One of the main tools the Trump administration is using in its campaign against immigration is the collection of personal data. The line between citizens’ right to privacy regarding sensitive information and the Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition of data collected by private companies has become blurred in recent months, due to the sharing of personal information between government agencies and the proliferation of opaque contracts with companies like Palantir. This U.S.-based software company, specializing in big data analytics and artificial intelligence, has designed specific programs to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its efforts to identify and locate both undocumented immigrants and anyone critical of the agency’s operations.

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For Donald J. Trump, 2026 was a year full of promise. It began in the early hours of January 3 with a spectacular barrage of fire over Caracas. After months of anticipation surrounding the deployment of the fleet in the Caribbean, the capture of Nicolás Maduro scored a point for him, demonstrating his military’s ability to succeed in complex missions. That same day, he announced a new era of the Monroe Doctrine. Hard power was back. But there was something more important: the prospect of starting an election year on the right foot, carefully managing that success, and trying, in the meantime, to stabilize the economy in the lead-up to the midterm elections in November.

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The adults in María Zenaida Puliche’s house struggle to hold back tears in front of Sofía, who is turning nine. They take turns approaching her and posing for a picture with the strawberry cake. The little girl smiles and hugs her father, her aunts, and her cousins. But not her mother. Daniela Valencia was one of the 22 victims killed in an attack perpetrated by dissidents of the now-defunct FARC on April 25 in Cauca, a region in southwestern Colombia where armed groups have cornered the state and violence lurks every hour of the day. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on civilians in the country since 2003, just a month before the presidential elections.

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On May 5, 1789, King Louis XVI of France inaugurated the Estates-General. The institution convened that year to address the problem of rampant inflation and the bankruptcy of the monarchy, which was deeply indebted due to a lack of revenue. Neither the nobility nor the clergy paid taxes. Not because they were short of money. Their reason for exemption was simpler and more absurd: it was their privilege.

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The tech trial of the century pits Elon Musk against Sam Altman in a California courtroom battle that has it all: money, betrayal, egos, and the future of the most disruptive technology of our time, artificial intelligence (AI). Musk and Altman dominate the headlines, and their statements go viral within seconds, partly because they are such singular figures.

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Mario never has time. He’s always rushing off towards the next adventure. When he’s not saving worlds, or his beloved Peach, he’s racing cars, playing tennis, healing patients, or dancing. “Mario excels at sports including tennis, golf, baseball, soccer, and even kart racing. He’s good at all of them! He’s a plumber by profession but is really a jack of all trades,” reads his profile on the Nintendo website. “Mario is always bright and cheerful.”

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Coordination:

Brenda Valverde Rubio

Design:

Ana Fernández and Ruth Benito

Art direction:

Ruth Benito

Development:

Fernando Anido and Alejandro Gallardo

“A pop and a hiss,” like when you crack open a can of soda. This is the sound a voice can make when it breaks.

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There is a type of photograph that can disarm even the most photogenic subject: the passport photo. That small, no‑frills portrait levels everyone — anonymous and well‑known, rich and poor, beautiful and not so much. Everyone needs one at some point and submits to the same ritual: sitting up straight before the flash with an expression as neutral as the backdrop behind them. Some people come out unscathed; others feel the image doesn’t represent them.

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It all began on the shores of the English Channel. John Gillard remembers himself at just 11 years old, walking along the path that led away from the sea, through a sea of ​​blue and white shirts, scarves, and flags, to the austere and venerable Goldstone Ground, in the heart of the town of Hove. In that century-old stadium, demolished in 1997 and now replaced by a shopping center, Brighton & Hove Albion, the legendary Seagulls, the pride of Sussex, the team of Gary Stevens and Gordon Smith, played their matches.

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Parents who fail to pay child support will face significant penalties. The U.S. Department of State will begin revoking the passports of citizens with significant child support debts, as part of a policy the Trump administration introduced as an effort to strengthen enforcement of federal laws and compel those with overdue payments to catch up.

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The Department of Defense began on Friday to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to release documents held by the U.S. government containing information on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). This first declassification includes dozens of PDF documents and images — but no sensational revelations about the existence of extraterrestrial life. Authorities have uploaded these files to a department website, war.gov/ufo, a URL that uses the classic designation UFO (Unidentified Flying Object), which has been superseded in recent years in the fields of defense and science due to the popular connotations of the acronym. Materials will be uploaded on a weekly basis, authorities have promised.

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Mali is under siege by two insurgent movements, the Tuareg rebellion and the jihadist insurgency, which have joined forces with the aim of overthrowing the government. Following last weekend’s joint offensive, which cost the life of the military junta’s Minister of Defense Sadio Camara, the jihadists have imposed a blockade on the capital, Bamako, attempting to prevent the entry of goods and people via the main roads. In the north, Kidal, a perpetually contested city, has fallen into rebel hands. The architect of this alliance is none other than Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, JNIM), who has spread the jihadist threat throughout the central Sahel and whose life story could easily fill a novel.

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