Cuba’s blackout in charts: More hours without power than with it as Trump’s pressure intensifies
Outages are soaring nationwide, compounding the long‑running crisis of a weakened electrical system from the Soviet era
The dilemmas over Cuba’s future: Regime change or negotiated transition
The precedent in Caracas looms over the island, but analysts see a horizon of ‘capitalism without democracy’ as more likely than regime change
ICE arrests the sister of the head of Cuba’s military conglomerate GAESA
Abel Fernández|Florida
Marco Rubio says Adys Lastres Morera was detained in Florida
Mexico seeks to reset ties with Washington as Sheinbaum welcomes Trump’s DHS chief
Stephen Colbert imagines an apocalyptic fable in his final show, cancelled after 33 years, following criticism of Trump
The US comedian says farewell to ‘The Late Show’ without naming the president who celebrated his dismissal, and with a joint performance with Paul McCartney of the Beatles classic ‘Hello, Goodbye’
Stephen Kinzer, historian: ‘Any government that comes to power on the back of the United States will lack legitimacy’
The expert argues that everything that has happened in the Islamic Republic in recent decades stems from the coup that Washington backed in 1953 against a democratically elected government
Venezuela’s longest-serving political prisoners released after 23 years behind bars
Héctor Rovaín, Luis Molina, and Erasmo Bolívar were convicted, without evidence, over deaths that occurred in 2002 during protests in which Hugo Chávez was briefly ousted
Milei government reaches agreement with US for joint patrols in the South Atlantic
Five-year military cooperation agreement confirms Argentina's alignment with the Trump administration
2026 Indy 500: Schedule, favorites, and where to watch the big race in Indianapolis
Alex Palou will aim to defend his title at the 500 Miles this Sunday in one of the most important races in global motorsports
Why are there more top grades at university? ChatGPT is to blame
New research reveals that at least one in 10 assignments is produced with AI assistance. The majors where students cheat the most are economics and journalism
Edith Sánchez fights Luis Miguel for her severance pay: ‘He told me I was like his mother; thank God I never believed it’
The 69‑year‑old worker speaks exclusively to EL PAÍS about her struggle
Caro Claire Burke, writer: ‘Tradwives were the first sign of a sociopolitical shift in the United States’
The US author has burst onto the cultural scene with her debut novel, ‘Yesteryear,’ which examines the conservative phenomenon. Anne Hathaway is set to bring it to the screen
Egyptian pyramids were built to withstand earthquakes
Measurements inside the Great Pyramid of Giza show how its design prevents external vibrations from being amplified
How long can a civilization survive before it collapses? ‘Stable utopias are the least likely scenarios’
A new study explores multiple scenarios and concludes that civilizations are more likely to collapse when they consume resources faster than they can regenerate them
False memories: Why our mind reconstructs the past
Emotions, the passage of time, and mental associations directly shape how we recall moments that are not entirely faithful to reality. When there are gaps, the brain fills them in with information that fits our identity
‘No vaccines, no treatment and in a conflict zone’: Why this Ebola outbreak is ‘very worrying’
Lucas Molfino, medical director of MSF Switzerland, stresses the need for coordination between countries to break chains of transmission
Generational rejection of AI? Why are university students booing big tech at graduation ceremonies?
Venezuela identifies new mosquito capable of transmitting malaria in mining region
Kaoru Yonekura|Caracas
Neanderthals consumed mollusks as early as 115,000 years ago, especially during the colder months
Iran’s oil sector weathers US pressure from Hormuz blockade
Refining capacity, reservoir characteristics and long experience in the field give Tehran a margin of months before suffering serious damage, experts say
Trump discloses stock market investments that fuel concerns about conflict of interest
Kevin Warsh wants changes after being appointed Fed chair
Traveling without a passport, boarding pass, or hotel key: The seamless travel Amadeus dreams of
John Travolta makes his directorial debut at Cannes: ‘I’m exhausted from so much cynicism about life’
The star presents ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, the tale of a boy obsessed with aviation who crosses the US on a multi‑stop flight in 1962
Lena Dunham, the millennial icon who changed the way the body and sex are portrayed
The creator of the hit series ‘Girls’ publishes her third book, ‘Famesick,’ as she turns 40, reflects on her career, and enters a new stage of life
‘Sodomized’ gargoyles beside Spain’s world-famous Santiago Cathedral: The ‘aberration’ only the public noticed
Underinvestment, crumbling walls and rave parties: Spain doesn’t know what to do with its castles
José María Sadia|Madrid
Steven Soderbergh brings us John Lennon’s Last Interview
In a documentary using family album photos and AI, the filmmaker has illustrated a radio interview with the ex-Beatle and Yoko Ono that took place on the morning of his murder
Reyna Grande, author: ‘Trying to find the joy is an act of resistance’
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Henry Todd, or how the ‘king of LSD’ ended up creating the first low-cost agency for Everest tourists
This is the first spring in the last quarter-century the Scotsman has been absent from base camp; he arrived there after serving seven years in prison as the ringleader of one of the largest drug-production operations in the United Kingdom
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Cuba, in Trump’s hands: ‘The worst thing is trusting a messiah from the outside because we are incapable of saving ourselves’
The conflictive relationship between Paris and the six million dead in its catacombs: ‘The goal isn’t to turn it into Disneyland’
Angelique Geray, journalist infiltrated among German neo-Nazis: ‘What surprised me most is that these young people are serious’
The CIA’s shadow grows larger over Mexico
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