The United States is increasingly a fortress against immigration
Consulates abroad have temporarily suspended appointments for work visas because of a ‘training initiative’ to screen foreigners who could pose a burden on the country
Colombia seeks to isolate jailed extortion kingpins on prison ships
The De la Espriella government is studying how to implement a proposal it says will be a reality in the coming months
Authorities fear death toll will rise in Nepal and Tibet after severe flash flooding
Rescue teams are still unable to reach some of the hardest-hit areas after a massive landslide that sent an avalanche of ice and rock down the Lhende River
Dolly Parton, the star who refused to pick a political side but never remained silent
The ‘Queen of Country,’ who died Tuesday at the age of 80, avoided openly endorsing Republicans or Democrats. However, she made her stance clear on the rights of women, the LGBTQ+ community, and workers, and her rejection of racism
Meta reaches nearly $17 billion settlement over social media harms to children
Twenty-nine states accused the company of collecting minors’ data and designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users
Maxim Kuzminov, the Russian deserter who failed to keep a low profile in Spain
The probe into the fatal shooting of the serviceman in Alicante throws up more guesswork than certainty concerning the Kremlin’s involvement
Holding out in Ceuta until asylum is granted
Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans are considering the possibility of legally seeking protection in Spain
Displaced by Colombia’s conflict, now uprooted again by the earthquake: ‘We arrived with nothing and we’re back to having nothing’
Hundreds of people are facing the prospect of displacement yet again, this time after the quake that destroyed thousands of homes and left more than 300 dead
Britain’s economic reality threatens Burnham’s honeymoon with voters
The government has scaled back its council housing ambitions and faces growing pressure to raise taxes ahead of the autumn budget
Tim Curry, star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80
The British actor, who appeared in films such as ‘Muppet Treasure Island,’ suffered a stroke in 2012
The desert’s ‘resurrection plant’ paving the way to fridge-free vaccines
A thermostable tetanus and diphtheria vaccine has just cleared its first human trial
The mystery of Salzburg’s missing mini Mozarts
The theft of 210 sculptures of the composer has cast a shadow over celebrations marking the 270th anniversary of his birth. In 2024, another 115 miniature Wagner statues disappeared from the Bayreuth Festival
Race to the Moon takes a new turn: China’s setback reignites competition with US to conquer South Pole
The delay in the launch of the Chang’e-7 mission is putting pressure on the timeline as Washington and Beijing race to be the first to reach the Moon’s most coveted area
From hunger to sexualization: How former child stars remember their childhoods
From Jenna Ortega and Brooke Shields to Drew Barrymore and Natalie Portman, actresses reflect on the most difficult experiences they endured during their early years in front of the camera
There won’t be a single cancer vaccine, but rather a different one for each patient and tumor
After decades of setbacks, a treatment for melanoma is very close to being approved
Carl Wunsch: ‘The consequences of Trump are terrible’
China does not want its internet users to fall in love with an artificial intelligence
Boris Cyrulnik, neuropsychiatrist: ‘You can’t reason with fanatics like Trump. If you don’t think like him, you’re an idiot’
Trump administration faces a major financial battle in the bond market
The Treasury is seeking unconventional ways to contain rising interest rates, with consequences for both Wall Street and ordinary Americans, as markets await Friday’s Jackson Hole gathering
Mexico falls behind in the new global oil map
Mexico watches US–Canada trade tension with uncertainty
After six months of war, Washington has failed to strangle Iran’s economy
‘The boundless ocean set into a rage’: Why we are still drawn to shipwrecks
From ‘The Odyssey’ to William Turner’s painting or disaster cinema, the sinking of a ship is a perfect existential metaphor. But such catastrophes do not belong only to the past or to literature: they remain tragically current in the migration drama
Samanta Schweblin, writer: ‘Paying attention is the greatest superpower’
The Argentine writer has built one of the most distinctive and unsettling bodies of work in Spanish-language literature
Inside Mattel, where the world’s most famous toys come to life: How the ‘Toy Story’ action figures are designed
Enrique Serna, author: ‘As a child, I had nightmares about being taken to the sacrificial stone’
The Mexican writer returns to historical fiction with a new novel that will be published this fall
‘A True Account of the Conquest of New Spain’: Chicanery, adventures and plunder recounted by a soldier-writer
Work & Lifestyle
Victoria Bodean, the mother with cerebral palsy showing the world how to overcome disability barriers
From endless scrolling to going back to an ex: Why we keep doing things we know aren’t good for us
From Capri to Biarritz, a photographic journey capturing the carefree life of the beach
Claude Nori
Tracing fictional crimes (and a very real one) through the streets of Paris
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Marion Cotillard: ‘Losing interest in climate change is totally crazy’
Summer postcards: When John Kennedy Jr. took to the sea
Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK brings fresh tensions to the royal family
Las Ketchup, the Spanish girl group: ‘We were very badly advised. Nobody cared that our bodies ached’
Our selection
Julián Casanova, historian: ‘Goebbels needed to occupy countries to introduce propaganda. Elon Musk needs three minutes’
Peruvians trapped in Russia’s war by a job promise: ‘They’re taking us as cannon fodder’
Cuba was never ‘next’: The United States is betting on a slow suffocation of the Castro regime by 2029
One migrant raid in New Jersey, 46 lives destroyed: ‘My life is incomplete without my daughter’
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