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A 14-year-old boy was killed and several others were hospitalized in a stabbing spree in northeast London, the police said. A 36-year-old man was arrested. https://ift.tt/iERDYzf https://ift.tt/j0JhtOM World New York Times April 29, 2024 at 08:00PMTeenager Killed in London Sword Attack, Police Say
Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters. https://ift.tt/8tCWTzr https://ift.tt/KqL5ugN World New York Times April 28, 2024 at 08:00PMIn a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang. https://ift.tt/IFPSxuG https://ift.tt/Uu3zORE World New York Times April 28, 2024 at 08:00PMAs Anger Grows Over Gaza, Arab Leaders Crack Down on Protests
The officials said they thought that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others could be charged by the International Criminal Court and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders. https://ift.tt/GjfAQgS https://ift.tt/MsjQqv0 World New York Times April 27, 2024 at 08:00PMIsraeli Officials Believe International Court Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over War
The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country. https://ift.tt/bcynoOD https://ift.tt/iIGf2RA World New York Times April 27, 2024 at 08:00PMTikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin. https://ift.tt/c6Q5nVe https://ift.tt/eSK4oMs World New York Times April 27, 2024 at 08:00PMHow Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade
A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling. https://ift.tt/rRZnqgV https://ift.tt/b6HmeNR World New York Times April 26, 2024 at 08:00PMSuddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe
Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm. https://ift.tt/4gvVWZu https://ift.tt/Wfr2iog World New York Times April 25, 2024 at 08:00PMWhy Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious
We looked at how far South Africa has come in meeting its goals after 30 years of freedom. https://ift.tt/zfNCVQR https://ift.tt/OJb97yY World New York Times April 25, 2024 at 08:00PMHas South Africa Truly Defeated Apartheid?
When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. https://ift.tt/DwtZ1og https://ift.tt/c5n0vQU World New York Times April 25, 2024 at 08:00PMHe Paid $13 for $13,000 Cartier Earrings, and Then the Jeweler Noticed
Visits to China by American officials like Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken can bring fame to local restaurants, as well as scrutiny to the dignitaries. https://ift.tt/Qa1NM6i https://ift.tt/HJuPiAn World New York Times April 25, 2024 at 08:00PMWhen U.S. Diplomats Visit China, Meal Choices Are About More Than Taste Buds
The U.S. secretary of state and the Chinese leader struck conciliatory notes in Beijing. But there was no budging on, or hiding, their governments’ core differences. https://ift.tt/CZMWy7J https://ift.tt/F4NGXdI World New York Times April 25, 2024 at 08:00PMXi and Blinken Trade Small Nods Over a Large Gap
Firefighters were called overnight after the blades crashed to the ground. Nobody was hurt, and the famed cabaret venue will stay open. https://ift.tt/1lwoArx https://ift.tt/FNfvJxW World New York Times April 24, 2024 at 08:00PMMoulin Rouge’s Windmill Blades Fall Off in Paris
A number of runaway army horses galloped through London on Wednesday morning, causing alarm and injuring pedestrians. All of the animals were eventually recovered. https://ift.tt/dPYr2kf  World New York Times April 23, 2024 at 08:00PMHorses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle
Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country, a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. https://ift.tt/p9QLMhe https://ift.tt/WzZCw2T World New York Times April 21, 2024 at 08:00PMU.K. Approves Bill That Would Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
The days of lightning battlefield breakthroughs may be over. With Russia preparing to make a big push, the Ukrainians can do little but dig in. https://ift.tt/1Iu7KLN https://ift.tt/z2jWAdH World New York Times April 21, 2024 at 08:00PMUkraine’s Race to Hold the Line
The strike on Iran on Friday was originally intended to be much broader in scope, but after intense pressure from allies, Israeli leaders agreed to ratchet it down. https://ift.tt/ChIP06L https://ift.tt/tmMgFYE World New York Times April 21, 2024 at 08:00PMIsrael Planned Bigger Attack on Iran, but Scaled It Back to Avoid War
An American who won silver in Tokyo calls for an investigation. A British gold medalist demands bans. But the most bitter fight was between antidoping leaders. https://ift.tt/QwAkKFs https://ift.tt/pBr5RZa World New York Times April 20, 2024 at 08:00PM‘Team USA Was Cheated’: Chinese Doping Case Exposes Rift in Swimming
Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say. https://ift.tt/r2Eb4me https://ift.tt/Y0qXeyL World New York Times April 20, 2024 at 08:00PMCrackdowns, Attacks and Threat of War Put Iranians on Edge
As explosive drones gain battlefield prominence, even the mighty U.S. Abrams tank is increasingly vulnerable. https://ift.tt/ly2qJ7o https://ift.tt/s9qnYOx World New York Times April 19, 2024 at 08:00PMDo Tanks Have a Place in 21st-Century Warfare?
Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse. https://ift.tt/Ol25prP https://ift.tt/AOCozjb World New York Times April 19, 2024 at 08:00PMA Ragtag Resistance Sees the Tide Turning in a Forgotten War
The case, involving multiple swimmers who seven months later won medals at the 2021 Games, prompted accusations of a cover-up and concerns over why antidoping regulators chose not to intervene. https://ift.tt/mBfxIEo https://ift.tt/9XcPHN5 World New York Times April 19, 2024 at 08:00PMTop Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
The relatively limited scope of the attack, as well as a muted response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation, analysts said. https://ift.tt/Inz7yBu https://ift.tt/HBTxlZt World New York Times April 18, 2024 at 08:00PMIsrael’s Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran’s Reaction
Israel struck Iran early Friday, according to officials from both countries, in what appeared to be its first military response to the Iranian attack on Israel last weekend. https://ift.tt/8LVxTCX https://ift.tt/fDeIivu World New York Times April 18, 2024 at 08:00PMWhat We Know About Israel’s Strike in Iran
For years, Harry and his wife, Meghan, have considered California home. This week, he updated his residency in a corporate filing. https://ift.tt/3axZgUS https://ift.tt/HjN4B8l World New York Times April 17, 2024 at 08:00PMPrince Harry Now Officially Resident in U.S., Documents Show
The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians had long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.” https://ift.tt/VWUOYHu https://ift.tt/I71cGsa World New York Times April 17, 2024 at 08:00PMU.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Recognition as Full U.N. Member State
The heavy rains also flooded parts of Dubai International Airport, causing scores of flight delays and cancellations, and brought other cities in the U.A.E. to a standstill. https://ift.tt/R6JQ5H9 https://ift.tt/Ug8dzfc World New York Times April 16, 2024 at 08:00PMDeluge Batters U.A.E. and Oman, Killing 21
The stolen gold was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada, the police said. https://ift.tt/ieOsVlP https://ift.tt/gDKqQfA World New York Times April 16, 2024 at 08:00PMNine People, Including an Airline Worker, Are Arrested in $14.5 Million Gold Heist
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. https://ift.tt/tArUFwj https://ift.tt/caRBOAX World New York Times April 16, 2024 at 08:00PMMiscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
Our photographer spent four days at a remote Ukrainian trench outpost manned by soldiers who signed up from abroad. https://ift.tt/ay8xqhL https://ift.tt/OmujNJW World New York Times April 16, 2024 at 08:00PMLooking for a Fight
The 17th-century building, one of the city’s best-known structures, was once the financial center of Denmark. https://ift.tt/rhZazPL  World New York Times April 15, 2024 at 08:00PMCopenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange Building Partly Collapses in Fire
The speaker, who has delayed for months amid G.O.P. opposition to funding for Kyiv, said he would bring up foreign aid legislation along with a bill aimed at appeasing Republican skeptics. https://ift.tt/GBMw2HO https://ift.tt/fJblso2 World New York Times April 14, 2024 at 08:00PMJohnson Says House Will Vote on Stalled Aid to Israel and Ukraine
As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine. https://ift.tt/0PWvU87 https://ift.tt/tKgbH9j World New York Times April 14, 2024 at 08:00PMFar Right’s Ties to Russia Sow Rising Alarm in Germany
A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system. https://ift.tt/kCPZYXe https://ift.tt/S8fHqxA World New York Times April 14, 2024 at 08:00PMOn Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash
Israel had grown used to targeting Iranian officials without head-on retaliation from Iran, an assumption overturned by Iran’s attacks on Saturday. https://ift.tt/1YlMWQz https://ift.tt/myq3K84 World New York Times April 13, 2024 at 08:00PMStrikes Upend Israel’s Belief About Iran’s Willingness to Fight It Directly
Their capture set off a global campaign to “Bring Back Our Girls.” But many are still missing, and kidnappings in Nigeria have proliferated. https://ift.tt/mMGAJuE https://ift.tt/9Ftg421 World New York Times April 13, 2024 at 08:00PMShe Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped.
The attack happened in a busy center for tourists and beachgoers in the Eastern Suburbs, an affluent area of Sydney. https://ift.tt/hjD3C0l https://ift.tt/PHYiplJ World New York Times April 12, 2024 at 08:00PMThe Sydney Mall Stabbing Rampage: What We Know
The attacker was shot and killed by a lone police officer who was directed into the mall by people fleeing the scene at Bondi Junction, a major commercial area in eastern Sydney. https://ift.tt/kzCvN4x https://ift.tt/Yq5IHDZ World New York Times April 12, 2024 at 08:00PMHere are the latest developments.
In Bogotá, a city with more than 1.1 million bicycles and a strong riding culture, a number of high-profile crimes have rattled cyclists. https://ift.tt/BEJPbdH https://ift.tt/4mQe2HE World New York Times April 12, 2024 at 08:00PMIn a Global Cycling Capital, Riders Fear Becoming Crime Victims
Like the kiwi fruit, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, is not native to the island nation, but it has become something of a national obsession. https://ift.tt/8I9dOfg https://ift.tt/zKMB8Xc World New York Times April 11, 2024 at 08:00PMNew Zealanders Are Crazy for This Fruit. It’s Not the Kiwi.
As Narendra Modi seeks a third term as prime minister, India’s rupture with China looms over a pillar of his campaign: making his country a major power. https://ift.tt/hep2jam https://ift.tt/RVjBHZN World New York Times April 12, 2024 at 08:00PMChina Had a ‘Special Place’ in Modi’s Heart. Now It’s a Thorn in His Side.
The possibility of a direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel has brought renewed attention to Iran’s armed forces. What are they capable of? https://ift.tt/TGRMYbE https://ift.tt/40WqgIa World New York Times April 11, 2024 at 08:00PMA Look at Iran’s Military Capabilities as It Threatens Israel
A frescoed dining room is the latest find in an excavation campaign to shore up an area of the site, which was destroyed by a powerful volcanic eruption, and better preserve it. https://ift.tt/Lk3dWXa https://ift.tt/skHYaJM World New York Times April 10, 2024 at 08:00PMIn Ancient Pompeii, Dinner Surrounded by Myth
American rescuers found the lost sailors on a tiny uninhabited island in Micronesia with a damaged boat and the word spelled out on the beach. https://ift.tt/tTx2e5Q https://ift.tt/jtqiNpP World New York Times April 10, 2024 at 08:00PM3 Men Rescued from Pacific Island After Writing ‘Help’ With Palm Leaves
Thousands of Israelis were using mind-altering substances when Hamas-led fighters attacked a desert festival on Oct. 7. Now, scientists are studying the ravers to determine the effects of such drugs at a moment of extreme trauma. https://ift.tt/24uFfwy https://ift.tt/Rw6YEcT World New York Times April 10, 2024 at 08:00PMWhat a Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma
Born in Hawaii, he moved to Japan in 1988 and won 11 grand championships. His success drove a resurgence in the sport’s popularity. https://ift.tt/zSa1xVb https://ift.tt/LmeKc2g World New York Times April 9, 2024 at 08:00PMAkebono, First Foreign-Born Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54
The claim raised fears that more hostages may be dead than previously believed. https://ift.tt/6tklAx3 https://ift.tt/l6srvo2 World New York Times April 9, 2024 at 08:00PMHamas Does Not Have 40 Hostages Who Meet Terms of Potential Swap With Israel, Officials Said
Now that he is the leader, the Louisiana Republican has found himself bowing to governing realities that are now his problem. https://ift.tt/ZOxvDCb https://ift.tt/3nWtABy World New York Times April 9, 2024 at 08:00PMAs Speaker, Johnson Advances What He Once Opposed, Enraging the Right
The covert operation, described by U.S., Iranian and Israeli officials, is heightening concerns that Iran is seeking to turn the West Bank into a flashpoint in its shadow war with Israel. https://ift.tt/tGCLSE4 https://ift.tt/Yd0Tg8t World New York Times April 8, 2024 at 08:00PMIran Smuggles Arms to West Bank, Officials Say, to Foment Unrest With Israel
Nicaragua has accused Germany over its provision of military and financial aid to Israel. Germany said the case had “no basis in fact or law.” https://ift.tt/wyp9V3m https://ift.tt/KGtQMY8 World New York Times April 8, 2024 at 08:00PMAt U.N. Court, Germany Fights Allegations of Aiding Genocide