Cabrero Segundo’s exchange
In 2022, traffickers from the Lacandona area in southern Mexico negotiated an extraordinary deal with the Army: the return of 100 kilos of cocaine in exchange for 33 soldiers they had kidnapped
The prolific pen of inmate 89914053: El Chapo’s letters from his Colorado prison
The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel is serving a life sentence for drug trafficking in the United States
Burying the Cuban Revolution: A task for the left
Racists behind bars: Brazil is at the vanguard of the fight against discrimination
The popularizer of the K-shaped economy: ‘The rich are living a golden age under Trump’
Professor Peter Atwater believes economic inequality has mutated into something more dangerous for social cohesion. ‘Such an unequal economy is fragile, like a Jenga tower,’ he warns
Salvador Dalí at art school: A wayward and insolent student expelled for life
Without fanfare, the Complutense University safeguards the papers that piece together the painter’s stormy passage through the San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy a hundred years ago
A nurse who survived the current Ebola outbreak: ‘I screamed in pain, my body ached and I felt itchy all over’
Prosper Heri|Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
The recovery of eight patients from the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda is, according to the WHO, ‘living proof that it can be stopped’
ICE to stop reporting migrant deaths after release amid historic rise in deaths in custody
Trump administration scraps Biden-era policy as detainees report deteriorating conditions inside agency facilities
How social media platforms keep students hooked: Notifications during school hours and paid ‘teen ambassadors’
Internal documents accessed by ‘The New York Times’ reveal Meta, TikTok and YouTube tactics to keep minors glued to their phones during class hours
The enduring fascination with Marilyn Monroe: The actress’s lipsticks, bras and frying pans fetch $2 million at auction
Almost 200 items went under the hammer in Los Angeles during the week of her would‑be 100th birthday; the priciest pieces were a sofa and tapestry she posed with, each surpassing $250,000
Pious, lions, innocents: What does culture tell us about popes?
From Dante to Gide, from Velázquez to Bacon, or from Dan Brown to Sorrentino, with Leo XIV arriving in Spain, we review the critical and historical imaginary surrounding the papal figure
Hungry elephants displaced by the climate crisis with farmers for food in Zambia: ‘They ate the maize the whole night’
Chali Mulenga|Livingstone, Zambia
As in other African countries, extreme weather is displacing mammals from their migratory routes; they trample farmland in search of water and food, leaving hundreds of families without a livelihood
On players, tournaments, percentages, and the need for dialogue
The 14% players receive seems low to me, but I can almost imagine and understand the organizers’ arguments
Aram Harrow, quantum researcher: ‘These computers won’t take 10 years; they’ll arrive sooner’
The traditionally skeptical MIT scientist believes the technology’s breakthrough is closer than expected, though its real‑world impact remains uncertain
Is it possible to die of grief? Science confirms that intense bereavement raises the risk of death
Prolonged sadness after the loss of a loved one nearly doubles the likelihood of death within 10 years, although the risk is higher in the first six months
Spain, a country of 50 million people with infrastructure for 40 million: ‘The cracks are starting to show’
A population boom due to immigration, plus the 100 million tourists who arrive each year, underscore the need to increase spending in numerous sectors for the country to function properly
Manoliño and other dolphins who approach people to escape their loneliness
A study documents how these playful cetaceans allow themselves to be touched, an unusual relationship that can pose a danger to their welfare and to the people they interact with
Ötzi the Iceman’s microbes awaken thousands of years after his death
A tumor’s ‘signature’ reveals the key to treatment in precision oncology
AI will consume as much water in 2030 as 1.3 billion people
An army of lawyers is fighting so you can order an Uber at Mexico City’s airport
With just days to go before the World Cup events begin in the capital, taxi drivers, ride‑hailing services, and authorities remain locked in a dispute that has led to fines, cars being impounded, and confused travelers
Latin America seeks to build an Atlantic alliance with Europe and the US
Venezuela opens its electricity system to private investment
What will happen to tourism in Cuba? Inside GAESA, the military conglomerate on Washington’s radar
The couple traveling with Bad Bunny to make coffee for the singer and his entire team
Abner Román and Karla Ly Quiñones are the owners of Café Comunión. The musician walked into one of their Puerto Rico locations for a coffee and ended up inviting them to set up a mobile coffee shop backstage at his concerts
The Miami historian challenging Trump’s presidential library
The author and activist has filed two lawsuits to block the transfer of the land the Republican intends to use for the construction of the 47-story building in south Florida
Etgar Keret, writer: ‘Living in Israel today is like living in a zombie movie’
The narrator views everyday life with black humor and surrealism in the short-story collection ‘Autocorrect.’
Antony Beevor, historian: ‘Rasputin combined spirituality with extreme lust and lasciviousness’
It’s been 50 years since the ‘most important concert of all time’... and everyone who saw it would fit inside Bad Bunny’s ‘casita’
On June 4, 1976, the Sex Pistols played a concert in Manchester before a handful of members of the emerging local scene. It would change the course of rock music
Work & Lifestyle
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Oke Göttlich, the man shaking up German soccer over Trump: ‘We discussed at length our red lines for boycotting the World Cup’
The vice president of the German Football Association sparked a national debate after opening the door to a boycott of the World Cup
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Colombian elections: Abelardo De la Espriella’s far-right banners
González Iñárritu: ‘I know US culture. They don’t know a damn thing about Mexican culture’
Cheng Li‑wun, leader of the opposition in Taiwan: ‘We do not want to become the next Ukraine’
Caetano Veloso: ‘Right now concern predominates within me; Brazil seems unable to save itself’
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