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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

Geopolitics are played out in the Ceuta crisis

Spain must demand the support of European partners when the sovereignty of a Member State is in question, whether due to conventional or hybrid threats.

'Invasion' of Ceuta or rather illegal youth excursion?

The legitimate defense of our borders cannot be separated from scrupulous respect for the rights of those who come

Trump's double standard: from complacency with Morocco to discomfort with Spain

The American president praises King Mohamed VI, with whom he has strengthened the relationship after the recognition of Western Sahara

Firmness and unity in the face of Morocco's challenge

The unacceptable use of immigration against sovereign borders in Ceuta requires clear responses and the full support of the EU

The Ceuta crisis aligns the European right against Sánchez

The Spanish president, increasingly alone in Europe, accuses his partners of lack of solidarity, while PP and Vox fuel the battle over immigration

The message of the exodus: “The border is open and you can pass without papers”

A spontaneous outburst on social networks encourages the migratory flood of tens of thousands of young Moroccans 'burned' by the absence of a future

The three days of horror that cornered Ceuta

The coastal city removes the dead from the sea after the Maghreb migratory pulse that has tested the forces of governments and humanitarian organizations

The good, the bad and the ugly in global tax negotiations

Tax systems that erode equality They also end up eroding democracy

Why are we (almost all) right-handed? Two million years of evolutionary mystery

There is not a single cause, but several of them, intertwined. The strongest hypothesis points to the development of our brain and the origin of language: gestures

The luxury break heads to Andalusia

Seville, Granada and the Costa del Sol attract the most exclusive hotel chains, which plan several openings in Andalusian territory soon. The objective is to seduce the high-impact tourist, who usually quadruples the expense of a conventional one.

Invisible learning in summer: four experts explain why vacations also educate

The neuroscientist David Bueno, the pedagogue Mar Romera, the environmental educator Katia Hueso and the psychologist Beatriz Cazurro tell how free play, boredom and autonomy promote essential learning during the holidays, often without children being aware of it.

Verónica Grech, the Asturian illustrator who quietly conquered the international press

In addition to working for some of the most important newspapers in the United States, he has also collaborated with brands. He has built a visual universe based on large planes of color, synthesized figures and geometric compositions where the line disappears.

Adyen, technology and strategy guide the steps towards recovery

The payment systems platform falls 35% in the year. Analysts consider the punishment unjustified and 77% advise buying

Cajal, the jewelry brand that turns glass into small works of art: “Time and dedication, that is true luxury”

Argentine Julieta Cajal created this business, which uses a centuries-old artisanal technique in a homogenized gold and silver market, and attracts clients from the United States and Japan.

Keys to protecting your vacation investment portfolio

Analysts recommend maintaining the same philosophy and objectives, with diversification of assets, taking into account the time horizon and without getting carried away by emotions.

Abidjan is transformed by the blow of an excavator: from the fishermen of the Ebrié lagoon to the most modern city in West Africa

A wave of demolitions has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people to make way for mega-projects, such as the fourth bridge or line 1 of the metro

Ten recipes to take to the beach or pool

Sandwiches and salads of potatoes, legumes, pasta or rice that are easily prepared and can be transported without mishaps

Of loves and affinities between writers and cats

Pla wrote about how sphincter-like there is in cats when he stated that “everything in the cat is dogma, seriousness and eternal form.”

You pass, your cell phone does not: the rise of parties in which smartphones are prohibited

More and more venues and events, from Berlin to Spain, aim to return to the essence of the dance floor: melting into the music and with each other without anyone recording, photographing or interrupting with a flash

Marion Cotillard: “Losing interest in climate change is truly crazy”

Marion Cotillard traveled to the Biarritz Film Festival with Chanel to support emerging talent. “The way we look at young people, whether to celebrate their potential or ignore it, says a lot about us as a society,” he says.

The summer of the betrayal of Stephanie of Monaco: 30 years of the Daniel Ducruet sexual scandal that shook Monaco and went around the world

The former bodyguard starred in some compromising images, which sold for thousands of euros, with a Belgian stripper that he has been describing for three decades as a “trap” caused by drugs.

Dragons, prophecies and science: history of our fascination with eclipses

The spell of eclipses has been with us for millennia, from references in Neolithic petroglyphs to Tintin, through the 'Odyssey'. This curiosity has been accompanied by a deep fear: that day turning into night has been associated with disastrous events. Recently we have come to contemplate them as natural events that continue to provoke one of the deepest and most human feelings: amazement at the strange, an emotion that we will experience on August 12 with a solar eclipse that will be seen in much of Spain.

The siesta, that national pause turned today into a silent insurrection

A nap after finishing eating... is it a right or a mortal sin? In today's society, rest in the middle of the day is increasingly surrounded by productivity and making the most of every minute. But perhaps the time has come to rebel, make good use of the hours of your life and stop.

Abel Álvarez (Güeyu Mar): “I'm going to make even the ambassador of Japan come to Playa de Vega to try my nigiris”

The temple of grilled fish in Asturias reopens at night with a menu of Japanese snacks

Invest in our 'start-up': megarounds in Spain become widespread in the era of AI and the space industry

Multiverse, Twinco Capital, PLD Space, Factorial and Preply are involved in the largest operations. The Government gains presence through the SETT and the CDTI

Spain sets record heat and fires in a historic July

The heat waves and large fires of recent weeks show the growing impact of climate change in Spain

Vincent Pastore, 'The Sopranos' actor, dies at 80

The performer, known for his role as Salvatore Bonpensiero, has died in New York

At least three dead in a bomb attack in a central Moscow restaurant

Twenty people were injured in the explosion, according to the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee.

The Fernández Government escalates tension in Costa Rica and accuses the Judiciary of a “coup d'état”

The ruling party announces that it will disobey the rulings of the supreme court, triggering the alarm of former presidents, the opposition and the magistrates themselves

At least 13 tourists die in a small plane crash over the Nazca Lines in Peru

Among the victims are the pilot, a tourist guide and 11 foreign passengers whose nationality has not yet been confirmed.

Photographic story | An early morning rescue on El Tarajal beach

The soldiers remain in the background and act only when the sea endangers those who try to reach Ceuta by swimming.

The trail conquers the second highest glacier in Austria

A year after the weather prevented the ascent to 2,850 meters in the heart of Tyrol, the Golden Trail World Series brings Elhousine Elazzaoui and Madalina Florea to glory

The misfortune submerged on the border of Ceuta: “There are more deaths at sea”

Civil Guard agents have recovered 67 victims and the city is preparing facilities with capacity for 200 bodies

Multiple cyber attacks on the water system worry the US about the possible participation of Iran

Sabotage already affects seven States. Trump on Friday denied responsibility for Tehran and placed the blame on a Democratic governor

Madrid deflates against Fiorentina in its first match of the preseason

Mourinho's men were two goals ahead thanks to goals from Endrick and youth player Alexis Ciria, but the Italians reacted to make it 2-2.

Ceuta regains some calm amid political tension

Entries have been stopped from Morocco and there have barely been any sporadic attempts. Some businesses open timidly while citizens still live with some anxiety

The White House celebrates Trump's immigration campaign with songs by Bad Bunny and Drake

The Republican administration ironizes its anti-immigration propaganda with musical themes by mass-market artists, celebrating arrests, raids and deportations

Lorena Wiebes, first leader of the Tour after winning the Lausanne slope

In the labyrinth of her debut in the 'grande boucle', Laura Blasi gives 8s to the big favorites in the final climb of the Olympic capital

Double silver for Spain in synchronized swimming: Iris Tió adds two medals in a single day at the European Championships

The Catalan finishes second place with Lilou Lluís in the free duet, the event in which Spain is world champion, after having previously won another medal with Dennis González