Iran and its allies threaten the global economy by controlling two key straits: Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab
El País Englishby Macarena Vidal Liy,Ignacio Fariza·21d ago
First came the bluster, seasoned with ignorance and the conviction that the U.S. military action in Venezuela could be replicated in Iran: those initial airstrikes coordinated with Israel ended, as...
Trump’s blow to White House correspondents: ‘a ban on the free press’
El País Englishby Macarena Vidal Liy·21d ago
The sudden ban on covering the White House imposed by Donald Trump against several outlets he considers hostile to him —CNN and MS NOW (formerly, MSNBC) and the digital site Politico— has landed...
‘An incomplete happiness’: An activist wins his freedom after nearly two years of medical neglect at an ICE facility
El País Englishby Patricia Clarembaux·21d ago
Colombian Julián Palacios Obregón spent 650 days in immigration detention in the United States. He was sick for most of that time.
ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan migrant in Texas
El País Englishby EL PAÍS ,Patricia Clarembaux·21d ago
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man Sunday in Austin, Texas, prompting local authorities to demand an independent investigation into the incident.
Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27
El País Englishby María Porcel Estepa·21d ago
Presley Gerber, a 27-year-old model, died on Sunday in Los Angeles, California. Gerber was the son of the famous 1990s model Cindy Crawford, who turned 60 in January, and the tequila and beer...
Dinosaur fossils, the latest obsession of the ultra-rich: ‘Some enjoy knowing only they can admire it’
El País Englishby María Victoria Ennis·22d ago
“Look, with this I can solve the origin of vipers,” a European collector snapped at Argentine paleontologist Federico Agnolín a few years ago.
Inside Mexico’s gay cowboy parties: Tequila, dancing and romance
El País Englishby Javier Antonio Fernández Pérez·22d ago
Every spring, hundreds of cowboys make a pilgrimage to cities across central and northern Mexico to take part in a very particular kind of cowboy convention.
The epic life of Schwarzenegger, a bodybuilder-turned-legend: ‘If he had been born in the US he would be president’
El País Englishby Jaime Lorite Chinchón·22d ago
No matter how skeptical we may be about the American dream, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s personal story strains the limits of credibility as much as any of his most over-the-top films.
Resistance to AI gathers strength
El País Englishby Andrea Rizzi·22d ago
The world is becoming increasingly aware of the dangers posed by the development of artificial intelligence (AI), ranging from the terrifying risk of human extinction to potential disruption of...
The Mormon church is expanding its real-estate empire across the United States: ‘They’re opportunists in a very calculated way’
El País Englishby Natalie Wong ,Ann Choi (Bloomberg)·22d ago
Just 20 minutes from Denver International Airport, plans are under way for an ambitious project on a stretch of empty land larger than Manhattan’s Central Park.
An inside look at the Kaisers, the clan leading the far right in Chile
El País Englishby Rocío Montes,Antonia Laborde·22d ago
In just two years, the National Libertarian Party has become the right-wing party with the most members in Chile, slightly exceeding 50,000.
From Opus Dei alumni to McKinsey consultants: The clans that run Spain’s biggest companies
El País Englishby Miguel Moreno Mendieta·22d ago
An invisible web of connections links the executives and board members of Spain’s largest companies.
Miami’s fairy godmother for undocumented domestic workers
El País Englishby Antoni Belchi·22d ago
It is around 9:00 p.m. and Karla De Anda’s phone rings. The number is unknown to her. On the other end, connected to the free Wi‑Fi at a Miami airport terminal, a woman is sobbing uncontrollably.
Andrew Scott, the expert in tortured characters: ‘I join projects because of the script’
El País Englishby Gregorio Belinchón Yagüe·23d ago
Consciously, in what he himself calls “a healthily obsessive way,” Dublin-born Andrew Scott has built a career across film, television and theater by gravitating toward complex characters.
The story of the Barcelona DJ who spent five years in a Panamanian prison
El País Englishby Carlos Marcos·23d ago
He walked down the prison corridor, guarded by police. His wrists and ankles were shackled. He had shoulder-length blond hair, pale skin and light-colored eyes.
How to navigate William S. Burroughs in the 21st century
El País Englishby Laura Fernández·23d ago
The year is 1960. The setting is London’s Empress Hotel — a boarding house with a chilling reputation, located right next to Brompton Cemetery, in the heart of Earl’s Court.
Gonçalo M. Tavares, writer: ‘If a country like the U.S. has 40 million poor people, that country isn’t rich’
El País Englishby Tereixa Constenla·23d ago
There are writers… and then, there’s Gonçalo M. Tavares. His strange, surgical and violent literature springs up from who knows where. Then, unflinchingly, he lets it rest.
Douglas Stuart, author: ‘If you’ve ever known poverty, you never forget it’
El País Englishby Luis Doncel·23d ago
This was an interview designed to avoid mentioning Donald Trump. Douglas Stuart’s literature — and his life, which is inextricably linked to it — provides ample material for hours of conversation...
Mexico’s murder rate: a snapshot of a debate
El País Englishby Pablo Ferri·23d ago
In mid-March of 2025, the Mexican Navy arrested José Remedios Araiza — alias “R1” — in the state of Yucatán.
From Argentina to Morocco: How Trump is stoking territorial revisionism
El País Englishby Shlomo Ben Ami·23d ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again shared a map on which the American flag covers not only the United States, but also many other countries, including Canada, Cuba, Greenland, and Mexico.
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