After six months of war, Washington has failed to strangle Iran’s economy
The Trump administration’s trade and financial squeeze has hurt Tehran, but it has not toppled the regime’s productive backbone while civilians bear the brunt
Energy multinationals return to Venezuela
US tutelage in the country facilitates the arrival of large capital to the oil business and breaks with years of isolation and international sanctions
The ‘revolutionary’ life in Nicaragua of devoted Trump aide Natalie Harp’s brother
Preston Harp embraces the Ortega-Murillo regime, posts AI-created photos of himself dressed as a Nicaraguan police officer and writes pro-official slogans: ‘¡Viva el Frente Sandinista!’
Trump’s immigration policies hit San Antonio’s mariachi community
Musicians fear that when they head out to perform, their traditional attire could make them targets for ICE
Montevideo welcomes progressive leaders to third Pan-American Congress
The Ecuadorian fishermen who disappeared during the US war on drugs: ‘I still hope they’ll return’
Eight crew members from the vessel ‘Fiorella’ remain unaccounted for months after setting sail from the Pacific coast of Ecuador
AOC shares her egg‑freezing process as speculation grows about a 2028 presidential bid
The Democratic congresswoman is distancing herself from ‘woke’ ideals, a move interpreted as an attempt to smooth the way for a possible run for the Senate or the White House
The new frontier of Japan’s rearmament is cyberspace
Tokyo is expanding its defense strategy against cyber threats from China, Russia and North Korea
Mexico falls behind in the new global oil map
Crude from other Latin American producers is gaining ground in global markets after months of conflict involving Iran, while Mexico has largely missed out on the price boom
Colombian left lashes out at the presence of Israeli soldiers in earthquake rescue efforts
Posts by the Israel Defense Forces’ Spanish‑language spokesman, who is part of the support brigade, have been targeted by critics and labeled ‘propaganda’ by the opposition
Ebola outbreak out of control in Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO says
Prosper Heri|Bunia
Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history
Why is a man being tried for the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur 30 years after his death?
In the 1990s, the hip-hop star became one of the most influential figures in US culture. This week, the trial began in which a man who confessed to the crime in a 2008 interview is accused of killing him
‘A True Account of the Conquest of New Spain’: Chicanery, adventures and plunder recounted by a soldier-writer
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, who took Tenochtitlán with Hernán Cortés, wrote a classic chronicle offering his version of the conquest. It is now published adapted and in modern Spanish
Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK brings fresh tensions to the royal family
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to settle outside London and will continue to have no official royal role
The parenthood paradox: Parents are less joyful but feel more fulfilled
Having children reduces day-to-day satisfaction but increases the sense that life has meaning
Brazil’s evangelical media empire: Pastors with millions of YouTube followers and a booming business
The programming features sermons, personal testimonies, quiz shows, Christian ballads and countless ways for believers to donate
Breakthrough in neuromedicine as human mini-brains are kept alive for years
Harvard researchers have developed a model that makes it possible to study the brain at previously inaccessible stages of development, opening the door to more advanced research into diseases and potential treatments
Mallorca 1820: X‑raying Europe’s last major plague epidemic
Sara Wickström, cell biologist: ‘Cells do not just follow chemical orders; they also sense the forces around them’
Can the existence of an afterlife be proven? The scientists looking for God
A government of multimillionaires: Trump appointed 57 officials worth as much as $100 million
The US president has surrounded himself with investment bankers and business executives who have amassed great wealth
Spanish deputy PM’s rival at the ILO seeks US support in battle for leadership
Between the jungle and the oil: The Amazon municipality to which Colombia owes an energy transition
From clothing to yerba mate and cell phones: smuggled goods flood Argentina
Paying for a concert with no view: Bruno Mars opens the debate on ‘audio-only’ tickets
Frankie Pizá
The American star’s new tour offers cheaper seats from which neither the stage nor the screens are visible
When 100,000 adults dress up as Disney princesses: D23 pumps millions into Southern California
Every two years, thousands of fans gather at a convention center an hour south of Los Angeles to discover the company’s latest films, TV shows and theme park attractions
Jolina Gisèle, the Pokémon princess, is selling her multimillion‑dollar collection
‘He was deaf, gay, and cried in all his songs’: Johnnie Ray, the brilliant and forgotten rocker who paved the way for Elvis
Jordi Bardají
In this era of biopics and rediscoveries, the multifaceted figure of the artist who took the 1950s by storm has yet to be recognized as a rock ‘n’ roll legend and, perhaps, a queer icon
The Spanish exodus to the Americas, through 100,000 documents
Work & Lifestyle
La Newyorkina, the Spanish granola brand inspired by a bad breakfast in New York
Rocky Balboa’s lesson: How to combine cardio and weights to live longer and healthier
No more photos, profiles, or matches: In the future of dating apps, AI will choose your partner
The science behind the feeling that childhood summers never end
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Las Ketchup, the Spanish girl group: ‘We were very badly advised. Nobody cared that our bodies ached’
A flop album, ‘Camp Rock’ and a place in Disney history: How the Jonas Brothers have stayed on top
Christiane Martel, the first French Miss Universe, tells her Mexican story
Sixty years of post-credits scenes: A history that began long before Marvel
Our selection
‘The Eiffel Tower is a suppository riddled with holes’: When great monuments aren’t to everyone’s liking
Pramila Jayapal, Democratic congresswoman: ‘We have to prepare in case Trump tries to steal the elections’
Reactionary Americas: The global laboratory of the right
The great drought devours the heart of Europe: Record-low harvests, historic restrictions and a stalled economy
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