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The beluga whale, who was first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness, was seen floating in Norwegian waters on Saturday. https://ift.tt/0Onkiel https://ift.tt/dORV8sH World New York Times August 30, 2024 at 08:00PMHvaldimir, a Celebrated ‘Spy’ Whale, Is Found Dead in Norway
The Israeli military asked the public not to speculate, but many Israelis assumed the announcement referred to dead hostages. The news amplified calls for a cease-fire and hostage-release deal. https://ift.tt/wRQBpI1 https://ift.tt/9PRNwpL World New York Times August 30, 2024 at 08:00PMIsrael Says It Has Recovered More Bodies in Gaza
The long-sacrosanct practice of keeping young Russian army conscripts off the front lines is eroding as the lack of troops in Russia’s Kursk region indicates a manpower shortage. https://ift.tt/kL0wP4n https://ift.tt/ZkLFR2f World New York Times August 30, 2024 at 08:00PMRussia’s Youngest Conscripts Unexpectedly See Combat Against Ukraine’s Invasion
The social network will go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge over what can be said online. https://ift.tt/w0kbv8q https://ift.tt/qZkrfuR World New York Times August 29, 2024 at 08:00PMBrazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders
The Ukrainian president gave no reason, but there are indications that friendly fire may have brought down the jet, a Western official said. https://ift.tt/BMvlskh https://ift.tt/Hc0Jz4g World New York Times August 29, 2024 at 08:00PMZelensky Dismisses the Head of the Air Force Days After F-16 Crash
Prosecutors are looking into the actions of two other crew members in connection with the sinking of the luxury yacht Bayesian, which caused the deaths of seven people. https://ift.tt/rXNtWnS https://ift.tt/hMiZuHA World New York Times August 28, 2024 at 08:00PMInvestigation Into Yacht That Sank Off Sicily Broadens
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was sentenced to life imprisonment after a court in Koh Samui ruled that he was guilty of murdering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga last year. https://ift.tt/E42bcgk https://ift.tt/cZJE59L World New York Times August 28, 2024 at 08:00PMSon of Spanish Actor Is Convicted of Murdering and Dismembering Surgeon in Thailand
Gaza’s vast and complex subterranean network shelters many of Hamas’s remaining leaders, and is a key obstacle to eradicating the group. https://ift.tt/csNymTe https://ift.tt/uV0l63X World New York Times August 28, 2024 at 08:00PMIsrael’s Hostage Rescue Highlights Challenge of Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
The editors said they published stories in the public interest. A judge ruled they were guilty of a crime against national security. https://ift.tt/AkO0cra https://ift.tt/CJhE7wR World New York Times August 27, 2024 at 08:00PMHong Kong Editors Convicted of Sedition in Blow to Press Freedom
Sahra Wagenknecht, a former Communist, has founded her own party to respond to German grievances about migrants, crime and the dangers of the war in Ukraine. https://ift.tt/Pdj9fiU https://ift.tt/5vSY0Hn World New York Times August 28, 2024 at 08:00PMThe Woman Shaking Up German Politics From the East
The child, who had been visiting the Hecht Museum in Haifa, wanted to know what was in the jar, his father said. He and his family have been invited to return when the artifact is restored. https://ift.tt/K8rhIn3 https://ift.tt/Q8WcrN0 World New York Times August 27, 2024 at 08:00PMA 4-Year-Old Boy Breaks a 3,500-Year-Old Jar at an Israeli Museum
Despite its overwhelming firepower, Russia has been unable for weeks to push Ukrainian troops back across the border, with the failure as much the result of priorities as a lack of personnel. https://ift.tt/iWVZ3AL https://ift.tt/gfKb39w World New York Times August 27, 2024 at 08:00PMWhy Hasn’t Russia Kicked Out Ukrainian Invaders? Its Own Invaders Are Busy.
A pod of orcas damaged a boat and left its two-person crew stranded. It was the latest in a string of attacks that research suggests could be used for hunting practice. https://ift.tt/Nhznf0q https://ift.tt/MhQLIKB World New York Times August 26, 2024 at 08:00PMScientists Have a New Theory About Why Orcas Are Attacking Boats
Like Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was a prosecutor before embracing politics. The two share a few other traits. https://ift.tt/YxK2phd https://ift.tt/FUzJ34P World New York Times August 26, 2024 at 08:00PMProsecutor Turned Politician: Could Britain’s Leader Show Harris a Path to Power?
In an interview with The New York Times, an electoral council official expressed grave doubts about claims to victory by the authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro. https://ift.tt/9WGgBrt https://ift.tt/5b8Wdvn World New York Times August 25, 2024 at 08:00PMNo Evidence That Maduro Won, a Top Venezuelan Election Official Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned an assault of more than 200 missiles and drones that ranged from Kyiv to Odesa to Ukraine’s West. Energy infrastructure was again a target. https://ift.tt/KDZ3QuV  World New York Times August 25, 2024 at 08:00PMRussia Pounds Ukraine With ‘One of the Largest Strikes’ of the War
The investigation does not necessarily imply that formal charges will follow against the captain, James Cutfield. https://ift.tt/rLV6IPl https://ift.tt/lQ5ImZH World New York Times August 25, 2024 at 08:00PMCaptain of Sunken Yacht Under Investigation in Deaths on Ship
The tourists were part of a group exploring a glacier in southeastern Iceland when an ice canyon wall collapsed. A fourth tourist was rescued, officials said. https://ift.tt/g3spkD5 https://ift.tt/DkUO7el World New York Times August 24, 2024 at 08:00PM1 Tourist Is Dead and 2 Are Trapped After Ice Wall Collapses in Iceland
Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah carried out some of their heaviest cross-border attacks in months on Sunday morning. https://ift.tt/WIX3YRi https://ift.tt/Kv2BEC6 World New York Times August 24, 2024 at 08:00PMHow the Latest Israel-Hezbollah Strikes Unfolded
The police say they have arrested a man they believe killed three people and wounded eight others at a festival in the town of Solingen, in western Germany. https://ift.tt/Vz8xs0A https://ift.tt/Fo5wKIG World New York Times August 24, 2024 at 08:00PMGerman Prosecutor Says Islamic State Terrorist Link Is Suspected in Festival Stabbings
Some think the drama, “Zero Day,” helps Taiwan confront an increasingly plausible scenario. Others say the show is alarmist and a tool of the government. https://ift.tt/zHJkOFd https://ift.tt/X4d2uv8 World New York Times August 24, 2024 at 08:00PMWhat if China Invades? For Taiwan, a TV Show Raises Tough Questions.
The investigators searching for answers about the shipwreck, leaving seven dead, face questions about extreme weather and possible human error or problems with the yacht itself. https://ift.tt/8hiz71E https://ift.tt/O5tg0dS World New York Times August 24, 2024 at 08:00PMQuestions for Investigators Trying to Unravel Mystery of Luxury Yacht’s Sinking
A prosecutor involved in the inquiry into the sinking said it was “plausible” that crimes were committed during the accident. https://ift.tt/weoBgKM  World New York Times August 23, 2024 at 08:00PMItalian Authorities Open Manslaughter Investigation in Yacht Disaster
Hannah Lynch, the 18-year-old daughter of the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, was on board a yacht that was hit by a storm and went down in the early hours on Monday. https://ift.tt/Mdfh30P https://ift.tt/u8Nwp5l World New York Times August 22, 2024 at 08:00PMFinal Body Is Recovered From Yacht That Sank Off Sicily
Ukraine has captured dozens of Russian settlements, adding a new twist to a war that had largely settled into grueling fighting in eastern Ukraine. https://ift.tt/w6zZN1R https://ift.tt/DS8x7E9 World New York Times August 22, 2024 at 08:00PMMapping Ukraine’s Surprise Invasion of Russia
The diamond was unearthed using new technology, and miners hope it will bring back luster to a struggling industry. https://ift.tt/nG5LgHu https://ift.tt/paju941 World New York Times August 21, 2024 at 08:00PMSecond-Largest Diamond Ever Found Is Discovered in Botswana
The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at her own hospital has brought up, once again, uncomfortable truths about a country that wants to be a global leader. https://ift.tt/1lQOLsy https://ift.tt/XU2eFi4 World New York Times August 21, 2024 at 08:00PMIs India a Safe Place for Women? Another Brutal Killing Raises the Question.
The authorities have recovered the bodies of all but one of the six people missing after disaster struck a yacht carrying the British software tycoon. https://ift.tt/rHgE08k https://ift.tt/tka75Fn World New York Times August 21, 2024 at 08:00PMMike Lynch’s Body Is Found After Sicily Yacht Sinking, Official Says
As bodies were recovered, the authorities and experts wondered how a $40 million, stable and secure vessel could have sunk so quickly. https://ift.tt/gWl3jie https://ift.tt/WgAu7b2 World New York Times August 21, 2024 at 08:00PMLynch Yacht Sinking Off Sicily Proves as Baffling as It Is Tragic
Two weeks after Ukraine launched its surprise attack, Russian forces have recovered from the initial shock and are trying to use the expanding war to their battlefield advantage. https://ift.tt/6b0yP1C https://ift.tt/yIXavqJ World New York Times August 20, 2024 at 08:00PMRussia Seeks to Turn Humbling Incursion Into Military Gains
The discoveries came after the vessel went down this week in what some witnesses described as a waterspout, or a small tornado, during a violent downpour. No names were immediately released. https://ift.tt/o3t7JhD https://ift.tt/wghuUpW World New York Times August 20, 2024 at 08:00PMDivers Find 4 Bodies From Yacht That Sank Off Sicily
Su Min became an internet sensation for leaving behind an abusive husband to drive across China alone. Now she’s ending the marriage, but there will be a price. https://ift.tt/7xtYhSj https://ift.tt/ZUvq0wp World New York Times August 20, 2024 at 08:00PMChina’s ‘Road Trip Auntie’ Is Ready for a New Milestone: Divorce
Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant messiah.” https://ift.tt/zSMYWK9 https://ift.tt/Ogal9ZA World New York Times August 19, 2024 at 08:00PMRisking His Own Extinction to Rescue the Rarest of Flowers
The body of the vessel’s cook was recovered while divers searched the hull of the Bayesian for passengers, including the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch. https://ift.tt/Ug0YFqw  World New York Times August 19, 2024 at 08:00PMSearch Resumes for U.K. Mogul and 5 Others After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily
The bodies were retrieved in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. Five of the hostages were already known to have died in captivity. https://ift.tt/aZk04VG https://ift.tt/SzkdpqL World New York Times August 19, 2024 at 08:00PMIsrael Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza
President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow, many doubt the strategy. https://ift.tt/Qh0V7Yy https://ift.tt/Bn9TYr3 World New York Times August 18, 2024 at 08:00PMUkraine Says Its Incursion Will Bring Peace. Putin’s Plans May Differ.
Fifteen other people were rescued. Expert divers were called in to carry out search operations in the deep water. Among the missing was a British software mogul, Mike Lynch. https://ift.tt/nfcqVDk https://ift.tt/9jl3mYG World New York Times August 18, 2024 at 08:00PMAt Least 1 Dead and 6 Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily
Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They are also raising fears that they are adding to the deforestation of the vital jungle. https://ift.tt/k5hfTOe https://ift.tt/UK7WMXz World New York Times August 18, 2024 at 08:00PMThe Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home
A Rio Tinto mine that Europe sees as a critical source for electric vehicle batteries has been the target of enormous protests. “I don’t need green cars. I need green apples and green grass,” said one opponent. https://ift.tt/wfVho0a https://ift.tt/2gmYsvu World New York Times August 17, 2024 at 08:00PM‘Bad Blood’ Stalks a Lithium Mine in Serbia
Residents of the village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say one Palestinian man was killed by rampaging settlers. Israel’s military confirmed the village was attacked. https://ift.tt/0tNKV6q https://ift.tt/JWcKyL5 World New York Times August 17, 2024 at 08:00PMA Family Flees and a Mother Mourns After Israeli Settlers Attack a Palestinian Village
In the regional capital, those who left their homes as Ukrainian forces tore into western Russia are uncertain whether they can ever return to their old lives. https://ift.tt/zrBJUvY https://ift.tt/Itl7Xhv World New York Times August 17, 2024 at 08:00PMA City of Blaring Sirens Fills With Russians Who Fled Ukraine’s Advance
The bridge’s destruction is a setback for Russian supply lines as Ukraine seeks to consolidate its territorial gains in the Kursk region of western Russia. https://ift.tt/yceiFzt https://ift.tt/K4LYOGX World New York Times August 16, 2024 at 08:00PMUkraine Destroys Key Russian Bridge as It Presses On With Offensive
Nearly 50 beachgoers have been attacked in the past three years. Some marine experts suspect it may be the work of a single “lonely” dolphin. https://ift.tt/mKGrWos https://ift.tt/KrRPsvJ World New York Times August 15, 2024 at 08:00PMDolphin Attacks Spoil Summer Along a Stretch of Japanese Beaches
Shola, who assisted with search-and-rescue operations in the U.K., has moved to her second act: saving other English Shepherds from blindness. https://ift.tt/J8MFPix https://ift.tt/d17tljK World New York Times August 15, 2024 at 08:00PMA Rescue Dog Went Blind. Now She’s Helping Other Pups Avoid Her Fate.
The abrupt rise of the scion of a powerful and polarizing political family is widely seen as a continuation of the meddling that has undermined Thai democracy. https://ift.tt/mXK2POg https://ift.tt/qsLGkxd World New York Times August 15, 2024 at 08:00PMThailand Has a New Prime Minister, but the Same Old Power Brokers
In Brazil, rooms for maids, a vestige of the country’s history of slavery, are disappearing or being transformed as the country confronts deeply ingrained inequities. https://ift.tt/1tfwLpK  World New York Times August 14, 2024 at 08:00PM37 Square Feet That Show Brazil’s Racist Past
The fall of Sudzha, about six miles from the border, would be Ukraine’s first capture of a Russian town since its troops crossed into Russian territory 10 days ago. https://ift.tt/p1RwTmG https://ift.tt/goStOZP World New York Times August 14, 2024 at 08:00PMUkraine Captures Russian Town, Zelensky Says
The reality of 130,000 displaced Russians and a chaotic official response may begin to puncture the official line that Russia is steadily heading toward victory. https://ift.tt/J5KhXkr https://ift.tt/ORxwipZ World New York Times August 14, 2024 at 08:00PMUkraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin
Russia has begun moving some troops from Ukraine to deal with a Ukrainian incursion, the U.S. and Ukraine say. But Moscow appears reluctant to withdraw units from hot spots in eastern Ukraine. https://ift.tt/nPx4EUN https://ift.tt/XmiBRK3 World New York Times August 13, 2024 at 08:00PMUkraine’s Surprise Attack Forces Russia to Divert Forces in Response
The unpopular prime minister is bowing to pressure within his party. But it is unclear whether the party is truly ready to choose a candidate who will meet the public’s concerns. https://ift.tt/23imCED https://ift.tt/ZmKoeXw World New York Times August 12, 2024 at 08:00PMJapan’s Leader, Fumio Kishida, Will Step Down