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The United Nations agency’s director‑general asks the governing body for authorization to make the staff cuts, which unions oppose

The Central American leader marks 100 days in office in a confrontation with the judiciary. She denies authoritarian intent under her mandate and defends her loyalty to former president Rodrigo Chaves, her political godfather and most powerful minister

The president of Colombia green lights transfers that were suspended during negotiations with the government of Gustavo Petro

Ramón Álvarez Ayala and his brother Rafael, called R2, have been accused of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines by a Washington court

Consulates abroad have temporarily suspended appointments for work visas because of a ‘training initiative’ to screen foreigners who could pose a burden on the country

Darline Graham defeated Representative Ralph Norman and will be the Republican nominee for the Senate seat held by her brother Lindsey Graham, who died in July

Through a series of interviews, EL PAÍS reconstructs the arrest of roughly 50 migrants at a bonded warehouse in October 2025. Months of detention and deportations have torn apart dozens of families

The delay in the launch of the Chang’e-7 mission is putting pressure on the timeline as Washington and Beijing race to be the first to reach the Moon’s most coveted area

A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked a similar plan in June

The Latin American country is negotiating its tariff terms while navigating the uncertain future of the USMCA trade agreement

Crime has decreased, but experts are not sure it’s because of the military deployment. They warn of the danger of normalizing the army’s presence on the streets

Eight crew members from the vessel ‘Fiorella’ remain unaccounted for months after setting sail from the Pacific coast of Ecuador

The Democratic congresswoman is distancing herself from ‘woke’ ideals, a move interpreted as an attempt to smooth the way for a possible run for the Senate or the White House

US tutelage in the country facilitates the arrival of large capital to the oil business and breaks with years of isolation and international sanctions

The Trump administration’s trade and financial squeeze has hurt Tehran, but it has not toppled the regime’s productive backbone while civilians bear the brunt

The US president has threatened severe retaliation against countries that help Tehran

The diplomat will head the embassy in Washington, the one of greatest interest to the Colombian president and through which he hopes to strengthen his relationship with Trump

The US will oversee the use of the Bank of England funds, equivalent to $4 billion, if the opposition and the government reach a pact with guarantees

Gilbert F. Houngbo has left the door open for a Trump ally to take the position of deputy director-general at the UN agency while Yolanda Díaz proposes minimum, universal labor rights across the 187 member states

The US president has surrounded himself with investment bankers and business executives who have amassed great wealth

Ambassador Ronald Johnson reveals a new agreement to purchase drones and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch will attend the DEA conference in Argentina

The Venezuelan businessman, under the scrutiny of Spanish and Swiss justice, has returned to Caracas in recent weeks on private flights shrouded in mystery

The president of the Cuba Study Group, which promotes private‑sector growth on the island, calls on the US government to lift all its sanctions to facilitate stabilization and reconstruction

Economists and business leaders argue that Cuba cannot build a new economy without institutional reform, something the island’s government appears unwilling to negotiate

The representative is leading a Capitol delegation to the Panamerican Congress, a meeting in Montevideo of progressive leaders to address the challenges of Trump’s imperialism on the continent

Construction of a section of the president’s border barrier in a remote mountain area east of the Californian city alarms environmentalists and tribal leaders