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Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say. https://ift.tt/D4KdCEb https://ift.tt/hEwS0xm World New York Times December 30, 2024 at 07:00PMOn E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East
On Rio de Janeiro’s fringes, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene. https://ift.tt/7KCQMzH  World New York Times December 30, 2024 at 07:00PMUnder a Highway in Rio, a Dance Style Charms a New Generation
The outdoor Hogmanay festivities were called off in Scotland’s capital as forecasters warned of rain, strong winds and snow across Britain. https://ift.tt/WtRn16v https://ift.tt/4taw7zR World New York Times December 30, 2024 at 07:00PMEdinburgh’s Epic New Year’s Eve Street Party Is Canceled Because of Weather
In his own words, a restaurant owner described recording videos of the Jeju Air plane crash as it happened. “Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing afterimages of the blast.” https://ift.tt/Xd3UO10  World New York Times December 30, 2024 at 07:00PMThe Man Who Showed the World South Korea’s Deadly Plane Crash
The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia. https://ift.tt/CiU9XTd https://ift.tt/SOCdfJP World New York Times December 30, 2024 at 07:00PMDrugs, Scams and Sin: Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital
From murder suspects to immigrants to a former Olympic gold medalist, Russia pressures those it thinks should fight in Ukraine. https://ift.tt/dA6zTmc https://ift.tt/mOwJHl4 World New York Times December 29, 2024 at 07:00PMWhere Is Russia Finding New Soldiers? Wherever It Can.
The time between when the pilot reported a bird strike and when it crashed could be key to unraveling one of the world’s worst aviation disasters in years. https://ift.tt/tTaZ9Yz https://ift.tt/Er0J27v World New York Times December 29, 2024 at 07:00PMFrom Bird Strike to Crash: the Mystery of the Korean Plane’s Four Fateful Minutes
Even as battles with its enemies on its borders appear to be winding down, Israel is being challenged by intensifying attacks by the Houthi militia in Yemen, 1,000 miles away. https://ift.tt/A8zrfGo https://ift.tt/pBL1J6f World New York Times December 28, 2024 at 07:00PMIsrael Struggles to Halt Attacks From Faraway Foe Once Off Radar
The cause of the crash probably won’t be determined for months, with investigators expected to focus on a wide range of issues. https://ift.tt/N6zPwRi https://ift.tt/O5MiEkx World New York Times December 28, 2024 at 07:00PMVideo Offers Clues to Cause of Plane Crash, but No Immediate Answers
New York Times reporters witnessed the dangerous fentanyl production process inside a secret lab in Culiacán run by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate. https://ift.tt/Sl7Rh1t https://ift.tt/bHR2u71 World New York Times December 28, 2024 at 07:00PM‘This Is What Makes Us Rich’: Inside a Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Lab
A Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people from Bangkok sped off the runway and burst into flames. Two crew were rescued in what was the country’s worst air disaster in decades. https://ift.tt/FTb6ICH https://ift.tt/ifUhrm5 World New York Times December 28, 2024 at 07:00PMAnger and Agony in South Korea After Plane Crash-Lands, Killing 179
A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the group’s commanders and culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. https://ift.tt/FzkKSCZ https://ift.tt/kqzgw9Q World New York Times December 28, 2024 at 07:00PMBehind the Dismantling of Hezbollah: Decades of Israeli Intelligence
A plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing, killing most on board. Officials were investigating a possible malfunction with the landing gear and a bird strike. https://ift.tt/N4jBmZY https://ift.tt/8iAnN56 World New York Times December 28, 2024 at 07:00PMWhat to Know About South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash in Decades
Here’s what he found. https://ift.tt/jUTHrYu https://ift.tt/GXOeT1J World New York Times December 27, 2024 at 07:00PMOur Reporter Returned to Afghanistan, Seeking Lessons and Secrets
Finland seized an oil tanker that authorities believe might have deliberately cut vital undersea cables. Finnish authorities believe the tanker may be linked to Russia. https://ift.tt/HoF6Cpi https://ift.tt/7kgTK3Z World New York Times December 26, 2024 at 07:00PMWhat We Know About the Ship Finland Seized Over Fears of Sabotage
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace.” https://ift.tt/VHjMFDk https://ift.tt/Udqzm9E World New York Times December 27, 2024 at 07:00PMPutin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash
Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using some to cause havoc may be proving irresistible to the Kremlin. https://ift.tt/WK8aGF4 https://ift.tt/0TXbQtM World New York Times December 27, 2024 at 07:00PMHas Russia’s Shadow Fleet, Built to Evade Sanctions, Added Sabotage to Its List?
A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power. https://ift.tt/ZR27CKz https://ift.tt/zwJl3KC World New York Times December 26, 2024 at 07:00PM10 Years Ago, a U.S. Thaw Fueled Cuban Dreams. Now Hope Is Lost.
After moving to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol, opposition lawmakers voted to impeach the interim leader as well. Here’s how the turmoil unfolded. https://ift.tt/UaC08WQ https://ift.tt/maYA1Ih World New York Times December 13, 2024 at 07:00PMSouth Korea’s Leadership Crisis, Explained
The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged. https://ift.tt/acq2UKj  World New York Times December 25, 2024 at 07:00PMSouth Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens
Surprised by Oct. 7 and fearful of another attack, Israel weakened safeguards meant to protect noncombatants, allowing officers to endanger up to 20 people in each airstrike. One of the deadliest bombardments of the 21st century followed. https://ift.tt/Su1JMV9 https://ift.tt/FgXpcrd World New York Times December 25, 2024 at 07:00PMIsrael Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians
A look back at the horrible loss of life. https://ift.tt/3nrpYCT https://ift.tt/cE7ATFD World New York Times December 25, 2024 at 07:00PM20 Years Since the Deadly Tsunami in Asia
Russian aviation authorities said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had hit a flock of birds. But some experts cast doubt on that account, pointing to footage showing apparent holes in the fuselage. https://ift.tt/S9lKYRm https://ift.tt/vUFNPXq World New York Times December 25, 2024 at 07:00PMPlane Crash Investigators Focus on Russian Air Defenses as Possible Cause
Russia’s state aviation authority said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had been trying to make an emergency landing. The Kazakh authorities said that at least 29 people survived. https://ift.tt/jf2AJna https://ift.tt/L76ewyq World New York Times December 24, 2024 at 07:00PMDozens Killed After Jet Crashes in Kazakhstan With 67 Onboard
Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit. https://ift.tt/UhVcBbL https://ift.tt/jNep4B5 World New York Times December 24, 2024 at 07:00PMChristmas in Pictures: Lights and Color Mark the Season
In southern Mexico, a city dazzles with a celebration of its rich culture and history through a radish-carving competition, a cherished tradition upheld by generations of families. https://ift.tt/467LWAz https://ift.tt/kZu0cAW World New York Times December 24, 2024 at 07:00PMThe Radish-Carving Contest That Draws Thousands to Southern Mexico
Russia’s state aviation authority said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had been trying to make an emergency landing. The Kazakh authorities said that at least 29 people survived. https://ift.tt/x4kaer6  World New York Times December 24, 2024 at 07:00PMDozens Killed After Jet Crashes in Kazakhstan With 67 Onboard
Trump blamed Biden. Biden blamed the Afghan military. Our investigation found that the U.S. unwittingly laid the groundwork for the Taliban’s victory long ago. https://ift.tt/Xzmjgxi https://ift.tt/YwBPDRA World New York Times December 23, 2024 at 07:00PMBehind Afghanistan’s Fall, U.S.-Backed Militias Worse Than the Taliban
The U.K. government has pledged to remove hereditary peers from Parliament in 2025. For Lord Cromwell and 87 others, it is a wistful departure. https://ift.tt/dF3BGg8 https://ift.tt/IxD7QqO World New York Times December 23, 2024 at 07:00PMHe Inherited a Seat in Britain’s House of Lords. How Will It Feel to Lose It?
Gangs are filling a power vacuum left by Israel in some parts of southern Gaza, hijacking desperately needed aid for Palestinian residents. https://ift.tt/K1YNQkJ https://ift.tt/G8JXnaU World New York Times December 22, 2024 at 07:00PMOrganized Looting Throws Gaza Deeper Into Chaos
The North Korean army is one of the world’s largest.​ As it joins Russia’s war against Ukraine, its soldiers are paying a price for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical maneuvers. https://ift.tt/BEixdyc https://ift.tt/mWXv3cY World New York Times December 22, 2024 at 07:00PMWhy Are North Korean Troops in Ukraine Taking Heavy Casualties?
After decades of silence, dozens of older men are talking about the sexual abuse they suffered at schools run by religious orders. We spoke to four of them. https://ift.tt/3OeynL9 https://ift.tt/ViQWcze World New York Times December 22, 2024 at 07:00PM‘I Was Destroyed by It’: 4 Men on Abuse at Ireland’s Catholic Schools
The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives behind ramming a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among the five dead. https://ift.tt/Str6JBo https://ift.tt/boXtv9d World New York Times December 21, 2024 at 07:00PMGermany Tries to Untangle Complex Profile of Market Attack Suspect
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address. https://ift.tt/yquOiDm https://ift.tt/lO1IkYi World New York Times December 20, 2024 at 07:00PMDeception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks. https://ift.tt/z6aAvCT https://ift.tt/OdDSTMZ World New York Times December 20, 2024 at 07:00PMIran’s Energy Crisis Hits ‘Dire’ Point as Industries Are Forced to Shut Down
The authorities said at least 160 children and teenagers might have been the victims of human trafficking and other crimes on a farm run by Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox sect. https://ift.tt/fHnBO0l https://ift.tt/mx3yTQL World New York Times December 19, 2024 at 07:00PMGuatemalan Officials Raid Compound of Jewish Sect and Remove Dozens of Minors
At least five people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a driver rammed an SUV into a crowded Christmas market in eastern Germany. https://ift.tt/4TCpDl1 https://ift.tt/vAZUl5x World New York Times December 20, 2024 at 07:00PMGerman Officials Search for Motive in Christmas Market Attack
Allies and opponents alike are calling for him to resign as prime minister. https://ift.tt/bzQDsdi https://ift.tt/46wBsq2 World New York Times December 19, 2024 at 07:00PMWhy Have So Many Canadians Turned on Justin Trudeau?
Pension funds and big investors are pressuring Coca-Cola, Pepsico and others over brutal working conditions in India’s cane fields. Some of the sugar buyers are tiptoeing toward change. https://ift.tt/85ZYiCD https://ift.tt/T750QNw World New York Times December 19, 2024 at 07:00PMCan Wall Street Pressure Ease Brutality in India’s Sugar Fields?
A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case. https://ift.tt/8tZpj2s https://ift.tt/L8sbcvk World New York Times December 19, 2024 at 07:00PMOn Avignon’s Ancient Ramparts, Modern Messages Denounce ‘Rape Culture’
Video showed a car plowing into a large crowd in the city of Magdeburg. The driver, identified as a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen who worked as a doctor, was arrested. https://ift.tt/yuS0T5d  World New York Times December 19, 2024 at 07:00PMDriver Rams Christmas Market in Germany, Killing at Least 2 in Suspected Attack
Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control. https://ift.tt/UbiFLM8 https://ift.tt/7yRpAb6 World New York Times December 18, 2024 at 07:00PMMaps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe. https://ift.tt/MzViCyN https://ift.tt/MohDCKN World New York Times December 19, 2024 at 07:00PMMusk Expresses Support for Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election
Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years. She wanted the public trial to show rape victims they were not alone. https://ift.tt/WwQkA3j https://ift.tt/kiFf2AZ World New York Times December 18, 2024 at 07:00PMWith Guilty Verdicts, Rape Victim’s Ordeal in France Becomes a Message of Hope
With Germany and France both in political turmoil, the new administration of Donald J. Trump will begin at a time of instability for the continent. https://ift.tt/OemdUnS https://ift.tt/0pL9Bya World New York Times December 18, 2024 at 07:00PMEurope Has a Leadership Vacuum. How Will It Handle Trump?
Most of the accused received sentences of eight to 10 years, less than the 10- to 18-year terms that the public prosecutor had recommended. https://ift.tt/pkB4w9c https://ift.tt/uMP61qC World New York Times December 18, 2024 at 07:00PMWho Are the 51 Men Convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial?
The image, from northern Spain, showed a man with a white bag in the trunk of a car. The National Police said it helped them solve a missing-person case. https://ift.tt/rnZ3Gc6 https://ift.tt/QdkoOM7 World New York Times December 17, 2024 at 07:00PMGoogle Street View Captures a Man Loading a Bag Into a Trunk. Arrests Follow.
Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake. https://ift.tt/iUByeK4 https://ift.tt/KOe2cgV World New York Times December 17, 2024 at 07:00PMThe Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban Rule
Photographers captured historic moments of war, grief and wonder that defined the year. https://ift.tt/YPDZS6T https://ift.tt/2VAtj3S World New York Times December 17, 2024 at 07:00PMThe Year in Pictures 2024: Far From Ordinary
The Russian prosecutor’s office said the suspect, a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, confessed to planting the bomb on the orders of Ukrainian agents. https://ift.tt/35g9CBt https://ift.tt/puDxP8X World New York Times December 17, 2024 at 07:00PMRussia Detains a Man It Says Killed a General on Ukraine’s Orders