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UN extends arms embargo on armed groups in volatile Congo

The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution extending an arms embargo on armed groups in Congo, which is facing an upsurge in violence in the mineral-rich east from World https://ift.tt/rwjGOVi

UK's Johnson to host New Zealand's Ardern in London

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in London on Friday for talks on security and boosting bilateral ties from World https://ift.tt/v7By562

Ecuador: Agreement ends 18 days of strikes

Ecuador’s government and the country’s main Indigenous group have reached an agreement to end 18 days of often-violent strikes that had virtually paralyzed the country from World https://ift.tt/VTo2Qfk

Killing of Mexican reporter may be linked to local politics

Mexico’s president says the killing of a reporter in the northern border state of Tamaulipas may be linked to local politics from World https://ift.tt/mABpubZ

Your Friday Briefing: A Major U.S. Climate Ruling

https://ift.tt/XamnoDG Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong and Ukraine takes back Snake Island. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qaMHcdJ

Advocates condemn killing of Mississippi transgender woman

LGBTQ advocates say the recent fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black transgender woman along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast reflects a disturbing pattern of violence against an already marginalized group from World https://ift.tt/fIOJ0xi

Unilever Sells Ben & Jerry’s Business in Israel, Defusing Dispute

https://ift.tt/WKIdY8E & Jerry’s, the American ice cream maker owned by Unilever, angered many Israelis last year when it pledged to discontinue sales in the occupied West Bank. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/LUT9si5

NATO pivots to highlight Chinese 'challenges' for 1st time

NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for the next decade, warning about its growing military ambitions, confrontational rhetoric toward Taiwan, and increasingly close ties to Russia from World https://ift.tt/JMyQ0At

Your Thursday Briefing: A Stronger NATO Emerges

https://ift.tt/FHYyjTQ. Shanghai wrestles with the scars of Covid lockdowns and religious unrest spreads in India. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/BzW8EqN

UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army

The U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly acted as a conventional army during escalating military action in the country’s volatile east and could threaten the U.N. peacekeeping force charged with protecting civilians from World https://ift.tt/GqsHySf

Mexican journalist is shot to death; 12th so far this year

A journalist was shot to death in northeastern Mexico as he was leaving his house with his 23-year-old daughter, who was seriously injured from World https://ift.tt/Ngw8Una

Prince Charles to Stop Accepting Large Cash Donations for Charities

https://ift.tt/YuZRlTi, the heir to the British throne, runs two charities that are under scrutiny for how they have handled donations from the wealthy, including $3.1 million from a former Qatari prime minister. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3eD5Umj

Ukrainian survivor: Only a 'monster' would attack a mall

The shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk was nothing extraordinary, but in the middle of war it offered an escape for some residents from World https://ift.tt/W7RTd3C

Your Wednesday Briefing: New Jan. 6 Revelations

https://ift.tt/W1ohyd0 Trump tried to loosen security before the riot, a former aide testified. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8IBHDT4

Mapping the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Covid-19 has killed more than 5 million people around the world. Case rates remain high as the world grapples with unequal vaccine rollouts and new variants. from World https://ift.tt/qRoav9s

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on policemen escorting a team of polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near Afghanistan, killing two policemen and a polio worker from World https://ift.tt/nfzoNyU

Frenchman loses appeal of 8-year sentence in Iranian prison

An Iranian appeals court has upheld the eight-year prison sentence of a French tourist for taking photos in a prohibited area and asking questions about Iran’s obligatory Islamic hijab for women from World https://ift.tt/EJWPNr9

A Cap on the Price of Russian Oil Comes With Many Questions

https://ift.tt/Pbn7Hzp idea is to limit how much Russia can earn from the oil it sells while still keeping markets well supplied. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/OLCJgmj

UN urges Libya's rivals to agree on elections this week

The U.N. political chief is urging Libya’s rival factions to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva later this week from World https://ift.tt/S0nhXx3

Your Tuesday Briefing: G7 Leaders Meet in Germany

https://ift.tt/yC0fBLd, Russia defaults on its debt and New Zealand’s prime minister loses support at home. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iRqU1H4

Biden aims at China in new illegal fishing policy framework

The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China and ordering federal agencies to better coordinate amongst themselves in a bid to promote sustainable exploitation of the world’s oceans from World https://ift.tt/cdKOgmb

Alameda County, Calif., Drops Indoor Mask Mandate After 3 Weeks

https://ift.tt/KN7zjdw coronavirus case rates in the county are falling, and while the number of residents hospitalized remains high, daily new admissions have stabilized, health officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vS0y3KN

Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies at 87; Transformed Eyeglass Industry

https://ift.tt/LlV6Tvd merged eyewear with fashion, turning a quotidian necessity into high style. He rose from poverty to become one of the world’s wealthiest men. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/RwJD345

'I want my son back': Moroccan's father pleads with Putin

The father of a Moroccan man facing possible execution after being captured by Ukrainian separatists appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene to spare his son from the firing squad from World https://ift.tt/Vh5Svw0

Poisonous bite leads German police to farm with 110 snakes

Police say they have discovered more than 110 dangerous snakes on a farm in central Germany after a woman who lived there sought medical treatment for a poisonous bite from World https://ift.tt/NLFlWtZ

As G7 leaders meet, Russia sends a message with missile attacks.

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North Macedonia: Police find 24 migrants, arrest 2 locals

Police in North Macedonia say they discovered 24 migrants hiding in a van on a major highway in the country’s south Sunday and arrested two Macedonia men as suspected people smugglers from World https://ift.tt/hWgOxqi

Missile Strike in Kyiv Rattles Residents After Weeks of Quiet

https://ift.tt/mgC5j9v strike on Sunday morning shook many out of the relative sense of security that has prevailed in Ukraine’s capital since the Russians were pushed out of its periphery in early April. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/NCX2M9q

Pakistan Democratic Movement chief says he is 'responsible for Imran Khan's ouster'

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Russia hits Ukraine with over 40 missiles, including in areas that were recently spared.

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WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency from World https://ift.tt/zgpqR71

Mali junta paves way for elections with new law

Mali is preparing the ground to return to constitutional rule following its last coup in 2020 after the junta leader Col. Assimi Goita signed a new law that paved the way for elections in the West African country from World https://ift.tt/YbSjz50

Congo bishops say pope's Canada trip a good sign for future

Congo’s Catholic bishop say Pope Francis’ decision to go ahead with a trip to Canada was an “encouraging sign” that his knee treatment was working from World https://ift.tt/7CJyO12

Trudeau: US abortion ruling could mean loss of other rights

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion could lead to the loss of other rights from World https://ift.tt/DdZXVoL

Guatemala court blocks anti-corruption agreement

A Guatemalan court has tossed out an agreement that made it easier to prosecute bribery involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht from World https://ift.tt/8B45MKR

U.S. abortion decision ‘horrific’ and ‘appalling,’ world leaders say

Others responded in support of the move. The Vatican said that the decision would challenge “the whole world." from World https://ift.tt/QNcu6dn

With New Threats Looming, Canada Commits Billions to Air Defense

https://ift.tt/gJa2wUT it is unclear that giving new capabilities to Norad will be effective against new, superfast missiles. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/y4UmYW0

Dissident artist, rapper sentenced to prison in Cuba

Two members of a loose-knit group of dissident artists have been sentenced to prison in Cuba from World https://ift.tt/OWJ54kt

In Russia’s war over Ukraine, China and India emerge as financiers.

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Indigenous protesters are paralyzing Ecuador. Here’s why.

The Indigenous protesters of Ecuador have helped oust three presidents. Now they're aiming for No. 4. from World https://ift.tt/gREwvMG

Austria Quietly Discards Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate that It Never Enforced

https://ift.tt/CoUzKv2 mandate threatened fines for adults who chose not to be vaccinated, but the government held off enforcement after a panel determined that the Omicron variant was less of a threat than Delta. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vLKT5rp

Official: 8 more die as Haiti prisons lack food, water

An official says at least eight inmates have died at an overcrowded prison in Haiti that ran out of food two months ago from World https://ift.tt/uiezP9K

Scientists Zero In on the Origins of the Monkeypox Outbreak

https://ift.tt/GOhfW2d as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/pPAyWIH

Aid groups warn of grave consequences if Syria mandate stops

Aid agencies say that if the U.N. Security Council does not extend its approval of deliveries to rebel-held parts of northwestern Syria in three weeks, food supplies will be depleted by September in the region that is home to some 4 million people from World https://ift.tt/RzuMV9v

When, Exactly, Did Mount Vesuvius Erupt?

https://ift.tt/RQPrbAl tracing ashes to Greece to analyzing autumnal fruit found in Pompeii, a new study places the eruption in October, not August. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/YVdEleo

E.U. poised to back Ukraine’s candidate status. Here’s what it means.

The move would mark a historic moment for the bloc and a major morale boost for Kyiv. from World https://ift.tt/I6lMyEo

27 Haitians rescued from uninhabited Puerto Rico island

The U.S. Coast Guard says it recently rescued 27 Haitian migrants from the rocky cliffs of an uninhabited island that lies between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic from World https://ift.tt/TcFQiYZ

Families, from Ukraine, elsewhere, tell pope of woes, joys

Families from many places, including war-ravaged Ukraine, have told Pope Francis their stories of joys, sorrows and hopes at an event on a stage at the Vatican from World https://ift.tt/x2LOaVw

Ecuador rejects Indigenous protesters' dialogue conditions

Violent protests by Indigenous people demanding a variety of changes, including lower fuel prices, have paralyzed Ecuador’s capital and other regions, but the government has rejected their conditions for dialogue from World https://ift.tt/xOeGkAp

South African leader gets final chapter of corruption report

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the final chapter of a report on an extensive judicial investigation into corruption from World https://ift.tt/UI4aG9T

1,000 dead in worst quake in 2 decades in Afghanistan

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A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. The European seismological agency said the tremors were felt over 500km by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/4GNxqQ9

Remains of Congo's first leader are returned from Belgium

The remains of Congo’s independence leader Patrice Lumumba arrived in the capital, Kinshasa, from Belgium Wednesday and will be taken around the country from World https://ift.tt/CwQE8hu

Peru's ex-presidential candidate Fujimori announces divorce

Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori has revealed she is ending her marriage to her Peruvian-American husband, Mark Villanella from World https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/perus-ex-presidential-candidate-fujimori-announces-divorce/2022/06/21/da9ef47e-f1a6-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Israel’s Coalition Government Collapses

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000008408432/israel-government-collapse.htmlPrime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel said the governing coalition agreed to dissolve Parliament, bringing down the government and setting the country up for a fifth election in three years. from NYT > World News https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000008408432/israel-government-collapse.html

Leftist's election to test Colombia's alliance with US

It’s one of the United States’ few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating the nation’s drug cartels from World https://ift.tt/cGSQigx

Asia is buying discounted Russian oil, making up for Europe’s cutbacks.

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Lapid, set to be Israel's next premier, faces critical test

In a 10-year political career, Yair Lapid has transformed himself from upstart political novice to feisty opposition leader to the savvy operator who toppled longtime leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from World https://ift.tt/GqjnZX2

Palestinians say man stabbed to death by Israeli settler

The Palestinian Health Ministry says a man died after being stabbed by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank from World https://ift.tt/eZ0V5oA

Biden Bans Most Antipersonnel Land Mine Use, Reversing Trump-Era Policy

https://ift.tt/V8XhpDt move effectively returns to a 2014 policy that forbade the use of the weapons except in defense of South Korea. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xpLgdJa

Your Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Governing Coalition Collapses

https://ift.tt/hnDfJCx, forced labor is found in China’s battery supply and Colombia elects a new president. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/o9uVIjf

Man who coordinated Honduras activist's murder sentenced

The man convicted last year of coordinating the killing of Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison from World https://ift.tt/t0ZnaxY

EU Calls Russia’s Blockade of Ukranian Grain a War Crime

https://ift.tt/GWsadrI war is contributing to global food shortages and rising prices, and the United Nations warns of possible famine. Ukraine is usually a major grain exporter. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/AGPFQk8

Saudi crown prince visits Egypt ahead of Biden Mideast trip

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Cairo on the first leg of a Middle East tour that comes ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the region next month from World https://ift.tt/oeJITMZ

Millions stranded as heavy flooding sweeps through Bangladesh and India

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Millions stranded as heavy flooding sweeps through Bangladesh and India

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The Mystery of Fleet Street: An Article on Boris Johnson Vanishes

https://ift.tt/S2mXvbl happened to a story published in The Times of London that was critical of Prime Minister Boris Johnson? The disappearance has London’s media world guessing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uCVjxZE

Spain’s conservatives strike huge win in southern Andalusia

Spain’s traditional conservatives have scored a huge win in southern Andalusia by claiming an absolute majority for the European nation’s most populous region from World https://ift.tt/Mmoigdc

Two Nigeria churches attacked; worshippers killed, abducted

Witnesses and an official say three people have been shot dead in northwestern Nigeria after gunmen attacked two churches in the troubled region from World https://ift.tt/wMqLKbU

What is Uribismo and why are Colombians voting against it?

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Reports: Paul Haggis detained in Italy in sex assault case

Italian news reports are quoting prosecutors in southern Italy as saying film director Paul Haggis has been detained for investigation of the alleged sexual assault of a woman from World https://ift.tt/qUxLam2

Macron set to lose parliamentary majority: Projections

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Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) coalition was on track for 200-260 seats, short of the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly. The left-wing NUPES alliance was set to win 149-200 seats, while Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally made major gains and was on course for 60-102 seats. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/O26r4sy

Scores Feared Dead in Ethiopia Attack

https://ift.tt/7odYkMb blamed a rebel group for strife against Amhara people in Oromia, but the militants said the military and a local militia were responsible. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/HBy4sC8

Opposition rally demands early elections in North Macedonia

Thousands of supporters of main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE have gathered in the center of North Macedonia’s capital Skopje to pressure the leftist government to call an election two years before the end of its term from World https://ift.tt/sinzPHQ

Third Man Arrested in Amazon Slayings of Journalist and Activist

https://ift.tt/ctPhZfj police in Brazil said on Saturday that they had arrested another person connected to the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira, and said the men been shot to death. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/oSTsMxQ

Scholz: G7 will support Ukraine 'for as long as necessary'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the Group of Seven leading democracies will make clear at their upcoming summit that Ukraine can expect to receive the support it needs “for as long as necessary.” from World https://ift.tt/vsQwcFE

Bruno Pereira, expert on Brazil’s Indigenous communities, dead at 41

Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on isolated Indigenous communities who led grueling expeditions into remote corners of the Amazon forest, was killed by a fisherman in the Javari Valley region of western Brazil, authorities said. from World https://ift.tt/Qz5asgh

Bruno Pereira, expert on Brazil’s Indigenous communities, dead at 41

Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on isolated Indigenous communities who led grueling expeditions into remote corners of the Amazon forest, was killed by a fisherman in the Javari Valley region of western Brazil, authorities said. from World https://ift.tt/Qz5asgh

Fresh floods hit Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands marooned

Authorities in Bangladesh have deployed military soldiers for evacuation and relief work after heavy rainfalls flooded vast northern and northeastern regions, stranding hundreds of thousands of people from World https://ift.tt/YGEeumS

US President Joe Biden says his relationship with India is 'very good'

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Ukraine to start power trading with EU in June: Sources

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Your Friday Briefing: European Leaders Travel to Ukraine

https://ift.tt/B5lQYqC, China rewrites Hong Kong’s history textbooks and a Trumpian candidate emerges in Colombia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Us6k0h8

Near Embattled Ukrainian Cities, a Mass Grave for Civilians Grows

https://ift.tt/VSPsYdp Russia solidifies control in Sievierodonetsk and shifts its focus to neighboring Lysychansk, civilian casualties there continue to mount. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4E8a2fo

Bomb threats made in Kosovo's ethnic Serb-dominated areas

Police in Kosovo have reported a series of bomb threats to schools in Serb-dominated areas of the country and say they have confirmed some as hoaxes from World https://ift.tt/gE45VPe

The leaders’ arrival draws a mixed reaction in Ukraine.

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Myanmar junta vows to execute pro-democracy activists

Myanmar’s military has not used the death penalty in more than 30 years, but amid a violent — and so far unsuccessful — campaign to stamp out resistance, officials are turning to new forms of intimidation. from World https://ift.tt/dlyEob9

Draghi, Scholz and Macron face varying challenges on their Ukraine visit.

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Ruth Ozeki's 'Book of Form and Emptiness' wins Women's Prize

Canadian-American writer Ruth Ozeki has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel called “The Book of Form and Emptiness.” from World https://ift.tt/0nblP4e

Army wants ex-president Pervez Musharraf's return to Pakistan

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Last week, rumours of Musharraf’s death had surfaced on social media but the reports were soon denied by his family, saying that he was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/pEWqum1

US FDA advisers move Covid-19 shots closer for kids under 5

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The Food and Drug Administration's outside vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to Moderna’s two shots for the littlest kids. The panel is set to vote later Wednesday on whether to also recommend Pfizer’s three-shot series for those youngsters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/LjueRbM

The Battle for Mariupol Came Down to a Single Factory. Will Sievierodonetsk Go the Same Way?

https://ift.tt/GfQFmCS United Nations says that hundreds of civilians are trapped with besieged Ukrainian forces at a chemical plant and “are suffering and experiencing constant shelling and bombardment.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/okt4mEz

Toronto police chief apologizes to Black community for discrimination

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Iran media: Scores injured in explosion at chemical factory

An explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran has injured scores of people, most of them lightly from World https://ift.tt/SGDY9Fy

How Travelers to Europe Can Deal With the Summer’s Chaos

https://ift.tt/wcpCTU2 in security lines. Canceled flights. Lost baggage. Here’s a look at how you could be affected by travel disruptions this summer and tips on how to prepare. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/REq670f

10 gunmen dead in shootout with police in central Mexico

A shootout between police and gunmen in central Mexico has left ten suspects dead and four wounded from World https://ift.tt/8R2MGZb

FATF set to review Pakistan for money laundering, terrorist financing

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Navalny reportedly moved to high-security prison infamous for abuse

The jailed opposition leader was recently sentenced to an additional nine years behind bars. from World https://ift.tt/Jb9lrUA

Navalny reportedly moved to high-security prison infamous for abuse

The jailed opposition leader was recently sentenced to an additional nine years behind bars. from World https://ift.tt/Jb9lrUA

Cubans adapt a month after devastating hotel explosion

Hundreds of Baptists have been meeting at an open-air amphitheater in Havana on recent Sundays from World https://ift.tt/AnWdjvp

Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch

Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear program from World https://ift.tt/gcE7lhi

Netanyahu vs. Olmert: A Lurid Libel Case Grips Israel

https://ift.tt/XVaDvZo sensational legal drama between the two ex-prime ministers, centered on a claim of mental illness, comes as Israel’s year-old government teeters and one of the former leaders eyes a comeback. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hf9mjGR

US sanctions 93 Nicaraguan officials for crackdown

The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 93 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega from World https://ift.tt/xop2uDd

Bakery in Kyiv Honors Boris Johnson With a Croissant

https://ift.tt/wOpta0S croissant is the latest homage in Ukraine to the British prime minister, who has also had a road named after him in a town near Odesa. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wIFh4dX

The Health Effects of Extreme Heat

https://ift.tt/CrI46su are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nGDacv0

Pakistan journalist apparently taken by plainclothes police

A Pakistani TV journalist was apparently taken by force by plainclothes police in the southern city of Karachi, drawing condemnation from a journalists union and human rights activists from World https://ift.tt/IaE0wN2

Your Monday Briefing: Russia Encircles Sievierdonetsk

https://ift.tt/8AQpZVt last Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk is teetering on the brink. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/L2MiBSF

Bangladesh treads cautiously on support from China

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Even as Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina prepares to inaugurate later this month the landmark China-built Padma bridge, which promises to transform the country's economy, Dhaka is treading cautiously on economic assistance from China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/gNTfmp7

How Bolsonaro Is Using the Military to Challenge Brazil’s Election

https://ift.tt/QHkaKq5 little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil’s electoral process. Now the military is expressing similar concerns. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Br9bPeh

5.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Turkey

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has shaken Van province in eastern Turkey from World https://ift.tt/FW67eAq

UN agency urges Iran to resume stalled nuclear talks 'now'

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Lawmakers from Iraq's biggest bloc resign amid impasse

Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament have resigned amid a prolonged political impasse from World https://ift.tt/hWj8nUu

Venezuelan opposition leader attacked during national tour

The leader of the U.S.-backed opposition in Venezuela has been physically attacked during a visit to a rural community from World https://ift.tt/bsa487E

Russia likely to seize all of Luhansk in coming weeks, U.S. official says

Russia is likely to seize control of the entire Luhansk region of Ukraine within a few weeks, a senior U.S. defense official said, as Ukraine sustains heavy casualties and its supplies of ammunition dwindle. from World https://ift.tt/XF9HNrb

No pre-departure Covid test for US entry now, but jab proof must

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International travellers to the US will no longer need a pre-departure Covid-19 test but only proof of being full vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said in a statement. This will be effective from Sunday (June 12) at 12.01 EDT (9.31 pm IST). The requirement of showing proof of Covid vaccination for non-citizens who are nonimmigrants is still in effect, said CDC. It has recommended Covid vaccines, including boosters, for everyone aged five years and above. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/9r6gE4Q

Mexico issues 7,000 temporal documents, migrant caravan ends

Mexico’s migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico from World https://ift.tt/upq1kLR

Momentum in Ukraine Is Shifting in Russia’s Favor

https://ift.tt/X0ehHmC the Ukrainians running short of guns and ammunition, and pressures growing on Western governments, Moscow’s fortunes may be rising. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vfuarGL

Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal expresses concerns over talks with TTP

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Taliban targets civilians in Panjshir, reports HRW

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McDonald’s, Moscow Style, Is Back, as Russian Economy Stumbles On

https://ift.tt/sMo4dau reopening of the fast-food stores under Russian ownership illustrates the economy’s surprising resilience in the face of intense sanctions, though difficult times lie ahead. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/g8QNEKj

Police: 3 shot at shopping mall in Maryland suburbs of DC

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Battered bodies of 7 men dumped on road in Mexico

Authorities on the Gulf coast of Mexico say the bodies of seven men have been found dumped on a roadway in the Huasteca region, long popular among tourists from World https://ift.tt/dHiVPvr

Pervez Musharraf’s family says reports of his death untrue

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Berlin car-ramming suspect shows signs of mental illness, police say

A 29-year-old man is accused of deliberately plowing his car into crowds of people on a busy Berlin street. from World https://ift.tt/5buVZ7H

Foreign Fighters Sentenced to Death in Russia-Held Eastern Ukraine

https://ift.tt/2dsFh0J experts said the death sentences appeared calculated to discourage foreign volunteers from joining Ukraine’s military. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/YKktX5x

Dmitry Kovtun, Accused Killer of Russian Dissident, Dies at 56

https://ift.tt/8xRCBID and another ex-spy were found by British authorities to have served polonium-laced tea in London to an intelligence agent who had defected. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1dENU7P

Migrants split on whether to keep walking through Mexico

A group that once numbered as many as 5,000 migrants has split on whether to keeping walking through Mexico toward the U.S. border from World https://ift.tt/VFyxiJc

Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks to CEOs at Summit of the Americas

https://ift.tt/sIn1QCk Biden addresses business leaders at the IV CEO Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/WAyNqox

Your Thursday Briefing: Russia’s Land Bridge

https://ift.tt/0917Pxc is trying to deepen its hold on occupied Ukrainian territory in the south. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uF9WNQR

Russia Is Racing to Cement Its Control in Southern Ukraine

https://ift.tt/Wg1KM9f Kremlin says it has rebuilt rail and road links to Crimea, while appointing proxy officials in an effort to create facts on the ground. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3KVqwYU

Russia Blames Ukraine for Global Food Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008388212/russia-ukraine-turkey-food-crisis.htmlRussia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, downplayed the extent of the global food crisis and placed the blame on Ukraine, during talks with Turkey’s foreign minister. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1q8azX4

Venezuelans big presence in caravan after visa requirement

After walking along rural highways in southern Mexico for two days, Venezuelan Wilber Pires spent what was supposed to be a day of rest for several thousand migrants traveling in a caravan, asking for help to buy medicine for his daughter from World https://ift.tt/ga2mEQo

A Wider Lens on the MeToo Backlash: Who Pays for Societal Change?

https://ift.tt/PLKB3ye same fundamentals apply to patriarchal systems, whether in Hollywood or India: Threats to men’s status can provoke broader resistance than you might think. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/6a5PUBe

China and Russia defend North Korea vetoes in first at UN

China and Russia are defending their vetoes of a strongly backed U from World https://ift.tt/P2NFUkb

From the Graveside to the Front, Ukrainians Tell of Grim Endurance

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/world/europe/ukraine-war-front-line-trenches.htmlUkraine’s casualties in the war against Russia are a closely guarded secret. But those who have been in the trenches along the front line know how relentless the fight has become. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hJ7vdF1

Your Wednesday Briefing: Ukraine’s Strategic Dilemma

https://ift.tt/s2AyUk5 Israel’s unsteady government and Bangladesh’s unfolding fire disaster. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/U3VorLv

Syrian and Russian air forces conduct joint drill over Syria

Syria’s Defense Ministry says the air forces of Russia and Syria have conducted a joint drill over the war-torn country from World https://ift.tt/eOzbgq5

Ukraine’s Dilemma: Fight to Hold a Ravaged City, or Pull Back

https://ift.tt/zgfrWTs, now site of the most intense combat, is “dead,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, but letting it go might be worse than shedding blood to hold it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CAXt4lU

U.S. Fails to Assess Civilian Deaths in Yemen War, Internal Report Says

https://ift.tt/PBa4wW5 Saudi-led coalition has killed civilians with U.S. weapons, but the State Department and the Pentagon have fallen short on tracking the deaths, U.S. investigators found. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/armDHQN

Mexican footbridge collapses as mayor inaugurates it

The mayor of the Mexican city of Cuernavaca was proudly inaugurating a footbridge over a scenic stream when the bridge collapsed, sending him and about two dozen people plunging into a gully from World https://ift.tt/VKTEifL

Police release sketch of girl found in Toronto dumpster

The head of Toronto’s homicide squad says they have released sketches of a little girl whose body was found in a dumpster in an effort to identify her from World https://ift.tt/bkiUMmn

UK PM Boris Johnson wins Tory party no-confidence vote

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EU blames Russia for food crisis, Russian UN envoy walks out

European Council President Charles Michel is accusing Russia of using food supplies as “a stealth missile against developing countries” and blaming the Kremlin for the looming global food crisis from World https://ift.tt/lFXcOQZ

British Prime Minister Johnson faces no-confidence vote

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Burglars cut through wall to rob bank deposit boxes in Iran

Iranian state TV is reporting that dozens of safe deposit boxes were robbed after burglars cut through the wall of a bank from a neighboring building in Iran’s capital from World https://ift.tt/UTX2ixe

Your Monday Briefing: Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv

https://ift.tt/OqGVQjl Hindus try to flee Kashmir and Taipei commemorates Tiananmen Square. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lSCQZ7G

Dozens Killed in Explosions From Fire at Depot in Bangladesh

https://ift.tt/DkKbnzQ of other people, including many now in critical condition, suffered burns, officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iQUEpKr

The big lunch: Britain celebrates the queen’s jubilee with picnic spreads

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The big lunch: Britain celebrates the queen’s jubilee with picnic spreads

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Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations Offers Britons Respite From Woes

https://ift.tt/Qgf04nx Platinum Jubilee celebrations ended Sunday. Monday political and economic unease returns. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cm1TDC8

West African leaders put off further post-coup sanctions

West African heads of state have put off a decision on whether to further punish the leaders of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso from World https://ift.tt/IHsnNoA

Queen Elizabeth misses a favorite horse race, but top hats and fascinators abound

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What to know about Severodonetsk, the Ukrainian city Russia wants to capture

The eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, near the border between Luhansk and Donetsk, has emerged as a focal point of Russia’s war in Ukraine in recent weeks. from World https://ift.tt/Mqw4jN3

Putin says Russian anti-aircraft forces 'cracking' enemy weapons 'like nuts'

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2 killed as Greek police chase stolen car carrying migrants

Two people, one believed to be a migrant and the other the alleged trafficker, died Saturday in northern Greece while trying to evade a police checkpoint from World https://ift.tt/YqbJM4S

Dozens injured in train crash in northwestern Slovakia

Slovakian police say a train engine has hit a stopped passenger train in Slovakia, injuring dozens of people, four of them seriously from World https://ift.tt/JTpS2Eu

100 Days of War: Death, Destruction and Loss

https://ift.tt/1uhigU7 grinding conflict in Ukraine has rocked the global order, wrought destruction that “defies comprehension” and shows little sign of ending soon. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/DScjtF0

2 UN peacekeepers killed in 6th incident in Mali in 2 weeks

Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed when their armored personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali in the sixth incident in less than two weeks targeting the U.N. mission in the West African nation that has faced a decade-long Islamic insurgency from World https://ift.tt/BOE2UxQ

21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox, C.D.C. Reports

https://ift.tt/j4Wo9IA the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QzyEV1c

Mexican town suspends police chief accused of drug ties

A town in Mexico has fired a police chief who the U.S. government publicly accused of aiding a drug cartel from World https://ift.tt/PCXbh0k

Prince Andrew Tests Positive and Will Miss Jubilee Event on Friday

https://ift.tt/5OUD3of thanksgiving service was the only major event of the Platinum Jubilee that the prince had been expected to attend. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Rhjq92Z

US extradites ex-Mexican governor to face corruption charges

The United States has extradited a former Mexican border state governor to his homeland, where he is accused of embezzling millions of dollars in state funds from World https://ift.tt/G2gStIP

In Photos: Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Her Platinum Jubilee

https://ift.tt/pwBxk0u royal family gathered at Buckingham Palace to kick off a joyful commemorative weekend marking Elizabeth II’s 70 years as queen. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QtLKsYE

Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls

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Hindu banker and a worker from India fatally shot in Kashmir

Assailants have fatally shot a Hindu bank manager and a worker from India in Indian-controlled Kashmir from World https://ift.tt/4ZNADzl

Over 50 injured in fire at Alzheimer home in Czech Republic

A fire at a nursing home in the Czech Republic that takes care of people suffering from Alzheimer disease has injured more than 50 from World https://ift.tt/Q9ZbzGg

Canada Indigenous leaders want pope to visit more locations

Indigenous leaders have met with Canadian bishops and were told that Pope Francis won’t add more stops to his trip to Canada, when he will apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church from World https://ift.tt/wyCqXHf

Ukraine Faces Brutal Fight Against Russia in the East, Losing Men and Ground

https://ift.tt/IMabmCO attention on Russia’s battle casualties has obscured the heavy losses of Ukraine’s fighters in Donbas — often ill-trained volunteers. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SOTQbNx

Mexico says seaweed-collection boats working poorly

The head of Mexico’s Navy has admitted that the country’s Caribbean coast is facing an atypical problem with a kind of seaweed known as sargassum, and that Navy boats assigned to catch it before it drifts ashore are working poorly from World https://ift.tt/G1epH3Y

Biden Administration Begins Trade Dialogue With Taiwan

https://ift.tt/5hklBbK with the self-governing island, which China claims as its territory, aim to challenge Chinese trade practices and are sure to irritate Beijing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/TxE8dBC