José Rodríguez Ramos

Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89 (Gift Article) Mr. Vargas Llosa, who ran for Peru’s presidency in 1990 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, transformed episodes from his personal life into books that reverberated far beyond the borders o...

The obituary of Mario Vargas Llosa that I wrote for The New York Times:

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

EU eyes €200B secret weapon as Trump dominates Ukraine peace talks Europe has significant leverage after being left out of key talks on ending the war in Ukraine, but will it use it?

🚨🚨 Releasing Russian frozen assets is one of the key issues at stake now in terms of strategies for supporting the Ukrainian war effort when US appears to abandon ship. This is v good piece explaining the complex politics involved here. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.

Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.

#Cruelty is the point.

Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.

Zelenskyy: Trump told me Putin wants to end the war. I told him Putin is a liar. “I don’t want to go [down] in history as [the] president who helped Putin to occupy my country,” says Ukrainian leader.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not believe Vladimir Putin is ready for peace talks — and the Ukrainian leader told Donald Trump so.

Live updates: American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, DC; no survivors recovered | CNN A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, accord...

JUST IN: No survivors are expected after the midair collision over the Potomac River as the focus has moved onto a recovery effort, officials say.

Thank you! 💙

El desempleo en España está cerca de volver a los niveles previos a la crisis del 2008.

elpais.com/economia/202...

Following!

Brazil outraged after US deportees arrive handcuffed, Colombia to refuse US deportation flights

www.msn.com/en-gb/politi...

Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance.

BREAKING: NBC News reports that Mexico denied entry for a United States deportation flight. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Fue tal vez el punto de quiebre más importante en la democracia de EEUU

This woman is a hero!

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde calls out Trump, demanding he protect gay, lesbian, and transgender children and reconsider deportations.

It is not "hard," it is unconstitutional.

Von der Leyen: Paris climate deal still ‘best hope for all humanity’ The EU chief’s remarks came just hours after Donald Trump yanked the U.S. from the landmark climate accord.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded indirectly today to Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, declaring the climate accord a lifeline for the world.

Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi’ salute sparks fury from Europe’s left wing Lawmakers and media pour scorn on the key adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Europe’s left-wingers today raced to condemn Elon Musk after the world’s richest man performed a stiff-armed salute at an event to celebrate new United States President Donald Trump.

Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1 We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.

All in a day’s work:

* Jan 6 pardons

* Ending birthright citizenship

* Halting refugee resettlement

* Return to office for federal workers

* Withdrawing from Paris climate agreement

* Withdrawing from WHO

* Rescinding Biden admin actions to advance racial equity & combat gender discrimination

I love this so much!

At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.

This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

Starting to get it?

Lo hizo dos veces. Video completo.

Mañana empieza el segundo mandato de la presidencia de Trump.

Los gigantes tecnológicos han pasado de denunciar sus políticas a regar con millones su fondo inaugural:

Incredibly likely this gets remembered like Eisenhower’s farewell warning regarding the military-industrial complex that took shape during his presidency and came to define the country moving forward.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol finally arrested after attempt to impose martial law South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, six weeks after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, Yonhap news agency has reported.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol finally arrested after attempt to impose martial law

A van is parked on a street outside a big expensive looking building. The building is Meta Headquarters and the Van has a large black sign on the side with the words ‘We Fact Check The Zuck Out Of Our News’ written on the side in the channel 4 font with a channel 4 logo.

After Meta announced they are getting rid of fact checkers, we drove to Meta HQ with our thoughts…

Zuckerberg is deeply committed to free speech

Las grandes tecnológicas se arrodillan ante Donald Trump Meta ha anunciado que elimina su sistema de verificación de infromación "en defensa de la libertad de expresión" y, junto con otras compañías, riega de financiación la toma de posesión del presidente electo | Cadena SER

Las grandes tecnológicas se arrodillan ante Donald Trump

https://t.co/Ur4Nq8zPXf

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on