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Salvadoran Archbishop praises government crackdown on gangs

The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador is praising a months-long state of emergency that has rounded of tens of thousands of suspects in a crackdown on gangs from World https://ift.tt/pyt8IqN

Putin’s Former Climate Czar is Hospitalized in Europe

https://ift.tt/8MWqXYc Chubais, who resigned and left Russia in March, had grown numb in his hands and legs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3FYytfN

Your Monday Briefing: Civilians in Donetsk Are Urged to Evacuate

https://ift.tt/YqhrpKd, Nancy Pelosi heads to Singapore and global issues challenge Latin America’s rising left. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZPjyVuA

As Ukraine Orders Civilians to Evacuate the East, Residents Face a Grim Choice

https://ift.tt/RCWzxdH president’s announcement is the broadest government directive issued thus far in the war, coming after months of relentless Russian bombardment. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xliGWP6

Sunak denies racism playing any role in British PM race

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As India Bans Disposable Plastic, Tamil Nadu Offers Lessons

https://ift.tt/Uv0fK8N Nadu’s relative success in outlawing single-use plastic is due largely to relentless policing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/c7w1t09

Red Cross Still Blocked From Russian Prison Camp Where Ukranians Were Killed

https://ift.tt/GMWvtHK Russian Defense Ministry had said it would allow the United Nations and the Red Cross to visit the site. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uC1zmxc

Ukrainian officials compile evidence that they say shows Russia was behind prison camp blast.

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Flooding Across Iran Leaves Dozens Dead

https://ift.tt/q0SNGHt of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides across most of Iran’s provinces, marking the nation’s deadliest water-related episode in a decade. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/UK8ZdsJ

Prince Charles’s Charity Accepted Millions From Family of Osama bin Laden

https://ift.tt/k6BMmtr House confirmed that the terrorist’s brothers donated money to the royal charity, but denied reports that the prince had personally brokered the deal or made the decision to accept it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2Zkc5Ds

Cuba says 141 Haitian migrants stranded on south coast

Cuban authorities say a  group of 141 Haitian migrants have been stranded on Cuba’s southern coast from World https://ift.tt/w1dnI36

Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms

https://ift.tt/tlNDuhQ to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again seeks to influence it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xJklmH9

Arrest of prominent Guatemalan journalist draws condemnation

Guatemalan officials have arrested a prominent newspaper editor who has overseen investigations into corruption from World https://ift.tt/O5Zb40h

Report: 7 Iraqi tourists killed by floods in northeast Iran

Iranian state media say flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least seven Iraqi tourists in northeastern Iran from World https://ift.tt/n7LFzGS

Spain registers monkeypox death; media say it's a first

Spain has confirmed death of a person from monkeypox, which Spanish media say is a first in the country from World https://ift.tt/hSCETe6

Blinken Speaks to Russia’s Foreign Minister, Seeking Deal for Griner and Whelan

https://ift.tt/EsuUze2 Blinken, the secretary of state, declined to say how his Russian counterpart responded as he continued to seek the release of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lzmsbMg

Iran raises death toll from mudslides, floods to at least 53

Iran has raised the death toll from landsides and flash floods this week across the country to at least 53, including those killed in a mudslide in the capital, Tehran, the previous day from World https://ift.tt/DRk8XGh

Mali issues international warrant for ex prime minister

Mali’s Supreme Court prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Boubou Cissé and several other ministers of the former government of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was overthrown by the military junta in August 2020 from World https://ift.tt/ixQaTOs

Ukraine says Syrian ship docks in Lebanon with stolen grain

A Syrian cargo ship carrying what Ukraine says is grain stolen by Russia has docked in Lebanon from World https://ift.tt/1RNqlLp

Russians, Risking Isolation in the South, Build Up for Ukrainian Attack

https://ift.tt/EiF76JM is moving “maximum” forces to the south, which presents a role reversal from the eastern Donbas region: Ukraine is on the offensive and Russians holding a key city risk being cut off. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/M0ovkqU

EXPLAINER: What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?

Followers of Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr came by the thousands to storm the country’s parliament at his command, and they rapidly dispersed with little violence from World https://ift.tt/sDzNtMG

Sri Lankan President prorogues Parliament with effect from midnight

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Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'

It made Route 66 and Interstate 40 drivers in New Mexico do double takes from World https://ift.tt/LnANSb7

Nightlife is returning to Ukraine’s capital. But revelers have to reckon with guilt, and a curfew.

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2 men charged in death of man acquitted of Air India bombing

Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in 2005 for the bombings of two Air India jets that killed 331 people from World https://ift.tt/p9iylmf

Phyo Zeya Thaw, Burmese Pro-democracy Rapper, 41, Is Executed

https://ift.tt/Nuq1ZbM hip-hop star became a democracy activist in military-ruled Myanmar, and then a lawmaker. After the latest military coup, he joined the resistance, and was hanged for it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZeakAR0

Israeli army says Hamas is rebuilding capabilities in Gaza

The Israeli army says the Hamas militant group has rebuilt some of the capabilities that were damaged during last year’s Gaza war from World https://ift.tt/VvIdYJw

H.I.V. Infections Remain Persistently High, U.N. Reports

https://ift.tt/j7IJXLS than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Dlh4H3O

Doctors group: Sudan forces kill at least 1 during protests

A Sudanese medical group says security forces killed at least one person while violently dispersing anti-coup protesters in the capital of Khartoum and other cities from World https://ift.tt/Z2zwmrf

Viral Infections and Gene Variant Are Linked to Child Hepatitis Cases

https://ift.tt/NmR3H45 of the children were infected with adeno-associated virus 2 and shared a relatively uncommon gene variant, according to two small studies. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/PutJc4H

Iraq court overturns verdict against Briton, orders release

The lawyer for a British geologist sentenced to 15 years in prison says an Iraqi court has overturned the conviction and he will soon be free from World https://ift.tt/EsGPFKS

E.U. Agrees to Curb Natural Gas Consumption

https://ift.tt/P9r1FaQ Union energy ministers agreed on a deal that encourages members of the bloc to voluntarily cut their natural gas consumption by 15 percent in order to manage their dependence on Russian energy. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/izWMpcN

Macron pledges support to boost food production in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron says Russia’s war on Ukraine is responsible for a global food shortage that is causing untold suffering in Africa from World https://ift.tt/seqSYDh

David Trimble, Peace Prize Winner in Ulster Strife, Dies at 77

https://ift.tt/KhGZJ27 onetime Protestant firebrand, he surprised adversaries when he helped broker peace in Northern Ireland with the Good Friday pact of 1998. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Zp0xruI

David Trimble, architect of N Ireland peace deal, dies at 77

David Trimble, a former first minister of Northern Ireland who won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping end decades of conflict in the region, has died at 77 from World https://ift.tt/gAFaeX7

Pope Asks for Forgiveness From Canada’s Indigenous People

https://ift.tt/NVdn5x4 Pope Francis’ trip to Canada, he apologized to Indigenous communities for the Catholic Church’s role in running residential schools that separated children from their parents, inflicted sexual and physical abuse and forced assimilation, for more than a century. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ma9xCsn

People protest growing insecurity in Congo's east

Demonstrators set fires and forced entry into the U.N. mission facilities in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, demanding that the peacekeeping forces leave the country amid rising insecurity in the region from World https://ift.tt/5p3Xk8h

'Earliest animal predator' named after David Attenborough

A fossil of a 560-million-year-old creature, which researchers believe to be the first animal predator, has been named after the British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough from World https://ift.tt/Fr1au0i

Congo to Auction Off Oil and Gas Blocks In a Step Back for Climate Change

https://ift.tt/UmyLvhI and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CIS4vhU

Fire damages homes in southern Greece; more blazes active

Α major fire has broken out in southern Greece, burning homes in villages not far from the famous archaeological site of Ancient Olympia from World https://ift.tt/uHmC3dw

At Least 17 Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes Off Bahamas

https://ift.tt/lkQ6N4h tragedy highlights migrants’ growing use of dangerous sea routes to reach the United States. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ui9f3cO

Russia Tells Famine-Fearing Africa It’s Not to Blame for Food Shortage

https://ift.tt/TwAN2mb needed grain has been piling up in Ukrainian ports since Moscow invaded, but Russia’s top diplomat is in Africa saying the West is to blame. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JzKUBpe

Diana Kennedy, food writer devoted to Mexico, dies at 99

Diana Kennedy, a tart-tongued British food writer devoted to Mexican cuisine, died Sunday from World https://ift.tt/g7jNRWn

‘We Survived Another Night’: In Ruined Suburb, Solace in a Small Community

https://ift.tt/CuGzkvc a largely abandoned apartment complex on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, the people who stayed behind find comfort in their surroundings and each other. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/V1FsX7W

Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups

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Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them heal from generations of trauma. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/m0hVTHI

315 kids, adults shelter at school to escape Haiti gang war

Hundreds of children and adults are sheltering at a high school in Haiti’s capital after fleeing shooting in a neighborhood where fighting between two rival gangs in recent weeks has caused dozens of deaths and destroyed homes from World https://ift.tt/7TLroBF

Pope Francis heads to Canada with apology on the agenda

This trip is unlike any other in papal history: Expressing remorse over the church's role in the Indigenous residential school system is its primary purpose. from World https://ift.tt/YyMFEUd

Russian Missiles Strike Odesa One Day After Grain Deal Agreement

https://ift.tt/MnEz3fG Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired missiles at Odesa, hitting the country’s largest port a day after the two countries signed a deal to resume grain transport. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/25Sm3di

Austrian Conductor Dies After Collapsing Onstage in Munich

https://ift.tt/cCw95RS Soltesz was in the middle of a performance of Richard Strauss’s “The Silent Woman” when he fell from his podium shortly before the end of the first act. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JdBjWcz

As Europe’s heat wave melts roads, Tour de France races into an uncertain future

A changing climate is bringing more intense summers to Europe and making the Tour de France even more extreme. from World https://ift.tt/C68FlAZ

Terror threat cancels Iranian opposition's summit in Albania

Iranian dissidents in Albania have canceled a summit following warning from local authorities on a possible terrorist threat from World https://ift.tt/JLjSR2W

Russia Agrees to Let Ukraine Ship Grain, Easing World Food Shortage

https://ift.tt/MtH6A4U and Russia signed a deal to lift Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports, which has worsened a global food crisis — their most important agreement since the war began. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/paoDW2L

As Ukraine pounds Russian targets, U.S. sends more artillery

More than 100 “high-value” military targets have been hit, including command posts, ammunition depots and radar sites, a senior U.S. defense official said. from World https://ift.tt/BFNKMXH

Satellite Photos Show Lake Mead Water Levels Dangerously Low

https://ift.tt/QvcJYjS satellite images of the reservoir, a critical source of water for 25 million people, reveal dangerously low water levels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/sj4TWv5

What to know about Canada’s residential schools and the unmarked graves found nearby

About 150,000 Indigenous children were sent to the schools, where they were barred from practicing their traditions. from World https://ift.tt/8ynLevC

Gunmen shoot, wound Hamas official in West Bank

Palestinian police say unknown assailants shot and wounded an official affiliated with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in the occupied West Bank from World https://ift.tt/imdWbMO

Nicaragua newspaper says staff have fled the country

One of Nicaragua’s leading national newspapers announced Thursday on its website that its staff had been forced to flee the country and would continue working from outside Nicaragua from World https://ift.tt/bAyoWpr

Vice President Kamala Harris Tests Negative

https://ift.tt/PkqcSVr. Harris last saw President Biden two days before he tested positive for the coronavirus. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cyRIS0Y

EXPLAINER: Who gains or loses, what's next in Italy crisis

Italian Premier Mario Draghi’s decision to turn in his resignation after his “unity” coalition broke apart dramatically in Parliament was the latest step in a political crisis that could take months before a new government is solidly in place to lead the European Union’s third-largest economy from World https://ift.tt/WgUOvf5

A Painful Deadline Nears as Colorado River Reservoirs Run Critically Low

https://ift.tt/ZEm4hF2 federal government has told states to agree on urgent water cuts to ensure dams can keep generating power. Researchers say reductions once considered “unthinkable” may be necessary in the long term. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/euw4sBD

Israel aims to stop Russian move against Jewish nonprofit

Israel’s prime minister says he’s sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel from World https://ift.tt/fCDEv3S

Israel acknowledges use of attack drones for 1st time

The Israeli military has confirmed one of its worst-kept secrets, publicly acknowledging for the first time that it uses unmanned aerial vehicles to carry out attacks from World https://ift.tt/rSa0suE

Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Expands Its Territorial Ambitions

https://ift.tt/jAnK1py, Sri Lanka elected a new leader and Britain narrowed its prime minister race to two candidates. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1NSkZOy

With Russian Cutoff Feared, Europeans Are Told to Curb Natural Gas Use

https://ift.tt/gFliunG European Union’s executive branch says member countries must cut consumption by 15 percent between now and the springtime to stave off a major crisis as Russia weaponizes its exports. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ThUNRi6

Turkey denies responsibility for deadly Kurdistan shelling

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Ukrainian refugees forced to escape to enemy soil in Russia

Nearly 2 million Ukrainians refugees have ended up in Russia from World https://ift.tt/nBX3A8W

Eight killed, 23 injured in Turkish attack on resort in Iraq's Dohuk province

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Pakistan's ex-premier Khan warns of economic 'collapse'

Pakistan’s former prime minister is accusing the current government of mismanaging the country’s already fragile economy from World https://ift.tt/aJW1EIp

Nearly 160 world leaders plan to attend UN September meeting

A very high number of heads of state and government -- 157 -- say they plan to attend September’s first totally in-person gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020 from World https://ift.tt/eufBLb4

Your Wednesday Briefing: Putin Visits Iran

https://ift.tt/YeRGlHQ, a banking scandal disrupts China and Spain debates a wind farm off its coast. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nkIv5jd

Bidens welcome Ukrainian first lady to the White House

The meeting was part of Zelenska's high-profile trip to Washington as Russia's war on Ukraine enters into its sixth month. from World https://ift.tt/eF8CX4P

Mapping the Heat Waves in the U.K. and Europe

https://ift.tt/2BMWQwq show where soaring temperatures have spread across Europe, many in areas unaccustomed to such extreme heat. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SzaKb5m

EXPLAINER: Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal

According to a health official in South Africa, methanol was found in the blood of the 21 teenagers who died last month in a bar in South Africa’s city of East London from World https://ift.tt/e10ZvK9

Fires Destroy Homes in Greater London

https://ift.tt/fpzxid2 broke out across Greater London, forcing people to evacuate their homes, as temperatures exceeded 40C on the hottest day ever recorded. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cJlhntK

Russian mother says son detained in Ukraine for refusing to fight

Oksana Plyusnina said Ilya Kaminsky was ignored when he asked to take family leave. from World https://ift.tt/KODwnG6

London’s Hammersmith Bridge Gets Foil Wrapping for Heat Protection

https://ift.tt/qvgCkFL worried that cracks in the Victorian-era suspension bridge could expand in the heat, further threatening its stability. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4J1ZGuj

Extradition of Mexican drug lord to US not likely to be fast

A Mexican judge’s ruling means the extradition of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, captured in the mountains of northwest Mexico, will not happen quickly from World https://ift.tt/e9XB1fx

Family Holds Funeral for 4-Year-Old Girl Killed in Russian Missile Attack

https://ift.tt/4SOhXjG Dmytriyeva, a 4-year-old with Down syndrome, died when a flash of fire and metallic shrapnel erupted near her and her mother during a walk in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Her mother, Iryna, lost a leg and remains unconscious. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uI4mqVP

Extradition process begins for Mexico drug lord wanted in US

Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, captured by Mexican forces, has been notified that a process to extradite him to the United States for the murder of a DEA agent in 1985 and other crimes is beginning from World https://ift.tt/5Kl1yqH

Your Monday Briefing: In Mideast, Biden Eyes China and Russia

https://ift.tt/HX8j2qO, a heat wave is sweeping across Europe and Egypt is jailing political prisoners. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/AJw9isO

World Health Organization declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana

The World Health Organization has declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month from World https://ift.tt/uiHWs54

Family Members Mourn a 4-Year-Old Girl Killed in Russian Missile Attack

https://ift.tt/0WQ7fag death of Liza Dmytriyeva, a 4-year-old with Down syndrome, encapsulated the brutality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/l4BMF9t

Francisco Morales Bermudez, ex-Peruvian military ruler, dies at 100

He seized power in 1975 and was later linked to Operation Condor, a clandestine network against political opponents across South America. from World https://ift.tt/yRkQtKH

Lily Safra, Star-Crossed Socialite and Philanthropist, Dies at 87

https://ift.tt/XnZUSsK life was marked by tragedy, including the bizarre death of her fourth husband, but that did not stop her from giving away millions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JFwm8g4

Plane crashes in northern Greece; unknown number of victims

Authorities say an Antonov plane has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece from World https://ift.tt/Mzdgxfi

In photos: Wildfires rage across northern Morocco and southern Europe

Firefighters have been fighting wildfires across Morocco and southern Europe as extreme heat sweeps the Mediterranean region. from World https://ift.tt/M3iSafJ

As Biden Reaches Out to Mideast Dictators, His Eyes Are on China and Russia

https://ift.tt/N3uRmA1 to make Moscow pay for its Ukraine war, and box China out of Mideast tech deals, the U.S. president tries to fall back on old Gulf alliances. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dvAu7zr

UN decries rising death toll, rights violations in Haiti

U.N. agencies are again warning of rising violence around Haiti’s capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent gang fighting in the Cite Soleil district alone from World https://ift.tt/6x7ZNfp

Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Ignore Question About Khashoggi

https://ift.tt/vQumlMt Biden met Friday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who is believed to be responsible for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist and permanent resident of the United States. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xMSnF81

The AP Interview: Candidate vows to listen to Sri Lankans

Sri Lanka’s opposition leader, who will seek the presidency next week, is vowing to “listen to the people” who are struggling through the island nation’s worst economic crisis from World https://ift.tt/OspX0EQ

Boris Johnson wants ‘anyone but Rishi’ to replace him: Report

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Johnson is convinced that Sunak has been plotting his leadership bid for months and blames him for his downfall, according to a story in “The Times” in the UK. Citing a series of anonymous sources, the story said that Johnson was telling MPs knocked out of the leadership race that Sunak, son-in-law of Narayana Murthy, should not be UK PM. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/oVaF38w

Britain's Prince Harry to keynote Mandela day UN celebration

Britain’s Prince Harry will address the U.N. General Assembly at its annual celebration of Nelson Madela International Day from World https://ift.tt/iOytKvP

Five Ways the United States Can Still Fight Climate Change

https://ift.tt/jTWfLIi the president’s most potent tools to fight climate change stripped by Congress and the courts, the administration will now have to rely on smaller, less powerful actions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/fEyV4Aa

Your Friday Briefing: Sri Lanka’s President Resigns

https://ift.tt/TNzE9w0 President Biden treads carefully in Israel and Italy’s government nears collapse. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/EP2desc

Random Virus Testing for Passengers Arriving in Canada Restarts at Major Airports

https://ift.tt/481xVRf country’s mandatory testing program was paused last month as the government worked to shift the testing out of Canada’s busy airport terminals. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kL3bJCf

Sunak tops ballot in second round of Tory leadership contest

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Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy, had topped the first round with 88 votes. But whilst he is performing well with Tory MPs and is widely expected to make it to the final two candidates. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/usbTSGd

Penny Mordaunt could be the next U.K. prime minister. Few know who she is.

In recent polling, most respondents could not name her when shown a photo. from World https://ift.tt/AiB4lb5

In an era of alphabet soup diplomacy, Biden is adding ingredients.

https://ift.tt/rvJnZ1q times have brought a proliferation of new clusters of various countries, and the acronyms that come with them. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xXamLeD

Emmanuel Macron Seeks to Dispel Worries of Second-Term Drift

https://ift.tt/r1c4C7F a televised Bastille Day interview, the French president sought to reassure a country buffeted by rising inflation, scorching temperatures and uncertain political waters. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5sMWQvx

Ex-Iranian Official Convicted by Swedish Court for Prison Executions

https://ift.tt/oglvabO prosecutors pursued the case against the official, Hamid Noury, for crimes in his homeland, and he was sentenced to life for his role in the 1988 deaths of thousands of opposition members. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QIXeCx5

Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal faces racist attack

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Brazil's Lula da Silva asks for calm after ally's killing

Under tight security and wearing a bulletproof vest, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended a political rally in the capital city of Brasilia from World https://ift.tt/s7oBmDT

Studies Probe Adenovirus Link to Childhood Hepatitis Cases

https://ift.tt/9UQut0O new papers add to the circumstantial evidence that a common childhood virus might be involved in the rare hepatitis cases, but many questions remain. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/v9Qgz1p

US tourist falls into crater of Mount Vesuvius, is rescued

An American tourist had to be rescued on Mount Vesuvius near Naples after he apparently slipped into the volcano’s crater while trying to recover his dropped cellphone from World https://ift.tt/qGQ1Vdt

EXPLAINER: Why Iran cracks down at home, cozies up to Moscow

Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment, clamping down on dissent over its worsening economy and deepening ties with Moscow from World https://ift.tt/YTEDkJc

Investigating Two Murders in the Amazon

https://ift.tt/n38916R Phillips and Bruno Pereira set off deep into the Amazon to meet Indigenous groups patrolling the forest. Then they vanished. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iqkPIfl

C.D.C. Is Still Unprepared to Respond Quickly to Threats Posed By International Travel, U.S. Audit Finds

https://ift.tt/mPEzLIv new report exposes the outdated data collection methods still relied on by the public health agency. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Clvxkjt

Rights groups: Egypt should open civic space ahead of COP27

Several dozen organizations have called on Egypt to end its crackdown on civil society and allow for freedom of expression ahead of the country hosting the next U.N. summit on climate change from World https://ift.tt/iq0MONt

Priti Patel rules out leadership bid as more heavyweights back Rishi Sunak

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U.S. Military Says Senior ISIS Leader in Syria Killed in Drone Strike

https://ift.tt/nNdyu07 attack was the latest in a series of American operations against ISIS and Al Qaeda in Syria. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4oXfa6H

Putin and Erdogan to Talk in Tehran, Spotlighting Complicated Relationship

https://ift.tt/H1MXbyW meetings in Iran also position Turkey as a key mediator between Russia and Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/XvYQ9r2

Ukraine Reports Strike on Russian Ammunition Depot in Kherson Region

https://ift.tt/ImA6SaL pro-Russia official said the weapon used was a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. The truck-mounted, multiple-rocket launchers are the most advanced weapons so far supplied by the United States to Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xj42mrM

Ukraine granted extra EU aid of 1 billion euros

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Police detain man with explosives in Warsaw, evacuate area

Police in Warsaw say they have detained a 31-year-old man who placed an explosive device in a downtown street where a gathering of over 300 people was being held from World https://ift.tt/beJ2xuN

West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels

Supporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest, which Russia vetoed, are now calling for a Security Council vote on Moscow’s proposal for a six-month extension from World https://ift.tt/bQvCfex

Security Forces in China Attack Bank Customers Protesting Frozen Funds

https://ift.tt/ZlNT02a many as a thousand demonstrators had gathered in front of the Zhengzhou, China, branch of the country’s national bank to demand their money back after it was frozen by authorities amid allegations of financial fraud. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CSzHvuU

Nigeria jailbreak raises more questions over insecurity

Nigerian authorities on Monday admitted shortcomings in security at a jail in the nation’s capital after an attack that resulted in the escape of hundreds of inmates last week from World https://ift.tt/J3HRMBI

Sri Lanka: SJB's Sajith Premadasa nominated for interim presidency

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Sri Lankan President meets country's defence chiefs amid political unrest

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Taking selfies, Sri Lankans converge on presidential palace

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Hundreds of Sri Lankans jostled Monday to use the vast array of exercise machines in the private gym of the presidential palace, lifting weights and running on treadmills inside a facility that was, until now, the exclusive domain of the country's beleaguered president. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/oLrsvz4

Cambridge Opens an Inquiry After Student Deaths

https://ift.tt/6CpEuNz of the deaths is confirmed to have been suicide and the others are suspected of being suicides. The university is working with the National Health Service to investigate. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wtg4e5F

Embattled Leaders in Hiding, Sri Lankans Ask: What’s Next?

https://ift.tt/84akhSN in Sri Lanka roamed the halls and grounds of power without challenge as they waited to see who would take the reins of their economically devastated country. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qLCifco

A quiet memorial for Mexican ex-president Luis Echeverria

The remains of former Mexican President Luis Echeverria have been cremated, after a quiet memorial service from World https://ift.tt/FnaBvVl

In Ivory Coast, This Rainforest Is Both Refuge and Junkyard

https://ift.tt/AEG2o6g endangered gem of lush greenery in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s economic hub, is at the center of government efforts to promote ecotourism. Those who live and work there worry about what it means for them. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QgdzrOn

Israeli ministers to run as partners in upcoming elections

The leaders of two parties in Israel’s outgoing government coalition announced  that they would merge ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections from World https://ift.tt/ty2AG6i

As war nears 5th month, Blinken keeps Russian diplomats at arm’s length

The top U.S. diplomat has not communicated with a senior Russian official throughout the Ukraine conflict — a deliberate cold-shoulder strategy. from World https://ift.tt/Ct9G04Z

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister to Resign Amid Protests

https://ift.tt/s6xFnPz Wickremesinghe, who had been in office only since May, said he would resign. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JmQYlR0

Pakistani TV anchor released, days after arrest in capital

A Pakistani government lawyer says a prominent TV anchorperson was released following his arrest earlier this week near Islamabad and after a high court granted him bail in one case and dismissed other cases against him from World https://ift.tt/6GDsPr7

Mourners in Japan Pay Tribute to Shinzo Abe Following Assassination

https://ift.tt/tiols7j of people lined up at a makeshift memorial in Nara, Japan, to pay their respects to Shinzo Abe, the country’s longest serving prime minister. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Wxlj0Gm

In photos and videos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan president’s home

Protesters in Sri Lanka stormed the president’s official residence and office Saturday demanding his resignation. from World https://ift.tt/BfRGb3Z

U.S. sending Ukraine precision artillery rounds

The package consists of four high-mobility artillery rocket systems and 1,000 rounds of precision ammunition to use in howitzer cannons. from World https://ift.tt/ySFsCv7

Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader

Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in its efforts to hold a summit on the crisis of jihadi violence from World https://ift.tt/sX3vyf0

Biden orders US flags flown at half-staff to honor Japan's Shinzo Abe

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Iran arrests 2 filmmakers over posting on social media

Iran’s state-run news agency is reporting that authorities have detained two filmmakers over an appeal they posted on social media, accusing them of links with opposition groups outside Iran and plotting to undermine the country’s state security from World https://ift.tt/J5YHDZf

The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say

https://ift.tt/HXzrZoB weaknesses in the public health system are giving the virus a chance to become entrenched. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/MDSpqYQ

Your Friday Briefing: Boris Johnson Plans to Resign

https://ift.tt/0KYJywq, Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian drug charges and Beijing has a new Covid strategy. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/FuJeY2w

10th body recovered from Italy's melting Marmolada glacier

Rescue crews in northern Italy have recovered a tenth body following a deadly avalanche sparked by the collapse of a chunk of melting glacier from World https://ift.tt/csJh1lH

To Pick Johnson’s Successor, Britain’s Conservatives Have to Reinvent the Party

https://ift.tt/SyMNAv3 choice of Britain’s next prime minister falls to the governing Conservatives, whose lawmakers pushed Boris Johnson to resign and now have to reinvent their party without him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/U5es4bO

Rotterdam Won’t Dismantle Bridge to Allow Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Through

https://ift.tt/ZesFSCB Dutch city drew backlash as it considered dismantling a section of a 95-year-old bridge. Now the boat’s builder has decided not to apply for a permit. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/B2vUaJ5

The candidates to replace Johnson reflect a more diverse Conservative Party.

https://ift.tt/iZG5bja those expected to vie for the prime ministership are a son of Indian immigrants, an Iraqi refugee, a son of a Pakistani bus driver, and several women. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/rFk6HaQ

Maps of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russia has launched an extensive assault on Ukraine. We're mapping how Russian troops are advancing. from World https://ift.tt/YnGkTDz

Copenhagen: Passenger jet safely evacuated after engine fire

Danish police say a passenger jet has been evacuated at the Copenhagen airport after a fire broke out in one of the engines from World https://ift.tt/wzLFK2f

Key witness: Netanyahu received gifts from billionaires

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Central America hoped bitcoin would attract tourists. It hasn’t worked.

El Salvador, which made bitcoin legal currency, is trying to use crypto to attract tourists and reduce poverty from World https://ift.tt/2gTeSkO

Ethnic Killings in Ethiopia Add to Crisis

https://ift.tt/okM79rx of a second recent ethnic massacre in the restive region of Oromia further destabilize a country already coping with civil war in a northern region. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/KEm7yBx

China Seeks to Pre-Empt Sanctions in Case of Taiwan Clash, F.B.I. Chief Says

https://ift.tt/GaIWQMb ahead to a possible conflict, Beijing wants to shield itself from the kind of economic penalties levied against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the F.B.I. director says. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3debJu1

Who Could Lead the Conservative Party if Boris Johnson Resigns?

https://ift.tt/RMySnhW small group is stepping to center stage as Britain’s political crisis intensifies, including the rival Boris Johnson beat last time. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/u0z4EvX

Who Is Rishi Sunak?

https://ift.tt/I6WB3QK Johnson appointed Mr. Sunak chancellor, the government’s chief financial officer and often second in power only to the prime minister, in February 2020. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Dj3YPsy

Boris Johnson’s latest scandal prompts resignation of top ministers

Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sajid Javid, the health secretary, announced their departures within minutes of each other. from World https://ift.tt/qVD9HNM

Albanian jailed for life over killing of 2 Czech tourists

Albania’s Supreme Court has upheld a life sentence imposed on a local man for the killing of two Czech tourists during a carjacking robbery in 2015 from World https://ift.tt/oYsDRgN

Ukraine Needs $750 Billion to Rebuild, Prime Minister Says

https://ift.tt/MfSXPgB Shmyhal, Ukraine’s prime minister, called for the seized assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs to be used toward funding Ukraine’s recovery from the mass destruction wrought by Russia’s invasion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5GHFYa2

As 'Run 3' begins, CERN touts discovery of exotic particles

The physics lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom smasher has announced the observation of three new “exotic particles” that could provide clues to the force that binds subatomic particles together from World https://ift.tt/cEsInkN

Jihadi attacks kill 22 people in Burkina Faso, officials say

Officials in Burkina Faso say attacks by jihadis killed at least 22 people in the West African nation’s northwest also injured others from World https://ift.tt/puzx1rg

Canada sets $15B deal over Indigeneous child welfare flaws

The Canadian government says it has signed a $15.6 billion agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare from World https://ift.tt/58rzjvC

6 gang members killed in Honduras prison

Authorities say inmates from one of Honduras’ powerful street gangs have killed six of their own inside a prison in northwest Honduras from World https://ift.tt/uA93W0K

Your Tuesday Briefing: A Mass Shooting Near Chicago

https://ift.tt/XVcuG2b Russia regroups in the east and China arrests a mysterious tycoon. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5SAcYV2

Judge in Italy ends detention for Haggis in sex abuse case

A judge in southern Italy has ruled that film director Paul Haggis should be released from detention at his hotel while prosecutors continue to investigate sex abuse allegations from World https://ift.tt/Ot9AuZP

In Putin’s Russia, the Arrests Are Spreading Quickly and Widely

https://ift.tt/CAwrT4W by one, Russians deemed insufficiently patriotic are being snatched up by security forces as the Kremlin tightens the noose. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2s3VKlC

Nicaragua government takes over five opposition-held towns

Nicaraguan riot police have taken over the city halls of five municipalities that had been in the hands of an opposition party, four months before scheduled municipal elections from World https://ift.tt/gZVMeAx

Your Monday Briefing: Russia Seizes Lysychansk

https://ift.tt/lpCMGBS a heat wave engulfs Japan and transgender activists in Pakistan debate protections. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QZ08VJw

Lysychansk, Ukraine’s Last Outpost in Luhansk, Falls to Russia

https://ift.tt/LW6Ew0O managed to hold out for a week after its twin city, Sievierodonetsk, was captured. But on Sunday a pro-Russian flag flew there, as well. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/k2M5sYy

Romanian woman killed in 2nd Egypt shark attack in days

Romania’s foreign ministry says a tourist has died from a shark attack in Egypt from World https://ift.tt/bv6VZEi

Four Killed After Explosions in a Russian City Near the Ukraine Border

https://ift.tt/2ZTM09B Russians said its air-defense systems shot down three missiles, but one fell to the ground in central Belgorod. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/rRk6dWy

Palestinian dies from shot by Israeli troops in West Bank

Officials say a Palestinian man who was shot by Israeli forces Saturday in the occupied West Bank has died of his wounds from World https://ift.tt/XeB5EGR

At Least Six Die in Glacier Collapse in Italy’s Dolomites

https://ift.tt/AlVk3R1 glacier has been shrinking for years, and recent high temperatures may have contributed to the collapse, a rescue service official said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/whAOHjR

Palestinians give bullet that killed journalist to US team

The Palestinian Authority says it has given the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to American forensic experts from World https://ift.tt/Si68147

Palestinians Give U.S. Bullet That Killed Shireen Abu Akleh

https://ift.tt/EFrOUKy believe that the bullet, which killed Shireen Abu Akleh, could hold essential clues as to who is responsible for her death. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/PZVkHAM

Macedonians protest French proposals over rift with Bulgaria

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside government offices in North Macedonia’s capital to protest the latest proposal on solving a dispute with Bulgaria in order for North Macedonia to open membership talks with the European Union from World https://ift.tt/Nma1ofh

In Estonia, Ethnic Russians Start Questioning Putin’s War

https://ift.tt/OIF7Rhf, in northeastern Estonia, is the E.U.’s most ethnically Russian city, with a population supportive of President Vladimir Putin. But the conflict in Ukraine has set off a “mental war” between old and young. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/a8g6z1W

Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean

The Israeli military says it has shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that were heading toward an area where Israel recently installed an offshore gas platform from World https://ift.tt/nMF6wVZ

In City Where ‘Europe Starts,’ Ethnic Russians Start Questioning Putin’s War

https://ift.tt/YrCWnQL, in northeastern Estonia, is the E.U.’s most ethnically Russian city, with a population supportive of President Vladimir Putin. But the conflict in Ukraine has set off a “mental war” between old and young. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/LxZB7Oz

California Requires Plastics Makers to Foot the Bill for Recycling

https://ift.tt/37V6QWq landmark legislation also restricts single-use plastics. Because California’s economy is so big, experts say, the law could have far-reaching effects. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/irBnkdK

Chief of Cuba's military businesses, ex-Castro in-law dies

One of the most trusted advisers to former Cuban President Raul Castro and head of the country’s military business division has died at age 62 from World https://ift.tt/4CDgBH1

With Climate Agenda Stalled at Home, Biden Still Hopes to Lead Abroad

https://ift.tt/fZ4naz6 United States has demonstrated international leadership on climate change in the past, but recent setbacks are presenting new challenges for President Biden. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/v1UWd4J

Will There Be Enough Monkeypox Vaccine?

https://ift.tt/lI2ghTa factory making Jynneos, the safest vaccine, has been closed since August, threatening global supplies as the virus spreads. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/S2pfTKZ

Who is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer eyed in rumored prisoner swap?

Viktor Bout, whose wild exploits once inspired a Hollywood film starring Nicolas Cage, is serving a 25-year sentence in a U.S. prison. from World https://ift.tt/cX9WFp5

Moroccan, Briton appeal death sentence in separatist-controlled Ukraine

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