María Corina Machado’s hidden year: From clandestinity to the Nobel Prize
The Venezuelan opposition leader has been organizing internal resistance and persuading Washington to toughen its stance against Nicolás Maduro
María Elvira Salazar breaks ranks with Miami’s Cuban-American Republicans and Trump
The representative describes the government’s decision to pause all immigration processes for citizens of 19 countries as ‘un-American’
Cuba sentences former deputy PM Alejandro Gil to life in prison for espionage and treason
Venezuelans raising their torches to celebrate María Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize
Eight Matisse collages stolen at gunpoint from an exhibition in São Paulo
One of the two suspects has been arrested after taking artworks that were part of an art book titled ‘Jazz,’ and which had already been stolen in the past
Brazil, world champion of super-salaries: 53,000 civil servants earn more than the legal limit
Belle da Costa, the woman who concealed her origins in 1905 and ended up running New York’s most legendary library
The Morgan Library in New York pays tribute to its first director, who navigated a racist society and went on to lead the cultural institution for over two decades
‘ICE was here’: Massachusetts church keeps Nativity scene against immigration raids despite criticism
Church leaders ordered the parish to remove the display, arguing that it violates ecclesiastical norms
Allred out, Crockett in: The battle for Texas Senate seat is upended by a surprise withdrawal and candidacy
Among the Democrats, the primaries will pit James Talarico against Jasmine Crockett, while on the Republican side there are several contenders seeking to unseat John Cornyn, who has held the position since 2002
Activists use GTA V and Fortnite to educate gamers on how to respond to an ICE raid
The New Save Collective simulates scenarios in which video game users must confront immigration agents
Russia wants to impose its peace plan with advances on multiple fronts in Ukraine
Kyiv’s troops hold 10% of the city of Pokrovsk, are losing ground in other sectors of the Donetsk and Kharkiv provinces
Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian lawyer: ‘Putin doesn’t want peace. He wants to forcefully restore the Russian Empire’
The activist warns that ending the invasion will only be possible if the Kremlin feels that ‘the price of continuing the war is higher than the price of stopping it’
48 hours in Dubai with the global gurus of digital assets and traditional finance
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao made an appearance following his pardon by Donald Trump, and defended bitcoin over tokenized gold in a heated exchange with skeptic Peter Schiff
The BBC is no exception: Far-right forces are targeting European public broadcasters
The far right is threatening to stiffle state-owned media corporations or put them at its service if it comes to power
Why the internet is obsessed with handsome priests: ‘Nothing challenges their authority more than showing them in their entirety’
After Rosalía’s ‘nun mania,’ fascination with sexy men of the cloth is back. From real spiritual leaders on TikTok to actors like Josh O’Connor, the clergy have become an unhealthy obsession on social media
The Peruvian boy who commentated on the Copa Libertadores final from a hilltop and conquered Europe
Following his feat, Cliver Huamán’s channel has surpassed one million followers in a matter of days
Chimamanda Ngozi, writer: ‘If our leaders read good novels, they would lead better’
The Nigerian author speaks to EL PAÍS hours before giving her keynote address ‘The Truth of Stories’ at the Guadalajara Book Fair
Nicolás Olea, professor: ‘Plastic coffee capsules contribute to exposure to endocrine disruptors’
The health specialist has published a book that has 80 recommendations for avoiding toxins, as well as advice for a healthier life, away from harmful substances
Jimmy Wales: ‘Grokipedia’s political perspective seems to very closely match Elon Musk’s personal views’
The Mexican hackers hunting pedophiles online: ‘It’s becoming much easier to perpetrate this type of violence’
Conspiracies, flat-earth theories, and microchipped vaccines: How our experiences fuel impossible beliefs
Eli Elster / The Conversation
The prospect of a Trump-aligned Fed chair is rattling the markets
Kevin Hassett, the US president’s chief economic adviser, is the most likely candidate. Fund managers fear political interference at the Fed
US cracks down on Mexican remittances over alleged money laundering
Changes to tax returns and the IRS in 2026: adjustments, benefits, and losses for households
John Ternus, the swimmer leading the race to succeed Tim Cook at Apple
‘Dark, brutal, beautiful and mad’: Van der Graaf Generator, the darkest and most influential group in progressive rock
Several recently published books have rescued the legacy of Peter Hammill’s band. Known as the ‘Vampire of Bath,’ the British rocker is unknown and strange compared to his contemporaries… but he’s also been tremendously influential
The art market embraces risk again at Art Basel Miami Beach
After a crisis that forced galleries to withdraw from the Americas’ most important fair, ABMB has reinvented itself and surpassed 2024 sales
‘Why do I watch it if I hate all the characters?’: Nine shows people love to criticize but can’t stop watching
Red nostalgia: Souvenirs from the ruins of communism
Countries like Romania, Serbia, and Bosnia upkeep socialist spaces, with the aim of turning them into ‘Instagrammable’ spots
The battle over the colonial legacy in Mexico: ‘Shadow theater for political gain’
Faced with a fiery debate between the glorious myth of the Conquest and anachronistic revisionism, historians are looking to steer clear of nationalist tradition, both Mexican and Spanish
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2026 Golden Globe Awards nominations: ‘Sirât’ receives two nominations, Guillermo del Toro up for best director
In film, ‘One Battle After Another’ leads the way with nine nominations while in television, ‘The White Lotus’ has six. The awards ceremony will take place on January 11
Sabrina Carpenter, Céline Dion and other artists who have refused to allow their work to be used by the Trump administration
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Trump’s deportations shake up Eswatini: A journey to the tiny African kingdom
Nokukhanya Musi|Mbabane (Eswatini)
50 years of The Runaways: ‘Getting loaded on drugs, drinking, hating people, falling in love with somebody’
Organized crime is strangling Latin America
Rebeca Grynspan: ‘The UN must sit at the most important negotiating tables in the world’
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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