Miami’s Venezuelan community demands answers from lawmakers over ICE detentions
Two leading exile organizations are calling for concrete actions from Congress in a new report on immigration arrests
The new Arctic route is redrawing the economic and geopolitical map
Melting ice has opened the door to steady trade routes between Asia and Europe. However, it also positions Russia as the arbiter
A cartel tortured Julio: The US denied his family asylum and wants to send them to a third country
From sugarcane fields to dialysis: the kidney crisis that crosses borders
Mariana Hernandez
Chronic kidney disease was long thought to be an old person’s malad
Nikolay Rybakov, leader of Yabloko: ‘We have shown the world how many people in Russia want peace’
The only Russian party advocating a ceasefire in Ukraine has been barred from the September legislative elections
From the Treasure of Villena to the French Crown Jewels: The lucrative business of stealing pieces of history
The spectacular rise in the price of gold over the past nine years has triggered a wave of increasingly violent heists at European museums, which are struggling to protect themselves
In Mexico, Yucatán’s coastal dunes are under threat from luxury real estate developments
Paul Antoine Matos|Mérida, Yucatán
The Dunas Tourist Complex by the real estate firm Designia Desarrollos has been temporarily shut down by Mexico’s environmental authorities for causing ‘irreversible damage’ to the beach ecosystem
The Chinese television show where the prize is a job
‘An Exciting Offer,’ which will premiere its eighth season this fall, turns the competition for a job into a spectacle and portrays the insecurities of a generation worn down by comparison and high expectations
US military campaign in Latin America enters a new phase after a year of strikes on alleged drug-running boats
As Washington resumes bombing after a two-month pause, experts warn that Operation Southern Spear is being transformed and could lead to ground attacks
Dani Bensky, Epstein survivor: ‘The United States has failed spectacularly in this case’
The New Yorker, who was abused by the financier at 17, says the Justice Department is hindering the investigation
From a taqueria to a café: The California businesses linked to relatives of ‘El Mencho’
The brother and youngest daughter of the man who led the Jalisco New Generational Cartel opened business ventures in the cities of Hemet and Perris
Online culture hits the streets, from catching Pokémon to aura farming
The web has left the screen, bringing its customs to real life. We’ve gone from exposing who we are on social media to shaping our identity through it
Argentina’s Milei wants women to have more children while he cuts support for families
According to a report, only two of 50 national programs aimed at pregnant women, children and caregiving are fully operational
Mariana Mazzucato: ‘The most important thing for Mexico is to stop being just a low-cost manufacturer for US companies’
The economist assesses Sheinbaum’s Plan Mexico and calls for tax reforms, stronger institutional coordination and public-private partnerships
Cuba opens business ownership to emigrants: ‘Who is going to buy what you are going to sell? How will you finance it?’
Economists say it is one of the biggest transformations of Cuba’s private sector, but question whether the legal system can protect investors
As irregular crossings fall, Border Patrol shifts focus from the wall to the highways
The agency is paying closer attention to the roads, where it seeks to intercept drugs, migrants who have already entered the country unlawfully, and those transporting them
The most detailed brain wiring diagram yet: How 166,000 neurons govern the fruit fly’s behavior
A series of scientific papers maps the insect’s neural connections in unprecedented detail, opening new avenues for answering some of neuroscience’s biggest questions
How DNA shapes who we are: More than 1,200 genetic variants help determine personality
The disease behind most heart attacks starts building up in the arteries in early adulthood
Egg freezing gains traction among elite athletes: ‘There aren’t enough studies on how it affects them’
Average wages no longer buy a standard-size home in most of Europe
Seventy percent of Europeans live in areas where even a 30-year mortgage will not get you a 75 square meter apartment, according to an academic study. And the findings are equally discouraging for the rental market
Trump administration faces a major financial battle in the bond market
Mexico falls behind in the new global oil map
After six months of war, Washington has failed to strangle Iran’s economy
A Cuban theater group’s defiance against censorship: ‘We will no longer submit’
Tired of oversight and institutional suffocation, the members of El Ciervo Encantado, a benchmark of Cuban performance, have broken away from the state apparatus and are continuing their work in independent venues
Lack of self-esteem and poor mental health: Why Vincent Van Gogh didn’t always put his name on his work
The Dutch artist only signed 15% of his 840 known paintings
Angélique Kidjo, the artist who changed how the world listens to Africa, now has a star in Hollywood
Erin Brockovich is back: The activist Hollywood turned into a heroine is now taking on Meta and Google
Lidia A. Costa
The famed consumer advocate is taking on the secrecy surrounding AI data centers, reigniting the fight that made her a household name
‘The boundless ocean set into a rage’: Why we are still drawn to shipwrecks
Work & Lifestyle
Why middle-aged men are buying coffee machines instead of convertibles: ‘These aren’t indulgences, they’re experiences’
The women who dress their boyfriends as John Kennedy Jr. on TikTok
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
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys: From a secret romance exposed by a burglary to TV’s ultimate power couple
Kareem Rahma, the artist who failed several times before creating ‘SubwayTakes,’ the first social media talk show nominated for an Emmy
The summer Spain’s Queen Sofía could have married Harald of Norway
‘Despite being an action star, he is very insecure and shy’: Jean-Claude Van Damme’s downfalls and comebacks
Our selection
Conservative US gays drop the T for trans people: ‘We are an LGB organization’
Darializa Ávila Chevalier, the Afro-Latina socialist with one foot in Congress: ‘We need an economic system that gives people dignity’
Ceuta, the month that broke a city
Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister and an artist exhibiting in Paris and New York
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