‘We’re part of the Jalisco Cartel’: Mexico concerned by influx of Colombian mercenaries
The arrest of nine former military personnel in Michoacán sheds light on a growing phenomenon in the region, which is experiencing high rates of violence
When drug lords exploit poverty and youth: Four decades of child hitmen in Colombia
The use of teenagers as hired killers dates back to the assassinations of Rodrigo Lara in 1984 and Bernardo Jaramillo in 1990
Mariana Mazzucato, economist: ‘Trump is destroying all the progress made by previous US presidents’
Los Angeles sets the example for the United States
James Barragán
The midlife crisis, written in feminine
Miranda July, Rachel Cusk, Leslie Jamison and other contemporary authors dissect failed marriage, relationships that survive from inertia
Patti Smith, the poet who became a rock legend
Celebrating 50 years of her first album ‘Horses,’ with which she revolutionized music and literature while remaining true to herself
Mark Knopfler, 40 years after Dire Straits’ groundbreaking album: ‘I’m not good enough to improvise like a jazz musician’
‘Brothers in Arms,’ which sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, was re-released on its anniversary in May
‘Returning is not an option’: Trump’s deportation pressure increases anguish of Venezuelan migrants
Eyanir Chinea|Mexico
Macroeconomic indicators in the South American country are deteriorating rapidly, complicating the outlook for citizens facing removal from the U.S.
Potential US attack on Iran exposes deep cracks in the Republican Party
Prominent MAGA members ask Trump not to drag America into another ‘forever war’
Texas backtracks on construction of border wall with Mexico
State halts funding for Governor Abbott’s flagship project after four years, with only 8% built
Government reopens discredited private prisons to fill them with migrants
CoreCivic and GEO Group receive multi-million dollar no-bid contracts to reactivate penitentiary centers with a history of complaints
Ioan Grillo: ‘American kids are being killed with assault rifles and they don’t change the law, so what do they care about Mexico?’
The English author’s book ‘Blood Gun Money’ is a call for ‘common sense’
Sasa Braun, Interpol agent: ‘Carbon trading has become an easy target for organized crime’
The researcher believes that environmental crime ‘is the third-biggest criminal sector in the world’
Pamela Hicks, the lady who danced with the Queen of England and meditated with Gandhi: ‘I am not a legend’
The British aristocrat may appear to have always lived in the shadow of her parents, of Queen Elizabeth II or of her husband, the renowned decorator David Hicks
Saving the pangolin: A global battle against organized environmental crime
Trafficking of this endangered species may seem like a marginal issue to some
Robert Zatorre, neuroscientist: ‘Music touches every cognitive function there is’
The Montreal-based researcher, a pioneer in the neuroscience of music, claims the role of this discipline as a tool with therapeutic potential for communication and expression of emotions
Each person has a unique breathing pattern that’s as distinctive as fingerprints or voice
Testing free will: New experiments on the quantum property that baffled Einstein
A paper questions assumptions about ‘nonlocality,’ the instantaneous influence between particles at a distance, rekindling old questions about freedom of choice
Enigmatic ‘dragon man’ was not a new human species, but a Denisovan
The director of the Africa CDC believes the abrupt cutoff of Western aid will cause great suffering to African
‘Obesity can kill’: Controversial campaign by Ozempic drugmaker sparks backlash
Federal Reserve maintains rates and expects only two cuts this year despite pressure from Trump
The US central bank extends the pause as the Republican calls its chair, Jerome Powell, ‘stupid’
Trump’s cellphone company included the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ on its coverage map
One-dollar rents have their days numbered in Egypt
The new global elites: More powerful and interventionist than ever
‘Jaws’: 50 years of teeth, fins and watching where you swim
Several books and a documentary mark the 50th anniversary of Spielberg’s iconic film, as scientists work to dispel the fear it sparked and put the actual danger of sharks into perspective
Gilbert Cruz, cultural journalist: ‘You can question Philip Roth’s misogyny and still understand there is value in reading the book’
The head of the ‘The New York Times’ literary supplement visited Spain for the 2025 Madrid Book Fair
Danny Boyle blends zombies with Brexit: ‘We’re a small, shitty island, not an empire’
Fake bands and artificial songs are taking over YouTube and Spotify
Pamela Anderson dazzles in ‘The Last Showgirl’
After decades of being portrayed as the dumb blonde, the actress has taken a new direction on and off screen
Work & Lifestyle
Intermittent fasting has similar benefits to classic diets based on eating less
‘Send me a DM’: How Instagram became the perfect place to flirt with the famous
‘Banksying’: The toxic trend of deliberately letting a relationship slowly die
Algorithm or creativity? Fashion’s defining dilemma in the age of AI
Celebrities, Movies & TV
George Clooney: The last great Hollywood heartthrob who only made one mistake in his career
‘I didn’t understand it at all’: Nine actors who had no idea what they were filming
Sofia Carson, the actress who has become Netflix’s latest sure thing
‘Cinema for morons’ and ‘pompous garbage’: The first ‘Star Wars’ script that absolutely no one liked
Our selection
Naomi Oreskes, Harvard professor: ‘Science is vulnerable when it discovers things that threaten authority’
Another Starship in flames: Why are Elon Musk’s rockets exploding?
Gaza’s last hospitals face closure due to Israeli evacuation orders: ‘He’s on a ventilator. If they force us to leave, it’s a death sentence’
Mohamed Solaimane|Khan Younis (Gaza)
Sally Ride, the pioneering astronaut who had to hide her sexual orientation
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