Authorities dismantle Jalisco New Generation Cartel’s ‘office’ in Spain
Police arrested 20 people, including high-priority DEA targets and members of the Italian Camorra
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: ‘Normalizing our relations with Mexico is a priority’
The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027
Torrential rain in eastern Spain revives memories of last year’s deadly floods
In most of the towns affected by the flash flooding, no major incidents occurred overnight, although certain Catalan towns saw rainfall totals reach 246 mm
Children’s literature can also have very young authors
Publishers and non-profit groups in Spain, Portugal, Australia and Ireland share the same conviction: that the best writers of children’s books are the kids themselves
Spanish authorities put number of active forest fires across the country with a high risk level at 16
A fire that started in the Galician town of A Mezquita spread to Castile and León on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people
Spain battles dozens of wildfires amid heatwave
The fires have scorched thousands of hectares, forced residents from homes in multiple regions, and claimed one life near Madrid
‘It’s not Tlaloc’s fault’: Mexico City floods due to a broken system
The impact of the rainy season reveal decades of neglect, poor urban management, and institutional neglect that has worsened the flooding
Buying (not renting) individual rooms as a solution to the housing crisis
Spanish start-up Habitacion.com, with revenue of $1.65 million, says it has more than 21,000 people on a waiting list for a unit
Inside the private Telegram chat calling for immigrants in Spain to be ‘hunted down’: ‘Arab heads will roll’
The group was abruptly shut down at 8:36 p.m. on Monday for ‘inciting violence’ in the wake of an attack on an elderly man in the town of Torre Pacheco
‘Super Mario,’ the Spanish retiree who moved to Ukraine and disappeared 40 months ago in Russian prisons
Mariano García Calatayud was arrested in 2022 by Kremlin agents in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, where he participated in street protests. With no news of his whereabouts for years, his family believes he may be locked up in Moscow
New cocaine trafficking methods: From stockpiling drugs until prices rise to using offshore drop-offs
Criminal groups are adopting new methods to smuggle drugs following recent crackdowns on large shipments at ports
Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: ‘90% of people don’t even know they have a sense of proprioception’
The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative
The long road of El Cid: From plundering mercenary to Francoist legend
The historian Nora Berend rememorates the construction of the myth of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from the Middle Ages to the present
First coronavirus, now cancer: The technology used for new cancer vaccines
Scientists project that by 2026 the results of clinical trials being conducted in 25 countries, including Spain, will be approved
Hollywood’s big lie about disasters: In crises like Spain’s blackout, the natural reaction is generosity, not panic
Historical cases and scientific analysis show that the most common human reaction to disasters is to help others, a trait that defines our species and that authorities do not know how to channel
Spain tries to go back to normal after biggest blackout in its history
More than 99% of the country’s power supply has been recovered, but some rail service is still suspended in Madrid and Barcelona
What if a blood test could predict the risk of disease as we age?
A new study has concluded that a blood test can identify whether the body’s organs are aging faster than expected
70% of flood deaths in Europe in 2024 occurred in the Valencia floodplain
A report by Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization warns of an increased risk of torrential rains on the continent, where warming is progressing faster than in other regions
Wealthy foreigners set their sights on northern Spain
In recent years, the number of luxury homes acquired along this cooler, greener region of the peninsula has soared, and realtors have noticed an uptick in buyers from the United States
A major evolutionary enigma solved: How simple cells gave rise to complex ones
The research indicates that the limitations on the size of proteins has been a crucial trigger in the development of life
Ignorance and justification for Franco on TikTok: The cocktail that pushes young people towards historical revisionism
Historians warn of the complexity of competing against social networks and the popularity of far-right YouTubers
Artificial rain or anti-hail cannons: Can the weather be manipulated?
There is no out-of-control engineering causing damage or drought, but the threat of climate change is increasing interest in some countries in techniques to alter the weather
At the movies with Spain’s first naked screening: ‘Everything helps to normalize nudity’
About 50 people, some of them extras in the film, attended to watch ‘Tú no eres yo’ at the Lys cinema in Valencia and the Girona cinema in Barcelona
One month after Valencia’s flash floods: ‘Don’t forget about us. There’s still a lot of crap here’
EL PAÍS returns to Blasco Ibáñez Avenue in Catarroja, in Spain’s Valencia province, one month after the massive destruction caused by flash flooding. Things are still far from normal as residents grapple with unsanitary living conditions and the psychological effects of the historic disaster: ‘The emergency has stagnated in Catarroja, like the mud’
Morocco sends help to flood-hit Valencia: ‘They are soldiers of the Sahara who work without stopping to eat or rest’
One hundred workers with 36 trucks left Tangier for eastern Spain, where they are providing badly needed assistance clearing clogged pipes that pose a health problem
Flooding in Spain: The homes that became death traps in a small Valencia town
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
Storms in Spain head for western Andalusia after lashing Málaga and Valencia
No fatalities were reported as authorities issued alerts and residents took precautionary measures following the deadly flash floods of two weeks ago