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China Shows Off Its Power

Xi Jinping is using a summit with leaders like Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin as an opportunity to pull countries away from the U.S. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/AMtnOQz

Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kpAM6Wy

Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing

Hamas did not immediately comment on the Israeli military’s claim that Abu Obeida, one of the armed group’s best-known officials in the Arab world, had been killed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/l0uorsm

Protesters in Indonesia Focus Rage on Politicians, Ransacking Their Homes

After a week of demonstrations, protesters on Sunday directly targeted the people they blamed for economic challenges and police brutality. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Fagwkxy

A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris

The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/BnP5pka

Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

One attack was an effort to assassinate Abu Obeida, one of Hamas’s best-known spokesmen, Israeli officials said. It was not immediately clear if that succeeded. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/6ZOX3K4

Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Ky3VDAd

Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York

The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ztJn0IV

A Major Russian Attack on Kyiv

The assault, which killed at least 18 people, was the largest attack on the Ukrainian capital since President Trump met Vladimir Putin. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/z8dRtCi

Buried by Princess Diana, Time Capsule Brings Back the ’90s Far Too Soon

The capsule was opened early because of a construction project. It revealed a Kylie Minogue CD, a pocket television and other ephemera from its time. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZguxG69

U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years

The U.N. Security Council voted to extend the peacekeeping mission in the volatile region for only one year then withdraw in 2027. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/XfAZEy0

Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump

As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/A9Fq5d6

A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry

The full weight of a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods took effect this week, undercutting one of the country’s most promising markets for solar exports. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5HloEOm

Gérard Chaliand, Intrepid Authority on Geopolitics, Dies at 91

His considerable influence in the French-speaking world was based on an unusual attribute: He had actually been to the revolutions he wrote about. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nKYT64k

Mumbai’s Pigeon-Feeding Rules Aren’t Going Over Well

The new rules led to clashes with the police and threats of hunger strikes by members of the Jain religious community, which believes in nonviolence against all creatures. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CjFxQ9t

Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Vnzvsym

Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister

The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/xeEGDnj

French Prime Minister Calls Special Parliamentary Session to Address Ballooning Debt

Prime Minister François Bayrou called a parliamentary session to address the “gravity” of the situation. An analyst said his move was “political suicide,” as some opponents vowed to bring down the government. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/BWCHsVw

Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

The move came three days after Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was freed from custody in the federal criminal case that was filed against him in Nashville. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/UgQYwlv

U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Face Uncertain Future

With its mission up for renewal, the U.N. force is under pressure to disband even as Israeli airstrikes continue along one of the world’s most volatile borders. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/6ba4L1I

How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City

The Chinese consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don’t fall in line with the authoritarian state. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Iv7yRKV

North Korea’s Glossy New Surface: Apps, Beaches and a Fake Starbucks

Videos taken by visitors to the isolated country provide a rare glimpse of how it’s mimicking the consumerism of the outside world. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ENtxlg

Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Also, the U.S. Open gets going. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lSuTWry

Singer Marko Perkovic’s Fascist-Era Salute Evokes a Bloody Time in Croatia

There’s a new generation of fans for the singer known as Thompson, who uses the salute and nationalist rhetoric to cast himself as a guardian of Croatian heritage. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kyEZKje

Trump Begins Buildup of U.S. Naval Forces Outside Venezuela, but Many Remain Skeptical

President Nicolás Maduro said Venezuela would not back down while facing a U.S. naval buildup. But many in the country doubt a confrontation will come at all. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/bZkTNB7

Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?

A major increase in U.S. naval forces in the south Caribbean Sea has been underway since President Trump signed a directive targeting some cartels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/GlV6HAa

Friday Briefing: The U.S. and Europe Flesh Out a Trade Deal

Also, a war photographer’s return to Afghanistan. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/O2ckoW8

Vance Recounts Telling Zelensky to ‘Behave’ in Trump Meeting

It was not the first time that the vice president had addressed Ukraine’s leader with words more commonly spoken to toddlers than heads of state. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/c4TpHBf

Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper

The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/IEQU8oY

Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/02TLk4a

John Cruickshank, Last World War II Victoria Cross Winner, Dies at 105

He made a daring raid on a U-boat, suffered 72 wounds and helped land his damaged seaplane. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ikY7O1L

Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation

Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City, the most populous city in the northern Gaza Strip, has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cBlu7t6

African Union Endorses Call to Abandoned the Mercator Map

Supporters of the campaign say that the popular Mercator projection promotes a false view of the continent and its size. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2uPXE9S

Without U.S. Troops in Ukraine, Would a 'Security Guarantee’ Deter Russia?

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No Tariff Exemption for European Wine and Spirits, at Least for Now

As the text of a trade agreement comes together, European Union negotiators haven’t persuaded the Americans to cut alcohol tariffs to zero. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JFI31fV

Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/YOrSfEi

Russia Reaffirms Opposition to NATO Troops in Ukraine

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Trump Is Pushing India Back Toward China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been moving to align India with the United States and freeze out China. Now, efforts to rebuild ties between the Asian giants are gaining momentum. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cbdQ0rC

The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope

Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5vzXAng

Monday Briefing: A Trump-Zelensky Meeting

Plus, an A.I. stuffed animal. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZigPUOq

Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin

European leaders are joining a trip to Washington to make sure the trans-Atlantic alliance remains intact. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/XE9GqtS

Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3dnyxLu

U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry

The move blocked a pathway for those seeking medical care in the United States, including young children, who have arrived in recent weeks with serious conditions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JzGbxUN

Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Demand in Ukraine War, Aligning With Putin

President Trump’s break from a strategy agreed to with European allies could give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia an edge as talks to end the fighting continue. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Adj50EK

Putin keeps talking about the ‘root causes’ of the war. What does he mean?

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False Flags, Fake Flags: Propaganda Muddles the Trump-Putin Meeting

The summit in Alaska between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has unleashed a wave of propaganda and disinformation from Russian state media and online conspiracy theorists. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/r0JQRXH

New I.R.S. Rules for Large Wind and Solar Projects Released

The move comes as the Trump administration has issued a barrage of new restrictions on renewable energy across the country. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cXDS3dO

Mali’s Junta Accuses Frenchman of Plot to Overthrow the Military Government

A representative of the junta said the man had worked “on behalf of the French intelligence service, which mobilized political leaders, civil society actors and military personnel” to foment a coup. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/gtdpf9m

Friday Briefing: Ukraine’s Fate

Plus: To appreciate a dancer, watch the hands. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vO8PeG6

Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike

The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/HutlfYh

Thursday Briefing: Air Conditioning Politics

Also, Trump spoke with European leaders ahead of his talks with Putin. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/RgpfnTy

Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm

The visit by Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, came as the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been Tehran’s most powerful regional ally. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2ClK4Qp

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZL6zliS

Wednesday Briefing: Russian Forces Advance in Ukraine

Also, an interview with a former Palestinian militia leader. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/oU6HJSq

Mexico Sends More Captured Cartel Operatives to U.S.

The transfer follows news that President Trump ordered the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hfp9wWF

Wisconsin Woman Convicted in Failed Assassination Attempt in Birmingham, England

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted on Tuesday of attempting to shoot a man near Birmingham, England in 2019. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8ElcDkU

Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.

With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/p9BrLWK

What to Know About Al Jazeera, the Broadcaster Israel Accuses of Supporting Hamas

Al Jazeera, five of whose reporters the broadcaster said were killed by an Israeli strike, has angered governments across the region that claim it gives voice to terrorists. The outlet denies that. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dsKHc3q

Trump Wields Tariffs as a Force in Diplomacy, to Questionable Effect

The president has threatened more tariffs on Russia and its trading partners and has imposed harsh ones on India and Brazil to try to sway matters of war and politics. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/PCbWJv9

Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent

Plus, Europe closed ranks ahead of the Trump-Putin summit. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/91vNpyE

Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says

Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas, which he had denied. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Dm7s5qP

Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent

Also, Europe closed ranks ahead of the Alaska summit. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/EV71M6R

Earthquake Strikes Western Turkey

Rescue efforts were continuing as officials tried to assess damage in a region prone to disaster. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/UGlwEWu

Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals Shake China’s Military Elite

The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his concerns run, not only about battlefield readiness, but about political survival, as well. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lhkMqzo

These Are Drug Cartels Designated as Terrorists by the U.S.

President Trump has signed an order telling the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain criminal gangs that the United States has named terror organizations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/fcB4jAn

Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, promoting peace and his role in it.

The two countries’ leaders are expected to sign a joint declaration toward a peace deal after decades of fighting. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/gvUIPTM

What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza

A group representing many of the hostages’ families has said the Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City could further endanger their loved ones. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Tb1EQNi

South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, May Complicate Tariff Talks

Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that it roll back measures that redress the damage of apartheid. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/MplU3AK

How a Carbon Tax Plan in Europe Survived (Mostly)

Austria tried a combination of taxes and rebates to reduce emissions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lrMQgb8

California Wildfire Season Starting Earlier Because of Climate Change, Study Finds

Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2k18BvX

India Digs In After Trump Doubles Tariffs

Facing a 50 percent tariff as a penalty for buying Russian oil, India says it is “unfortunate” that it is being punished for acting in its national interest. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/rUb1Spy

Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Q5PMxeG

British Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism

The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/V41rj8s

Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals Are Looking Shaky

Emissions are “going through the roof” because of A.I., according to new sustainability reports. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lVweBgL

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Leverage

Also, a hit musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/b17Vzwd

U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry

A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ui0T2qj

Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies

Before 9/11, she ran a dry cleaning business in Massachusetts; in the aftermath, she returned home after decades away to educate young girls. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/36I9wgH

Oasis Fan Dies in Apparent Fall at Wembley

A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/7Q3FGTL

Oasis Fan Dies in Apparent Fall at Wembley

A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/jKC0kB8

More Than 60 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Yemen

The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest — migration and smuggling routes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JHhMPK9

How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/QLHKD3r

A Former American Soldier Finds a Home in Mexican Wrestling

Flip Gordon was uneasy about being a lucha libre wrestler dressed in a U.S. military uniform. Booed at first, he is now a fan favorite. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dpTGSZ5

No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel

Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3LbnyNm

U.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA

Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks accuse the agency that aids Palestinians of providing support to the armed groups. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lSu25RD

Photos From a Gaza Airdrop

A photographer accompanied a Jordanian aircrew as it dropped aid to Gaza, where starvation is rising. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nXRrSCw

SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away

After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/zfylZRt