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Your Wednesday Briefing: A U.S. Push to Isolate Russia

https://ift.tt/sEtMrH2, China’s attempt to erase “zero Covid” and Nigeria’s contested election. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/coGpmsw

Governments around the world have moved to ban or restrict TikTok, amid security fears

Canada implemented a ban on TikTok across government-issued phones Tuesday, joining a list of governments that have moved to reign in or bar the platform. from World https://ift.tt/quEgUbp

UN says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes

The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless from World https://ift.tt/0eUicCl

Pakistan court grants ex-PM Imran interim bail in Toshakhana case

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Pakistan's Islamabad high court granted interim bail to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday, hours after a sessions court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him for skipping hearings in the Toshakhana case pertaining to purchase of gifts from the state depository. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CIP8XaN

Prestigious Dan David Prize names 9 historians as winners

Nine emerging scholars of history from around the world have been announced as winners of the prestigious Dan David Prize, with each awardee receiving $300,000 to help further their work from World https://ift.tt/Hj76lZO

TikTok banned on all Canadian government mobile devices

Canada is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app from World https://ift.tt/eNJX0fs

Betty Boothroyd, Britain’s First Female House of Commons Speaker, Dies at 93

https://ift.tt/p6YAqMZ speaker made Britain’s parliamentary proceedings must-see TV, even in other countries. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/gt0WRd9

U.K., E.U. reset relations with new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

It was not clear if the agreement between Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen would be enough to help restore a functioning government in Belfast. from World https://ift.tt/hZRWfOr

Mexican president disparages pro-democracy demonstrators

Mexico’s president lashed out Monday at demonstrators who protested cuts to election funding over the weekend, belittling their concerns about threats to democracy and dashing any hopes that he would try to ease rising political tensions from World https://ift.tt/8D9IiMe

US sending Ukraine another $1 billion, Janet Yellen says in Kyiv

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The United States is transferring an additional $1 billion to Ukraine as it fights to resist Russia's invasion, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. This would be the first tranche of about $10 billion the US will provide in the coming months, she said in a speech in Kyiv. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/rxFDCXI

Russian Diaspora Finds Ways to Protest Putin’s War

https://ift.tt/HWS4Pny Berlin to Chicago, crowds gathered to express solidarity with Ukraine and to underscore that not all Russians support Vladimir Putin’s war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/HYm0snB

After warnings, no evidence China is supplying arms to Russia, U.S. officials say

"China has not moved forward" with supplying lethal weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine, though U.S. intelligence suggests the superpower is weighing such a move. from World https://ift.tt/tJQ02OY

After warnings, no evidence China is supplying arms to Russia, U.S. officials say

"China has not moved forward" with supplying lethal weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine, though U.S. intelligence suggests the superpower is weighing such a move. from World https://ift.tt/tJQ02OY

Tens of thousands protest Mexico electoral reforms

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City’s vast main plaza to protest electoral law reforms that they say threaten democracy from World https://ift.tt/ZmSj6ix

Greeks revel in Carnival celebrations after pandemic pause

Throngs of revelers across Greece have attended end-of-Carnival celebrations for the first time in four years from World https://ift.tt/4vVzrL8

59 dead in Italian migrant shipwreck, including 12 children

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Bombing in crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan kills 5

Police say a bombing at a crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan killed at least five people and wounded 16 from World https://ift.tt/DmSVLfr

Report: 12% of Mexicans suffer from malnutrition

Mexican officials say about 12% of Mexicans suffer from malnutrition, a situation they blamed in part on consumption of junk food from World https://ift.tt/CUGfQAa

Met Opera marks 1st year of Ukraine war with concert

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Doctor Denounces C.I.A. Practice of ‘Rectal Feeding’ of Prisoners

https://ift.tt/BxmH6Oa expert gave a graphic public depiction of detainee torture after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in a pretrial hearing at Guantánamo Bay. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/r0csQja

Moroccan singer convicted of rape in Paris, gets 6-year term

A court in Paris has convicted Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred of rape and assault charges and sentenced him to six years in prison from World https://ift.tt/iJywmBt

Zelensky Answers Reporters’ Questions for Over 2 Hours

https://ift.tt/F6rCmHo the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Mr. Zelensky offered a broad overview of where the war stood, the challenges Ukraine faced and the opportunities in the months ahead. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/jYfpuv0

Rebels capture more ground in Congo as fighting intensifies

Local residents and aid workers say a rebel group linked with neighboring Rwanda has seized more territory as fighting intensified in conflict-ridden east Congo from World https://ift.tt/ZTfL5co

China Reprises Old Themes in Ukraine Plan, Casting Itself as Neutral

https://ift.tt/8QscYXZ year after Russia’s invasion, Beijing released a paper declaring its position on the war: It called for an end to the fighting but avoided demands that could hurt its ties with Russia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5Y1K0NA

Racist rhetoric by Tunisian president sparks fear among migrants and Black Tunisians

Tunisian President Kais Saied says that migration by sub-Saharan Africans is part of a demographic conspiracy, a theory rights groups have condemned as racist. from World https://ift.tt/CuIT5jk

1st transgender woman to compete in Puerto Rico pageant

A transgender woman has for the first time been selected to participate in the Puerto Rico Miss Universe contest held in the largely conservative U.S. territory from World https://ift.tt/dRH01m3

Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule

https://ift.tt/kOzi2Py changes come ahead of a presidential election next year and are part of a pattern of challenges to democratic institutions across the Western Hemisphere. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/XqjNbOW

Off-duty police officer shot and wounded in Northern Ireland

An off-duty police officer has been shot in Northern Ireland, where paramilitary groups have previously attacked members of the security services from World https://ift.tt/4971GfO

Russia Stages a Patriotic Concert to Rally Support for the War in Ukraine

https://ift.tt/JOXYHBM attendees drove for more than eight hours to show their support for the war, the army and President Putin. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Teu2Upi

Ukraine Prepares for Possibility of Russian Aggression via Moldova and Belarus

https://ift.tt/WJ37sze analysts doubt Russia’s ability to sustain a new front, but Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Moscow could try to divert Ukrainian resources. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0mbsWJp

Israel sentences Islamic Jihad member to 22 months in prison

The Israeli military says it has sentenced a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group to 22 months in prison after his arrest helped spark three days of heavy fighting in Gaza last year from World https://ift.tt/FyBGXsT

Your Wednesday Briefing: Biden and Putin Speak on Ukraine

https://ift.tt/oINmyJC, Saudi Arabia intensifies a crackdown and the Philippines moves closer to the U.S. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/pCM9jvB

Judge Rejects Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds

https://ift.tt/0fvdjpm lawyer for the lead group of victims’ relatives who had sought $3.5 billion to pay off the Taliban’s judgment debts said they would appeal. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/aXcH583

Policeman, musician indicted in Puerto Rico drug case

A police officer and a reggaeton singer are among 24 people accused of running a suspected drug-trafficking ring in Puerto Rico from World https://ift.tt/xfe432X

Activists urge Jamaica to nix anti-sodomy laws amid violence

Activists are demanding that Jamaica repeal a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex from World https://ift.tt/ntVBgTe

Poland’s Prime Minister Says His Country Was Right About Russia

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/world/europe/poland-russia-ukraine.html‘We are being listened to more and more on what is going on around us,” Poland’s prime minister said in an interview. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vgcCsST

Powerful New Earthquake Hits Southern Turkey

https://ift.tt/uYeUjrv 6.3-magnitude quake shook southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing panic among some residents while others were trapped inside collapsed buildings. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Pamh1fA

Syrian president visits Oman in 1st trip abroad since quake

Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited the Gulf nation of Oman on his first official visit since the deadly Feb. 6 quake from World https://ift.tt/GhcriDN

6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Turkey

https://ift.tt/cS7nPGz quake struck near a town in hard-hit Hatay Province, collapsing more buildings in a region devastated by the Feb. 6 disaster that killed more than 46,000 people across Turkey and northwestern Syria. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/rgCmwVO

U.K. police confirm body in river is Nicola Bulley

British police on Monday said a body pulled from the River Wyre in northwest England on Sunday was missing mother Nicola Bulley, the subject of a high-profile search. from World https://ift.tt/PaCkBOK

Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine’s Embattled Capital, as Air-Raid Siren Sounds

https://ift.tt/ER1FpYI Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration’s “unwavering support” nearly a year into Russia’s invasion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5tRrN6V

North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

https://ift.tt/WgQcluO was the North’s first test of a long-range missile in three months, and came as the country warned of strong countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/TN5bAYp

Your Monday Briefing: A Testy Exchange Between the U.S. and China

https://ift.tt/hHLIeBP, Vladimir Putin’s war narrative takes hold in Russia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/uCGecMb

Blinken tours Turkey earthquake zone, unveils $100 million more in aid

The gesture of support comes as Washington seeks to resolve a number disputes with the estranged NATO ally. from World https://ift.tt/93j8CuU

UK police find body in case that led to social media circus

Police searching for a woman who vanished three weeks ago in northwest England have found a body in a river close to where she was last seen from World https://ift.tt/lq7NGpt

Carnival cancelled in Brazil city amid heavy rains, mudslide

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A mudslide caused by heavy rains killed a seven-year-old girl in north Sao Paulo state and more people are feared dead, authorities said Saturday, leading the city of Sao Sebastiao to cancel its Carnival festivities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/PTOzIrK

Blinken meets China's top diplomat amid balloon spat

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Thousands of civilians fled Ukraine’s front lines. These people returned.

Thousands of returnees have partially repopulated the area where Moscow is waging its fiercest fighting intent on seizing the entire Donetsk region as its own. from World https://ift.tt/Oc2yICd

Blinken Meets With Chinese Official Amid Spy Balloon Furor, U.S. Says

https://ift.tt/yLHlVmx meeting resumed diplomacy between Washington and Beijing that had been frozen after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/PNmdK32

Israelis protest judicial overhaul plans for 7th week

Tens of thousands of Israelis are marching in several cities against judicial overhaul plans proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government from World https://ift.tt/KSUFHfN

What are crimes against humanity?

U.S. officials formally accused Russia on Saturday of perpetrating crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Here's what that means. from World https://ift.tt/whqktDc

What are crimes against humanity?

U.S. officials formally accused Russia on Saturday of perpetrating crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Here's what that means. from World https://ift.tt/whqktDc

Time to ramp up support for Iranian people, former Shah's son says

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Jesse Trevino, painter who persevered after Vietnam War injuries, dies at 76

Mr. Trevino lost his right arm after an explosion. He had to relearn to paint with his non-dominant arm. from World https://ift.tt/zbGcm3H

South Africa begins naval drills with Russia and China, despite criticism that it implies support of the war.

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Protesters storm Suriname parliament over high fuel prices

Hundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation from World https://ift.tt/6t8JG5w

Power outage cancels, diverts flights at Kennedy Airport

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Harris headlines summit as world braces for fighting surge in Ukraine

The vice president will express continuing U.S. support for Kyiv at the Munich Security Conference, despite fears such support could wane in the coming months. from World https://ift.tt/JSYbTh5

Your Friday Briefing: U.FO.s Were Likely Not Spying, Biden Says

https://ift.tt/zs7afK3, New Zealand’s recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and a disturbing conversation with a chatbot. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/a3TnSvc

Mexico sets up express lane for Cuban migrants' relatives

Mexico has announced it will set up an expedited visa application process for Cubans who already have relatives in Mexico from World https://ift.tt/hSyoXzk

Balloons Are Latest Example of Old Tactics Used in Ukraine War

https://ift.tt/28vR3CZ Soviet military often used unpowered balloons before World War II, and they made a resurgence in the Cold War. Now they’re being used in the Ukraine war, along with other low-tech devices. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4kmwx8B

Spain Allows Legal Gender Change Without a Medical Evaluation

https://ift.tt/9Yh0EJZ new law will allow people 16 and older to change their registered gender without undergoing psychological and medical evaluations to show gender dysphoria. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/NcY1Ue7

Canada to deploy Navy vessels to Haiti as violence worsens

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will deploy Navy vessels to Haiti to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence in upcoming weeks from World https://ift.tt/ONKXGoA

As hope runs out for quake survivors, a Turkish family awaits closure

Across southern Turkey, workers are still sifting through the rubble. But the mission now is one of closure: finding bodies to give loved ones something to mourn. from World https://ift.tt/ndwZLs9

World Bank President, Dogged by Climate Questions, Steps Down Early

https://ift.tt/j04WgqE Malpass, under fire for months by critics who called him a climate denier, said he will leave the World Bank by June, a year before his term ends. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/e2utOnC

Israel approves law to strip Arab attackers of citizenship

Israel’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a law to strip Arabs convicted in nationalistic attacks of their Israeli citizenship or residency if they have accepted stipends from the Palestinian Authority from World https://ift.tt/HB0lEyL

Man with explosives arrested outside Swiss parliament

Police in Switzerland’s capital say they have evacuated Parliament and related offices after a man in a bulletproof vest was arrested near one of its entrances and found to be bearing explosives from World https://ift.tt/EJMu7gb

Ukraine Urges Civilians Out of Bakhmut as Russia Edges Closer to City

https://ift.tt/2UQ8ysz than 5,000 residents remain, out of a prewar population of 70,000, as Russian forces edge closer to capturing the city. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/joRIFkT

Koh-i-noor diamond not part of King Charles III’s coronation

The Koh-i-noor diamond won’t be used during King Charles III’s coronation, allowing Buckingham Palace to sidestep the controversy surrounding a gem acquired during the age of Empire from World https://ift.tt/8bGrBU5

UK gives no reaction to 'surveys', sources say officials 'closely monitoring' them

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US defends decision to shoot down 3 unidentified objects

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The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mHVJNe9

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

The United Nations says Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment for millions of earthquake victims from World https://ift.tt/HYF5c0D

Your Tuesday Briefing: Balloon Tensions Escalate

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Brazilian police arrest teenager in thwarted school attack

Police in Brazil arrested a teenager accused of trying to attack a school with explosives while wearing a Nazi armband Monday in a small city outside Sao Paulo from World https://ift.tt/NqZWedP

Russia delays launch to space station while leak is probed

Russia will postpone the launch of an empty space capsule to the International Space Station pending further investigation of a coolant leak on a supply ship docked to the station from World https://ift.tt/v2NO7Bl

Richard E. Grant brings enthusiasm as BAFTA Film Awards host

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AKA, Influential South African Rapper, Is Fatally Shot

https://ift.tt/aSt6B8W rapper, whose legal name was Kiernan Forbes, was one of the most formidable songwriters in South African hip-hop. He and another man were killed outside a restaurant on Friday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/C8jc1U5

Priest killed in Mexico, threats force concert to cancel

A priest in western Mexico is dead, the eighth killed under the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from World https://ift.tt/hU1bTXt

Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Destroys U.F.O.s

https://ift.tt/KgZDvum, Turkey investigates building contractors after a deadly earthquake and Russians who fight for Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/XvbWTIh

Houthi-run court in Yemen upholds prison term against actor

A court run by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels on Sunday upheld a five-year sentence against a female actor and one of her companions who were convicted of committing an indecent act and having drugs in her possession from World https://ift.tt/GwrMuUI

Ukraine readies along all fronts for Russia’s next big attack

It is unclear precisely where Russia's much-anticipated next attack will start, so Ukrainian forces are readying defenses across a vast and varied winter landscape from World https://ift.tt/hoW0DRG

Across Paris, an Invader Unleashes His Art

https://ift.tt/MDrNx72 by a street artist, who calls himself “Invader,” have become part of the fabric of the city. They are everywhere — if you look for them. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/zju7aBn

4 city inspectors slain at Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort

The tortured bodies of four municipal employees have been found stuffed into a vehicle in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen from World https://ift.tt/0HsIQaJ

US warplane shot down 'unidentified object' over northern Canada: Trudeau

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a US warplane shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada, acting a day after US planes took similar action over Alaska. Shortly before Trueau's tweet, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said it had detected an object flying at high altitude over Canada. NORAD gave no further information, including when the object was first spotted or what it is. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/qbrTaZx

Hazel McCallion, No-Nonsense Canadian Mayor for 36 Years, Dies at 101

https://ift.tt/odWIPgV, pragmatic and brusque when she had to be, she helped transform Mississauga from a sleepy Toronto suburb into one of the country’s largest and most dynamic cities. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3kwypDN

Tens of thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests

Tens of thousands of Israelis are gathering in several cities across the country, protesting judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government from World https://ift.tt/IeCXGFy

Biden Plans to Visit Poland for One-year Anniversary of Ukraine War

https://ift.tt/KVtGeZE president will be in the region for three days, but the White House did not say if he would make a trip into Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/E4wSozx

Nicaragua prisoner release pressure valve for Ortega regime

United States sanctions and public criticism of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was building for months from World https://ift.tt/mATuw7N

Biden Orders U.S. To Down High-Altitude Object Over Alaska

https://ift.tt/biuFk0H incident comes less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/B7LYl68

Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura dies at 91

Carlos Saura, Spain’s celebrated filmmaker whose career spanned over seven decades during which he earned three Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film has died from World https://ift.tt/b1jJayH

What Statistics Can’t Capture About the Global Baby Bust

https://ift.tt/l85WwVD fertility has been hard to reverse, despite so many governments’ best efforts, because it’s not one thing, it’s everything. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/6yOA7qv

Elon Musk Won’t Let His Starlink Satellites Run Ukraine’s Drones

https://ift.tt/PicKjeS comments angered some leaders in Kyiv. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/yXO9EqM

In Turkey, a Parking Lot Becomes an Open-Air Morgue After Earthquake

https://ift.tt/ziTWted of families searched for deceased relatives at a makeshift morgue outside a hospital in Turkey’s hardest-hit region. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/NhWSFJ9

Pakistan reaches deal with IMF over stalled bailout package

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Cash-strapped Pakistan and the IMF on Thursday signed a staff-level agreement after tough parleys, unlocking over $1 billion loan tranche under Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for the country's ailing economy.A meeting took place between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, where the mission informed the premier about the agreement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/s0CHz8Z

US says China balloon could collect intelligence signals

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2 aid group employees killed in Burkina Faso vehicle attack

The aid group Doctors Without Borders says two of its employees have been killed in an attack on their vehicle in northwestern Burkina Faso from World https://ift.tt/vT4KDeQ

Earthquake stuns Syria's Aleppo even after war's horrors

For years, the people of Aleppo bore the brunt of bombardment and fighting when their city, once Syria’s largest and most cosmopolitan, was among the civil war’s fiercest battle zones from World https://ift.tt/AQvXuJH

‘Nothing Is Off the Table,’ Sunak Says of Military Aid to Ukraine

https://ift.tt/HYXDNFn Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the country’s plan to train Ukrainian pilots on NATO-standard jets a “first step,” strongly suggesting it could provide Ukraine with advanced British fighter planes in the future. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/gO5Z07y

Haitian journalist snatched as kidnapping scourge continues

Haiti’s human rights office says another journalist has been kidnapped in an area of the capital controlled by a gang from World https://ift.tt/2zPAvMs

Despair and glimmers of hope in scramble to save earthquake survivors

With more than 7,000 people dead, a figure set to rise, Monday's earthquake, which devastated Turkey and Syria, was one of the deadliest of the 21st century. from World https://ift.tt/6CqZxPR

Hope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help

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D.C.-area Turkish community launches fundraising effort for quake victims

The Turkish embassy in D.C. has asked for donations of blankets, clothing and food, which will be sent to help victims in Turkey. from World https://ift.tt/1ZMIcDv

22 people killed in bus, car collision in Pakistan

Police say a speeding bus has collided with a car and plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 22 passengers and injuring 12 others from World https://ift.tt/yRkUxTY

As Sunak Tries to Move Ahead, He’s Haunted by Prime Ministers Past

https://ift.tt/sl3604W Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain made moves to recharge his government, but he is being harried by Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, who are not fading away. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3iCdWxn

Turkey Hit By Unusually Large Aftershock After First Earthquake

https://ift.tt/aLgbzRO normally follow a large earthquake, but they are rarely as powerful as the 7.5 magnitude tremor that came after the 7.8 shock in Turkey on Monday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/tM5LWje

Hurricane deaths at nursing home: accident or manslaughter?

The trial of a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after a 2017 hurricane is underway from World https://ift.tt/QnuUx8M

For Syrians Who Endured a Brutal Civil War, an Earthquake Is a Reminder

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/world/europe/syrian-civil-war-earthquake.html“My mind was playing tricks on me, telling me it was war again,” said Osama Salloum, a doctor from Idlib. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/TEcGhUr

EU Parliament planning for possible Zelenksyy visit in days

The European Union’s legislature is preparing plans to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday should the Ukrainian president decide to come to Brussels to attend an EU summit from World https://ift.tt/cOfDLQV

Hong Kong court makes landmark ruling protecting transgender rights

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Hong Kong's top court on Monday ruled that the policy of barring transgender people from changing their gender shown on ID cards unless they undergo full sex reassignment surgery violates their rights and is unconstitutional. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/agClHQM

Avalanches kill 9 in Italy, Austria as heavy snow hits Alps

Nine people have died in avalanches in Austria and Italy over the weekend as heavy snow and school holidays drew skiers into the Alps from World https://ift.tt/xOjzplY

Amid crisis, Haitians find solace in an unlikely place: soup

Soup joumou, known as “independence soup”, is a cultural staple in Haiti from World https://ift.tt/OBy4N0d

Europe bans Russian diesel, other oil products over Ukraine

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Pakistan divided on legacy of military ruler Musharraf

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Northeast temperatures soar a day after bone-numbing cold

Temperatures in many areas of the Northeast U.S. are climbing into the mid-40s Fahrenheit, a day after the region suffered through temperatures that plummeted into the negative teens from World https://ift.tt/0XDGVSj

Pak PM Sharif reiterates political and moral support to Kashmiris

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Western allies pledge precision rockets, missile systems to Kyiv

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US fighter jets shoot down Chinese balloon over Atlantic

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The United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the country’s southeastern coast on Saturday, drawing to a close a dramatic spying saga that drew a spotlight on worsening Sino-US relations. President Joe Biden approved a military plan to shoot it down , US officials said. The Pentagon did not immediately comment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/EcA2Qrf

North Macedonia honors hero also claimed by Bulgaria

North Macedonia marked Saturday the birth anniversary of a 19th century revolutionary amid tight security in the capital Skopje because of fears of potential clashes between opposing nationalist groups from North Macedonia and Bulgaria from World https://ift.tt/TnfcbOt

Chile wildfires spread amid heat wave as death toll rises

Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters continued to struggle to control dozens of raging wildfires that have claimed at least 22 lives in the midst of a scorching heat wave that has broken records from World https://ift.tt/tPy3gGZ

Iraqi currency crash halts after meeting with U.S. official

Iraq’s currency has halted its nosedive after a meeting between the Iraqi Central Bank head and a top U.S. Treasury official from World https://ift.tt/ElqMG7k

Prepare for 'jail bharo movement' in Pakistan: Imran Khan to party workers

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Gibraltar and Spain in dispute over sovereignty 'violation'

Gibraltar’s leadership is accusing Spanish customs agents of what they call a grave breach of sovereignty into the British territory from World https://ift.tt/wRQD5Hu

El Salvador bets safety on incarceration; unveils new prison

When El Salvador began making mass arrests of people with suspected gang affiliations last year, President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of what would be the largest prison in Latin America from World https://ift.tt/6AWsK2i

5 dead in Chile amid struggle to contain raging wildfires

At least five people have died as a result of the more than 150 wildfires currently burning across Chile that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of forests while the South American is in the midst of a heat wave from World https://ift.tt/YrJG4qI

Paco Rabanne, fashion designer who distilled ’60s spirit, dies at 88

Mr. Rabanne's designs included the green catsuit worn by Jane Fonda in the 1968 sci-fi cult classic "Barbarella." from World https://ift.tt/WUC2QhB

Guyana court sentences two pirates to death for 2018 attack

A Guyanese court has handed down death sentences for two men found guilty of high seas piracy attacks that killed seven fishermen off the nation’s coast in 2018 from World https://ift.tt/2fI5vXM

High-Profile Raids Showcase Zelensky’s Corruption Crackdown in Ukraine

https://ift.tt/fSyaZsT Volodymyr Zelensky is eager to highlight his crackdown on corruption, ahead of E.U. accession talks and possible Western investigations of war aid. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/J8LawBz

US condemns Sudan freeing man convicted in diplomat's death

The United States has asked the Sudanese government to re-arrest a man convicted of killing a U.S. diplomat in the country 15 years ago from World https://ift.tt/zh2CMX9

Your Friday Briefing: The U.S. Military Expands in the Philippines

https://ift.tt/YV5u9ne, Vladimir Putin evokes Stalingrad and a contested film is a box-office hit in India. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/WYks0Au

Britain to Investigate if Deadliest Attack of Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ Was Preventable

https://ift.tt/y69vn72 decision is a big victory for the families of the 29 people who died in the attack in August 1998, four months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CENmIyv

What ‘No’ on F-16 Fighter Jets Might Mean for Ukraine

https://ift.tt/QPLoJI2 the usual script plays out, the Biden administration’s reluctance to provide the planes could be temporary, officials say. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/NePjDYr

US expresses concern over Sudan freeing diplomat's killer

The U.S. State Department says it is “deeply concerned” over Sudan’s release of a man convicted in the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by shooting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum from World https://ift.tt/TnY2CvF

How an American Veterans Group Imploded in Ukraine

https://ift.tt/a1tACQm Mozart Group was training Ukrainian soldiers and evacuating frontline residents until the money ran out. Its collapse sheds light on the stresses faced by such groups. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ljaq157

Your Thursday Briefing: Rising Militancy in Pakistan

https://ift.tt/JVAM6TX, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/v6Vmw2M

A Couple Danced in Tehran’s Streets. Now They Are in Prison.

https://ift.tt/asPzcx1 authorities sentenced a young couple to five years in prison after they posted a video of themselves dancing in the streets at the height of the country’s protests. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CacMxmT

Race to vaccinate rare wild monkeys gives hope for survival

A pioneering campaign to vaccinate endangered monkeys in Brazil against yellow fever may help save the beloved golden lion tamarins from extinction from World https://ift.tt/9ftCoJN

Navalny Says He Is Being Further Isolated in Russian Prison

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/world/europe/navalny-russia-prison.html“Even maniacs and serial killers serving life sentences have the right to receive a visit, but I don’t,” the Russian opposition leader wrote on Twitter. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/if79lzx