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Already braced for uncertainty about the U.S. election, countries in Europe and Asia are now even more unclear about the future of American diplomacy. https://ift.tt/jHQgM6W https://ift.tt/zjhHdBm World New York Times May 30, 2024 at 08:00PMAfter Trump’s Conviction, a Wary World Waits for the Fallout
As part of China’s crackdown on even peaceful opposition, a court in Hong Kong convicted 14 people, who now face prison time along with dozens of others. https://ift.tt/Rp5vGYs https://ift.tt/TOs6vgH World New York Times May 28, 2024 at 08:00PMHong Kong Convicts Democracy Activists in Largest National Security Trial
For weeks now, temperatures in several states in northern India have been well over 110, and hospitals have been reporting a rise in heatstroke. https://ift.tt/3aeDJrN https://ift.tt/UT9nkzJ World New York Times May 28, 2024 at 08:00PMNew Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day
It was not immediately clear how the person ended up in the engine at Schiphol Airport on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/cOz0rLa https://ift.tt/RGZp2Cn World New York Times May 28, 2024 at 08:00PMPerson Is Killed in Running Jet Engine at Amsterdam Airport
The slogan, which has been a touchstone for pro-Palestinian demonstrators for months, ricocheted across social media this week. https://ift.tt/akE3Ch5 https://ift.tt/eL9UylO World New York Times May 28, 2024 at 08:00PM‘All Eyes on Rafah’ Surges on Social Media After a Deadly Israeli Strike
The South Korean military said on Wednesday that it found hundreds of balloons carrying garbage from North Korea. https://ift.tt/Z2sGRY5  World New York Times May 28, 2024 at 08:00PMLatest North Korean Offensive: Dumping Trash on South Korea From the Sky
A surprise television hit, now on Netflix, has people talking about what Japan has lost with today’s changed sensibilities. https://ift.tt/5NYwoKh https://ift.tt/Qwpb0tq World New York Times May 28, 2024 at 08:00PMA Show That Makes Young Japanese Pine for the ‘Inappropriate’ 1980s
Francis’ remark came as he spoke against admitting gay men to seminaries during what was supposed to be a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week. https://ift.tt/TeruLCJ https://ift.tt/r6NkHpu World New York Times May 27, 2024 at 08:00PMPope Issues Apology After Reports That He Used an Anti-Gay Slur
The strike on Sunday, which Israeli officials said targeted two Hamas leaders taking cover near a civilian encampment, ignited a fire that killed 45 people, according to the Gazan authorities. https://ift.tt/IEMRFnV https://ift.tt/VIp63jw World New York Times May 26, 2024 at 08:00PMFacing Global Outrage, Netanyahu Calls Civilian Deaths in Rafah Strike ‘Tragic Accident’
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have resettled in the U.K. since 2021, among them prominent pro-democracy activists. China has not forgotten them. https://ift.tt/TXJMrvx https://ift.tt/kU1zhib World New York Times May 26, 2024 at 08:00PMSpying Arrests Send Chill Through Britain’s Thriving Hong Kong Community
Just getting to survivors has proved to be an enormous challenge, with a blocked highway and unstable ground “posing ongoing danger” to rescue workers. https://ift.tt/pRcrHYW  World New York Times May 26, 2024 at 08:00PMPapua New Guinea Landslide Has Buried 2,000 People, Officials Say
In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack. https://ift.tt/BKSoLOQ https://ift.tt/nHY3hE7 World New York Times May 25, 2024 at 08:00PMThe Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life
Despite years of criticism, President Vladimir V. Putin has only now changed his defense minister and allowed high-level corruption arrests. https://ift.tt/5Bi93PE https://ift.tt/b1WV2hA World New York Times May 25, 2024 at 08:00PMOptimistic About the War in Ukraine, Putin Unleashes a Purge at Home
More than 48 hours after the disaster, its full extent remains unclear, with aid slow to reach survivors and conditions on the ground still dangerous. https://ift.tt/FOcBI6x https://ift.tt/jcihZPF World New York Times May 25, 2024 at 08:00PMDeath Toll in Papua New Guinea Landslide Estimated to Be at Least 670
Unnerving videos have circulated, showing a snarl of climbers on the summit ridge even as fewer permits were issued this year. Eighteen climbers died in 2023. https://ift.tt/jyuiDnd https://ift.tt/lMRvypt World New York Times May 24, 2024 at 08:00PM5 Mount Everest Climbers Are Dead and 3 Missing This Summit Season
As a frenzied quest began for the fallen helicopter of President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran moved to control possible threats from abroad and unrest at home. https://ift.tt/G7FnLZX https://ift.tt/UfJzXAl World New York Times May 24, 2024 at 08:00PMCalls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran’s President
Reviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and businesses to forestall any potential unrest. https://ift.tt/vcj7KS8 https://ift.tt/ayKZ8zM World New York Times May 24, 2024 at 08:00PMXi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears
The bodies were found in Jabaliya, where the Israeli military has been trying to root out a renewed Hamas insurgency. https://ift.tt/AEkNQcr https://ift.tt/cXNqr0o World New York Times May 23, 2024 at 08:00PMIsraeli Forces Recover Bodies of 3 More Hostages in Northern Gaza
With a focus on affordability, community, convenience and light, Liu Thai Ker replaced squalid slums with spacious high-rises. A recent spike in some sale prices, however, has saddened him. https://ift.tt/6YQRBZW https://ift.tt/CxNaiLq World New York Times May 23, 2024 at 08:00PMThe Architect Who Made Singapore’s Public Housing the Envy of the World
The latest assault by Haitian gangs left three people, including two American missionaries and a local pastor, dead in Port-au-Prince. https://ift.tt/Bj4JdOW https://ift.tt/J4dOZP0 World New York Times May 23, 2024 at 08:00PMThree Missionaries in Haiti Killed in Gang Attack
The dog, whose face helped spread the popular doge meme and later became the logo of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, died on Friday. https://ift.tt/SFQeE8b https://ift.tt/9hS7U0Q World New York Times May 23, 2024 at 08:00PMKabosu, Shiba Inu Who Helped Define the Doge Meme, Dies at 18
Pope Francis attributed a second miracle to Carlo Acutis, one of the last steps toward canonization. https://ift.tt/c7JsBIR https://ift.tt/0SXICdk World New York Times May 22, 2024 at 08:00PMItalian Teenager to Become the First Millennial Saint
China said the sea and air drills were meant as a “stern warning” to its opponents after Taiwan’s new president asserted the island’s sovereignty in defiance of Beijing. https://ift.tt/cdvu2VG https://ift.tt/YI1qa8z World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PMChina Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan as ‘Punishment’
The recognition of Palestinian statehood by Spain, Ireland and Norway highlights the changing center of gravity, but there also are staunchly pro-Israel nations in Europe. https://ift.tt/ZimI9Xq https://ift.tt/grS6XQu World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PMThe War Is Shifting Europe’s Politics Away From Israel
The Israeli military showed family members of the hostages the video a few weeks ago and gave them a copy on Tuesday, which they shared. https://ift.tt/gaFHT1Q https://ift.tt/ehOSC9o World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PMNew footage is released of Hamas militants taking female soldiers hostage.
The opposition Labour Party has been ahead in most polls by double digits in recent months. https://ift.tt/ebXYQ8o  World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PMSunak Announces U.K. Elections for July 4, Months Earlier Than Expected
The move by three European countries fits into a long-term goal of Palestinian leaders to secure diplomatic acceptance, but the immediate impact may be limited. https://ift.tt/2mQi7WF https://ift.tt/SgXi3BC World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PMWhat Does It Mean to Recognize a Palestinian State?
Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was a rare instance of turbulence resulting in a death. https://ift.tt/iHsn4Ch https://ift.tt/qCHaoyz World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PM‘Dropping Very Dramatically’: What Deadly Turbulence Did to a Flight
How the United States backed kidnapping, torture and murder in Afghanistan. https://ift.tt/pG5JckZ https://ift.tt/5PAWXL9 World New York Times May 21, 2024 at 08:00PMAmerica’s Monster
“Shoot down what’s in the sky over Ukraine,” he said in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times. “And give us the weapons to use against Russian forces on the borders.” https://ift.tt/RZf7HKg https://ift.tt/cQVw7Ro World New York Times May 20, 2024 at 08:00PM‘What’s the Problem?’ Zelensky Challenges West Over Hesitations.
Haiti's gangs have always been deadly. But now at least one group is portraying itself as a paramilitary force, with more weapons, equipment and uniforms than ever before. https://ift.tt/LSJkVds https://ift.tt/65HTYwA World New York Times May 20, 2024 at 08:00PMHow a Haitian Gang Is Trying to Turn Itself Into a Militia
A Singapore Airlines flight from London was diverted to Bangkok, where more than 70 people were being treated for injuries. https://ift.tt/kD0CFw2  World New York Times May 20, 2024 at 08:00PMOne Dead and Dozens Injured After ‘Extreme Turbulence’ on Flight
Gang leaders with suspected links to the 2021 Haitian president’s assassination now control key infrastructure, and pose a major threat to the incoming Kenya-led force. https://ift.tt/doypTNS https://ift.tt/kcujYoD World New York Times May 20, 2024 at 08:00PMHaiti’s Gangs Grow Stronger as Kenyan-Led Force Prepares to Deploy
The death in a helicopter crash of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, disrupts a careful effort at a smooth transition to a new supreme leader to replace the aging Ali Khamenei. https://ift.tt/8cZoP5E https://ift.tt/wyXuDiz World New York Times May 19, 2024 at 08:00PMAfter Raisi’s Death, Hard-Liners Are Expected to Keep Grip on Power
The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict with Israel. https://ift.tt/gvLAilO https://ift.tt/V7d35J1 World New York Times May 19, 2024 at 08:00PMEbrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Dies in Helicopter Crash at 63
While the request must be approved by the court’s judges, the announcement is a harsh rebuke of the Israeli leader’s war strategy in Gaza. https://ift.tt/KFVQtL2 https://ift.tt/esciJHb World New York Times May 19, 2024 at 08:00PMInternational Criminal Court Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders
The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict with Israel. https://ift.tt/sLjcUfp  World New York Times May 19, 2024 at 08:00PMEbrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Dies in Helicopter Crash at 63
The two were racing to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the world when they were killed in an avalanche. https://ift.tt/9Xf30VH https://ift.tt/HMaCyFd World New York Times May 17, 2024 at 08:00PMRescuers in Nepal Retrieve the Bodies of an American Climber and Her Guide
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. https://ift.tt/HERJGlQ  World New York Times May 18, 2024 at 08:00PMHelicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
Families grapple with anguish and isolation as they try to raise their children in a country that increasingly questions their very identity. https://ift.tt/WPskDEj https://ift.tt/6JIWvsO World New York Times May 17, 2024 at 08:00PMStrangers in Their Own Land: Being Muslim in Modi’s India
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war. https://ift.tt/FLkrR38 https://ift.tt/KrU5O8m World New York Times May 17, 2024 at 08:00PMIsrael’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows
People who know the suspect described a “weird and angry” loner who wrote erotic poetry, and whose resentments ranged across the political spectrum. https://ift.tt/NAkZbJ4 https://ift.tt/QJNnDur World New York Times May 17, 2024 at 08:00PMSlovakian Charged in Shooting ‘Was Against Everything’
Political violence and polarization stalk Europe today, with ominous echoes of the past. https://ift.tt/u1wvqJ2 https://ift.tt/NBEid9M World New York Times May 17, 2024 at 08:00PMA Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts
A huge drone attack targeted southwestern Russia and the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea, hitting oil facilities and a substation, leading to rolling blackouts. https://ift.tt/YvnS4GT https://ift.tt/jUb1OxN World New York Times May 16, 2024 at 08:00PMStruggling on Front Lines, Ukraine Strikes Harder at Russian Energy
Jonathan Yeo’s painting of King Charles III has prompted both admiration and bemusement, but it’s far from the first royal portrait to divide opinion. https://ift.tt/4VnsZFT https://ift.tt/uyPGfzO World New York Times May 14, 2024 at 08:00PMToo Red, Too Vampiric, Too Sexy: A Brief History of Polarizing Royal Portraits
The ruthless assault that freed a prisoner and set off a manhunt has turned attention to a multibillion-dollar drug trade fueling gang warfare. https://ift.tt/3FEPeTQ https://ift.tt/3pcO5BC World New York Times May 14, 2024 at 08:00PMA France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst
Two people were rescued on Sunday after orcas damaged their boat near the Strait of Gibraltar, where the animals have caused havoc in recent years. https://ift.tt/0uBIC9X https://ift.tt/p5ae64c World New York Times May 13, 2024 at 08:00PMOrcas Sink Another Boat Near Iberia, Worrying Sailors Before Summer
All of a sudden, Russian forces are making progress in many directions at once. https://ift.tt/SzQOYPr https://ift.tt/5yNQU3l World New York Times May 14, 2024 at 08:00PMMapping Russia’s Sudden Push Across Ukrainian Lines
The king, who was diagnosed with cancer in February but has since returned to public duties, unveiled the striking painting by Jonathan Yeo at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/bUdNBMr https://ift.tt/CEinm47 World New York Times May 13, 2024 at 08:00PMKing Charles III Unveils First Official Painted Portrait Since Coronation
Robert Fico was taken to a hospital after the attack in the town of Handlova, northeast of the capital, Bratislava. https://ift.tt/edsrxNF https://ift.tt/l3xoG20 World New York Times May 14, 2024 at 08:00PMHere’s the latest on the shooting of the Slovak prime minister.