the opioid crisis
The EU will not achieve its goals for strategic autonomy and decarbonization, without a budget to support them
The world’s most industrialized democracies announced a series of cooperation mechanisms to control strategic investment flows to the Asian giant
‘Our support for Ukraine will not waver,’ the world leaders said in a statement, vowing ‘to stand together against Russia’s illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression’
Washington has shown no signs of fatigue in its commitment but at the same time it is aware that aid has to be seen to be making an impact with presidential elections on the horizon
The Justice Department is tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple’s software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries
A recent increase in exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries is an ‘extremely wrong and dangerous move,’ a spokesperson from China’s Defense Ministry said
The assault early Tuesday came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought traction for Beijing’s peace proposal
The American thinker, author of the acclaimed book ‘The Tyranny of Merit,’ says that progressives need to better articulate a sense of community around issues such as universal health care and income inequality
Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong and was detained in April 2021, have not been publicly released
Speaking at a meeting of European and Indo-Pacific foreign ministers in Sweden, Hayashi said Russia’s war in Ukraine had “shaken the very foundation of the international order”
Li Hui, who will next week travel to five European countries, will be the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began
A EU External Action Service document urges rebalancing of bloc’s relationship with Beijing to limit over-dependence and dissuade support for Moscow
President Biden is aiming to court an Indo-Pacific leader with whom he’s sought stronger ties at a time when the United States looks to blunt China’s growing assertiveness in the region
Canada earlier on Tuesday said it is expelling a Chinese diplomat whom the Canadian spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong
The U.N. secretary general talks to EL PAÍS about the Russian invasion, Europe’s failure to address the refugee crisis and why more needs to be done to address global warming
Tech regulation is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill as concerns skyrocket about China’s ownership of TikTok
A fragmented and polarized world is living through a strange scenario, in which a single power no longer has total hegemony. Central and South America must now navigate this new political climate
The Mexican President announces that he will send another letter to the Government of Xi Jinping and will ask him to prevent the shipment of substances to the country, following the arrival of a container at the port of Lazaro Cardenas
EL PAÍS visits a factory of the Chinese company where devices are subjected to exhaustive quality control tests before reaching the market
The military says the balloon was first detected on Friday and three F-22s were sent up to assess the situation. After determining that the balloon posed no threat, no action was taken
The EU, NATO and the U.S. have a skeptical view of Xi’s call to Zelensky. The next steps in the conflict will serve as the basis for defining a strategy to bring an end to the war waged by Russia
The U.S., China, Russia and the EU are all seeking to strengthen ties on the continent as changes in the international order and new alliances emerge over the war in Ukraine
Fang Bin, who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the Covid-19 outbreak, was scheduled to be released Sunday
A breakdown of the strategic calculations made by the chief players surrounding the conflict
John Bolton, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said that national security teams must develop contingency plans on how to respond to actions Beijing might take
The state of health of an animal named Ya Ya had become the focus of a heated debate that triggered displays of nationalism on Chinese social media
