Leaders meeting at the UN General Assembly face a humanitarian polycrisis as the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the right to development is marked, while calls for a rethink of an obsolete cooperation model increase
Tehran has had the former under its control for months, and the latter has fallen into the hands of the Houthi, a militia financed by the Islamic Republic. Yet President Trump keeps looking the other way
After Houthi rebels damaged the route serving as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, experts expect prices to keep rising
Aided by a confluence of crises at home, in the Red Sea and in Hormuz, Somali groups have captured six ships since April in the biggest uptick in activity in years
Hundreds of people are crowded in a small cove in the city, waiting for asylum that never comes
Attacks on tankers kill one sailor and leave eight wounded as conflict threatens to spread again to the Red Sea and Iraq
From Gaza to Sudan, Libya to Yemen, and Syria to Lebanon, hospitals, schools, housing, and electricity and water networks have been destroyed by Israeli belligerence, the Iran war and civil conflicts. The hope that Gulf countries could be a lifeline clashes with their need to repair their own damage
In recent days there have been several attacks against vessels sailing off the coast of the African country, including four kidnappings
The autonomous region that houses Kurdish-Iranian militias, aligned with the US and Israel, is the only border in the Middle East from which troops could be sent to the neighboring country
The country’s highest authority was considered by a large part of the population to be a dictator who never doubted in giving the order to shoot whenever they took to the streets demanding greater freedoms
Although weakened, pro-Iranian armed groups can destabilize the Middle East by attacking US bases, targeting their regional allies, and disrupting maritime oil shipments
The former CIA director tells EL PAÍS he hopes that Trump’s threats against Greenland ‘are just a negotiation strategy’
The small paradise in the Indian Ocean, known for being home to numerous endemic species, has suffered significant environmental damage since civil war broke out in 2014
The Defense Secretary is already under scrutiny for his role in a possible war crime in the Caribbean, where survivors of a US military attack on a boat were killed in a follow-up strike
Realpolitik has rehabilitated the Saudi strongman who ordered the journalist’s murder: Trump fetes him, Cristiano Ronaldo dines at his table, Jeff Bezos does business with him, and Spain sells him weapons
According to the plan announced by the State Department, applicants from countries with high rates of overstay will be required to post the bonds at the time of applying
Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela are some of the nations whose citizens will no longer be able to enter US territory
The US president is reaching out to Gulf countries on a trip that underscores his friction with Netanyahu, especially over Gaza
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe faced intense questioning in the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday
Hundreds are dead after the Israeli military launched large-scale attacks from north to south of the Palestinian enclave at dawn during Ramadan. Netanyahu warns he will act with ‘increasing military strength’ against Hamas
Thousands of former military personnel are hired for large sums to fight in wars or to serve as private security abroad. The network behind this business is in the government’s sights
Following the sudden fall of the bloodthirsty Syrian dictator, the priority must now be to avoid a power vacuum that leads to chaos
The weakening of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah has precipitated the downfall of the regime. The instability is spilling over into Iran, disrupting its nuclear plans, and into Yemen, near waters of great importance for trade
Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and against Israel strengthen the Yemeni rebels’ regional alliance with Iran, partly offsetting the setbacks suffered by Hamas and Hezbollah
Militias allied to Hezbollah and Tehran are stepping up their attacks on Israeli and US targets in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen in an attempt to relieve some of the pressure on Lebanon
Benjamin Netanyahu, who rejected the diplomatic initiative on Thursday, now recognizes Washington’s ‘indispensable’ role in advancing regional stability
Up to 71% of the Israel Defense Forces participating in the Gaza conflict are reservists. Many of them have been transferred to the border with Lebanon after fighting in the Strip
