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U.S. and Russian Diplomats Clash at U.N. Security Council Meeting

https://ift.tt/OYaG9AJMw called the public meeting on the Ukraine crisis an example of “megaphone diplomacy,” while the U.S. criticized Russia, saying, “Imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 troops sitting at your border.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/gBoZmpGFn

As tensions rise between Russia and the West, Finland’s president keeps a quiet back channel

He’s been called a “Putin whisperer” for his long-standing contacts with Russia’s leader. from World https://ift.tt/f0jkuhvmn

Lawmakers Scrutinize Johnson After Release of Downing Street Report

https://ift.tt/1SiKjMnUf redacted report described heavy workplace drinking at parties that breached pandemic lockdown rules. Members of Parliament, including fellow Conservatives, grilled the British prime minister for answers. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/frNHOMbap

Hamas: Bulldozers unearth Roman-era tomb in Gaza City

Hamas authorities say bulldozers digging for an Egyptian-funded housing project in the Gaza Strip have unearthed the ruins of a tomb dating back to the Roman era from World https://ift.tt/BR6etZy7a

Taliban keeps ex-Afghan president Karzai, former chief executive Abdullah under virtual house arrest

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Rain-fed landslides kill at least 19 in southern Brazil

Landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 19 people in Brazil’s largest state, Sao Paulo from World https://ift.tt/Tc3fO0pRE

Britain Toughens Stance on Russia, as Russia Presses NATO for Assurances

https://ift.tt/zZ9FgNEhO moved to broaden the range of sanctions available if Russia invades Ukraine, as Moscow sent an “urgent demand” to NATO to clarify its stance. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/TmngJcQ6H

Cyprus Orthodox archbishop suspends 12 unvaccinated priests

The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church says he will suspend a dozen priests from his diocese because they refused to heed his call to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from World https://ift.tt/UXcIyJq5x

Boston ties snow record as 'bomb cyclone' batters eastern US

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Bhutan mourns rare Covid death, PM says it ‘felt like a bullet-hit’

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Ottawa police investigating some anti vaccine protesters

Police in Canada’s capital are investigating possible criminal charges after anti-vaccine protesters urinated on the National War Memorial, danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and used the statue of Canadian hero Terry Fox to display an anti-vaccine statement from World https://ift.tt/6Oo0BgMkA

Italy's Mattarella drops retirement plan, stays on as president

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Italian lawmakers reelect a reluctant president Sergio Mattarella

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, 80, had made it clear he did not want to be reelected. But he did not get his wish. from World https://ift.tt/b47TIDx2p

Putin Has Long Tried to Balance Europe. Now He’s Working to Reset It.

https://ift.tt/RCeIi8vGf years of trying to diplomatically divide and conquer, the Russian leader has seemingly decided to antagonize Europe as a whole in the current Ukraine crisis. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Dy8nQS5MF

Thousands protest COVID mandates and restrictions in Ottawa

Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada’s capital to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns from World https://ift.tt/n6TW5ASyQ

US Consulate warns Los Cabos hospital preys on Americans

The U.S. government is warning U.S. citizens to avoid a hospital at a Mexican resort, following years of complaints that the facility preyed on Americans by overcharging, bullying them and refusing to release medical records from World https://ift.tt/3rSKp8g

Russia says US ignored its security demands over Ukraine

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Ottawa police get reinforcements as anti vax convoy arrives

Police in Canada’s capital have called in reinforcements as the first trucks in a convoy organized to protest the Canadian government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers arrive in the capital from World https://ift.tt/3IIPTta

Canadian Truck Convoys Head to Ottawa to Protest Vaccine Mandate

https://ift.tt/35rprG1 from across the country aim to converge at on Saturday outside of Parliament to protest federal vaccination mandates. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rZIten

Slain Mexican reporter described vulnerability in last show

Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado dedicated her last program to a fellow journalist the day after he was gunned down outside his home from World https://ift.tt/3HcZx78

Johnson Vows to Release Full Report on Lockdown Parties

https://ift.tt/34c4zC8 findings of an inquiry into the parties at Downing Street have yet to be made public. Information that may compromise a police investigation is currently being removed from the report. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3IKoqY0

Coast Guard to end search for migrants reported missing off Florida after 4 more are found dead

Officials plan to halt “actively searching” for survivors at sunset unless they receive any new information, concluding there are probably no other survivors. from World https://ift.tt/3ABZ4ZD

They were fined for breaking U.K. lockdown rules. They say Boris Johnson should be punished, too.

More than 100,000 fines have been issued for violating coronavirus restrictions. Some people see a double standard. from World https://ift.tt/3G7Jg1G

‘We’ve Been Through This Before’: Ukraine City Braces for Possible Russian Invasion

https://ift.tt/3KMLM13 by rebel combatants and Russian forces to the east and Russian ships to the south, Mariupol is one place where President Vladimir Putin’s forces could attack first, or stage a provocation. We speak to residents and soldiers on the front line in this Ukrainian city. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rULkoQ

Pakistani army says 10 soldiers killed in militant raid

Pakistan says militants attacked a security post in a remote area of southwest Pakistan, triggering a firefight that killed 10 soldiers and an assailant from World https://ift.tt/3G7pWSj

An Extraordinary Iceberg Is Gone, but Not Forgotten

https://ift.tt/3KJC3sr chunk of Antarctic ice that was one of the biggest icebergs ever seen has met its end near South Georgia. Scientists will be studying its effects on the ecosystem around the island for some time. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rQBPXK

Ethiopian ministers propose ending state of emergency now

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has proposed ending the country’s six-month state of emergency now, citing recent developments in the war that has raged in the Tigray and neighboring regions for over a year from World https://ift.tt/3IDqn8G

Liberal US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire

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Hondurans worry legislative crisis could sink new government

On the eve of their new president’s inauguration, Hondurans are worried that a legislative crisis could derail the government they’ve placed so much hope in before it even begins from World https://ift.tt/3IFXMzz

Norway's PM says Russia build-up is `a sign of weakness'

Norway’s prime minister says he believes it’s “a sign of weakness” that President Vladimir Putin has to express Moscow’s political views by an “extraordinary” military buildup from World https://ift.tt/3KJ1VEJ

US warns that chip shortage could shut down factories

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‘Compartment No. 6’ Review: Strangers on a Russian Train

https://ift.tt/3G4MDGK young Finnish woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that takes her (and you) through richly detailed and surprising terrain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3KURDSf

Cuban prosecutors say 790 people charged for July protests

Some 790 people who participated in anti-government protests in Cuba last year face prosecution for sedition, violent attacks, public disorder, theft and other crimes from World https://ift.tt/3fYSumk

Prosecutor: Killings of Canadians in Mexico due to gang debt

A prosecutor in Mexico say the killing of two Canadians at a Caribbean coast resort last week was motivated by debts between international criminal organizations apparently dedicated to drug and weapons trafficking from World https://ift.tt/3KJfEeH

Frank Dutton, Who Took On Apartheid’s Crimes, Dies at 72

https://ift.tt/3IDedwE of South Africa’s most lauded police officials, he investigated crimes by the authorities and dug into cold cases from the days of white nationalist rule. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3tTlOmC

Journalists across Mexico protest killings of 3 this year

The photographs of three recently murdered journalists have been hung on a barrier outside Mexico’s National Palace and journalists across the country say they plan demonstrations to protest the slayings from World https://ift.tt/3fT4Tsd

Texas, Washington, DC sue Google over location-tracking practices

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Stone-throwing settlers drive through Palestinian village

Israeli settlers have driven through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, throwing rocks through the windows of vehicles and businesses from World https://ift.tt/347QKEV

Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘High Alert’ Amid Ukraine Tensions

https://ift.tt/33RtFX0 move signals a shift for the Biden administration as the United States and NATO allies brace for possible Russian military action. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FWOL3p

Kuwait pursues corruption charges in Eurofighter plane deal

Kuwait’s government says it had referred two senior military officers for prosecution in a major corruption case related to the country’s purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat planes, after an investigation into the jets’ improperly inflated price from World https://ift.tt/3fTpQmJ

Police say Albanian, 17, kills neighbor in family blood feud

Police say an Albanian teenager has killed his 65-year old neighbor to revenge the death of his father 13 years ago from World https://ift.tt/3u3tfrc

Irish Police Investigate Mysterious Death in Post Office

https://ift.tt/3585AeT police said a man was found dead in a post office where pensions were collected. Witnesses told the Irish media that two men had brought him there to collect his funds. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/32vKIgQ

Your Monday Briefing: A U.K. Accusation

https://ift.tt/3GVJvOR officials say Russia is trying to establish a pro-Kremlin government in Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3KvyR3z

French Adventurer Dies Attempting to Row Solo Across the Atlantic

https://ift.tt/3qTpi6z Savin, 75, activated distress beacons on Thursday and Friday, his team said. On Saturday, the Portuguese maritime authorities found him dead in his boat near the Azores. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fRUgG4

As New York reports glimmers of hope, states in the West are under pressure.

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Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ messages at Australian Open

"We don't allow clothing, banners or signs that are commercial or political," a spokesperson said, adding that "Peng Shuai's safety is our primary concern." from World https://ift.tt/3KEC9kQ

Honduran Congress splits, threatens new president's plans

Honduran President-elect Xiomara Castro is facing a growing crisis: Dueling sessions of the newly elected Congress on Sunday elected different sets of leaders from World https://ift.tt/3od0p4j

New Zealand Imposes Its Highest Level of Covid Restrictions

https://ift.tt/3fO2KOv restrictions were put in place after several cases of the Omicron variant were reported in a single family that had attended a large wedding and other events in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nQz6fY

Peru appeals for international help to clean up major oil spill linked to the Tonga volcano eruption

A Spanish oil company said waves caused by the volcanic eruption near Tonga last week were responsible for the spill of 6,000 barrels of oil off the coast of Peru. from World https://ift.tt/3qQ3w3x

Why Boris Johnson May Finally Have Gone Too Far

https://ift.tt/3fOTEAX hypocrisy, such as lying about parties held during Britain’s lockdown, is the ultimate sin in human society, with a special power to enrage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3nL6jsY

Mexican president says he has drawn up a 'political will'

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been talking with unusual frankness about his health from World https://ift.tt/3FMvUIl

Kuwaiti minister in Lebanon over diplomatic row with gulf

Kuwait’s foreign minister says he has handed Lebanese officials a list of suggestions for confidence-building measures with oil-rich Gulf states after relations between the two sides deteriorated dramatically in recent months from World https://ift.tt/3FN206x

Winter Olympic Torch Relay Shrinks to ‘Prioritize Safety.’

https://ift.tt/3GV8imb relay, usually global and lasting for months, will take place over just three days, be mostly local, and only select members of the public will be able to attend. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Kygx9S

Taliban says bombers target minivan in Afghanistan, 7 dead

A bomb attached to a packed minivan has exploded in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, killing at least seven civilians and wounding nine others from World https://ift.tt/3nJRabt

Arizona sues to try to keep U.S. from clawing back relief funds.

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‘The Daily’: Why the Djokovic case is about more than athletes and vaccines.

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Myanmar court sentences 2 prominent activists to death

Two prominent political activists in military-ruled Myanmar have been sentenced to death for alleged involvement in terrorist activities from World https://ift.tt/35ctgip

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Sending Mercenaries to Rebel Territories

https://ift.tt/3FQyWLm claim of soldiers for hire joining Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine adds fuel to fears that Moscow will start a new offensive. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3GSzIc6

Poland's ex-president Solidarity leader Walesa has COVID

Poland’s former president and former Solidarity pro-democracy movement leader, Lech Walesa, says he has COVID-19 from World https://ift.tt/32qFdQA

Venezuelan girl drowns in Rio Grande amid migration to US

Mayerlin Mayor left her native Maracaibo with her 7-year-old daughter Victoria this month from World https://ift.tt/3IpG4QS

US says nuclear talks with Iran at 'decisive moment'

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Cuban protesters await sentencing, facing long prison terms

Cuban courts have wrapped up the hearing phase of six mass trials for people accused of involvement in the largest and most unruly protests on the island in decades from World https://ift.tt/3fIjkzi

No evidence so far of foreign responsibility for Havana Syndrome: CIA official

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3 countries investigate Morocco attacker who killed tourist

A Moroccan judge has ordered a man suspected of fatally stabbing an elderly French tourist and injuring a Belgian visitor in southern Morocco to undergo psychiatric evaluation from World https://ift.tt/3fJRene

Sewage studies offer clues to when Omicron might fade.

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Fourth California federal prison worker charged with sex abuse

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Your Thursday Briefing: Blinken Visits Ukraine

https://ift.tt/3KkFPbz. officials pushed back on Moscow’s negotiation demands. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/357BnwD

Are there any off-season travel deals left, or has the pandemic undermined them all?

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Japan places Tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency because of Omicron.

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People who are both vaccinated & have survived prior Covid bout are most protected: US study

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Concluding that getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent Covid-19, a new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination found people who were both vaccinated and had survived a prior bout had the most protection. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GISzGM

A Trove of Old Photos Could Reveal the Future of These Arctic Glaciers

https://ift.tt/34ZvRvT Svalbard Islands, part of Norway, are warming seven times faster than the global average. Aerial pictures from the 1930s are helping researchers understand what that means for the region’s ice. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ImZaam

UAE envoy: Yemen's Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack

A United Arab Emirates ambassador says Yemen’s Houthi rebels used cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot and an international airport from World https://ift.tt/3KsJFPZ

To mark his first year in office, Biden to ask for patience over setbacks

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Judge signs plan in Puerto Rico debt restructuring

Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle has been resolved after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of a restructuring and allows the government to start repaying creditors from World https://ift.tt/3fzpPEb

AT&T will delay some 5G deployment amid aviation standoff

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Italy reports 228,179 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, 434 deaths

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Just when Broadway figures out how to keep shows running, the audiences vanish.

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China Won't Sell Olympics Tickets to Chinese Public

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News analysis: Variants force the C.D.C. to make decisions with scant data.

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Funeral services held for 12 killed in Philadelphia fire

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Americans must...protect the sacred right to vote: Biden

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Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron

An Israeli hospital says preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the omicron variant that’s raging around the world from World https://ift.tt/3tyweYu

‘Situation in Tonga Is Not Stable,’ Diplomat Says

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/australia/100000008163117/tonga-volcano-tsunami-blackout.htmlTonga’s communication lines remained severed from international communication days after an underwater volcano erupted and caused tsunami waves to strike the island nation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3qyFES3

Canada approves Pfizer COVID drug

Canada’s health regulator has approved a pill by Pfizer that treats the effects of COVID-19 from World https://ift.tt/3nytAhC

Your Monday Briefing: Djokovic Leaves Australia

https://ift.tt/3nvgxNS rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and Cambodia’s digital crackdown. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/325m2vt

How the Tonga volcano generated a shock wave around the world

The eruption of Hunga Tonga was among the most spectacular displays caught by a weather satellite. from World https://ift.tt/3GBQUm3

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Malian President Ousted in 2020, Dies at 76

https://ift.tt/323mQRm. Keita was elected in 2013 with a mandate to stem the country’s many crises. But during his tenure, they escalated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3tyo8PO

Tongan Olympian who became a viral sensation for his oiled torso asks for tsunami help

Pita Taufatofua, who lives in Australia, has been cut off from communicating with his family. from World https://ift.tt/3KeM2pf

New York Governor Offers Hopeful Sign as Daily Cases Fall by 47%

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ِEgypt arrests wanted man after plane's emergency landing

Egyptian authorities say they arrested a prominent member of a U.S.-designated terrorist group from World https://ift.tt/3fqyVmL

Hundreds of migrants set off from Honduras toward US border

Some 600 migrants hoping to reach the United States have set off in a caravan from northern Honduras from World https://ift.tt/33BqkuQ

The AP Interview: Taliban pledge all girls in schools soon

The Taliban are promising to try to open all schools for girls across Afghanistan after the Afghan New Year, which starts in late March from World https://ift.tt/3ts17hr

CVS, Walgreens Announce Weekend Closures as Omicron Cases Soar

https://ift.tt/3qw6Roh chains said the vast majority of their stores will remain open. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3foUbtf

Jamaica arrests ex-Haiti senator sought in leader's slaying

Haiti’s National Police says a former senator sought in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica from World https://ift.tt/33nf1GW

Moscow slams US sanctions on Russian with North Korea ties

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Researchers find icefish colony the size of Malta in the Antarctic sea

A team of biologists stumbled across the estimated 60 million fish nests while collecting data on the sea floor. from World https://ift.tt/3txl1Ye

A French fashion brand is under fire for a photo shoot involving indigenous women in southern Mexico

A video of a French fashion brand photographing an indigenous woman in southern Mexico has drawn vociferous criticism, including from the Mexican government, but the brand says that the images are being misconstrued. from World https://ift.tt/34HFmQc

Blinken says North Korea launches may be seeking attention

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UN chief warns millions of Afghans are on 'verge of death'

The United Nations chief is warning that millions of Afghans are in grave danger and on the “verge of death” because of freezing temperatures and frozen assets abroad from World https://ift.tt/34TfPUx

Rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad shot down: Officials

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Victims seek definitive European ruling on Vatican immunity

Clergy abuse victims are asking the European Court of Human Rights to make a definitive ruling on whether the Holy See can continue to avoid being held liable for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests from World https://ift.tt/3rfESIT

US criticizes China for canceling some flights over Covid-19 cases

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Migrant drowns in swollen torrent as storms lash Greece

Greek authorities say one man has drowned and a woman is missing after a group of migrants trekking through the hills of northern Greece to avoid police crossed a swollen torrent amid rainstorms from World https://ift.tt/3K5Ic1L

Senate Democrats Try to Advance Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine

https://ift.tt/3ff8IaO Democrats’ bill would impose new sanctions on Russian officials if Moscow invaded Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zVFuay

Iran, Venezuela and Sudan lose UN voting rights with 5 more

The U.N. secretary-general says eight nations are losing their voting rights in the General Assembly because of arrears on paying dues from World https://ift.tt/33trloy

Swedish prime minister under criticism for employing undocumented immigrant as housecleaner

Andersson, a Social Democrat who has called for stricter policies on undocumented immigration, said she was duped by an unscrupulous company. from World https://ift.tt/3FjZsNc

Pope slips out of Vatican to visit record shop, gets CD

Pope Francis grew up listening to the opera on the radio, is a fan of Argentine tango and thinks Mozart “lifts you to God.” from World https://ift.tt/3zQ8qQU

Fed's Powell pledges to fight inflation in second term

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Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay financial penalty

The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec says adult residents who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be charged a financial penalty from World https://ift.tt/3Fk8Tfk

Pakistan economic condition better than India: Imran Khan

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Faced with the challenge of getting a controversial legislation passed to meet the International Monetary Fund’s requirements ahead of a bailout package of $1 billion, Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Tuesday that the country’s economic condition, under his government, was still better than many countries of the region, particularly India. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3HTNb3v

Lebanese judge issues travel ban for central bank governor

The state-run National News Agency and a lawyer say a Lebanese judge has issued a travel ban for the country’s central bank governor from World https://ift.tt/3Fd7p6B

UN chief 'very concerned' by latest North Korean missile launch: Spokesman

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White House says too early to tell if Russia is serious about path to diplomacy

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Trump attorneys cite immunity, want Jan 6 lawsuits tossed

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Imran slams Modi for 'silence' on Haridwar 'hate speeches'

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday took a Twitter swipe at his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, for his "continuing silence" on the alleged anti-Muslim hate speeches by some speakers at the Dharma Sansad in Uttarakhand's Haridwar last month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31HoZC3

UN kicks off talks aimed at ending Sudan political deadlock

The U.N. says it has begun meetings with Sudanese groups to find a way out of the political deadlock that has paralyzed the country since an October military coup from World https://ift.tt/3rnAOX9

Russia Downplays Ukraine Invasion Threat After U.S. Talks

https://ift.tt/3tcfMwS officials said they told American diplomats that Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine during a series of talks that lasted nearly eight hours. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/33m3uah

Haiti's Senate reconvenes after 1 year amid instability

Haiti’s Senate has reconvened for the first time in a year with only a handful of legislators present, a move that highlights the country’s dysfunctional government as it prepares for elections following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse from World https://ift.tt/33e6fdT

In Israel, omicron, confusion drive 'real panic' for tests

A top delivery company in Israel says rapid antigen tests have become its most in-demand product as the omicron variant tears through the population and prompts the government to scramble policies from World https://ift.tt/3HSbi2Q

In much of the West, the walls are closing in on anti-vaxxers

The growing frustration of the vaccinated majority in the West against its unvaccinated minority is reaching a crescendo in some countries. from World https://ift.tt/3f3GFLo

Opposition wins revote for governor in heartland of Chavismo

Twice in less than two months, Venezuela’s opposition has prevailed in the gubernatorial race in the home state of the late President Hugo Chávez, with the results giving hope to that faction while shocking the ruling party from World https://ift.tt/3HQAM0g

China’s Tianjin finds 2 Omicron cases, to test all 14 million residents

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164 dead, nearly 6,000 arrested in week of protests in Kazakhstan

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Death toll in rockfall on Brazilian lake rises to 10

Police in Brazil say the death toll from an accident in which a slab of cliff rock toppled onto pleasure boaters on a Brazilian lake has risen to 10 from World https://ift.tt/3qbCSCa

19 dead, including 9 children, in New York City apartment fire

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Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. Stefan Ringel, a senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, confirmed the death toll Sunday to The Associated Press, while a city official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed the number of children dead. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n97It0

A devil’s current, a hairpin turn: Aboard a tanker in the risky Bosporus strait

Turkey's ship pilots navigate Istanbul's dangerous waters and a contentious national debate from World https://ift.tt/3zEYV7l

Italy reports 157 coronavirus deaths, 1,55,659 cases on Sunday

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Chicago's Mayor Rejects Union's Terms for Returning to School

https://ift.tt/3qUzlqS standoff between educators and the city’s government shows no signs of abating. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3F6qTtx

Moderna gives Mexico 2.7 million shots as deaths top 300,000

The U.S. company Moderna has donated 2.7 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Mexico as the country’s official death toll topped 300,000 from World https://ift.tt/3HPX6Hh

Wall of rock falls on boaters in Brazilian lake; 5 die

A towering slab of rock has broken from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake from World https://ift.tt/3HK2UST

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's 17-year-old son found dead

Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son has been found dead in Ireland after his mother notified authorities that he had gone missing from World https://ift.tt/32UMMPN

Heavy Snow Traps Thousands at Popular Pakistan Tourist Site

https://ift.tt/3FcGYOu least 21 people died in Pakistan after heavy snow left them stranded in their cars on roads leading to a popular tourist town just outside Islamabad. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3q3wdK1

Putin dreams of a Russian ‘sphere of influence.’ Kazakhstan’s protesters are the latest to push back.

Across the former Soviet world, Putin has tried to recreate a Moscow-centric empire. Evidence of the struggle is everywhere. from World https://ift.tt/34zEZqX

Police: 2 Haitian journalists killed by gang near capital

Police in Haiti say two journalists were killed by gang members while reporting in a conflictive area south of Port-au-Prince as a surge in violence continues to shake the Caribbean nation from World https://ift.tt/3n2e9hu

Macron Stands by Harsh Words to Unvaccinated as Cases Keep Soaring

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Bodies of 10 people, beaten and murdered, dumped in front of governor’s office in Zacatecas, Mexico

Zacatecas Gov. David Monreal Ávila said that the people thought to be responsible had been arrested, but declined to give further details. from World https://ift.tt/3r0S3gD

Data shortfall impairs Brazil's tracking of spreading virus

Brazil is already one of the countries most devastated by COVID-19 and it’s struggling to keep track of new cases, deaths and hospitalizations from World https://ift.tt/3t6yKoB

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northern Qinghai, China: EMSC

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As Afghanistan’s harsh winter sets in, many are forced to choose between food and warmth

The Taliban, cut off from most international aid, has scant resources to protect millions of vulnerable people from a full-fledged humanitarian disaster. from World https://ift.tt/31Br8zj

Biden Administration Warns Against Spyware Targeting Dissidents

https://ift.tt/3zB1jvK U.S. intelligence community offered steps that would mitigate — but not stop — spyware developed by firms like the NSO Group. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zAXruB

How Is the South Coast Healing, After the Fires and With Covid?

https://ift.tt/3n3yBi4 little bit of empathetic momentum can go a long way toward helping people and places heal. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pYthOS

April Ashley, British model and transgender pioneer, dies at 86

She modeled for Vogue, danced with Elvis and became one of the first British women to undergo gender-confirmation surgery. from World https://ift.tt/32VDK4L

How the crisis in Kazakhstan unfolded

In less than a week, anger over rising fuel prices led to a deadly crackdown on protesters. from World https://ift.tt/3JKqj8t

Using Harsh Language, Macron Issues a Challenge to the Unvaccinated

https://ift.tt/3mZLnhk French president was seeking to tap into a rich political vein: anger among the majority of vaccinated people at a minority who refuse to get vaccinated and disproportionately occupy hospital beds. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3eX0bZM

Canadian passengers stranded after party flight to Mexico

Passengers who filmed themselves partying without masks aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Mexico now face being stranded after three airlines have refused to fly them home to Canada from World https://ift.tt/3n2yIug

Three killed in Sudan as thousands protest against military

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Mexicans continue tradition of king cakes

While tortillas come to mind when Mexico is mentioned, every Jan. 6, Mexicans’ love of bread comes to the fore with the cutting of oval brioche decorated with candied fruit known as king cakes to celebrate Epiphany from World https://ift.tt/3GhX1w1

Canadian Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ Set to Go Into Effect

https://ift.tt/3pWVDcd it takes effect on Friday, the law will put Canada in the company of more than a dozen countries that have banned the widely discredited practice. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3eWxSL1

Rio Cancels Carnival Street Parties but Keeps Parade

https://ift.tt/3t1tjaL the Omicron variant sweeps the globe, the parties in Rio de Janeiro, which ordinarily draw millions of revelers, have been called off for a second year. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zxNMF9

Your Thursday Briefing: Variant Déjà Vu in India

https://ift.tt/31t7iWO shortages, surging cases and mixed messaging. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/31ujqa9

Mexican governor denies drug links after photo with capos

The governor of Mexico’s Morelos state is denying any links to drug traffickers after a 3-year-old photo surfaced showing him posing with three men identified as local drug gang leaders from World https://ift.tt/335pXbw

Skepticism and anger greet Novak Djokovic’s vaccine exemption.

https://ift.tt/3mVWd8c Australians reacted with fury at the announcement from the world’s No. 1 male tennis player, the sport’s most prominent vaccination skeptic. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/32OmpLb

Puerto Rico delays start of classes amid COVID-19 surge

Puerto Rico’s governor says he will delay the start of classes at public schools by two weeks as the U.S. territory grapples with a 36% positivity rate from World https://ift.tt/31sjgzV

England Eases Covid Testing Rules for Air Travelers

https://ift.tt/3pX1bUd the coronavirus variant so prevalent, Britain’s leader said, there is little point in demanding that visitors screen themselves for it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3HTX2Xp

Yemen conflict escalates, government forces advance in south

Yemeni officials say forces of the internationally recognized government have reclaimed large swaths of territory in the southern province of Shabwa from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels from World https://ift.tt/3zqHk2R

Biden faces highly charged legal fight with migrants whose children were taken away under Trump

Trump’s separation of migrant families, one of his most controversial actions as president, is now an escalating political problem for Biden. from World https://ift.tt/32PCvEm

U.S. charges Colombian national in plot to kill Haitian president

U.S. authorities detained Colombian national Mario Antonio Palacios at an airport in Panama. from World https://ift.tt/3FY1UtI

2 Americans missing after plane splashes down off Panama

Authorities in Panama continue to search for two Americans who went missing when the small plane they were traveling in splashed into the Pacific ocean and quickly sank from World https://ift.tt/32SEUOt

France sees record 271,000 coronavirus cases in single day

France reported a record-smashing 271,686 daily COVID-19 cases Tuesday as omicron infections race across the country from World https://ift.tt/3qOgspx

CDC Recommends a Pfizer Booster Shot After 5 Months, Not 6

https://ift.tt/3eS4RQM the F.D.A.’s lead, the agency also recommended third shots after four weeks for some immunocompromised children 5 to 11. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3mVHx9h

Mexico COVID-19 infections up, especially at tourism centers

COVID-19 infections are rising across Mexico, especially in two states home to major tourism destinations on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean that were busy during the holiday season from World https://ift.tt/3eNVvWf

Amid Omicron surge, UK PM Johnson resists another lockdown

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Spanish Police Seize 300,000 Unauthorized Covid Tests

https://ift.tt/3eWHJQV police in Spain released a video showing the seizure of unauthorized antigen tests from a warehouse on Dec. 29. Amid a national shortage of Covid test kits, the police are investigating cases of theft or illegal trafficking of hundreds of thousands of the tests. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3t1YeUb

Get a Pfizer Booster After 5 Months, Not 6, the C.D.C. Says

https://ift.tt/3mSMcJ6 the F.D.A.’s lead, the agency also recommended third shots after four weeks for some immunocompromised children 5 to 11. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ENZ9da

Prince Andrew’s lawyers, arguing for dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit, point to accuser’s secret settlement with Jeffrey Epstein

Attorneys for Andrew say Virginia Roberts Giuffre's lawsuit violates her agreement to release claims against Epstein and others. from World https://ift.tt/3pSioyc

Haitian prime minister forced to flee city after New Year’s Day shootout

Prime Minister Ariel Henry's office cast the violence as an attempt on his life. from World https://ift.tt/3sVJFBA

Smuggled Iranian fuel and secret nighttime transfers: Seafarers recount how it’s done

Eyewitness accounts detail Iran’s extensive operations to evade U.S. export sanctions. from World https://ift.tt/3ePw7iR

Mexico saw refugee, asylum claims almost double in 2021

The number of people applying for refugee or asylum status in Mexico almost doubled between 2019 and 2021, reaching a historic high of over 130,000 from World https://ift.tt/32YfsGW

Helicopter crashes off coast in northern Israel

An Israeli official says a helicopter has crashed off the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel from World https://ift.tt/3JGSe9d

Cop couple overpower rowdy passenger on flight to Canada

Austrian authorities say two off-duty officers heading for a holiday in Canada together as a couple stepped up and helped restrain a fellow passenger who became rowdy on their flight last week from World https://ift.tt/3FSKMpm

Your Monday Briefing: Global Covid cases reach record highs

https://ift.tt/3HweD7w recent Omicron data offer hope. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pOu2da

Hezbollah leader launches verbal attack against Saudi king

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has verbally attacked the king of Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh helped spread extremist Islamic ideology worldwide and is taking the thousands of Lebanese who work in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region as “hostages.” from World https://ift.tt/3ESdJ3s

April Ashley, London Socialite and Transgender Pioneer, Dies at 86

https://ift.tt/3sTV8Bz modeled for Vogue, partied with John Lennon and Mick Jagger, and married into minor nobility, all while fighting for legal recognition of her gender. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3pS1mQo

EXPLAINER: What's next after resignation of Sudan's PM?

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s resignation has plunged the country’s already fragile democratic transition into further turmoil from World https://ift.tt/34jYrIb

New York reports 85,000 cases, highest 1-day tally since pandemic began

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Brazil health agency confirms COVID-19 cases in cruise ship

Passengers on the cruise ship MSC Preziosa had to wait more than six hours to disembark at Rio de Janeiro Sunday due to an inspection by Brazilian health authorities that confirmed 28 cases of COVID-19 on board - 26 passengers and two crew members from World https://ift.tt/3qEUjd7

Large Fire Ravages South Africa’s Parliament Buildings

https://ift.tt/3mQw6iR said a man was arrested in connection to a fire that heavily damaged the country’s Houses of Parliament. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/31mcNGS

Former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria seems to soften its brand

The militant group known as HTS is remaking itself in Idlib province to win local support and foreign legitimacy. from World https://ift.tt/3FJUsSW

Your Monday Briefing: South Africa’s Parliament Burns

https://ift.tt/3pVcj45 a breach in the DMZ and posturing about women’s rights in China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/32FFRtm

What is aquamation, the burial practice Desmond Tutu requested instead of greenhouse gas-emitting cremation?

Also called alkaline hydrolysis, aquamation is a water-based process considered an eco-friendly alternative to traditional, fire-based cremation. from World https://ift.tt/3pKWxbz

Governor: Maryland Prepares for 'Terrible Point' in Covid Crisis

https://ift.tt/3eFMHlc. Larry Hogan said the state was trying to staff hospitals through a variety of measures. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FRIiHU

North Korea's Kim talks food, not nukes, for 2022

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Omicron may peak in mid-Jan in US but still could strain hospitals: Experts

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Can't sweat? Prove it: Abuse accuser to Prince Andrew on his 'inability' claim

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Last resort: UK vows to avoid lockdown despite record cases

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Global pandemic needs a more global response, Fauci says, amid record-breaking deaths in India

India announced more than 3,000 new deaths and a record 360,000 new cases as the outbreak surges unchecked. from World https://ift.tt/3sZ4YPd

New Year’s Day charity swims are being canceled around the world.

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Here’s a Calendar of 2022’s Space and Astronomy Events

https://ift.tt/3JuhNdP miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that's out of this world. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3eH3GDz

South Africa Lays Desmond Tutu to Rest With a Simple Funeral

https://ift.tt/3mQsGNj M. Tutu, a powerful opponent of apartheid and Cape Town’s first Black archbishop, was remembered in a modest ceremony scaled down further by pandemic restrictions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3EQ0yQh

South Korea welcomes back New Year’s concerts. But with no singing along, please.

The normal frenzy of a K-pop concert was reduced to clapping and light sticks. from World https://ift.tt/3qHuFV3