Cuba confirms talks with US amid a fuel shortage crisis
President Miguel Díaz-Canel appears live on television after releasing a video message on bilateral relations with Washington. His message comes amid a historic economic crisis on the island
Cuba announces release of 51 prisoners through Vatican mediation
In a statement, the Havana regime asserts that this is a ‘sovereign decision’ and that the prisoners will be freed ‘in the coming days’
Iran challenges the powerful US Navy in an asymmetric naval battle in the Gulf
Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz and the risk of underwater mines makes it difficult for US frigates to take action to protect cargo ships
The girls of San Benito, the center where Trump sends pregnant migrant minors
The Department of Health is transferring them to Texas, where abortion is virtually banned, despite objections from officials at the federal agency responsible for them
US growth fell to half of forecasts in Q4 2025 due to tariffs and the shutdown
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is met with two weeks of evasive responses
The lack of government transparency accentuates the effects of a natural disaster that has covered over 140 miles of coastline and endangered the livelihood of coastal communities
ICE used arrest quotas and surveillance technology in Oregon immigration raids, rare court testimony shows
Federal data and reports show a sharp increase in arrests in the state in 2025, while lawyers denounce tactics that could violate civil rights
Venezuelans in Chile rally around María Corina Machado
The opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate attracted a crowd of over 15,000 people to a demonstration in Santiago, where she had traveled to attend José Antonio Kast’s inauguration
The Kremlin tests blocking mobile internet in Moscow
Residents in the city are turning to pagers and printed maps due to the outages in the Russian capital
The fall of Sebastián Marset, the Uruguayan kingpin on the DEA’s most‑wanted list
In 2022, the cartel leader was linked to the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci
Western Sahara conflict underpins Morocco and Algeria’s ‘selective silence’ on attack against Iran
Rabat and Algiers have avoided condemning the US and Israeli strikes, amid ongoing talks in a dispute that’s about to turn 50 years old
Brazilian cinema has high hopes of making Oscar history
‘The Secret Agent’ and Wagner Moura are nominated in four categories just one year after Brazil won its first ever Academy Award
The nightmare of organizing a Morrissey concert
The former frontman of The Smiths canceled his concert in Valencia due to ‘sleep deprivation,’
Netflix preparing series on stormy relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Directors Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein speak exclusively with EL PAÍS about the intricacies of a project that is currently in the writing phase
Igbo-Ora, the scientific enigma of the ‘twin capital of the world’
Abdullahi Jimoh|Oyo (Nigeria)
The small city in Nigeria is known for its high rate of multiple pregnancies, and to date there is no conclusive explanation for the phenomenon
Writing, watching, photographing: the heart of the matter according to Larry Sultan
A new book brings together for the first time the texts of the U.S. photographer where word and image intertwine in a journey marked by doubt
AI ends online anonymity: the ease of unmasking pseudonymous accounts
Study shows how combining a handful of data extracted from the trail that ‘unknown’ users leave on the internet can lead to their identification
A new interactive atlas reveals the human body in unprecedented detail
Mexico’s Silicon Valley defies the shadow of organized crime
The Ig Nobel awards are moving to Europe after 35 years: ‘It has become unsafe for our guests to visit the US’
Venezuela opens its gold and gas-rich subsoil to the United States
Parliament debates new rules for mining and incentives for foreign investment in an area that is controlled by criminal groups and which has become a major environmental disaster
The new kings of Hollywood: How the Ellison family built a media empire
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury: ‘Do we want to achieve zero dependence on the U.S.? I’m not sure that’s the best approach’
Mohamed Mezghani, of the International Association of Public Transport: ‘A traffic jam of electric cars is still a traffic jam’
Élmer Mendoza: ‘The situation in Sinaloa is not a reason to feel sad or hopeless’
The Mexican writer presents ‘The Mermaid and the Retiree,’ a political and suspenseful work set in Culiacán
Insult or adaptation? Why films still struggle to adapt novels
From ‘Hamnet’ to ‘Wuthering Heights,’ the big screen has seen a wave of literary classics reimagined for a new generation. But a problem persists: cinema and literature are languages that are almost always irreconcilable
The ‘nobleman who kept banned books inside the walls of his house
New research reveals that one of the most celebrated literary finds of recent years belonged to Fernão Brandão, who fled his country after being persecuted by the Inquisition in the 16th century
Inside Hollywood’s Governors Ball: Custom sushi, 1,000 bottles of tequila and 6,000 chocolate ‘Oscars’
For the 32nd time, chef Wolfgang Puck is taking charge of the post‑Oscars event that will feed the nearly 2,000 guests
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Inside the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar party, where Madonna whispered to Brad Pitt and Courtney Love’s manager was banned
Jessie Buckley, Hollywood’s new breakout star: From near-obscurity to Oscar frontrunner
Paul Dano: ‘The sad thing about seeing celebrities get into politics is that it shows how impressionable we are’
Our selection
Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer: ‘Obama never understood how deep-seated racism is in the country that elected him’
Three women, three countries and a global crisis
Ana Carbajosa / Nade / Zohal Azad / Ghazal Mohammadi / Zubaida Baba Ibrahim / Valentina Parada Lugo|London / Paris / Kabul / Mayo Balwa / Bogotá
How the CIA used a former Spanish soldier to keep tabs on Julian Assange
Death of French ‘Charlie Kirk’ casts a shadow over mayoral campaign in Lyon
EL PAÍS offers free Spanish lessons with Gymglish
Readers who sign up will receive a 15-day free trial of the online classes, which are adapted to a student’s specific needs
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