Republican pressure mounts on Trump to end the war in Iran
The cost of gasoline and the prospect of a protracted conflict are eroding support for the president while the offensive threatens the campaigns of members of Congress seeking reelection
War plunges Iranians into fear and uncertainty
The lack of shelters and the lines to buy food exacerbate the population’s suffering in the face of US-Israeli airstrikes
Iran globalizes chaos by disrupting energy markets
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz impacts the global economy while Israel and the US have yet to achieve any strategic goal
The front line basements where Ukraine specializes in electronic warfare
The shattered dream of migrating to the US: ‘I was in jail for four months. That’s the only way I got to know New York’
The Trump administration’s persecution is generating a massive return flow to Latin America
Judge orders pause on construction of ICE migrant detention center in Maryland
Paloma Valencia: ‘I’m not going to distance myself from Uribe; I’m going to die a Uribe supporter’
The right-wing Colombian presidential candidate is looking for a running mate who thinks differently from her, without having to sacrifice the political principles of her mentor
One of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives is arrested in Mexico
Samuel Ramírez Jr. had been on the run for almost three years for his alleged involvement in the murder of two women in late May 2023
The week the Gutiérrez-Pulido family lost everything: their house burnt down and the father was arrested by ICE
After he was stopped on the road and taken away, the mother had to break the news of another loss to her children for the second time in four days
Discontent in Cuba takes shape with pot-banging protests and student assemblies
The weariness of the population is being exacerbated by Trump’s energy blockade
Death of ‘French Charlie Kirk’ casts shadow over Lyon mayoral campaign
The left fears losing the city after 25 years in power while tension between extremist groups remains high ahead of Sunday’s local elections
Japan drags its feet on nuclear energy recovery, 15 years after Fukushima accident
Just 15 of the country’s 54 reactors have been reactivated due to expert skepticism and citizen mistrust
Trump is obsessed by shoes made by a company that sued him over tariffs
The footwear in question are Oxfords, and the president is constantly giving them away to his inner circle
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
The tool displays organs in three dimensions and opens new avenues for researching key diseases, such as cancer and diabetes
Mexico’s Silicon Valley defies the shadow of organized crime
John Martinis, winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: ‘I wouldn’t want quantum computing to be known for breaking the internet’
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
Work & Lifestyle
Celebrities, Movies & TV
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
Malala: ‘Reading a book alone in her room is an act of resistance for an Afghan girl’
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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