The chemist Miguel Cortés died in solitary confinement in his prison cell without a sentence, ahead of a series of trials for murder. Authorities talk about a fall, an intoxication and cardiac arrest. The families of the victims blame the Prosecutor’s Office for inaction and irregularities in his death
Climate change is already wreaking havoc on the mental health of Latin Americans. Experts call for more research and recommend what actions need to be taken
The tireless advocate for labor and immigrant rights turns 95 at a crucial moment for social awareness in the United States. In an interview with EL PAÍS, she reflects on Trump, deportations, visa revocations, and the end of parole
Although the dynamics of extracting symbols from Indigenous peoples are now much more subtle, experts from these communities warn that the root is the same: power relations
A police commander was shot dead Tuesday after months of murders of officers, activists, and civilians at the hands of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
On the same day, the Treasury Department sanctioned the two leaders of the criminal organization, a Georgia court indicted them, and the State Department offered $8 million for their capture
The US president is threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions until Mexico complies with the 80-year-old pact and ‘gives Texas the water they are owed’
Among the denounced candidates are former regional prosecutor Francisco Herrera Franco, linked to the murder of two journalists in Michoacán, and Silvia Delgado, part of the legal defense for the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, free after serving a 40-year sentence, went from marijuana smuggler to cocaine trafficker with the help of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and Rafael Caro Quintero, until their downfall after the murder of DEA agent Kiki Camarena
The Teuchitlán case sheds light on a phenomenon that had remained out of the spotlight: the recruitment of young people by cartels through fake job offers or directly through social media
World’s Fairs were created to launch futuristic technology and products, but ended up selling ideas and experiences. 174 years after the first event, Osaka expects 28 million visitors from April 13 to October 13
The US president announced 50% tariffs on this small African country, which depends largely on its exports to Washington and has already been severely affected by the dismantling of USAID, which financed its fight against HIV/AIDS
Investors are waiting anxiously for possible deals to end the tariff war, without losing sight of the growing signs of stress. Fears of a recession have triggered the biggest stock market falls since the pandemic
US import levies are starting to be applied even as the president expresses openness to ‘tailored’ negotiations: ‘These countries are kissing my ass. They are dying to make a deal’
The Ambulante Documentary Film Festival, the traveling festival co-created by the Mexican actor, celebrates 20 years of bringing this genre to diverse corners of Mexico
Images from the Los Alegres del Barranco concert in Guadalajara open a new episode in the long series of controversies over the dissemination of symbols of organized crime
In recent years, vinyl has burst back into popularity. That has coincided with an increased interest in regional acts that never hit it big nationally: ‘There’s this hometime pride, a rediscovering of their roots’
In the last three years, 42 members of the Salvadoran gang have been arrested in Mexico, one of the refuges from Nayib Bukele’s state of emergency and where they already had long-standing ties to organizations such as Los Zetas or the Sinaloa Cartel
Without passports and trapped by a sealed border, hundreds of Venezuelans seek repatriation at their embassy after being persecuted and kidnapped at the border
The Mexican-American author, known for his short stories and essays portraying the working class to which he belonged, calls, without much hope, for Chicano culture to be fully present within the US cultural imagination
Canada and Mexico account for half of all travelers to the US and will face a new 25% tariff. The new measures also impact the three countries with the highest growth in visitors in 2024: China, India, and Japan
The Department of Commerce considered neither VAT nor non-tariff barriers, despite claiming to have used a sophisticated system of calculation for each country