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Resistance in the courts weakens Trump's offensive against the media

New York., After his initial victories against the ABC and CBS networks, the judicial offensive of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, against the media lost strength in the face of the courts and journalistic organizations that resist pressures and demand freedom of the press.

Mexico sends more than 718 tons of supplies to Venezuela in 2 Navy ships

The Mexican government sent more than 718 tons of humanitarian aid to Venezuela on the Papaloapan and Huasteco ships.

Ángeles González Gamio: The Nest of Quetzalcóatl

One of the most relevant and complex myths of the pre-Hispanic world is that of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. The primary characteristic that distinguishes him is his dual nature as a deity and as a man. He was the god of wind and life, and also, Ce Ácatl Topiltzin Quetzalcóatl, a priest and king of Tula.

Editorial: Economy: balance and challenges

The balance of the Mexican economy upon knowing the data for the first half of the year shows encouraging signs that confirm the success of the policies implemented by the federal government, but it also reveals important challenges, both cyclical and structural.

Madonna performs with Kylie Minogue at World Pride in Amsterdam

The artist, a renowned defender of the rights of the LGTBIQ+ community, took the stage with the Australian singer

Argentina, Sweden and name changes: the paths of Bernarda Vera, reported missing during the Pinochet dictatorship and found alive after 53 years

The family of the former MIR militant lost track of her in 1973. The courts investigated her case twice without achieving results, until the Search Plan located her. How could it happen?

The climate stupidity of Sánchez and Pérez Llorca

The Generalitat has announced the creation of the Mediterranean Center for Climate Intelligence and the Government, a new advisory panel on climate change

If you want to see the eclipse with binoculars or a telescope you also need a filter: this is the best seller

Compliant with ISO 12312-2:2015, this solar film can be trimmed to fit the device's lens size.

The political storm in Europe that unleashed the arrival of thousands of African migrants to Ceuta

The crossings of crowds from Morocco to Ceuta highlighted the divisions in Europe over the sensitive issue of migration, writes the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.

The culotte pants for women available in 14 colors that combine with everything and triumph this summer

Comfortable, fresh and very wearable, it stands out for its elastic waist and a wide variety of designs to adapt to different styles.

We have listed for you the Amazon best sellers in July that you cannot miss

What products from the main purchasing categories will have seduced the users of the e-commerce giant? Many of them have a sale!

Survivors of the earthquakes in Venezuela take refuge in faith

Venezuelans try to find spiritual explanations for the tragedy through syncretism, mainly Christian, Catholic and pagan beliefs.

Mary Dozier, psychologist: “We tend to keep things from our past because they give us a sense of where we come from”

Hoarding psychologist Mary Dozier explains why it's so hard to get rid of things

Are Americans really richer than Europeans?

The technological gap between the US and Europe does not automatically translate to the level of well-being or purchasing power of its citizens, but the industrial decline of the EU will take its toll in the long term

The secret hidden in the G design, the Spanish proposal for the new euro banknotes

A Murcia studio and the legacy of Cruz Novillo are behind one of the ten finalist candidates to create future European banknotes. His idea is based on a simple question: what happens to a bill when it begins to circulate among millions of hands.

Richard Gelfond: the man who turned IMAX into a million-dollar business

The CEO of the film technology company has seen how Nolan's 'The Odyssey' skyrockets the company's income

Riki Blanco: heat wave

Bullet from August 2, 2026

Harlan Coben, the novelist-churrero who reigns on Netflix

Anything that is signed by him will end up being a series

An archive with views of the Alhambra to save the memory of Granada

A bold project by architect Luis Feduchi in Carmen del Negro, in the Albaicín, overcomes the challenge of intervening in an area declared World Heritage

Carlos Sainz's patience is running out

Two years after the announcement of the Spaniard's signing for Williams, the team's blockade leads the driver to rethink his future

Madrid accelerates its preparation to receive Formula 1

The Ifema circuit, which will open between September 11 and 13, speeds up the deadlines for the F1 championship to return to the capital 45 years later

Rent caps and empty storefronts: “I haven't signed a contract in a year”

Granollers may stop applying rent caps and Tordera must do so while real estate agencies and town councils warn of the lack of rental housing

The cost of defending Romania's skies from Russian drones

The increase in incursions by unmanned aircraft into its airspace leads Bucharest to abandon its containment policy despite the high price of interceptions.

Eduard Farelo: “If you rebés the meitat de l’odi que reben les meves filles hauria baixat de l’escenari”

The actor, one of the artists Bad Gyal, Mushkaa and Greta, does not threaten that his family is a single clan but they do not want to expose themselves as such

If Paquita leaves, 6 Santa Ana Street will cease to be a neighborhood block: this is how a Madrid neighborhood dies portal by portal

The conversion of large landlords into aspiring investment funds is clearing many streets in the center of the capital of neighborhood life and giving free rein to the expansion of tourist apartments in the area.

'Ted Lasso' on Apple TV, 'The Shards' on Disney+ and other series recommended for August

A selection of fiction productions featured this month on platforms

Nine months of investigation to solve the crime of the four cats

The Civil Guard finds the person responsible for shooting and killing four stray animals in a town in Teruel thanks to the analysis of the bullets and the feline necropsy

De Gaulle moment: the resistance leader conquers the screen in a polarized France

Antonin Baudry's impressive cinematographic diptych investigates the figure of the founder of the Fifth Republic who anticipated some of the great problems that Europe would face after the Second World War

Peridis: unsupportive

Bullet from August 2, 2026

A true housing policy

Readers write about housing crises, fires, Artificial Intelligence and kindness

Flavita Banana's August fashion: the dress

Vignette from August 2, 2026

Mohamed VI and his human projectiles

The ammunition with which Morocco shoots against Spain again and again is its own people

Half a century of Amnesia, the Ibiza nightclub that a philosopher created to forget everything and changed the history of electronic music

50 years ago, the Taller del Olvido was founded on this Mediterranean island, a social experiment by Antonio Escohotado that would end up becoming, in this century, one of the best clubs in the world.

María Sánchez Díez, new head of the EL PAÍS edition in the United States

The Spanish journalist, from 'The New York Times', arrives as deputy editor

Too much protein? The dubious benefits of the fashionable nutrient

Nine out of ten products promoted as high in protein are unhealthy. A meta-analysis calls into question the benefits of the most talked about macronutrient

Puigdemont plans his return on a symbolic date that will ensure massive mobilization

The judicial calendar complicates the return on two preferred days, September 11 or October 1, but Junts and the 'ex-president''s entourage say they have everything ready

The Kitchen plot, seen for sentencing: audios, messages and a confession

The court will have to decide whether the accusation that the Rajoy Government maneuvered to steal compromising PP material from Luis Bárcenas prevails, or the defense thesis that they were only looking for the former treasurer's illicit money.

The 'Sabbat' war is fought in a Jerusalem cafe

Ultra-Orthodox and secular Jews clash over the Saturday opening of a venue that has become a symbol of Israeli division

Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez forge an alliance to promote their socialist ideology in the United States

The mayor of New York, encouraged by his successes in the Democratic primaries, strengthens ties with the congresswoman, who is exploring a possible candidacy for the presidency

The United States activates the electoral mode three months before the midterms

Democrats are close to regaining control of the House of Representatives, but they have a harder time winning the Senate

The black scar: journey to the landscape after the fire

Saving people has been the priority. And it is the only success of this fire that has split the summer of 2026 in two. A fire that was accidentally caused by man and that was fueled by the wind and the extreme and continuous heat of the new summers.

Map | 8.5 million people in Spain live structurally exposed to fires

An analysis by EL PAÍS allows us to identify where the largest population resides within 400 meters of large masses of combustible vegetation. Intervening on that urban-forest border is key to responding to fire

The most erratic hours of Amador, Ayuso and their surroundings: “Can you be so negligent?”

The explanations about the purchase of the penthouse by the Community of Madrid do not convince many and confusion spreads in the PP due to the “careless” announcement by Idealista de Amador

Rafael Ribera, urban hero

We descend from a Gulliver like the gigantic one that the architect built more than 30 years ago in Valencia

What Jeff Bezos wants, José Flores has

The Silicon Valley tycoons, who already have everything, also aspire to buy eternity

Call parents little

When life rushes by and night comes and it seems late to pick up the phone, I remember a friend who lost his mother too young.

extraordinary men

Who takes care of married women when they are sick?

A sensitive matter

Research to combat neglected diseases is in a critical situation due to cuts in development aid by rich countries

Jakarta, the most populated city in the world, sinks into the Java Sea

With 42 million inhabitants, the capital of Indonesia is the most exposed to rising ocean levels, it is polluted and its citizens live in overcrowded conditions. Travel to the great Asian metropolis of the 21st century

The summer in which the topless made people talk again: “The look does not stay on the beach”

There are no figures that indicate a great decline in the practice of topless, but there is a widespread perception that it is happening. Women talk about the fear of being recorded, aesthetic pressure and an increasingly negative social reaction