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Sweden PM says 'foreign actors' exploiting protests

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced activists who burned the Quran and hanged an effigy of Turkey’s president in Stockholm as “useful idiots” for foreign powers who want to inflict harm on the Scandinavian country as it seeks to join NATO from World https://ift.tt/4NIbUGt

UN expert: Myanmar junta will seek legitimacy in `sham' vote

The independent U.N. special investigator on Myanmar is warning that the country’s military rulers plan to seek legitimacy by orchestrating a “sham” election this year and is urging all countries to reject the illegal vote from World https://ift.tt/4Rq56dU

Thousands Welcome Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

https://ift.tt/HL583lc gathered along the roads of Kinshasa, the capital, to greet Pope Francis as he arrived for the first papal visit to the Central African country since 1985. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2jP3tWU
An Iranian official says Iran and Russia have taken a key step toward linking their banking systems in a move that further boosts their cooperation in the face of Western sanctions from World https://ift.tt/IkyM3pG

U.S. Says Russia Fails to Comply With START, a Nuclear Arms Treaty

https://ift.tt/3XRomME United States says Russia is not allowing American inspectors access to its arsenal to ensure compliance with the New START agreement, which the two nations renewed in 2021. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2P0vzr8

End systematic persecution of minorities, India tells Pakistan

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Canadian Catholic cardinal twice accused of sexual assault resigns

In the brief note on the end of his career, there was no mention of the allegations against Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet. from World https://ift.tt/BEd0uDs

Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await from World https://ift.tt/POZ5hMI

Your Tuesday Briefing: A Bombing in Pakistan

https://ift.tt/aiB7ORr, Israel attacks Iran and the Adani Group fights fraud allegations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Lhq9zTX

Turkey's Erdogan says Finland may join Nato without Sweden

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As Israelis Grieve, Some Palestinians Exult, and Some Fear What’s Next

https://ift.tt/iPvMadx Palestinians shot a dozen Israelis, seven fatally, over the weekend. In the aftermath, the attackers’ relatives expressed a mixture of pride and dread. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/c8Q0JCp

Report: drones attack convoy in east Syria coming from Iraq

Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media are reporting that drones have attacked a convoy of trucks in eastern Syria shortly after they crossed from Iraq from World https://ift.tt/28WX7pj

Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating

https://ift.tt/MKELWY5, violence is flaring in Israel and the West Bank. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/LpCDT8W

Scenes of mourning in Israel after synagogue attack

Funerals are being held for those killed in the Jan. 27 attacks on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed seven Israelis. from World https://ift.tt/O86CBGS

Scenes of mourning in Israel after synagogue attack

Funerals are being held for those killed in the Jan. 27 attacks on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed seven Israelis. from World https://ift.tt/O86CBGS

Maldives President Solih wins party primary in re-election bid

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Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih won the presidential primary election of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Saturday, reported avas.mv. Solih faced off against the party's President and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, and received 61 per cent of the votes cast. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/fHdCuVK

Bus falls into ravine in northern Peru, leaving 25 dead

A passenger bus has fallen into a ravine in northern Peru leaving at least 25 people dead and others injured from World https://ift.tt/cRC3WP6

Who is Gautam Adani? Asia’s richest man is rocked by fraud claims.

The Indian energy billionaire and Narendra Modi ally denied charges leveled by Hindenburg Research, which triggered a massive sell-off of Adani company shares. from World https://ift.tt/A41Ndus

Who is Gautam Adani? Asia’s richest man is rocked by fraud claims.

The Indian energy billionaire and Narendra Modi ally denied charges leveled by Hindenburg Research, which triggered a massive sell-off of Adani company shares. from World https://ift.tt/A41Ndus

Sylvia Syms, star of British film and stage, dies at 89

Ms. Syms appeared in notable British dramas such as “Victim” and “Ice Cold in Alex.” from World https://ift.tt/pjiG2FN

Brazil’s military police initially stood by as Bolsonaro supporters rioted

A review of over 150 videos and images reveals that rank-and-file officers tasked with securing the streets around government buildings did little at first to stop the assault. from World https://ift.tt/9cGLNJE

UN: Parts of internet becoming `toxic waste dumps' for hate

The U_N_ chief has warned on the day to remember victims of the Holocaust that “many parts of the internet are becoming toxic waste dumps for hate and vicious lies.” from World https://ift.tt/lM5by0f

7 dead in shooting outside east Jerusalem synagogue

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A gunman killed seven people at an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday, Israeli police said, in a dramatic escalation of violence that followed a deadly raid in the West Bank a day earlier. The shooting in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem came even as international calls for calm mounted after Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip traded missile fire earlier Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/XNApGrE

Federal appeals court hears case of hidden murals

A federal appeals court in New York is considering whether the Vermont Law and Graduate School modified a pair of large murals when it concealed them behind a wall of panels nearly 30 years later against the artist’s wishes from World https://ift.tt/XTFHN1J

Relics found in 23 lead boxes in Mexico City cathedral

Experts restoring the interior of Mexico City’s Roman Catholic Cathedral say they have found 23 lead boxes containing religious inscriptions and relics like small paintings and wood or palm crosses from World https://ift.tt/SnUyG3t

Winter temperatures in Afghanistan plunge to deadly low

Afghanistan's coldest winter in more than a decade has killed at least 162 people in about two weeks, officials said. from World https://ift.tt/i0GkT62

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds

Fighting has intensified around a town in eastern Congo as a rebel group seeking to expand the territory it controls increased pressure on government troops defending it, forcing hundreds of civilians to flee their homes from World https://ift.tt/OHXQp6n

Your Friday Briefing: China’s Campaign Against ‘Zero-Covid’ Protesters

https://ift.tt/IJPkU8e, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/S1WhQyd

Senior ISIS Leader in Somalia Killed in U.S. Special Operations Raid

https://ift.tt/nJ2o4gP civilians or Americans were killed or injured in the operation, officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/px0NjTd

Biden Administration Bans Mining in Boundary Waters Wilderness

https://ift.tt/6oAZg5L 20-year moratorium on new mining activity for more than 225,000 acres of federal land in Minnesota could deal a fatal blow to a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Gr5CPQp

Mexico issues alert over social media tranquilizer craze

Health authorities in Mexico have issued an alert over an internet “challenge” in which groups of students at three schools in Mexico have taken tranquilizers vying to see who can stay awake longer from World https://ift.tt/YtKxZyW

Your Thursday Briefing: Tanks for Ukraine

https://ift.tt/VEAIKyr, China’s natural gas shortage and India’s efforts to quash a Modi documentary. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/718oPE2

Spain: 1 dead in attack with bladed weapon at church

Spain’s interior ministry says one person has been killed and another severely injured in an attack carried out by a person with a bladed weapon at a church in the southern city of Algeciras from World https://ift.tt/24kXl0D

New Zealander killed in Ukraine helped hundreds, parents say

The parents of a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine say he helped save hundreds of people while volunteering in the dangerous Donbas region from World https://ift.tt/AKyMb8F

Two British Men Went to Soledar. Neither Came Back.

https://ift.tt/bYNwrO4 Bagshaw, 47, and Chris Parry, 28, were part of an ad hoc cohort of foreigners who have gone to Ukraine despite little to no experience with combat situations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wRtPm6T

2022 Was a Deadly Year for Journalists, Especially in Latin America

https://ift.tt/N8GuogI were nearly as many journalists killed in Mexico alone as there were in Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/aT9yYoG

State Dept. warns Cancún visitors against Ubers as taxis protest

Disputes between licensed taxi drivers and Uber cars could put passengers at risk of violence, a security alert says from World https://ift.tt/gSXdl3c

Your Wednesday Briefing: Ukraine Cracks Down on Corruption

https://ift.tt/GQkCvg1, another mass shooting in California and New Zealand’s next leader. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1sIDSzl

2 UK men working as volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine

A family statement says two British volunteers who had been reported missing in eastern Ukraine have been killed from World https://ift.tt/5RP2IcX

Rishi Sunak under pressure over BBC and party chairmen appointments

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Spain: Defendant says Hells Angels left Mallorca in 2011

A German man accused of organized crime activities while allegedly leading the Mallorca chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has testified in a Spanish court from World https://ift.tt/KMLQ1Ac

Pres says Serbia faces international isolation over Kosovo

Serbia’s president says that his country would face a halt in European Union integration and economic and political isolation if it rejects a new Western plan for normalizing relations with Kosovo from World https://ift.tt/fezu5L4

Power restoration underway in Pakistan, government says

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Italian police arrest man whose ID helped fugitive mobster

Italian police in Sicily say they have arrested the man whose identity was allegedly used by a convicted Mafia boss who became Italy’s No. 1 fugitive during 30 years on the run from World https://ift.tt/MfK7hLm

Nationwide Blackout Plunges Pakistan Into Darkness

https://ift.tt/tKzwNq6 outage knocked out electricity for millions across the country, where power failures have become increasingly common in recent years. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/fF92tdh

$24M worth of cocaine seized near Puerto Rico; 3 arrested

Federal agents have seized $24 million worth of cocaine off a speedboat trying to reach Puerto Rico’s southeast coast from World https://ift.tt/E98bvJF

6 more classified documents found at Biden home in Delaware: Investigators

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Zelensky Urges Ukrainians to Remain Unified

https://ift.tt/eXcFHlo a day meant to mark the unification of Ukraine in 1919, the country’s leader said it was vital for Ukrainians of all regions to bind together. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/FBO0kvz

Netanyahu fires key coalition ally after disqualification by high court

The dismissal is seen as a potential threat to the stability of the Netanyahu administration because Aryeh Deri, the fired health and interior minister, is head of an ultra-orthodox coalition partner. from World https://ift.tt/yZXsbA4

Netanyahu fires key coalition ally after disqualification by high court

The dismissal is seen as a potential threat to the stability of the Netanyahu administration because Aryeh Deri, the fired health and interior minister, is head of an ultra-orthodox coalition partner. from World https://ift.tt/yZXsbA4

Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting

https://ift.tt/M7Wsfni, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rc7it0

Ryanair flight lands safely in Athens after bomb scare

A scheduled flight from Katowice, Poland, has arrived safely at Athens International Airport after an alert was issued about a possible bomb onboard from World https://ift.tt/26kqTYP

Britain urges parties, volunteering to accompany coronation

Buckingham Palace plans a weekend of community events and voluntarism to mark the coronation of King Charles III from World https://ift.tt/4rTQYy5

Buckingham Palace Sets 3-Day Coronation Weekend for King Charles III

https://ift.tt/C1RthPy the highlights that the palace has announced are a star-studded concert at Windsor Castle, street parties and a national volunteering campaign. No word yet on whether Prince Harry will show up. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Wy4X76A

Court orders Canada to repatriate suspected ISIS affiliates held in Syria

In the case, family members of 23 detained Canadians argued the government’s refusal to facilitate their relatives’ return violated Canada’s constitution. from World https://ift.tt/P5Xn7io

Court orders Canada to repatriate suspected ISIS affiliates held in Syria

In the case, family members of 23 detained Canadians argued the government’s refusal to facilitate their relatives’ return violated Canada’s constitution. from World https://ift.tt/P5Xn7io

Lula ousts head of Brazil’s army in wake of insurrection

The move followed a Washington Post report that Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda had sought to protect rioters supporting former president Bolsonaro. from World https://ift.tt/kMa0eQt

Lula ousts head of Brazil’s army in wake of insurrection

The move followed a Washington Post report that Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda had sought to protect rioters supporting former president Bolsonaro. from World https://ift.tt/kMa0eQt

Navy SEAL Who Deserted in 2019 Has Been Killed in Ukraine

https://ift.tt/LAFZcIf man, Daniel W. Swift, was the latest American to be killed in Ukraine, where hundreds of international volunteers have gone to fight in Ukraine’s defense. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/7SjOig5

U.S. to brand Russia’s Wagner Group a ‘transnational criminal’ entity

Wagner has risen to international renown as a ruthless shadow instrument of Russian power, now using convicts to wage Putin’s war against Ukraine. from World https://ift.tt/5DgZvJ2

Which Leaders Resign, Like Jacinda Ardern? Often, the System Decides.

https://ift.tt/E0YwUjM parliamentary systems like New Zealand’s, it is the norm for leaders to step down when doing so may serve their party’s electoral prospects. In other political systems, leaving office early is rare. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/S9QP0t8

Police: Canadian bank robbers' goal was to kill cops

Canadian police say twin brothers who died in a hail of gunfire last summer outside a British Columbia bank had been planning their attack for years, with a goal to kill as many officers as possible from World https://ift.tt/cxr1aL2

US to Name Wagner Mercenary Group in Russia Criminal Organization

https://ift.tt/wbZFjv6 move, which goes into effect next week, expands the number of nations and institutions that can be prevented from doing business with Wagner. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qh8Q4s5

UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women's rights

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls from World https://ift.tt/MiLVc2k

Burning German 'ghost train' stopped near Austria border

Authorities in southern Germany say efforts to put out a fire on a train turned into a spectacular chase after the driverless diesel engine began taking off toward Austria of its own accord from World https://ift.tt/oPcl2Ke

Cyprus protests portrayal as safe haven for Russian money

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US Virgin Islands authorizes recreational use of marijuana

The U.S. Virgin Islands has authorized the recreational and sacramental use of marijuana for anyone 21 and older from World https://ift.tt/EquLDF9

Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and others

Rio de Janeiro has opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime, including artists, anarchists, masons, Roma people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, gay people and the disabled from World https://ift.tt/brT9QcB

Shehbaz government ‘U-turn’ on Toshakhana policy

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government told the Lahore high court Thursday that disclosing Toshakhana (state depository) gifts could cause “unnecessary media hype” and “potentially damage Pakistan’s interests in international relations”, months after accusing ex-PM Imran Khan of concealing such gifts and complaining to the election commission about it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/DUSYhPE

Alec Baldwin to face manslaughter charge over 'Rust' shooting

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Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the low-budget western "Rust," a prosecutor said Thursday.Baldwin was holding the Colt. 45 during rehearsals for the film when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza in October 2021. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/RyxBcKE

Russian Citizen Accused of Running Cryptocurrency Exchange Used by Criminals

https://ift.tt/t1YR7vU charges were part of an intensifying effort by federal law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with European partners, to combat international cryptocurrency schemes and illegal transactions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/9Nipuef

Protesters lift blockades in Bolivia's Santa Cruz region

Protesters in Bolivia have lifted the blockades that had largely isolated the rich eastern region of Santa Cruz from the rest of the country for more than 15 days from World https://ift.tt/0CSJ5hm

At least eight dead in Tibet avalanche: Xinhua

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Ex-GOP candidate shot at Democratic lawmakers' homes

A failed Republican state legislative candidate who authorities say was angry over losing the election last November and made baseless claims that the polls was "rigged" against him was arrested Monday in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico's largest city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/k83XGPC

Tanks for Ukraine in sight as holdout Germany says new minister to decide

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UN names Pakistani linked to Mumbai attacks as terrorist

The United Nations has designated an anti-India militant being held in Pakistan as a global terrorist, the world body’s second such designation stemming from the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed 166 people from World https://ift.tt/Porel6U

Civilian deaths in Ukraine top 7000: UN

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The United Nations said on Monday that it had confirmed the deaths of more than 7,000 Ukrainian civilians in the 11 months since Russia invaded. UN monitors in Ukraine said those killed included 2,784 men, 1,875 women and another 1,939 adults whose gender was unknown. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZCSdv70

Gina Lollobrigida, post WWII Italian film diva, dies at 95

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Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, a sultry Mediterranean diva who came to represent Italy's vibrant rebirth after World War II, has died aged 95, her lawyer said on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mlO5MnC

London cop pleads guilty to 24 counts of rape, dozens of other sex offences

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The Metropolitan Police apologised on Monday and said it should have spotted the pattern of abuse after David Carrick, 48, pleaded guilty to a total of 49 charges relating to 12 victims, including 24 counts of rape between 2003 and 2020. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/wZcGoCH

European Parliament Focuses on 2 More Lawmakers in Corruption Scandal

https://ift.tt/GD1mkO9 assembly on Monday began the process of lifting the immunity of two members at the request of the Belgian police in a snowballing corruption investigation involving Qatar. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/g91kEl8

Your Tuesday Briefing: Chinese ‘Zero Covid’ Workers Revolt

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Italian Police Arrest Top Mafia Boss

https://ift.tt/UqMe5KX Messina Denaro, the most wanted fugitive in Italy, was arrested in a hospital in Sicily, where he was undergoing treatment, the police said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/S701QdK

UK Confirms Plan to Send Tanks to Ukraine

https://ift.tt/SsVeHny U.K. defense secretary said specialty guns, ammunition, drones and other equipment were also part of the package being sent to Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/E0X1Ri2

Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia, no tsunami alert

A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia Monday morning from World https://ift.tt/Z5Flm37

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu moving ahead on legal overhaul despite outcry

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country's judicial system, despite fierce criticism from top legal officials and protests against the changes that drew tens of thousands of peo from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30MnBdY

2 killed in shootout with federal agents near Puerto Rico

Authorities in Puerto Rico say two suspected drug traffickers have been killed in a shootout with federal agents off the U.S. territory’s northeast coast from World https://ift.tt/PRFGa0h

In Swiss Alps, Some Wonder What a Future Without Snow May Mean

https://ift.tt/UIMkquC unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kTuLNHg

Your Monday Briefing: A Fatal Plane Crash in Nepal

https://ift.tt/s1Gupnr a major attack in Ukraine, Japan’s military ambitions and a preview of the Australian Open. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xpJToiV

Prada offers spare, cleansing looks at Milan Fashion Week

The Milan menswear runway is full of spare looks for next fall and winter, as if the fashion world is taking a deep breath, to see what happens next from World https://ift.tt/jo4ANFv

Rescuers Comb Through the Rubble of an Apartment Building in Dnipro

https://ift.tt/rkjtBXn Russian strike on the nine-story building was one of the largest losses of civilian lives far from the front line since the beginning of the war. Rescue workers pulled at least one woman out safely from the debris a day after the strike. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/azTiFuc

When Russia bombs a building full of people, this is the aftermath

Rescuers found many dead and injured and some alive after a Russian attack on a Dnipro apartment building. from World https://ift.tt/0MKy1Od

Britain Says It Will Give Ukraine Tanks, Breaching a Western Taboo

https://ift.tt/9eUvM8G countries have balked at giving Ukraine tanks and other powerful weapons. As increased spring fighting looms, that seems to be changing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/AXvoRgs

Brazil’s military blocked arrests of Bolsonaro rioters, officials say

Security forces' actions — and inaction — are one focus of a sprawling probe into the Jan. 6-style attack on democracy in Latin America's largest country. from World https://ift.tt/0lB6Weu

Thousands in Israel Protest Netanyahu’s Plans to Limit Courts

https://ift.tt/pCq62aT right-wing government’s proposals for sweeping judicial reform are viewed by critics as anti-democratic and have galvanized the opposition. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/T4hZQS3

Petr Pavel and Andrej Babis to Face Off In Czech Republic Presidential Race

https://ift.tt/j2JMsAb candidates, Petr Pavel and Andrej Babis, are expected to foster closer ties to the West. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QDWYIab

Multiple agencies concur: ’22 was one of Earth’s hottest years

Ranking as the fifth- or sixth-warmest year on record, the world experienced unrelenting waves of extreme weather. from World https://ift.tt/fjqTQWC

Russia’s Claim to Seize Soledar in Ukraine Exposes Rifts Among Forces

https://ift.tt/WXiZhfS Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops had taken Soledar, a leader of the Wagner mercenary group accused the military of stealing credit. Ukraine said its forces were still fighting there. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/purNSqI

Central bank bars Nepalese from investing abroad

According to a notice issued by Nepal Rastra Bank, the country's central bank, Nepalese nationals are not allowed to purchase land, house, property, debenture and deposit money in foreign banks and financial institutions abroad. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6CI5e4V

Tale of two presidents: Political futures under cloud of classified documents

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Biden's political outlook veered into more uncertain territory after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the Democratic president's handling of classified documents. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZxETzLO

Brazil says it's ready to seek extradition of Bolsonaro ally

A high-ranking Brazilian security official who flew to the U.S. just before a riot that some some have called an attempted coup must return within three days or his country willl request his extradition, Brazil’s justice minister said Friday from World https://ift.tt/bD6yPpK

Fema fires translator for botching Alaska Native languages

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Hussein Husseini, ‘father’ of pact that ended Lebanon’s civil war, dies at 85

After the 1975-1990 civil war, Mr. Husseini decried the nonstop rivalries between Lebanon's militias and sectarian factions. from World https://ift.tt/76p0vmn

CIA chief in rare visit to Libya, meets Tripoli-based PM

Libyan officials say the CIA chief has met with one of the country’s rival prime ministers in a rare visit by a senior U.S. official to the war-torn country, currently split between two rival administrations from World https://ift.tt/6pHSBD3

Poland and Britain Consider Sending Leopard Tanks to Ukraine

https://ift.tt/pYqx2zt. and European defense officials have long held concerns that giving Ukraine tanks could prompt Russia to escalate the war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/OFk65mK

Workers missing after explosion at propane site in Quebec

Authorities in Quebec say an explosion has hit a propone facility and several workers are missing from World https://ift.tt/kiFbo59

Russia Released US Navy Veteran Quietly Detained for 9 Months

https://ift.tt/YPmad2E veteran, Taylor Dudley, had traveled to Poland to attend a music festival and “at some point crossed the Russian border,” a family spokesman said. It remained unclear on what charges he had been held. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vgdMcau

In Israel, Netanyahu’s Hard-Right Agenda Gains Steam

https://ift.tt/2I4oARJ Netanyahu’s government is pushing to upend the judiciary, entrench Israeli control of the West Bank and strengthen ultraconservative Jews, fueling protests and deepening Israel’s divisions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/t1SEeYd

Navalny’s Wife Pleads for Medical Treatment for Jailed Husband

https://ift.tt/GsIRoLi Navalny said that her ailing husband, Aleksei Navalny, was being held in a small cell with a sicker person to infect him, and was not allowed to lie down throughout the day despite having a fever. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1uZvMrH

Haitians seizing on legal path to US rush to secure passport

Hundreds of Haitians are flocking daily to the sole immigration office in Port-au-Prince to secure a passport in hopes they will soon be chosen to live legally in the U.S. under a new immigration plan from World https://ift.tt/teS2hEx

Rehman Rahi, 97, Eminent Kashmiri Poet Who Restored a Language, Dies

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/world/asia/rehman-rahi-dead.htmlKashmir’s unofficial poet laureate, he gave voice to the rich culture of a bitterly divided territory and helped give his mother tongue a distinct literary identity. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/u6vAspB

Zelensky Thanks the ‘Free World’ in a Message at the Golden Globes

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/world/europe/zelensky-golden-globes.html“There will be no third world war,” the Ukrainian president said. “It is not a trilogy. Ukraine will stop the Russian aggression on our land.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/sHQoZdx

WHO says coronavirus variant XBB.1.5 may be driving cases

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The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the XBB.1.5 Omicron sub-v"Based on its genetic characteristics and early growth rate estimates, XBB.1.5 may contribute to increases in case incidence," the WHO said after a January 5 technical meeting.ariant of Covid-19 may be spurring more cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/4Hqlr6A

Prince Harry Skewers Palace Culture With Nicknames and a Dose of Rancor

https://ift.tt/Bjmorb4 with the juicy tidbits Prince Harry offers up in his new memoir, there is also a revealing look at how the royal family, and its staff, operate behind closed doors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/UCtgelf

Colombia VP says she was targeted with roadside bomb

Colombia’s Vice President says her security team found more than seven kilos of explosives buried next to a rural road that leads to her home from World https://ift.tt/xkN4tHa

Russia Reports 2022 Deficit of $47 Billion

https://ift.tt/eH0u859 budget gap reached 3.3 trillion rubles, or 2.3 percent of the size of the Russian economy, according to the country’s finance minister. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/MYBnbzE

Political vacuum in Haiti deepens as senators' terms expire

Haiti has been stripped of its last democratically elected institution from World https://ift.tt/10u5g2H

More heavy rains, damaging winds torment California

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Your Tuesday Briefing: Brazil Arrests Rioters

https://ift.tt/PCOnUy8, heavy fighting rages around Bakhmut and scientists say the ozone layer is healing. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/o6G5i3f

$1 million system to reduce traffic in Puerto Rico forest

The U.S. government says it’s investing $1 million to establish a park-and-ride system for Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest from World https://ift.tt/Fqx251Z

What We Know About Investigations Into the Brazil Protests

https://ift.tt/vYq3MxP face several major questions as they piece together how rioters briefly seized the seats of Brazil’s government. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lkd4pZS

Venezuela orders arrest of exiled lawmakers fighting Maduro

Venezuela’s socialist government has ordered the arrest of three exiled former lawmakers at the forefront of renewed efforts to unseat President Nicolas Maduro from World https://ift.tt/oDxucO6

Adolfo Kaminsky Dies at 97; His Forgeries Saved Thousands of Jews

https://ift.tt/pvIxqf8 talent for creating realistic documents helped children, their parents and others escape deportation to concentration camps, and in many cases to flee Nazi-occupied territory. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3tnKrVm

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia

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Scenes from Brasília as Bolsonaro’s supporters storm the congress

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital on Sunday from World https://ift.tt/GhT1UnN

Harry's new memoir draws anger and protests in Afghanistan

Protesters in southern Afghanistan have gathered following Prince Harry’s claim in his new memoir that he killed 25 people while serving in the country from World https://ift.tt/nwFBevN

Your Monday Briefing: China Reopens

https://ift.tt/wl0XHN7, Brazilians storm government offices and the Times investigates a 2021 Kabul airstrike. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0YjzPVp

Bolsonaro backers storm congress, court, presidential office in Brazil’s capital

Images on Globo TV showed protestors roaming the halls and standing near smashed glass cases in the Planalto Palace, the office of the president. Thousands of others wearing the national soccer shirt – now a symbol of the far right -- and waving the Brazilian flag milled about the massive square outside in a part of the Brasilia capital that is similar to Washington’s National Mall. from World https://ift.tt/nLK0uhZ

Bolsonaro backers storm congress, court, presidential office in Brazil’s capital

Images on Globo TV showed protestors roaming the halls and standing near smashed glass cases in the Planalto Palace, the office of the president. Thousands of others wearing the national soccer shirt – now a symbol of the far right -- and waving the Brazilian flag milled about the massive square outside in a part of the Brasilia capital that is similar to Washington’s National Mall. from World https://ift.tt/nLK0uhZ

Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil's Congress, high court

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat have stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace, just a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from World https://ift.tt/T8oRBZx

Mali Pardons Detained Ivorian Soldiers

https://ift.tt/7cIb9RJ Coast had said the 49 soldiers were in Mali to provide security for a United Nations peacekeeping mission, but Mali had accused them of being mercenaries. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/IB6QcSr

China Drops Its Covid Quarantine Requirements for Incoming Travelers

https://ift.tt/mQMnwKU citizens and international visitors were welcomed into mainland China as the country fully opened its borders for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dCX24Tv

Iran Executes 2 Men Arrested in Protests

https://ift.tt/SdbpA2q least nine other protesters remain on death row, accused of crimes ranging from burning a trash can to killing security forces. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/BheAISN

Iran hangs two more people in brutal campaign against protesters

They are the third and fourth protesters to be executed by the government. from World https://ift.tt/xEJSprT

One dead, 22 injured in accident on Mexico City metro

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Thousands of Israelis protest new government's policies

Thousands of Israelis are protesting plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms from World https://ift.tt/704sUjc

Worshipers in Ukraine Celebrate a Historic Orthodox Christmas

https://ift.tt/asEZAv9 Orthodox Christmas service at the Pechersky Lavra monastery in Kyiv was held for the first time by the Ukrainian-led branch of the church, rather than the Russian-led one. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JaUALKI

UN to vote on aid deliveries to Syria's rebel-held northwest

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution that would continue humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey for another six months from World https://ift.tt/L0atZQc

Kenyan LGBTQ rights activist Edwin Chiloba found dead in metal box

A budding human rights activist, he was outspoken on the importance of inclusivity. Authorities said a suspect has been arrested. from World https://ift.tt/ARgldxs

Kenyan LGBTQ rights activist Edwin Chiloba found dead in metal box

A budding human rights activist, he was outspoken on the importance of inclusivity. Authorities said a suspect has been arrested. from World https://ift.tt/ARgldxs

US to Send $3 Billion in Aid to Ukraine, Including Bradley Fighting Vehicles

https://ift.tt/4OQBLze Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said the administration would also send $682 million to countries on NATO’s eastern flank. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/jmxFtMJ

Akshata Murty's vision is to open up Downing Street to public to draw a line under Johnson 'fiefdom era'

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Dozens slain in Mexico’s arrest of alleged fentanyl trafficker sought by U.S.

The violence unleashed by Guzmán's arrest underscored the enduring power of the cartel once dominated by his father, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán. from World https://ift.tt/VJhK7wY

Paris court deals blow to French Caribbean pesticide fight

A nearly 20-year fight to hold the French government criminally responsible for using a banned pesticide in the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe has received a serious blow from World https://ift.tt/FwMqDNL

Exiled Venezuela lawmakers chosen to lead anti-Maduro fight

Venezuela’s opposition has selected an all-female team of exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan Guaidó as the face of its faltering efforts to remove socialist President Nicolas Maduro from World https://ift.tt/9B0Rhyb

UN disbands prison killings probe in Ukraine over security

The United Nations has announced it is disbanding a fact-finding mission requested by Russia and Ukraine to investigate the killings at a prison in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists from World https://ift.tt/6Q8wm0k

Interpol says a top human trafficker arrested in Sudan

Interpol says that an Eritrean national described as one of ’’the world’s most wanted″ human traffickers has been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by the United Arab Emirates from World https://ift.tt/YELZAt8

Church Lays Benedict to Rest, if Not Its Divisions

https://ift.tt/UqbhG9r extraordinary period for the modern church ended with Francis presiding over the funeral of his retired predecessor. Some conservatives found the ceremony too modest for their standard-bearer. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/icvedB3

Handicraft vendors block roads to Mexico's Chichen Izta ruin

Hundreds of handicraft vendors in southern Mexico have blocked access roads to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza from World https://ift.tt/oNI89ZJ

E.U. Urges Nations to Require Negative Covid Tests for Travelers From China

https://ift.tt/nOrv7sq a diplomatically fraught move, the bloc advised its 27 members to put restrictions in place as Chinese tourists prepare to return to global destinations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/C3kLcmt

German cardinal guards Benedict's intellectual legacy

Cardinal Gerhard Mueller could be seen as the intellectual heir of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI from World https://ift.tt/wiWuRtG

Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Blames its Dead Soldiers

https://ift.tt/o8xpDGd, Kim Jong-un presents a possible successor. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CbJTKdD

EXPLAINER: Benedict's funeral to be simple, but with pomp

Pope Benedict XVI held one of the world’s highest—profile positions but once expressed a desire to be “hidden to the world.” from World https://ift.tt/mhKoyOG

Filippo Bernardini, Accused of Stealing Book Manuscripts, Expected to Plead Guilty

https://ift.tt/yqLzE2a Bernardini was arrested by the F.B.I. last year. He is expected to enter his plea on Friday, ending a yearslong saga that captivated the industry. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uLK8iNq

Former Supreme Soviet chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov dies: TV

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Russian commanders blamed for heavy losses in New Year’s Day strike

Russian military leaders were under pressure to explain why ammunition was stored in a building used as barracks for soldiers who were killed in a missile strike. from World https://ift.tt/nBDirPv

Your Wednesday Briefing: Chaos in the U.S. House Speaker Race

https://ift.tt/WRcUwsa, China threatens countermeasures against travel restrictions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Wwqpnxi

Village in Mexico angry after spring water well catches fire

People in a village just north of Mexico City complained of a persistent odor of gasoline for weeks, but even they were surprised when the community’s spring-water well burst into flames and began belching dense black smoke from World https://ift.tt/NETvzQo

Deadly Strike on Russians in Ukraine Exposes Moscow’s Military Failings

https://ift.tt/l4JZjxw Ukrainian attack with U.S.-made rockets may have left hundreds of casualties, and pro-war Russians accused their military commanders of repeating fatal errors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/VijX9kd

Mexican journalist unhurt in first 2023 attack on media

A journalist in northern Mexico has escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of Sonora from World https://ift.tt/4yIH9id

Transgender woman's scheduled execution would be US first

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Mexico's Supreme Court elects 1st female chief justice

Mexico’s Supreme Court has elected the female chief justice in its history from World https://ift.tt/MaOznug

Russia launches a new round of attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

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Plans for another 'Freedom Convoy' in Canada scrapped

Plans to host a repeat of the “Freedom Convoy” in the Canadian city of Winnipeg have been called off by one of the antigovernment protest groups from World https://ift.tt/1t2Shwd

Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Is Sworn In as President

https://ift.tt/afyxdhb of thousands of supporters filled the central esplanade in Brazil’s capital, as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva waved to onlookers from his motorcade on the way to his inauguration ceremony. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2L3YHil

14 killed in attack on Mexican border prison

Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas from World https://ift.tt/IHqRjvW

10 killed, 8 hurt in Kabul military airport blast

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Your Monday Briefing: The Impact of a U.S. Chip-Making Boom

https://ift.tt/zNrD2Ql, North Korea threatens nuclear escalation and Ukraine reinforces its resilience amid a deadly assault. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ANMwIuQ

Benedict’s funeral to bring ‘two popes’ era to a complicated close

Pope Francis, in the final act of a relationship with Benedict XVI that was outwardly warm but often awkward, will frame the period of remembrance and mourning. from World https://ift.tt/tEvsOB2

2 killed in New Year's Eve avalanches in Montana, Colorado

Two people were killed in New Year's Eve avalanches in Montana and Colorado after heavy snow blanketed much of the West. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/bUQ4H1r