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IS leader killed in Syria by Turkish intelligence services: Erdogan

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Armed attackers kill 10, wound 3 in Ecuador port Guayaquil

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Fashion designer for Russian first ladies dies

Russia’s most famous fashion designer, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, who dressed the country’s first ladies, has died at the age of 85 from World https://ift.tt/5gj47H3

Sudan’s Conflict Ignites Fears of Civil War in Darfur

https://ift.tt/P5ArgQn fragile peace that quieted years of genocidal violence in Darfur is at risk again. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Cf5I1TB

As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing

https://ift.tt/BsHaRX5 medical professionals who remain face meager supplies and harrowing conditions, even setting up field hospitals in living rooms amid the fighting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5TWaiPM

Pope open to helping return Ukrainian children in Russia

Pope Francis says the Vatican is willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war from World https://ift.tt/TouS1tF

Now, ageing China looks to give single women IVF access

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Amid H-1B cap e-registration surge, USCIS sniffs abuse of visa-programme

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Key nations sit out U.S. standoff with Russia, China, leaks show

THE DISCORD LEAKS | Documents illustrate how emerging nations' bid to duck Washington's showdown with Moscow and Beijing have put Biden's global agenda at risk. from World https://ift.tt/7TzIHf5

Details revealed about King Charles III's coronation service

The coronation service for King Charles III will be one of many faiths and many languages from World https://ift.tt/qQPjta3

Israelis rally for 17th week against judicial overhaul plans

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting judicial overhaul proposals in the 17th weekly rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition from World https://ift.tt/afXqUQv

What’s behind the fighting in Sudan, and what is at stake?

Sudan's military is battling the RSF, a paramilitary group — a conflict that has unleashed countrywide violence. The United States has evacuated embassy staff. from World https://ift.tt/eoPdhic

New surge of migrants strains U.S. capacity ahead of May 11 deadline

Border Patrol facilities are stretched to capacity along the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration plans to lift pandemic-era restrictions May 11 from World https://ift.tt/sJpxCD0

New surge of migrants strains U.S. capacity ahead of May 11 deadline

Border Patrol facilities are stretched to capacity along the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration plans to lift pandemic-era restrictions May 11 from World https://ift.tt/sJpxCD0

Deadliest Russian Attack in Months on Ukraine’s Cities Kills at Least 25

https://ift.tt/FmgUsuH first widespread barrage on civilian targets in more than a month underscored the vital role of Ukrainian air defenses. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/usBOaYK

Mexico leader beats COVID, vows to end transparency agency

Mexico’s president has returned to his morning press briefings after recovering from COVID-19, and he came out swinging from World https://ift.tt/QXwk3Ir

Your Friday Briefing: Russia’s Crumbling Gas Exports

https://ift.tt/9uykDzc, President Yoon’s address to Congress and Australia’s shift on New Zealand. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Dq3tlOP

US sanctions Mexican resort timeshare fraud linked to cartel

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against members of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel who apparently went into a side business of timeshare fraud that allegedly targeted elderly Americans from World https://ift.tt/W7KAIDu

It’s OK to Be Single, the Church of England Says: So Was Jesus.

https://ift.tt/6MXPHzl a new report, a church commission looking at families and households called on society to “honor and celebrate singleness.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ulz9xqv

What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes?

https://ift.tt/w6zMOuc from monkeys, bats, whales and many other mammals is helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology, evolution and one very famous sled dog. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/X0L4cRZ

Argentina: A desperate search for a door as currency tumbles

Antonela Massarelli desperately needed a front door for a new house she and her family will be moving into this weekend in a Buenos Aires suburb from World https://ift.tt/07rboPU

Berlin to Review Sale of Heat Pump Maker to U.S. Firm

https://ift.tt/V0BhuaL Global Corp., plans to acquire a unit of Viessmann Group that produces heat pumps, seen in Berlin as the heating solution for Germany’s green future. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/j3uDpHc

Mexico rights agency slams 10 states for HIV marriage bans

Mexico’s governmental human rights commission has called on ten of the country’s 32 states to get rid of old laws that ban marriage between people with “chronic, incurable, hereditary or contagious diseases” saying that could discriminate against the HIV-positive or people living with AIDS from World https://ift.tt/7kAdDCU

Ex-US president 'lied and shattered my reputation': Trump rape accuser

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The writer suing Donald Trump for allegedly raping her nearly 30 years ago told jurors at a civil trial on Wednesday that the former United States president sexually assaulted her and defamed her by lying about it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/itR0plW

King Charles III’s coronation: What to know about the May 6 ceremonies

King Charles and Queen Camilla will be crowned at Westminster Abbey and parade through London in rituals that help give the British monarchy its legitimacy. from World https://ift.tt/FuqhADe

Neighborhood fights Haiti gangs after vigilante killings

Resident in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s capital are arming themselves with machetes, bottles and rocks and fighting back against encroaching gangs after a crowd beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death in a gruesome outburst of vigilante violence from World https://ift.tt/3vpqci4

Pakistani health officials confirm first case of monkeypox

Pakistani authorities say a man has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s first confirmed case of the disease from World https://ift.tt/7CFJS8N

Mexico immigration agency head arraigned in deadly fire

The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he failed in his responsibility to protect those in his custody when 40 migrants died in a fire at a border detention center last month from World https://ift.tt/M2VmaBL

Lack of snow condemns Italy's Po to a desperately dry summer

Italy’s largest river, that’s home to fishers and boats, feeds rich farmlands, powers turbines and quenches local populations across its banks and delta, is already as low as it was last summer, sparking fears of precariously dry months ahead with those who rely on it having to scramble for alternative, water-saving plans from World https://ift.tt/ul10pMA

U.S. Pulls Diplomats From Sudan, and an Exodus Begins

https://ift.tt/g7ShHL4 hopes fading that two warring generals will end their battle anytime soon, diplomats and other foreigners began heading for Sudan’s doors. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ouFMqGl

Here are the latest developments.

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Mexico president tests positive for coronavirus for 3rd time

Mexico’s president has suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula after acknowledging he tested positive for the cornavirus, having previously suffered two bouts of COVID-19 from World https://ift.tt/cwZrWSU

Russia’s Wagner Group Has Offered Weapons to R.S.F., U.S. Says

https://ift.tt/7f8MaoZ has offered powerful weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, to R.S.F. paramilitaries, American officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/YTwRXSA

Your Monday Briefing: Evacuations from Sudan

https://ift.tt/r9MNVEc, China suppressed Covid-19 data. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/s3Sfn6T

U.S. forces evacuate diplomats from Sudan as embassy suspends operations

Fighting between rival armed groups in the Horn of Africa country has killed at least 400 people and injured 3,500, according to the United Nations. from World https://ift.tt/ciZYuws

US embassy evacuated as Sudan fighting enters 2nd week

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The fighting in Sudan has left hundreds dead and thousands wounded, while survivors cope with shortages of electricity and food. Foreign countries have said they are preparing for the potential evacuation of thousands more of their nationals, even though Sudan's main airport remains closed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/zQ1BLyS

US temporarily suspends operations at embassy in Khartoum

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State migrants chief held for trial in Mexico's deadly fire

A judge in Mexico has ordered the immigration director of the northern border state of Chihuahua to stand trial on charges of homicide, injuries and failure to perform his duties, for a deadly fire at a migrant detention center from World https://ift.tt/yFUhqku

Curfew in Jamica district after gunmen wound 7 boarding bus

Police are enforcing a curfew in a community on the southern fringes of Jamaica’s capital after gunmen fired on people boarding a public minibus, wounding seven, including three children from World https://ift.tt/jRIbdzM

Mexico seizes 10 tigers, 5 lions in cartel-dominated area

Prosecutors in Mexico say they have seized a huge collection of exotic animals including 10 tigers, five lions and other species in a cartel-dominated town from World https://ift.tt/a1YbDpr

Pentagon Aid Package to Ukraine Includes Old M21 Anti-Tank Mines

https://ift.tt/dirVzm0 M21 mines do not run afoul of international treaties. But unlike other mines the United States has given to Kyiv, they can be lethal indefinitely. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/VDi4MIP

Pentagon Speeds Up Tank Timeline for Ukraine but Resists Calls for Jets

https://ift.tt/WRtKeX6 U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/e16NWyG

Red Cross Expresses Alarm Over Detainee Health at Guantánamo Bay

https://ift.tt/kGJhT6p the prisoners age, their physical and mental health needs are increasingly challenging, the leader of a visiting delegation said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/UI3nOKo

Canada's Trudeau hails VW plant as 'generational' investment

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a massive Volkswagen electric battery plant being built in Ontario will create 3,000 jobs and represent a “generational investment” for Canada The German automaker last month announced plans for the plant in the town of St. Thomas, and Trudeau and other government ministers presented details at a news conference at the town’s railway museum from World https://ift.tt/J3kzsSy

Canada Lands Volkswagen Battery Plant With Billions in Subsidies

https://ift.tt/mB9uAqP Minister Justin Trudeau said the assistance was needed to offset incentives offered by the United States. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/G6DPYjV

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater after 3 die

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a fisherman after his boat was found capsized and three companions later found dead from World https://ift.tt/mNU0o8e

Ukraine defended Bakhmut despite U.S. warnings in classified files

THE DISCORD LEAKS | Leaked top secret intelligence assessments show Washington warned Kyiv that defending besieged Bakhmut was costing too many casualties and would inevitably fail. from World https://ift.tt/o7kyU9J

British Man Died of Rare Blood Syndrome Linked to AstraZeneca’s Vaccine

https://ift.tt/hx3ryB1 expert said the blood-clotting syndrome was estimated to occur in one in 50,000 people under 40 and one in 100,000 over 40 who received AstraZeneca’s vaccine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0R6ac9y

Ukraine planned attacks on Russian forces in Syria, leaked document shows

THE DISCORD LEAKS | Last winter, Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate proposed striking Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries in Syria, before President Volodymyr Zelensky directed a halt to the operations from World https://ift.tt/mknEVQ2

Russian foreign minister visits Cuba, condemns US sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday condemned U.S. sanctions against Cuba, as he visited the island during the last leg of a Latin American tour that took him to Brazil, Nicaragua and Venezuela from World https://ift.tt/RuxhGCZ

U.S. allies in Middle East target dissidents on American soil, report says

Egypt and Saudi Arabia use threats, surveillance, hostage-taking and prosecutions to try to silence dissidents on U.S. soil, according a new report. from World https://ift.tt/qKoy3vz

Big public union strike in Canada could disrupt tax season

Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the federal government continue to negotiate as workers go on strike, triggering warnings of major service disruptions from World https://ift.tt/eKRPqOL

Report claims anti-Hindu hatred flourishing in British schools

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Hindu kids are also being held responsible for events in India or the actions of the Indian state in the same way Jews face prejudice for the actions of Israel, the report titled “Anti-Hindu Hate in Schools” claims. It is authored by Charlotte Littlewood and based on interviews with 998 Hindu parents. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mTiZWcd

UN court gets request for advisory opinion on climate change

The United Nations’ highest court has confirmed that the General Assembly has asked for it to issue an advisory opinion on “the obligations of States in respect of climate change.” from World https://ift.tt/V24jv1Z

Vatican inaugurates artisan apprentice school for basilica

The Vatican is inaugurating a new arts and crafts academy inside St. Peter’s Basilica from World https://ift.tt/e0Ogx5P

South Sudan reports 5 deaths in hepatitis E outbreak

South Sudan has reported five deaths and 91 suspected cases from an outbreak of hepatitis E in the northwest of the country from World https://ift.tt/SwhTp6u

French publishing manager held in UK for obstructing police

A Paris publisher says one of its managers has been arrested in London after being questioned by police about participating in France’s protests against pension reform from World https://ift.tt/0QtOq4x

Landslide kills 3, buries vehicles in northwest Pakistan

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Alabama officials keep quiet on progress in birthday melee

Authorities with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday had yet to announce any arrests in the weekend shooting in Dadeville that killed four and left 32 injured from World https://ift.tt/ptDFZh9

Residents, aid workers surprised by closure of Iraqi camp

Iraq’s ministry of migration and displacement has announced it shut down a camp housing internally displaced Iraqis with alleged ties to the Islamic State group from World https://ift.tt/M2j1opk

Mexico president slams US 'spying' after traffickers charged

Mexico’s president has lashed out at what he called U.S. “spying” and “interference” in Mexico, days after U.S. prosecutors announced charges against the Sinaloa cartel for smuggling massive amounts of fentanyl into the United States from World https://ift.tt/iOmSxCU

India, Russia in ‘advanced talks’ for new trade treaty

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While the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the Eurasian Economic Union had been interrupted by the pandemic, Jaishankar said he would work towards progress in the talks as it would make real difference to the trade relationship. With annual bilateral trade having shot up to $45 billion this year, he also called for addressing the growing trade imbalance. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CS1Tmxe

Sudan hospitals struggle with casualties, damage in fighting

Hospitals in the Sudanese capital are overwhelmed as the city turns into a war zone in fighting between the country’s two top generals from World https://ift.tt/2gMIjsx

Axel Springer C.E.O. Apologizes for Remarks

https://ift.tt/iSMTC7j by Mathias Döpfner, the chief executive of the German media giant, included a request urging favorable coverage of a political party. They were published by a rival publication. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/DQ05SAm

Israel president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation from World https://ift.tt/GuvnNTb

Iran steps up enforcement of mandatory hijab for women

After months of women-led protests, Iranian authorities are cracking down on those who do not wear a headscarf in public. from World https://ift.tt/CjD0Vm3

US: 4 killed, 15 injured in mass shooting during birthday party in Alabama

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Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, a Dadeville High School senior who had committed to Jacksonville State University, was celebrating at his sister Alexis' party before he was shot to death, his grandmother Annette Allen told The Montgomery Advertiser. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/b0Ofl7Q

Your Monday Briefing: Fighting in Sudan

https://ift.tt/BzgdSJC, an extrajudicial killing on live TV in India. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lIsheSr

Son of Iran's last shah set to make first visit to Israel

Iran’s exiled crown prince is scheduled to come to Israel this week from World https://ift.tt/di6Bo0J

China minister hails 'strong' Russia ties in Putin meeting

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Iran: Jail terms for those behind downing of Ukraine flight

Iran’s state media says a court has sentenced an air defense commander allegedly responsible for the deadly downing of a passenger plane amid Iran-U.S. tensions several years ago from World https://ift.tt/Rq5rvcf

What are the RSF, the paramilitary clashing with Sudan’s military?

The Rapid Support Forces, which evolved from the Janjaweed in Darfur, have been battling Sudan's military in the capital of Khartoum. from World https://ift.tt/rNIZnAF

Mexico, US searching for 3 missing Americans in Pacific

The Mexican navy is searching with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard for three U.S. men who went missing early this month while sailing in the Pacific near Mazatlan in western Mexico from World https://ift.tt/z4SXqGx

What Is Happening in Sudan, in Maps and Videos

https://ift.tt/7eUlRSw was unclear who was in control of the country after widespread fighting between rival factions of the military. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/K01MLSN

Easter: church head laments conflict in 'historical' Russia

Worshipers including President Vladimir Putin crowded into Moscow’s vast Christ the Savior Cathedral for Easter services led by Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill, a supporter of Russia’s military actions in Ukraine from World https://ift.tt/MUFQ9x2

Explosive Is Thrown as Japanese Prime Minister Visits Wakayama

https://ift.tt/JMOrUCl shows the police holding down a man, believed to be the person who set off the explosion. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/1IvQt6N

Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette

Excavations in the ancient city of Paestum in southern Italy have unearthed seven terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin from World https://ift.tt/gTQeK1a

Israeli protests of legal overhaul show no signs of slowing

Israeli demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary have continued, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the contentious proposals from World https://ift.tt/EmJrBqL

Sudan Military Clashes: Why It Matters and Who Is Battling for Control

https://ift.tt/nyuMC45 strategically important country in northeastern Africa has been consumed by turmoil after overthrowing a dictator in 2019, with plans for a civilian-led democracy now in shambles. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SKoxPEv

Russian Attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Kills Toddler

https://ift.tt/Sw19pEa 2-year-old boy and at least seven other people were killed after a Russian attack in Sloviansk, Ukrainian officials said. His father is believed to still be trapped in the carnage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/U2AChWf

Ancient Mayan ballgame marker unearthed at Chichén Itzá

An ancient stone scoreboard used in a soccer-like ballgame was unearthed this week at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. from World https://ift.tt/GX9Kfea

In Ireland, Biden Draws on a Family Story Rooted in Hope

https://ift.tt/7fNrdjs may not be a candidate yet, but President Biden delivered a message of optimism to the people of Ireland. It was a possible preview of a campaign to come. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iNFY8Wn

Pakistan arrests woman for claiming to be Islam's prophet

Pakistani police say they have arrested a Muslim woman in the country’s eastern Punjab province on blasphemy charges for allegedly claiming to be an Islamic prophet from World https://ift.tt/1R8eTsF

Putin signs bill allowing electronic conscription notices

Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine, sparking fears of a new wave of mobilization from World https://ift.tt/vn0zaWB

FBI arrests 21-year-old man for 'criminal' US intelligence leaks

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Israeli police absolved in killing of Palestinian at Al-Aqsa

Israeli authorities say an internal investigation into the killing of a 26-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel earlier this month at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site found no wrongdoing by the police from World https://ift.tt/SFxHoDY

An emotional President Biden tells Irish parliament: 'I'm home'

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UN, others cite new displacement from Ethiopia's Tigray

Aid workers in Ethiopia say Amhara’s regional forces have displaced tens of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans from disputed territory in the north of the country in recent weeks, despite a peace deal last year from World https://ift.tt/lXctg6f

Makers of 'Elemental' explore family, tolerance and movement

“Elemental’’ director Peter Sohn says his parents ignited the spark for the upcoming Disney and Pixar animated film from World https://ift.tt/iftpCK5

Biden on nostalgia tour of Ireland, meets UK PM Rishi Sunak

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The US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a nostalgia-filled tour of the Republic of Ireland, jetting in from Northern Ireland where he pushed for an end to political paralysis in the British province. Biden emerged from Air Force One at Dublin airport to driving wind and rain. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ESPcFCf

Alleged boat pilot charged in English Channel migrant deaths

A man who allegedly piloted a small boat packed with migrants that capsized crossing the English Channel in December has been charged with four counts of manslaughter from World https://ift.tt/lFiVveI

Ukraine Needs South Korean Artillery Shells, Poland’s Prime Minister Says

https://ift.tt/B5Dcbgh in Seoul need assurances that the United States would offer support in the face of any aggressive response from China or Russia, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/w3eQGhY

An Escobar hippo killed in highway collision in Colombia

Environmental authorities in Colombia say a hippopotamus descended from animals illegally brought to Colombia by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has died in a collision with an SUV near Escobar’s hacienda from World https://ift.tt/f6G4XK0

State media says Iran president replacing 2 Cabinet members

State media says Iran President Ebrahaim Raisi has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the minister of agriculture and the head of the planning and budget office from World https://ift.tt/kte0abf

Mexican tourist killed in Mexican resort of Tulum

A Mexican tourist has been shot to death in the Caribbean coast resort of Tulum in a dramatic robbery inside a coffee shop from World https://ift.tt/72Sdom8

Puerto Rico declares state of emergency on coastal erosion

Puerto Rico’s governor has declared a state of emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion across the U.S. territory that officials blame on climate change from World https://ift.tt/4QBuJPf

Chile lawmakers vote to reduce work week from 45 to 40 hours

Chile’s Congress has approved a law gradually reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, a decision hailed by the government as a breakthrough for workers’ rights from World https://ift.tt/7cpKtaY

Ukrainian soldiers practice a dangerous art: Finding Russian mines.

https://ift.tt/r2ueLZV Russian mines has become a dangerous art for from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2iIoTN8

Trudeau provides more Ukraine aid, dismisses site being down

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced more military aid to support Ukraine in its war with Russia while hosting Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Toronto from World https://ift.tt/16Jj9er

Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s Display of Force Around Taiwan

https://ift.tt/5SLFEHn, President Biden prepares to visit Northern Ireland and Ireland. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0tYuxa1

Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santer�a amid crises

While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santer�a is the name of the game from World https://ift.tt/8cbGaQk

Ukraine’s forces say they have so far thwarted Moscow’s efforts to sever supply lines around Bakhmut.

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Brazil's Lula struggling to move forward after 100 days

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy from World https://ift.tt/gAXbLPI

Italy’s Coast Guard Rescues Hundreds of Migrants at Sea

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008852648/italy-migrants-rescue-mediterranean.htmlOn Monday, crews from Italy rescued two more vessels after saving about 2,000 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, officials said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ejsrEGf

Israeli PM retracts firing of defense minister amid tension

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has retracted his decision to fire his defense minister over criticism of the government’s contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary from World https://ift.tt/hqFr40A

Eight People Missing in Marseille After Building Collapses

https://ift.tt/M1SfYnA five-story building, near the French city’s old port, collapsed after an explosion whose cause was not immediately clear. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/72H4ix8

How the Latest Leaked Documents Are Different From Past Breaches

https://ift.tt/4fnw5E8 freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/R0YAsxw

Leaked Documents Suggest Ukrainian Air Defense Is in Peril if Not Reinforced

https://ift.tt/9NTLRHD huge influx of munitions is needed to keep Russia’s air force from changing the course of the war, according to U.S. officials and newly leaked Pentagon documents. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/h0GKoO9

King's coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route

King Charles III will be taking a short cut and a smoother ride to Westminster Abbey, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include some modern touches from World https://ift.tt/VDAXzF2

Your Monday Briefing: Leaked U.S. Intelligence

https://ift.tt/i4CRXh2, China conducts drills near Taiwan and the World Bank prepares for changes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nutM9Ta

Reports: IS land mine kills at least 6 civilians in Syria

Syrian state media says a deadly land mine explosion has killed at least six people from World https://ift.tt/WmpOz9d

Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war

The head of a Ukrainian rescue organization says the organization has brought back 31 children from Russia, where they had been taken during the war from World https://ift.tt/G5sVYlb

Documents Allege That Israel’s Spy Agency Encouraged Anti-Government Protests

https://ift.tt/Y9nsV1K officials said there was no evidence to support the unsourced claims contained in a leaked Pentagon report. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/eGzbBXx

What Leaked Pentagon Documents Show About Wagner’s Influence

https://ift.tt/H1qFrKy Russian mercenary group has extended its network for acquiring weapons — a sign of its reach, but also a possible indication that sanctions are forcing it to branch out from its Russian backers. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hLHKwnV

Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surge

Thousands of Israelis gathered for a weekly demonstration against the government’s contentious judicial overhaul plans despite security concerns stemming from a surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence from World https://ift.tt/8Tj9akZ

Israel beefs up security for Jerusalem religious ceremonies

Israel’s defense minister has extended a closure barring entrance to Israel for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for the duration of the Jewish holiday of Passover, while police are preparing forces in Jerusalem on the eve of sensitive religious celebrations from World https://ift.tt/pGaWlOV

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A chronology

Decades of conflict, tensions and the occasional hope for peace. from World https://ift.tt/U6VBfhp

Russia Formally Charges Detained WSJ Journalist Evan Gershkovich, State Media Reports

https://ift.tt/dGUh7q3 Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was detained last week. The Journal and U.S. officials have vehemently rejected the Russian authorities’ allegations against him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/i26rNwH

Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish area

Officials say an explosion has struck next to an international airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region from World https://ift.tt/wupTe7F

3 killed in Northern Italy after car crashes into farm silo

Three people were killed at a farm in Northern Italy when their car crashed into a silo that collapsed and buried their vehicle under an enormous mound of chicken feed from World https://ift.tt/1Acx9TN

Russia Formally Charges Detained WSJ Journalist Evan Gershkovich, State Media Reports

https://ift.tt/gyLrSwk Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was detained last week. The Journal and U.S. officials have vehemently rejected the Russian authorities’ allegations against him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wxCzO9c

Zelensky’s Aides Send Mixed Messages on Crimea

https://ift.tt/IXmHA6O government officials in Kyiv clarify that their mission remains to reclaim all Ukrainian territory from Russia. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Kd8c3DG

Protesters storm BlackRock building, clash with police over France’s pension reform

Strikes and protests over pension reform continued to block streets and key services in France, though the number of participants appeared to be dwindling. from World https://ift.tt/7EoPWLb

NATO Countries Are Divided Over Giving Ukraine Membership, Officials Say

https://ift.tt/dtJqL1u debate on the status of Kyiv will continue up to the military alliance’s mid-July summit meeting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0sbW9Ug

Former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi in treatment for leukemia

The former prime minister is in intensive care for a lung infection, and has been in treatment for leukemia "for some time," his doctors said in a statement. from World https://ift.tt/C0StRNL

China denies fentanyl trafficking with Mexico; blames US

China’s government has denied that there is any illegal fentanyl trafficking with Mexico and said it had not been notified by Mexico’s government of any seizures of the precursor chemicals used to make the powerful drug from World https://ift.tt/VhBNUsi

Deal to restore democratic transition in Sudan delayed again

A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group has forced the delay of a deal with politicians aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition, which was derailed by a 2021 coup from World https://ift.tt/xv73JAt

Ex-Canadian PM Mulroney recovering from prostate cancer

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is recovering after undergoing treatment in Montreal for prostate cancer from World https://ift.tt/Nb3dIRL

Brazil's Bolsonaro questioned about gifts of diamond jewelry

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone questioning about diamond jewelry gifts when he was in power, as part of an investigation into whether he engaged in any irregularities in bringing the items into Brazil from World https://ift.tt/ti1UaRu

Six in Puerto Rico indicted in $9M scheme targeting US funds

Officials say a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted six people accused in a $9 million fraudulent scheme involving government pandemic funds from World https://ift.tt/DCsX6zQ

Your Thursday Briefing: Diplomatic Visits Highlight Tension With China

https://ift.tt/QHzDsnJ, what’s next for Donald Trump and Israeli police raid a Jerusalem mosque. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/B5qJgTD

Brazil's Bolsonaro arrives at police base for diamonds probe

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro entered the Federal Police headquarters in capital Brasilia on Wednesday to provide testimony regarding diamond jewelry gifts incorporated into the president’s personal collection from World https://ift.tt/oCasUMR

Your Wednesday Briefing: Trump Charged With 34 Felonies

https://ift.tt/I4fqBLh, Finland joins NATO and China targets a U.S. chip maker. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/b5JPkou

Queen Camilla: Charles’ wife gets title on coronation invite

King Charles III’s wife has been officially identified as Queen Camilla for the first time, with Buckingham Palace using the title on invitations for the monarch’s May 6 coronation from World https://ift.tt/rifwS8N

U.S. to boost Ukraine’s air defenses with new weapons package

The Biden administration said its new military aid package will include laser-guided rockets and gun trucks designed to take on enemy drones. from World https://ift.tt/m9b0WjZ

UN: Afghan female staff banned from work in eastern province

U.N. officials say that female Afghan employees of the United Nations have been banned from working by Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan from World https://ift.tt/ytPSLs3

Killings in Mexican resort of Cancun tied to drug rivalries

Mexican authorities say the killings of four men in the resort of Cancun is probably related to drug gang rivalries from World https://ift.tt/Lz7H0oV

Security official in Argentina punched, kicked at protest

Protesting bus drivers punched, kicked and threw rocks at the top law enforcement official of Buenos Aires province on Monday from World https://ift.tt/hABKQsc

Your Tuesday Briefing: Ukraine Prepares a Counteroffensive

https://ift.tt/bZJuqWn, Trump returns to New York to surrender and North Koreans remain in “state-sponsored slavery” abroad. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/SwZbVKu

At least 20 people killed in a landslide in eastern Congo

Authorities in Congo say at least 20 people were killed in a landslide in the country’s east from World https://ift.tt/6BDWP8A

Death toll in Mexico migrant detention center fire up to 40

The death toll in a fire last week at a migrant detention center in a Mexican border city has risen to 40, after one of the injured men died while being flown to a specialized hospital in Mexico City from World https://ift.tt/wfyvla1

Woman Arrested In Russian Blogger’s Death Attended Opposition Rallies

https://ift.tt/rf2uqiL investigators arrested Daria Trepova, a 26-year-old native of St. Petersburg, on Monday in connection with the killing of the blogger known as Vladlen Tatarsky from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4kgmvYc

Winners of the London stage 2023 Olivier Awards

Winners of the 2023 Olivier Awards, handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance include: “My Neighbor Totoro,” which won six prizes including best new comedy and best director from World https://ift.tt/jSGc59N

Your Monday Briefing: Donald Trump’s Legal Tactics

https://ift.tt/U9JGZds, China’s lessons from the war in Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky denounces Russia’s U.N. role. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/yY5PudK

Kenya's opposition calls off anti-government protests

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for a temporary halt to anti-government protests after President William Ruto urged his opponents to negotiate with him from World https://ift.tt/RUP38n6

Israel Moves Forward With Far-Right Plan for National Guard

https://ift.tt/65F4WH9 Ben-Gvir, one of the most extreme voices in the Israeli government, had long sought to create a national guard. Ministers agreed on Sunday to set up a committee to discuss next steps. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JUC4xDs

Israeli protesters return to streets as judicial overhaul stays on ‘pause’

Israeli protesters turned out in force Saturday for the first demonstration since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu halted plans to revamp the judiciary. from World https://ift.tt/28Don4P

Israeli strikes in Syria's Homs province wound five soldiers

Israeli airstrikes have hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported from World https://ift.tt/ONV15aL

At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

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Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage's scope. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/xziWtQ9

Three British men being held in Afghanistan: UK non-profit group

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Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, UK non-profit group the Presidium Network said on Saturday. The group said on Twitter it had been "working closely with two of the families". "We are working hard to secure consular contact with British nationals detained in Afghanistan and we are supporting families," the UK's foreign ministry added in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/yha84XA

Presidents of Taiwan, Guatemala visit Mayan pyramid

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured the archaeological site of Tikal during a trip by Tsai that aims to shore up the self-governing island’s ties with its remaining allies in Central America from World https://ift.tt/e3sDBKx

Pope Francis Returns to the Vatican After a 3-Day Hospital Stay

https://ift.tt/kO13sFZ Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome after undergoing treatment for bronchitis. The Vatican said he would take part in all of the Holy Week celebrations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hfad3w2

Israelis still protest legal overhaul despite suspension

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting a controversial plan to revamp the country’s legal system, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suspension of the changes earlier in the week from World https://ift.tt/amcQl5s