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Tear gas and delays marred the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday, raising questions over France’s ability to host large-scale sporting events like the 2024 Summer Olympics. https://ift.tt/5rHRnPs https://ift.tt/Zxd4lbA World New York Times May 29, 2022 at 08:00PMUnder Fire for Chaos at Soccer Final, France Rejects Blame for Failures
Some fortuitous timing in doing chores saved a family that lived in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. A few blocks away, things turned out very differently. https://ift.tt/OZkYdAg https://ift.tt/PpZTNu1 World New York Times May 29, 2022 at 08:00PMA Russian Plane Crashed Into a House. Death Was Parceled Out Randomly.
The painting was not harmed and the man, who officials said was in a wheelchair and had faked a disability to get close to it, was taken into custody. https://ift.tt/tDTFvKx World New York Times May 29, 2022 at 08:00PMMan Throws Pastry at Mona Lisa, Smearing Cream on Glass Case
“We have a responsibility to act to prevent more tragedies,” Prime Minister Trudeau said as he proposed tightening the country’s already stringent control of firearms. https://ift.tt/TKHsLxG https://ift.tt/BlSroMd World New York Times May 29, 2022 at 08:00PMCanada Plans to Ban Handgun Sales and Possession of Assault Weapons
The plane went down in bad weather on Sunday while carrying passengers to Jomsom, a tourist destination popular with trekkers. https://ift.tt/19lKWPR World New York Times May 29, 2022 at 08:00PM‘No One Is Alive’: At Least 21 Bodies Are Recovered in Nepal Plane Crash
A couple in India are demanding that their son and daughter-in-law have a child or pay them $650,000 in damages. “This is an Indian parent thing,” their lawyer said. https://ift.tt/hKBSQ3j https://ift.tt/REenPju World New York Times May 28, 2022 at 08:00PMNo Grandchild? Six Years After Son’s Wedding, These Parents Are Suing
“Hold on, Kherson, we’re coming!” the Ukrainian military declared as it pushed to retake territory in a key southern city. https://ift.tt/tDulEP2 https://ift.tt/Ev8Dw0T World New York Times May 28, 2022 at 08:00PMUkraine Battle Expands as Kyiv Launches Counteroffensive
A grass-roots movement to get basic supplies to soldiers fighting in Ukraine reflects the growing recognition among Russians that their military was unprepared for major conflict. https://ift.tt/MZVSj76 https://ift.tt/BUdzhj6 World New York Times May 27, 2022 at 08:00PMDrones. Crutches. Potatoes. Russians Crowdfund Their Army.
This year’s first named storm in the eastern Pacific has the potential to become a Category 2 hurricane, forecasters said on Saturday. https://ift.tt/0Kfo7mT https://ift.tt/u0519Mn World New York Times May 27, 2022 at 08:00PMTropical Storm Agatha Headed to the Mexican Coast
David Kertzer has spent decades excavating the Vatican’s hidden history, with his work winning a Pulitzer and capturing Hollywood’s attention. A new book examines Pope Pius XII’s role in the Holocaust. https://ift.tt/iD93zpQ https://ift.tt/V8alnGe World New York Times May 26, 2022 at 08:00PMDeep in Vatican Archives, Scholar Discovers ‘Flabbergasting’ Secrets
Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway: All had a culture of gun ownership, and all tightened restrictions anyway. Their violence statistics now diverge sharply from those of the U.S. https://ift.tt/k5fNJ3z https://ift.tt/09lraCc World New York Times May 24, 2022 at 08:00PMOther Countries Had Mass Shootings. Then They Changed Their Gun Laws.
Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. In some countries, the process can take weeks or months. https://ift.tt/3q6EPUB https://ift.tt/yRKBwpe World New York Times March 1, 2018 at 07:00PMHow to Buy a Gun in 16 Countries
The most lethal weapons the West has provided so far to Ukraine are now deployed in combat. Will they make a critical difference for Ukraine’s military in a war that has mostly become an artillery battle? https://ift.tt/iphMVGy https://ift.tt/A2pUIEM World New York Times May 22, 2022 at 08:00PMPowerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine
Boris Bondarev, a counselor at the Russian mission in Geneva, quit in a rare example of an official breaking with the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine. https://ift.tt/FxkiR26 https://ift.tt/SurFIJd World New York Times May 22, 2022 at 08:00PMA Russian diplomat resigns: ‘Never have I been so ashamed of my country.’
Boris Bondarev, a Russian official who resigned over the war in Ukraine, said his colleagues were focused more on pleasing their superiors than on delivering accurate information to Moscow. https://ift.tt/mG2ehcY https://ift.tt/fIwj2oD World New York Times May 22, 2022 at 08:00PM‘They basically got everything wrong’: A Russian diplomat speaks out on the war.
Moving away from a policy of “strategic ambiguity,” the president said that to protect the island democracy, he would go beyond what the U.S. has done for Ukraine. https://ift.tt/lcOrgXk World New York Times May 22, 2022 at 08:00PMBiden Pledges to Defend Taiwan if It Faces a Chinese Attack
Only one case of the virus has so far been identified in the U.S., but public health officials say the disease is likely to spread. https://ift.tt/IFOa1wD https://ift.tt/WQx82y4 World New York Times May 21, 2022 at 08:00PM‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’ About Monkeypox, Biden Warns
Patriarch Kirill I has provided spiritual cover for the invasion of Ukraine, reaping vast resources for his church in return. Now, in an extraordinary step, the E.U. is threatening him with sanctions. https://ift.tt/jRCOuEI https://ift.tt/v1UHKMd World New York Times May 20, 2022 at 08:00PMThe Russian Orthodox Leader at the Core of Putin’s Ambitions
In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until now. https://ift.tt/gArBYMd https://ift.tt/LeM5Nza World New York Times May 19, 2022 at 08:00PMThe Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers
Witness testimony and videos obtained by The New York Times show how Russian paratroopers executed at least eight Ukrainian men in a Kyiv suburb on March 4, a potential war crime. https://ift.tt/rkO31Rl https://ift.tt/ltNJchx World New York Times May 18, 2022 at 08:00PMNew Evidence Shows How Russian Soldiers Executed Men in Bucha
An official in the rural Japanese town wired the 24-year-old man nearly $360,000 by mistake. He lost it in online casinos. Now, the town is suing and he has been arrested. https://ift.tt/Oposb4e https://ift.tt/EhHIsr1 World New York Times May 18, 2022 at 08:00PMA Town’s Covid Money Was Sent to One Man in Error. He Gambled It All Away.
It was a rare moment in a country where broadcasters generally follow the Kremlin’s talking points about the war. https://ift.tt/ENKiFRe https://ift.tt/46C3cNO World New York Times May 16, 2022 at 08:00PMOn a Russian talk show, a retired colonel stuns his colleagues by pointing out that the invasion isn’t going well.
Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure. https://ift.tt/FKocvkx https://ift.tt/hVBERTf World New York Times May 15, 2022 at 08:00PMRussia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.
More than 250 fighters were evacuated from the besieged Azovstal complex, after holding out and sheltering civilians for weeks under near-constant Russian bombardment. https://ift.tt/0ZtXxbQ World New York Times May 15, 2022 at 08:00PMUkrainian authorities declare an end to the combat mission in Mariupol after weeks of Russian siege.
The United States and Australia share similar demographics, but their pandemic death rates point to very different cultures of trust. https://ift.tt/uVDZSq8 https://ift.tt/L1ARq9F World New York Times May 14, 2022 at 08:00PMHow Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While Covid Killed a Million Americans
As the news of the losses at the river crossing started to spread, some Russian bloggers did not hold back in their criticism of what they said was incompetent leadership. https://ift.tt/w53QxCI https://ift.tt/lgbZcMR World New York Times May 14, 2022 at 08:00PMGrowing evidence of a military disaster on the Donets pierces a pro-Russian bubble.
With Finland and Sweden likely to request NATO membership, and Ukraine counterattacking in the east, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is facing more setbacks. https://ift.tt/zbKdVjX https://ift.tt/idY1O73 World New York Times May 13, 2022 at 08:00PMFor Putin, a Nordic Nightmare Is Springing to Life
As Western nations place sanctions on people close to the Russian leader, including family members, the strict secrecy surrounding his private life is being punctured. https://ift.tt/4pCltfT https://ift.tt/QXl6dVk World New York Times May 12, 2022 at 08:00PMVladimir Putin, Family Man
Mr. Paul had sought to alter the bill to include requiring that an inspector general monitor the spending. https://ift.tt/FCAdiY9 https://ift.tt/CTPGRJQ World New York Times May 11, 2022 at 08:00PMRand Paul holds up $40 billion in aid for Ukraine.
Neutral Finland’s leaders unequivocally said they intended to seek membership in the alliance, with Sweden expected to do the same, inviting new threats from Moscow. https://ift.tt/wF2LN3n https://ift.tt/mukqPOn World New York Times May 11, 2022 at 08:00PMFinland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims
The cash was part of a fund-raising blitz that helped propel Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party to victory in 2019. Records track $630,225 to a Russian bank account. https://ift.tt/gte2n5X https://ift.tt/T1A4m7Y World New York Times May 11, 2022 at 08:00PMMajor Donation to U.K. Conservative Party Was Flagged Over Russia Concerns
The country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a national lockdown after a subvariant of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was found in the capital. https://ift.tt/d6XIc4A https://ift.tt/4BighPX World New York Times May 10, 2022 at 08:00PMNorth Korea reports its first Covid outbreak.
The network and Palestinian authorities blamed Israeli troops for the killing. Israel said the blame could lie with Palestinian gunmen. https://ift.tt/nPopFNz https://ift.tt/qbXBCiE World New York Times May 10, 2022 at 08:00PMAl Jazeera Journalist Is Killed in West Bank
After more than a decade of activism, Maria Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the police — and a widening crackdown by President Vladimir Putin. https://ift.tt/jBAw7Fp https://ift.tt/HfcsKRY World New York Times May 9, 2022 at 08:00PMLeader of Pussy Riot Band Escapes Russia, With Help From Friends
Young voters who had rallied around Leni Robredo during the presidential race gathered to voice their frustration with preliminary results showing her overwhelming defeat. https://ift.tt/wsN1fV7 World New York Times May 9, 2022 at 08:00PMMarcos Win Prompts Protests in the Philippines
It was unclear what happened but officials said they did not suspect foul play and there were no signs of trauma. Another guest was hospitalized in stable condition. https://ift.tt/JUViOTX https://ift.tt/gWBozXD World New York Times May 7, 2022 at 08:00PM3 Americans Die in Mysterious Circumstances at Bahamas Resort
A little-known United Nations agency decided to make an impact by doling out loans and grant money — all to a single family. It did not go well. https://ift.tt/70xjFXd https://ift.tt/AD26F7i World New York Times May 6, 2022 at 08:00PMA Pot of U.N. Money. Risk-Taking Officials. A Sea of Questions.
Besides their military failures, the Russians entered the war believing they could persuade Ukrainians in the east to join their side. Those efforts have failed spectacularly. https://ift.tt/ZYXVPut https://ift.tt/5zAJjkC World New York Times May 6, 2022 at 08:00PMRussia’s Grave Miscalculation: Ukrainians Would Collaborate
Ukrainian forces are seeking to drive back Russian invaders from two key cities in northeast Ukraine and achieve a breakthrough in what has become a grinding battle. https://ift.tt/QdxOYqL https://ift.tt/pQjENB9 World New York Times May 5, 2022 at 08:00PMTurning Tables on Russia With West’s Arms, Ukraine Goes on Offense
Many Russians who are designated “foreign agents” by the government view it as another form of repression that makes living in the country, or returning to it, untenable. https://ift.tt/qjoWhyF https://ift.tt/gcWjdeY World New York Times May 4, 2022 at 08:00PMAnti-Putin Russians Are Leaving, With a Push From the Kremlin
The apartheid era created all-white enclaves littered with anti-Black government propaganda and sheltered from the atrocities of apartheid. https://ift.tt/Zk75nrh https://ift.tt/QkNa4xK World New York Times May 4, 2022 at 08:00PMElon Musk Left a South Africa That Was Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege
Western officials are debating the Kremlin’s calculations in not trying harder to halt weapons shipments in Ukraine. Analysts wonder whether a bigger mobilization by Moscow is on the horizon. https://ift.tt/mr07tnd https://ift.tt/2s3XQ0C World New York Times May 2, 2022 at 08:00PMRussia’s War Has Been Brutal, but Putin Has Shown Some Restraint. Why?
The spread of two newly discovered subvariants has doctors watching closely. https://ift.tt/vsKiFhQ https://ift.tt/hc3zEQ4 World New York Times May 1, 2022 at 08:00PMSouth Africa’s latest surge is a possible preview of the pandemic’s next chapter.
As the election in the Philippines nears, tens of thousands of young people who fear another Marcos presidency are rallying around Leni Robredo, the country’s vice president. https://ift.tt/rUMiO5S https://ift.tt/qgXhPFO World New York Times April 30, 2022 at 08:00PM‘We Want a Change’: In the Philippines, Young People Aim to Upend an Election
In Mariupol, the scene of intense fighting, civilians who had taken refuge at a steel plant were at least able to begin evacuating. https://ift.tt/P2LJWYB https://ift.tt/T2EkKq5 World New York Times April 30, 2022 at 08:00PMPelosi Visit to Ukraine Signals Growing U.S. Resolve Against Russia
The presence of such a high-ranking official on the front lines is highly unusual and comes amid what Western military analysts describe as increasing disarray within Russian forces. https://ift.tt/VxZfJKP https://ift.tt/gDPrSH7 World New York Times April 30, 2022 at 08:00PMRussia’s top officer visited the front line to change the offensive’s course, U.S. and Ukraine officials say.
Oleg Tinkov spoke out against his country’s war in Ukraine. Now he is in hiding. In an exclusive interview he said, “I don’t believe in Russia’s future’’ under Vladimir Putin. https://ift.tt/ziZPqUo https://ift.tt/CHUBWo1 World New York Times April 30, 2022 at 08:00PMRussian Tycoon Criticized Putin’s War. Retribution Was Swift.