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
In the absence of a solution for the Palestinians, the risk of a new war persists
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)
Champagne is flowing in Moscow, Budapest and Jerusalem, and in the headquarters of the far right
María Corina Machado recalls the primary elections that a year ago made her the leader of the opposition to the government of Nicolás Maduro
US arms traffickers are flooding the country with guns and automatic rifles that are used to murder thousands of people
The documentary ‘The Lost Tapes’ contains the confessions of the actress at the moment of her greatest global fame. She said she was frustrated by the constraints of Hollywood stardom and eager to be recognized for her talent
Climate change and conflict are displacing people, destroying livelihoods and disrupting agricultural and industrial economies, all of which intensifies hunger and instability
The Israeli army did not mistakenly target the Blue Helmets; it acted deliberately to eliminate inconvenient observers
A second Donald Trump term – with Elon Musk as his lieutenant – would be equivalent to turning the White House into a casino, open to the most extravagant bets, acts of corruption and ceaseless outbursts in the name of libertarian ideology
The Greater Middle East conceived by Bush and his neocons, where democracy was to come from Iraq, is back. But now it is Israel that is doing the dirty work, instead of the US
Iran’s attack on Israel is the result of an irresponsible drift that seeks to extend the war and must be stopped
Antimicrobial resistance is associated with over a million deaths a year, with an escalating death toll projected over the coming decades
The discovery of this hallucinogen was a fluke, and it started a journey in which science, the CIA, music and medicine all played a role
As in ‘Braindead’, the grotesque zombie film directed by a young Peter Jackson, Donald Trump imagines foreigners are devouring residents’ pets. But he is the one who admires Hannibal Lecter
The vice president, unjustly scorned by the public, has won a presidential debate and earned more respect, but only a handful of votes in three states will decide the future of the United States and half the world. Just ask Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden
The Democratic candidate managed to demonstrate at the debate that her self-centered rival is a threat to the future of the United States
In a spectacle that goes beyond politics, the DNC has tried to spin the narrative so that Trump is no longer presented as an evil genius, but rather a petty buffoon
The Venezuelan president reinvented himself from a position of power and turned his lack of charisma into a talent
The July 28 elections mark an even greater stage of decline of the Chavista project, which has become a burden for Latin American progressivism, which never embraced it, but never criticized it either
The toppling of five statues is a sign that Maduro’s government no longer has to pay tribute to the founding father of Chavismo in Venezuela
The tourism-related trade gap shows the present strength of the U.S. economy, but is also a long-term vulnerability
Tehran’s brazen assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has fueled fears that the Gaza war could spread to the Middle East
The gymnast is once again the star of the U.S. team and of the Olympic Games. She is back and will end her journey in the world of sports only when she decides to
The Maduro government must heed the calls of the international community and allow an impartial vote count following the presidential election on Sunday
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ goes over the childhood and teen traumas of Trump’s vice-presidential candidate, which he presents as a story of overcoming adversity
As a young boy, he was forced to flee his home in South Sudan before going on to compete in the first Refugee Olympic Team, and now uses his experiences to offer hope to others
