International

During months of rehearsals, street bands and samba schools make space for pedestrians, creating islands of community spirit in a violent, unequal city where the car is still king

The transfer to Spain’s Banco Santander of one of Mexico’s most powerful art collections, filled with works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, is the latest chapter in a long story full of intrigue and controversy

The first woman to lead a government in the Asian country has propelled the ruling party to its strongest result in modern history

The Syrian surgeon, trained in Cuba, warns that, after the overthrow of the Assad regime, ‘the revolution must be protected from its own children’

Several groups of visitors have been relocated to higher-category hotels due to the island’s energy crisis

No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island

The detention of the opposition leader, just hours after his release, is intended to signal that the authorities remain firmly in charge. ‘There are people who think they can do whatever they want,’ warned Diosdado Cabello

The French president defends a sovereign Europe in the face of Trump’s attacks and a landscape of ‘permanent instability’

The enigmatic figure of Raúl Castro’s son re‑emerges in Cuba amid U.S. actions in Venezuela and Trump’s renewed pressure on the island

In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade

According to the investigation, the president received nearly $3.3 million from companies linked to the Alba Petróleos consortium

The Caribbean island is dealing with its worst crisis yet, exacerbated by Trump’s latest sanctions on oil supplies 

Wanted in Chile for crimes committed during the dictatorship, he was convicted in the US in 1987 for the 1976 assassination in Washington DC of Orlando Letelier and his young assistant Ronni Moffitt

The strategic Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, just 170 miles from the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, is developing a comprehensive defense system against a possible attack from the Kremlin

The White House considers them ‘radical activists,’ but all they do is push platforms to follow the law, curb disinformation, and stop hate speech. EL PAÍS speaks with them about being targeted by Trump

Bakers, specialists and consumers defend their traditions and recipes, after a British chef made remarks about the lack of a bread-making culture in the country

Brazil is home to the largest community of descendants of Japanese people abroad 

After Maduro’s arrest and with the immigration restrictions imposed by Trump, going back to Venezuela is becoming a real possibility for some. However, doubts remains as the Chavista regime continues to hold power

In 2023, she resigned as leader of New Zealand because she no longer had ‘enough in the tank’ to give her best. She had been in office for six years. Her departure marked the culmination of a different approach to power, one that stood in stark contrast to the male-dominated hyper-leadership that continues to dominate the world. Her understanding of politics, based on empathy and transparency, made her an icon. We spoke with her in London

The mass arrival of foreigners has become a hot-button issue in the Asian country, which will hold a general election on Sunday

Nicolás Maduro’s alleged frontman, disgraced in Venezuela, has been detained amid confusing circumstances with few clues as to his fate

The Italian photojournalist, second finalist for the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award, portrays the intimate lives of women under the yoke of the Taliban 

With oil shipments suspended since December, massive blackouts and a collapsed transportation system, the regime is asking for new sacrifices and ‘creativity’ from an exhausted population