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Canada to temporarily decriminalize certain drugs in BC

Canada is allowing the province of British Colombia to try a three-year experiment in decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs from World https://ift.tt/u7bvNHK

As Russians Advance, Thousands of Civilians are Trapped in Sievierodonetsk

https://ift.tt/OaC2yS9 eastern Ukrainian city’s younger residents have largely evacuated, leaving older citizens to bear the brunt of Moscow’s assault. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/mTZXiE7

Vatican official describes frenzy to turn London deal around

A former Vatican official has testified about the frenzied meetings in 2018 that the Holy See had thought would salvage its 350 million euro investment in a London property and stem its losses from World https://ift.tt/nQR2xzj

Ukrainian Court Sentences 2 Russian Soldiers in War Crimes Trial

https://ift.tt/j2qu8M7 soldiers, an artillery driver and a gunner, had been found guilty of shelling the town of Derhachi in northeastern Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/esOX5SA

Mexico totally bans sales of e-cigarettes

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has signed a decree outlawing the sale of e-cigarettes, continuing the government’s anti-vaping policy from World https://ift.tt/3mQdYXk

Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains; 21 bodies recovered

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Sexual misconduct report on Canadian military slams ‘deficient’ culture

The report came during a wave of sexual misconduct allegations against top military officials that have rocked the institution. from World https://ift.tt/uaTIvqL

Residents in Southern Mexico Prepare for Hurricane Agatha

https://ift.tt/CpiuXVU hurricane is this year’s first named storm in the eastern Pacific and could lead to flooding and mudslides. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5jS4iM6

Under Fire for Chaos at Soccer Final, France Rejects Blame for Failures

https://ift.tt/nSaFZwV gas and delays marred the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday, raising questions over France’s ability to host large-scale sporting events like the 2024 Summer Olympics. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uwgXn2c

Aging Japanese militant in Beirut marks 1972 Israel attack

An aging Japanese militant who spent more than a decade in an Israeli prison for his part in a deadly attack on the airport outside Tel Aviv showed up in Beirut at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack from World https://ift.tt/Sxf3lQK

Who is Federico Gutiérrez, a right-wing candidate for the president of Colombia?

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Mexico finds 3 migrants drowned in Rio Grande

Mexican immigration authorities say they have found the bodies of three apparent migrants who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande, the border river with Texas also known as the Rio Bravo from World https://ift.tt/LHzOXjx

Your Monday Briefing: A ‘Toothless’ Trip to Xinjiang

https://ift.tt/P5Em630 U.N.’s top human rights official cozied up to Beijing on a trip to China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/TDhQ8cH

Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive on Russans in Kherson

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-kherson.html“Hold on, Kherson, we’re coming!” the Ukrainian military declared as it pushed to retake territory in a key southern city. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ftRjOPa

Russia War Dead Tended by Ukrainian Soldiers

https://ift.tt/ybfL2Ug hope that if they safeguard Russia’s war dead, they will be more likely to get back their own. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/02NMkcv

Ukraine suffers on battlefield while pleading for U.S. arms

Gloominiess descends on Ukraine as war tide turns. from World https://ift.tt/a1ZlMU8

Ukraine war volunteers are coming home, reckoning with difficult fight

Americans and other foreign fighters who’ve taken up arms against Russia describe glaring disparities between what they expected and what they’ve experienced. from World https://ift.tt/qT6iUR9

US state legislators praise abortion access in Mexico

A group of U.S. state legislators from Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and North Carolina have toured Mexico and say they are impressed by efforts to expand abortion access south of the border from World https://ift.tt/d3qne4X

Tropical Storm Agatha Headed to the Mexican Coast

https://ift.tt/1XUNKl0 year’s first named storm in the eastern Pacific has the potential to become a Category 2 hurricane, forecasters said on Saturday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/MZ1lfr0

Landslides and floods kill at least 30 in northeast Brazil

Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 28 people in the state of Pernambuco in northeast Brazil on Saturday from World https://ift.tt/Ww0tIob

Yemen's warring sides fail to end rebel blockade of 3rd city

Yemen’s warring parties failed to reach agreement on Saturday to lift a blockade by Houthi rebels of the country’s third largest city, the United Nations said, after three days of talks in the Jordanian capital from World https://ift.tt/9QdTHlr

At least 25 dead in heavy rains in northeast Brazil: Official

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U.S. is preparing to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine

U.S. to send long-range artillery systems to Ukraine from World https://ift.tt/R9dUm3G

U.S. is preparing to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine

U.S. to send long-range artillery systems to Ukraine from World https://ift.tt/R9dUm3G

A Putin Opponent From Russia Leads Fighters Against His Home Country

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Israel faces test of anti-terror tactics with planned flag march

Officials have refused to delay or change the provocative route of the Jerusalem Day march, which could mark a turning point in recent tensions. from World https://ift.tt/fGDMoyE

Israel faces test of anti-terror tactics with planned flag march

Officials have refused to delay or change the provocative route of the Jerusalem Day march, which could mark a turning point in recent tensions. from World https://ift.tt/fGDMoyE

Palestinians say teen killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager during an operation in a town near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank from World https://ift.tt/2CZ96Qm

Hacked Brazil airport screens show porn to travelers

Brazil’s airport authority Infraero said it has notified the Federal Police over an apparent hack into electronic displays at an airport in Rio de Janeiro from World https://ift.tt/Ufz25je

Pakistan rights activist gets bail in army defamation case

A Pakistani women’s rights activist has been granted preemptive bail in a move that protects her from arrest after the army accused her of slandering the country’s military chief from World https://ift.tt/lU2bpy3

Twitter to pay $150m fine for privacy breach of user data

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IOM: Up to 600 missing at sea in 3 months in Central Med

The International Organization for Migration says up to 600 people attempting to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya have gone missing during the first three months of 2022 from World https://ift.tt/y4zHkF6

Your Friday Briefing: Where Were the Police?

https://ift.tt/QTlmg3I emerge after the Texas school shooting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kBf0wtP

Death toll in Mexico migrant bus crash rises to 7

Authorities say the death toll in a bus crash in northern Mexico has risen to seven from World https://ift.tt/5Y87EOm

Pak PM Imran calls off march, gives ultimatum to govt to dissolve NA

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UN votes narrowly to extend arms embargo on South Sudan

The U.N. Security Council has voted by a narrow margin to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan and a travel ban and financial sanctions for targeted individuals for a year from World https://ift.tt/ewRFgnD

E. Gerald Corrigan, Who Helped Ease ’87 Stock Crash, Dies at 80

https://ift.tt/kGI6CVM president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he favored flooding the financial system with cash to restore confidence among investors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/gLTZCHX

War Crimes Watch: Hard path to justice in Bucha atrocities

Top leaders around the world have responded to gruesome evidence of civilian death and torture found after Russian troops retreated from areas around Kyiv with resounding calls for justice from World https://ift.tt/zGCoua4

In the U.S., Backlash to Civil Rights Era Made Guns a Political Third Rail

https://ift.tt/nukHs1o countries changed course after massacres. But American political protection for guns is unique, and has become inseparable from conservative credentials. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4GSozBe

UK's Prince Charles visits Ukrainian refugees in Romania

Charles, Prince of Wales traveled to Romania’s capital on Wednesday to visit refugees, mostly women and children, that have found safety in the Eastern European country after fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine from World https://ift.tt/zBy3Qo9

Parliament Scrutizines Boris Johnson Over ‘Partygate’ Report Findings

https://ift.tt/8C5ZFXm Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, denounced the “hubris” of Boris Johnson’s government, while the leader of the Scottish National Party in Westminster, Ian Blackford, called for the prime minister’s resignation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/HNJbFDh

Russian Forces Pummel Key Eastern Ukraine Town

https://ift.tt/EAnfItY New York Times reporting team visited the eastern Ukrainian town of Sievierodonetsk and found devastation in a town nearly surrounded by enemy forces. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/zMWKrxj

UN calls on Taliban to reverse new rules for girls and women

The U.N. Security Council is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to “swiftly reverse” their policies and practices restricting the human rights of women and girls from World https://ift.tt/Q4RFpW3

Ties with US ‘partnership of trust’: PM Modi to Joe Biden

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Describing India’s ties with the US as a “partnership of trust”, PM Modi on Tuesday said the two countries shared the same perspective about the Indo-Pacific region and are working to safeguard their shared values and common interests not only at the bilateral level but also with other like-minded countries. The remarks came at the PM’s meeting with President Biden in Tokyo, which saw them discussing what Biden termed “Russia’s brutal, unjustified invasion” of Ukraine and its effect. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/rGEBKfg

Russia releases jailed Danish Jehovah's Witness, group says

A Danish Jehovah’s Witness has been released after spending five years in a Russian prison under Moscow’s crackdown on the religious group, the organization says from World https://ift.tt/1uwlV9A

Climate Change Fuels Heat Wave in India and Pakistan, Scientists Find

https://ift.tt/DF3Hc2b since preindustrial times has made the extreme heat in South Asia, now in its third month, at least 30 times more likely. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1waxGdO

Egyptian gets 3 years for sexually assaulting minor girls

An Egyptian court has sentenced a prominent businessman to three years in prison for sexually assaulting seven minor girls in an orphanage he founded from World https://ift.tt/uCLTrEP

American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine

https://ift.tt/RuoUJHB most lethal weapons the West has provided so far to Ukraine are now deployed in combat. And they have buoyed the Ukraine army’s hopes for victory. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/txy7HRr

What rights do prisoners of war have under international law?

The Geneva Conventions lay out rules for the treatment of captured fighters. Here's what to know. from World https://ift.tt/fBJPCTK

China says US 'playing with fire' on Taiwan

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The United States is "playing with fire," the Chinese State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said Monday, following a vow by President Joe Biden to defend the self-ruled island in the event Beijing attempts to take control, state media Xinhua reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kdolKhz

Powerful Storms Rip Through Eastern Canada

https://ift.tt/1cyBYVP line of thunderstorms cut a violent path across parts of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday, killing multiple people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power, according to Environment Canada. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QG807T1

On a Remote Mountain, the ‘Sistine Chapel of Socialism’ Awaits Its Fate

https://ift.tt/vBdjcfi enormous monument to the Communist Party in Bulgaria is now a decrepit ruin. The country is wrestling with how to deal with a symbol of an unwanted and, in many ways, deeply ugly past. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qnHWEmo

Ahead of Biden visit, Israel launches biggest eviction of Palestinians in decades

Rights advocates say the mass expulsion, if completed, would be the largest since the aftermath of the 1967 war. from World https://ift.tt/XzbgDtv

Biden Warns That Monkeypox Spread Would be ‘Consequential’

https://ift.tt/LRtDdwu departing South Korea on Sunday, President Biden sounded the alarm about monkeypox, a viral infection that is quickly spreading around the world. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Tfqpj01

Cannes: Transylvania-set 'R.M.N.' probes a ubiquitous crisis

Director Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes Film Festival entry “R from World https://ift.tt/PnHZxKI

As Biden Signs $40 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Calls Grow for a Cease-Fire

https://ift.tt/GsOH0yB a diplomatic resolution to the war still looks remote, amid searing questions about what would constitute a “victory” for Kyiv. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ajucvKz

Scott Morrison Concedes Defeat to Labor Party in Australian Election

https://ift.tt/EW85Miy Albanese, the Labor leader, will become Australia’s next prime minister after his party’s Election Day victory. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5Epg3KG

Russia: It's time to stop aid from Turkey to Syrian rebels

Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador says he sees no reason to continue humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to rebel-held northwest Syria from World https://ift.tt/VszJAX1

1 killed, 8 wounded in shooting at Southern California party

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One person was killed and eight people were wounded following an overnight shooting at a large party in Southern California, police said Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nbz4UBh

‘Stocky’ Edwards, Canadian flying ace in World War II, dies at 100

He was heralded his nation’s “top gun” over the North African desert in 1942 and 1943. from World https://ift.tt/Uw3PXOI

Chaos in Israel Gives New Chance to Old Face: Benjamin Netanyahu

https://ift.tt/0ZXLnAe. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, lost office last summer. Now the coalition that replaced him is crumbling — potentially leading to new elections that could return him to power. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ajQEcDU

Dane sentenced to die in Nigeria for killing wife, daughter

A Nigerian court has sentenced a Danish man to death after finding he killed his wife, a Nigerian, and three-year-old daughter in 2018 at their residence in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital from World https://ift.tt/NUdaKjO

5 problems behind the global cost-of-living crisis

In some countries, distinct factors are in play, such as Brexit and tax hikes in Britain. But a range of problems that cut across borders are driving inflation globally. from World https://ift.tt/gsVBOzy

5 problems behind the global cost-of-living crisis

In some countries, distinct factors are in play, such as Brexit and tax hikes in Britain. But a range of problems that cut across borders are driving inflation globally. from World https://ift.tt/gsVBOzy

Australia’s Election: What to Watch

https://ift.tt/ftE8g5T voters are most focused on cost-of-living issues, the opposition Labor Party has made the election a referendum on the conduct of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/bgBX6MY

How Russia Uses Show Trials to Punish Putin’s Enemies

https://ift.tt/V6RLtgK may label the Azov fighters who defended the Mariupol steel plant as terrorists — raising the prospect of a high-profile trial. The Kremlin has a long tradition of using the courts for political goals. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xzckNVo

BBC Allowed to Publish Accusations of Abuse Against MI5 Agent

https://ift.tt/R9ouZq7 news organization found that evidence suggested an agent for the domestic intelligence agency had a history of right-wing extremism and was abusive toward women, but it wasn’t allowed to fully identify him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/BbeAfGu

Ex-interim mayor in Puerto Rico pleads guilty to corruption

A former interim mayor in Puerto Rico has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy just weeks after the ex-mayor he replaced pleaded guilty in the same case from World https://ift.tt/7rVZzqf

New Evidence Shows How Russian Soldiers Executed Men in Bucha

https://ift.tt/mqNLAvK testimony and videos obtained by The New York Times show how Russian paratroopers executed at least eight Ukrainian men in a Kyiv suburb on March 4, a potential war crime. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Tf7zlwc

Navalny’s Team Lobbies Congress to Place More Sanctions on Putin’s Associates

https://ift.tt/VBNqDF0 activists are pitching sanctions on midlevel officials as a cost-free way for the United States to further isolate the Russian president. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wzpkqXc

Bono cheers papal program for "inclusivity," educating girls

U2 frontman Bono has hailed Pope Francis for promoting “inclusivity.” from World https://ift.tt/5HcVRGU

Russian Soldier Apologizes in Court to Widow of Man He Killed

https://ift.tt/V2bK4Gc first Russian soldier put on trial for war crimes since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine apologized in a Ukrainian court after pleading guilty to shooting and killing a 62-year-old civilian, Oleksandr Shelipov. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/eIELxS8

Jordan’s king, in scathing public letter, denounces his half brother

The letter, an extraordinary public airing of a family conflict, was the latest twist in a royal drama that began more than a year ago. from World https://ift.tt/PHCYbQv

Jordan’s king, in scathing public letter, denounces his half brother

The letter, an extraordinary public airing of a family conflict, was the latest twist in a royal drama that began more than a year ago. from World https://ift.tt/PHCYbQv

Climate change has made India’s relentless heat 100 times more likely

In northwest India and Pakistan, a UK analysis finds heat that used to occur every 300 years may now happen about every three years. from World https://ift.tt/MOUb5pI

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari raises Jammu and Kashmir issue with UN chief

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India's decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 outraged Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian high commissioner in Islamabad. India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 in 2019 by the country's Parliament was its internal matter. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Ckbmj9K

Top US and Pakistan diplomats say they want stronger ties

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have met for the first time and both say they want to strengthen ties between the two countries from World https://ift.tt/dGQFuZ3

China cut tech exports to Russia after U.S.-led sanctions hit

China's technology exports to Russia have dropped significantly since U.S.-led sanctions took effect, U.S. says from World https://ift.tt/8KfGw5m

2nd Covid booster for most vulnerable offers benefits: WHO

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The WHO said its expert group had assessed the limited data from seven studies for second booster doses of messenger RNA vaccines, saying there wasn't enough information proving their effectiveness in younger, healthy people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/g8CbKlw

Russians line up for final Big Mac ahead of McDonald's exit

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WHO: 2nd COVID booster for most vulnerable offers benefits

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization says there may be some benefit to giving a second booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of omicron and its subvariants from World https://ift.tt/b8oqAWP

Violence erupts in Jerusalem following Palestinian funeral

Israeli police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets in trying to disperse crowds of stone-throwing Palestinian demonstrators in east Jerusalem from World https://ift.tt/2eAYVzo

Pakistan says it foiled suspected suicide attack against Chinese nationals

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Monday's arrest came two weeks after a woman suicide bomber blew herself up on a university campus in the southern port city of Karachi, killing three Chinese teachers and their Pakistani driver. Police arrested the militant in southwestern Balochistan province that borders Afghanistan and Iran. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/OXvIC0i

Bus drivers demanding 10% pay hike strike in Iranian capital

Media reports say bus drivers in Tehran went on strike on two major bus lines to demand a 10% wage increase, causing hours of delays in public transportation in the Iranian capital from World https://ift.tt/gZatnI7

UK officials: 4 men infected with "rare" monkeypox in London

British health authorities say they have identified four “rare and unusual” cases of the disease monkeypox among men who appear to have been infected in London and had no history of travel to the West African countries where the smallpox-like disease is endemic from World https://ift.tt/OIj8KEe

Will accelerate Finland, Sweden membership process: Nato

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"I'm confident that we will be able to address the concerns that Turkey has expressed in a way that doesn't delay the membership," Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said. He also said that the military alliance would ensure a "quick and swift process" for potential applications for membership by Finland and Sweden. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/TbSip8x

North Korea reports 8 deaths as Kim laments virus response

North Korea on Monday reported eight new deaths and 392,920 more people with fever symptoms amid a growing COVID-19 outbreak as leader Kim Jong Un blasted officials over delays in medicine deliveries and ordered his military to get involved in the pandemic response in the country’s capital, Pyongyang from World https://ift.tt/XL6tOnK

Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after week-long stay

Saudi Arabian King Salman has been discharged from the hospital and was seen slowly walking with the aid of a cane from World https://ift.tt/9p65CBv

German Conservatives Win State Election in Setback for Scholz

https://ift.tt/j48OCrX Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats scored record-low votes in the first major electoral test he has faced since taking office. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/9NYj85t

Your Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Growing Outbreak

https://ift.tt/2GDFJtM India bans most wheat exports and South Korea amends surgery laws. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/RJp4nz2

Katsumoto Saotome, Who Preserved Stories of Tokyo Firebombing, Dies at 90

https://ift.tt/Z2Xyneq compiled six books of survivors’ recollections of the 1945 attack. He also founded (without government support) a memorial museum. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/31f27ZS

GOP lawmakers visit Kyiv as Europe readies new alliances

The unannounced trip to Kyiv by McConnell’s delegation was the latest in a parade of high-level western officials that has included first lady Jill Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. from World https://ift.tt/vbPLKgd

US: At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

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A gunman sporting a rifle and body armor opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing at least 10 people before being taken into custody Saturday afternoon, law enforcement officials said. Details on the number of additional people shot at the Tops Friendly Market and their conditions weren't immediately available. Eyewitnesses described the suspect as as a white male in his late teens or early twenties . from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/BX6gLIa

Turkey Offers to Evacuate Mariupol Fighters Despite Disagreements

https://ift.tt/gW3yk27 has had a ship waiting for weeks in Istanbul to evacuate those remaining in the Azovstal steel plant, but Ukraine and Russia have not agreed to a plan, a Turkish official said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/aPp6Tct

New Delhi Fire Leaves Dozens Dead

https://ift.tt/YOjTQdC fire at a commercial building in India’s capital left at least 27 people dead, most of whom were assembly line workers, according to local officials. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CvOGEZ7

Calls grow for Russia to free up Ukrainian ports for grain exports

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports is raising the risk of a hunger crisis around the world, G-7 nations warned Saturday. The World Food Program said rising food prices will force it to further slash rations. from World https://ift.tt/AcJexrV

Nigeria: Student's brutal killing triggers protest, curfew

Nigerian authorities have ordered a curfew in a northwestern state, where hundreds protested to demand the release of suspects in the brutal killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against Islam from World https://ift.tt/E5YgVIe

Robredo Accepts Her Defeat in the Philippines’ Presidential Race

https://ift.tt/mhj85E2 Robredo, the Philippines’ outgoing vice president, urged her supporters to accept the results of the presidential election and to keep fighting disinformation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SqAwnZD

In high-stakes Lebanon election, Sunni party’s absence adds uncertainty

A major Lebanese party is sitting out Sunday's election: the Future Movement, headed by former prime minister Saad Hariri, traditionally one of Saudi Arabia’s and the United States’ most prominent allies. from World https://ift.tt/HhDgbud

Robert C. McFarlane, Top Reagan Aide in Iran-Contra Affair, Dies at 84

https://ift.tt/tjlc3W4 national security adviser, he pleaded guilty in an illegal scheme to aid Nicaraguan rebels in the 1980s. Guilt-ridden, he attempted suicide. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/35oJdBE

Syria: Israel fired missiles on targets in central town

Syria says its air defenses were activated when Israel fired missiles at targets in the country’s central region, igniting a fire in farmlands in the area from World https://ift.tt/hUEzT7B

Ukraine Decimated Russian Forces Trying to Cross a River in the East, U.K. Says

https://ift.tt/wvQ423p forces have been struggling to make significant progress along the eastern front. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/KJTaOH2

U.K. Police Issue More Fines for Parties at Downing Street

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/world/europe/downing-street-covid-lockdown.htmlBritain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, was not among those affected, his office said, though neither it, nor the police, named those who were. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uSRCLVh

Bombing targets Pakistani security forces, kills passerby

Pakistani police say a roadside bombing that targeted a van carrying security forces in the southern port city of Karachi has killed a passerby and wounded 13 people from World https://ift.tt/NLUEHgB

Thailand Is Easing Weed Laws and Giving Away Cannabis Plants

https://ift.tt/qQNrmy0 Southeast Asian country will soon allow residents to grow cannabis for medicinal use. Smoking pot recreationally still carries harsh penalties. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/sdKUVGY

Nigeria: Student accused of blasphemy is burnt to death

A student has been beaten and burnt to death by fellow students in northwestern Nigeria after she was accused of making a blasphemous social media post from World https://ift.tt/ILG4wOH

Who Is ‘Wagatha Christie’? Let Us Explain.

https://ift.tt/UkL9zH3 feud between two television personalities has made its way to a London courtroom and the front of British tabloids. Let us explain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/mWMwIZ1

Economic Toll of Russia’s War in Ukraine Tests Western Solidarity

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/world/europe/ukraine-russia-western-solidarity.htmlRussia’s president is calculating that Western leaders will tire before he does of a protracted struggle in Ukraine, especially if the price is turbocharged inflation and energy shortages. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4UZ2FLy

St. Kitts dissolves Parliament, fires several top officials

The prime minister of the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts and Nevis has had the royal governor-general dissolve its Parliament and has fired several top officials, including the deputy prime minister from World https://ift.tt/th6XoMe

Ukrainians Fight Russian Troops Up Close Along the Eastern Front

https://ift.tt/qADJcl9 some villages along the front, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face off at close quarters, sometimes within eyesight of one another. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/GT5rSUb

Egg-sized diamond fetches over $21M with fees at Geneva sale

Christie’s says “The Rock,” an egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction, has sold for more than 21.6 million Swiss francs ($21.75 million), including fees — though at the low end of the expected range from World https://ift.tt/GSYwMxe

Tourists, crew rescued in the Galapagos after boat sinks

Authorities in Ecuador say a boat with 15 tourists and 10 crew members caught fire and sank off the Galapagos Islands, but all aboard were rescued from World https://ift.tt/gGedLoy

Paraguay organized crime prosecutor slain on Colombian beach

Paraguay’s prosecutor of organized crime and drug trafficking cases has been slain in Colombia apparently by gunmen on a jet ski as he honeymooned with his new wife from World https://ift.tt/AZ6ODvs

Your Wednesday Briefing: South Korea’s New President

https://ift.tt/frG9Jcg protests in the Philippines and a weakened Japanese yen. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ynES8W9

Human trafficking likely to increase as Ukraine war drags, groups warn

The vast majority of Ukrainian refugees are women and children, the two groups most vulnerable to falling victim to labor and sexual abuse from World https://ift.tt/eTdtimr

Spain’s Intelligence Service Leader Is Ousted

https://ift.tt/pnCy5cx Esteban, the first woman to hold the job, was caught up in a scandal over her agency’s use of Pegasus spyware. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/OBtlWou

Fighters appeal for evacuation of wounded from Mariupol mill

Fighters of the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit holed up in the besieged Azovstal steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol, have released photos of their wounded comrades in arms who they say are in the plant, along with an appeal to the United Nations and Red Cross to arrange for their evacuation from World https://ift.tt/LBrbGmy

Cuba hotel blast toll rises to 42 -- most hotel workers

Fifty-one people were working to get the Hotel Saratoga ready for its scheduled Tuesday reopening in Havana after a two-year pandemic break from World https://ift.tt/BUGFJou

Macron Says It Will Likely Take ‘Decades’ for Ukraine to Join E.U.

https://ift.tt/kSt0oQi Emmanuel Macron of France gave proposals to reform the European Union and ruled out Ukraine becoming a member in the near future during an address to the European Parliament. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/zX4v8Fn

Iran’s president says oil exports have doubled since August

Iran’s president says the country is exporting twice as much oil as when he took office in August, despite heavy sanctions on oil exports imposed by the U.S. Ebrahim Raisi made the claim in a live interview on state-run TV on Monday night without elaborating, including on the amount of oil being exported from World https://ift.tt/BwJxOZC

Another Ecuador prison clash leaves 43 inmates dead

Officials in Ecuador say a clash between rival gangs  has left 43 inmates dead from World https://ift.tt/7Ve96Ys

Macron Calls for ‘Stronger’ Europe But Quashes Ukraine’s Hopes of Joining E.U. Soon

https://ift.tt/iV3kdhy president Emmanuel Macron spoke in Strasbourg and Berlin on Monday, outlining proposals to reform the European Union. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/7BWXiTx

Queen won't attend Parliament opening due to mobility issues

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday amid ongoing mobility issues from World https://ift.tt/8Fjd0V1

Zelensky’s Wife Thanks Jill Biden for ‘Courageous’ Trip to Ukraine

https://ift.tt/CPn2KGh an unannounced trip to Ukraine, Dr. Jill Biden, the first lady, met with Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, in a town a few miles away from the border with Slovakia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/frEu5jA

Islamic State claims attack that killed 11 Egyptian troops

An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt is claiming responsibility for an attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing at least 11 soldiers from World https://ift.tt/uCRAJQ8

Your Monday Briefing: Russia’s Pre-Holiday Push

https://ift.tt/2ALoYjz Hong Kong’s new leader and a Taliban decree targeting women’s dress. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iEMVcmT

UN agency chief resigns after probe into its investments

The United Nations chief has accepted the resignation of the head of a U,N from World https://ift.tt/RvBI4Ad

G7 Nations Pledge to Ban or Phase Out the Import of Russian Oil

https://ift.tt/R2qVJnW much of Europe dependent on Russian oil, the Group of 7 said the ban would take effect in a “timely and orderly fashion.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kgsjHyK

Costa Rica's new leader takes over with a blast at the past

Rodrigo Chaves has begun a four-year term as Costa Rica’s new president, taking office with a lengthy list of reproaches for his predecessor and the country’s political class while promising great change from World https://ift.tt/pZJN2Ka

Women, children evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

Fighting continued in Ukraine’s eastern regio, with the Ukrainians accusing Russian forces of blowing up three bridges northeast of Kharkiv. from World https://ift.tt/hrqg37Y

Russian Pullback Seen Near Kharkiv, Despite Victory Day Push for Gains

https://ift.tt/HOIflDB by Ukrainian forces in the northeast appeared to have forced Russians to move back toward the border, blowing up bridges behind them and contradicting the Kremlin narrative. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QWaylrm

What Victory Day means for Russian identity

May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians, could signal the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or something more frightful that’s unlikely to halt the violence, but it's all speculation at this point. from World https://ift.tt/DmkhWlO

Macron Sworn in for Second Term as French President

https://ift.tt/vQgCxBo Emmanuel Macron of France vowed in his inauguration speech to lead more inclusively and to address instability provoked by crises, such as the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/yO49XE2

Volunteer rescue crews evacuate elderly Ukrainians from front lines

Older people, often alone and immobile, are the last ones left as Russian forces approach from World https://ift.tt/PoyIQg1

Brazil's Lula courts centrists at unofficial campaign launch

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made the effective launch of his presidential campaign with a bid to lure centrists into helping him unseat incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in the October election from World https://ift.tt/S6efnCo

Sinn Fein Expected to Win Northern Ireland Election

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Italian rescuers save over 100 migrants, find 2 bodies

The Italian Coast Guard has rescued more than 100 migrants and recovered two bodies after a sailboat ran aground on a beach near a jetty in southern Italy from World https://ift.tt/V9kvlBM

Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency as protests mount

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Pentagon sending Ukraine laser-guided rockets, new surveillance drones

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Pentagon sending Ukraine laser-guided rockets, new surveillance drones

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In Lviv, a hidden work by a master is discovered.

https://ift.tt/lxTkiHy the renovation of a former Catholic church, a mural by the Polish painter Jan Henryk de Rosen was uncovered. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5wo3yrd

Australian woman missing in Mexico after child found alone

Authorities on Mexico’s Caribbean coast have issued an alert for a missing Australian woman whose2-year-old daughter was found wandering alone in the resort city of Cancun from World https://ift.tt/yQLqjkz

Sri Lanka Police fires tear gas on university students protesting outside Parliament

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Russian oligarch’s $300 million yacht seized by Fiji on behalf of U.S.

The Justice Department announced that Fiji executed a seizure warrant on the Amadea, a 348-foot-long luxury vessel owned by Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov that authorities say was “subject to forfeiture based on probable cause of violations of U.S. law.” from World https://ift.tt/v6zRkyU

Israeli medics say 3 killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv

Israeli medics say at least three people were killed in a stabbing attack near Tel Aviv from World https://ift.tt/ibtyUp6

DiCaprio, Ruffalo urge Brazilians to vote, irking Bolsonaro

Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have joined other celebrities making a final push for voters in Brazil to register before the Wednesday deadline from World https://ift.tt/BVlKmM9

North Korea fires ballistic missile in latest show of force

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Dutch king lays wreath, thousands attend remembrance event

Dutch King Willem-Alexander has laid a wreath at a war memorial in Amsterdam during the first national commemoration of the country’s war dead since coronavirus restrictions were lifted earlier this year from World https://ift.tt/kqmOFKi

NOAA Image Catches Wildfire Smoke and Dust on Collision Course

https://ift.tt/KocEHzY time-lapse image of smoke from wildfires in New Mexico and dust from a storm in Colorado illustrates the scope of Western catastrophe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0DXAy51

Don’t be ‘Putin’s altar boy,’ Pope warns Russian Orthodox leader

During their conversation, Pope Francis said, Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill was listing off all the justifications for the war from a sheet of paper he was holding. from World https://ift.tt/FNGY9uJ

Evacuees From Mariupol’s Steel Plant Tell of Horrors and Survival

https://ift.tt/2jk1CQD than 150 people reached relative safety after sheltering for weeks in dark bunkers under the Azovstal plant, under constant bombardment, with dwindling food. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cwrl6Af

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90

The former California congressman also fought for reparations for Japanese Americans who, like him, had been in internment camps during World War II. from World https://ift.tt/lrd9QnV

How abortion laws in the U.S. compare with those in other countries

Chief Justice Roberts said Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban was 'the standard’ around the world. The reality is more complicated. As access has declined in many states, including Texas, other countries have made it easier. from World https://ift.tt/5gRoqcw

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90

The former California congressman also fought for reparations for Japanese Americans who, like him, had been in internment camps during World War II. from World https://ift.tt/lrd9QnV

How abortion laws in the U.S. compare with those in other countries

Chief Justice Roberts said Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban was 'the standard’ around the world. The reality is more complicated. As access has declined in many states, including Texas, other countries have made it easier. from World https://ift.tt/5gRoqcw

What Victory Day means for Russian identity

May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians, could signal the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or something more frightful that’s unlikely to halt the violence, but it's all speculation at this point. from World https://ift.tt/6ntLCQa

Mexico relocates migrant camp; Haitians appear at border

Mexican authorities have relocated a migrant camp that sprung up in a park in the border city of Reynosa from World https://ift.tt/oUQehiY

Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile

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Flooding forces evacuation in parts of Manitoba after rains

Flooding has forced evacuations in some parts of Manitoba after heavy rains caused rivers to swell from World https://ift.tt/aNA3WEw

Civilians rescued from Mariupol steel plant head for safety

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Hamas claims deadly attack that killed Israeli guard

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting that left an Israeli security guard dead at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank last week from World https://ift.tt/o5uyvHg

As Beijing's Covid curbs tighten, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life

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Russia's Lavrov says May 9 not a relevant date for Ukraine operations

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Your Monday Briefing: Pelosi Visits Ukraine

https://ift.tt/GOBnV9w Xi remains quiet on Covid lockdowns and young Filipinos rally for a long shot candidate. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/GnBL9Q5

Régine, Whose Discotheque Gave Nightlife a New Dawn, Dies at 92

https://ift.tt/Sqr0oPd with opening the first disco, she built an empire of glittering playgrounds for the Beautiful People in Paris, New York and beyond. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hBgebJu

ISIS Launches Bloody New Chapter in Afghanistan

https://ift.tt/1ZmR2sn least 100 people have died in terrorist attacks over the past two weeks, as the Islamic State targets minorities in Afghanistan and aims to undermine the Taliban government. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qgJLxMH

Pelosi Meets with Zelensky in Ukraine’s Capital

https://ift.tt/NGqEl9e Pelosi, the speaker of the House, led a congressional delegation to Kyiv, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/jycfrPR

Ukraine says it's stalling Russian offensive

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