The country’s agricultural companies explore trading chickpeas for rice and mandarin oranges with other Asian countries to get around international sanctions. The Kremlin has put together a guide for such transactions and is confident that bartering ‘will increase competitiveness’
Kyiv seeks to increase anti-aircraft defenses at strategic points such as electrical substations before the arrival of winter
Pervomaisk is home to one of two former intercontinental ballistic missile bases that Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union and which were closed following an agreement with Russia and the United States
Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would seriously damage telecommunications, GPS, and meteorological services
The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
She was Germany’s chancellor for 16 years. After leaving office in 2021, she disappeared. Now she is back with her memoirs, in which she reflects on her time in power and her life in the GDR. And she defends her legacy. EL PAÍS interviewed her in Berlin where she sends a message: ‘Freedom cannot be taken for granted’
The currency has depreciated to levels last seen at the onset of the war due to new sanctions. Heavily reliant on imports, the country is grappling with rising inflation exacerbated by military spending
Vladimir Putin justified the strikes as a response to the Ukrainian use of US weapons against Russian territory and threatened Kyiv with the experimental hypersonic missile used on November 21
The European Union’s sixth most populous country is grappling with a pressing question: how did an unknown far-right leader, running without the backing of any political party, manage to win the first round of the presidential elections?
EL PAÍS enters an area of Ukraine controlled by Moscow. Complaints about poor reconstruction contrast with the sense of ‘liberation’ expressed by the pro-Russian residents
Putin reports use of new hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukrainian territory just days after Kyiv fired U.S. and British-made long-range projectiles at targets in Russia
The International Criminal Court’s ruling places Israel’s allies in a difficult position, as they will face the dilemma of having to arrest the Israeli prime minister and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant if they travel to their countries
Washington has authorized the use of anti-personnel mines to hinder the advance of Russian troops
According to the Kremlin, Kyiv struck a facility in the Bryansk region with ATACMS
Ukrainian analysts and media argue Biden’s decision to authorize strikes within Russian territory comes too late, and will have little effect if the weapon cannot be used beyond Kursk
The final declaration of the Rio summit also includes a timid statement on the war in Ukraine
According to the Kremlin, the use of Washington-supplied long-range weapons on Russian soil would mean that NATO countries would come into conflict with Moscow
The move, reported by U.S. media, represents a significant shift in policy by the White House, which until now had rejected such actions in fear of Moscow’s response
Although there is no certainty, the signals sent by the president-elect point to a major impact on two developing wars (Ukraine and the Middle East) and two potential ones (Taiwan and North Korea)
Kyiv is determined to maintain its occupation of Kursk province while Moscow’s forces are advancing relentlessly on the Donetsk front and threatening a new offensive in the south
It’s not just Putin, Orbán, Musk or the far right who will benefit. Progressives will be able to reflect on why they failed workers
Among the president-elect’s most pressing plans are closing the border with Mexico, reversing environmental policies, pardoning prisoners from the assault on the Capitol, and ending the war in Ukraine
Germany’s most influential feminist sees the self-determination of gender as a madness stemming from a capitalist system in which everything can be bought
The Ukrainian leader will focus his administration on gaining the trust of the American president-elect, who opposes U.S. aid to the country
The Republican’s return to the White House will boost the far-right movements that are gaining strength in different European countries
Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China
The constant flow of high-end cars, jewelry, and watches shows the limits of Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Parallel imports of cell phones and clothing are also on the rise