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Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
The Bleak Life in Captivity of Niger’s Deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum
President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger in 2022. For the past nine months, he has been held captive in an isolated wing of his house.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Drones Changed This Civil War, and Linked Rebels to the World
Members of a Karenni Nationalities Defense Force drone team, including the commander, 3D, at far left, and the pilot, Ko Shan Gyi, working the controls, as they test a drone at a K.N.D.F. base in Karenni State, Myanmar, in February.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Canadian Police Arrest 3 in Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Protesters outside the Indian Consulate in Vancouver in September. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh nationalist and Canadian citizen, was killed in June in British Columbia.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
After 3 Tourists Go Missing, Bodies Are Found in Baja California
Rescue and forensic workers and prosecutors near La Bocana beach in Baja California, Mexico, on Friday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Israel, Gaza and the Law on Starvation in War
Palestinians lining up to collect food in Rafah in December. As of mid-April, at least 28 children had died of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals, according to local health authorities.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Panama’s 2024 Election: What to Know
Posted by
John
on May 2024
How Does the World See the U.S. Campus Protests?
Protesters clashed with California Highway Patrol officers at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Israeli Officials Weigh Sharing Power With Arab States in Postwar Gaza
A car driving past destroyed buildings in Khan Younis after the Israeli military withdrew from the southern Gaza Strip in late April.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
With Pressure Rising for a Gaza Cease-Fire, Turkey Cuts Trade With Israel
A protest in solidarity with Palestinians on Friday at Beyazit Square in Istanbul. Turkey said it would suspend trade with Israel until a “permanent cease-fire” in the Gaza Strip.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Haiti’s Police Force Is ‘Begging for Help’ Against Ruthless Gangs
A police officer kept watch in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in early March, a day after gang violence left at least five dead and 20 injured.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.K. Local Elections Show Sharp Setbacks for Conservatives
A polling station in London on Thursday. Results from some of the elections in England began landing Friday morning, though London results are expected on Saturday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Voters Swing to Labour in English Local Elections: Key Takeaways
Ballots being sorted in Blackpool, England, where Labour reclaimed a seat it had long held but lost to the Conservatives in the landslide 2019 election.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.S. Approved More Weapons for Ukraine. Now It’s a Race Against Time.
The Ukrainian 44th Artillery Brigade transporting a howitzer in the Zaporizhzhia region. The army has been running low on 155-millimeter artillery shells.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Lessons From the Front Lines of Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis
A nurse at the Crosstown Clinic, a supervised injection site in Vancouver, British Columbia, handed out a syringe of medical-grade heroin to a patient.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Was the Stone Age Really the Wood Age?
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Henry Cuellar, Texas Representative, and His Wife Indicted on Bribery Charges
Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas is one of the more conservative Democrats in the House and the only anti-abortion member of his party in the chamber.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
A Gaza Doctor Has Died in Israeli Custody, Palestinian Groups Say
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Gas Stove Pollution Risk Is Greatest in Smaller Homes, Study Finds
Yannai Kashtan, a scientist from Stanford University, lit a stove in a New York City apartment as part of the research last year.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Liberia Moves to Create War Crimes Court, Decades After Civil Wars Ended
A 2018 march in Monrovia, Liberia, to call for the establishment of a war crimes court for offenses committed during the country’s civil wars.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Champions League: Bayern Munich, Dortmund and the Lure of the Past
Borussia Dortmund fans, reveling in a forgotten feeling: triumph.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
The Death of a Treaty Could Be a Lifesaver for Taiwan
In this photo provided by the U.S. Army, the Typhon Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System, formerly known as a Mid-Range Capability system, arrived in Philippines in April.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread to Australia, France, U.K. and Elsewhere
Police officers escorting protesters away from the entrance hall of Sciences Po in Paris on Friday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Iran Says It Has Released Israel-Linked Ship’s Crew It Detained
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earth
Marine stratocumulus clouds over the southeastern Pacific Ocean, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in 2002.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Noisy, Gaudy and Spiritual: Young Pilgrims Embrace an Ancient Goddess
A statue, being carried on a litter, arrived at night to a temple jam-packed with people, beneath bright lights and colorful lanterns.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?
Posted by
John
on May 2024
The Premier League Title Race the Whole World Is Watching
The race to decide this year’s English soccer champion has captivated fans. But it’s not just an English story.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
‘Dead Poets Society’ Has Some Distinctly Australian Relevance
Robin Williams in the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society.”
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Friday Briefing
Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Rebuilding All Destroyed Gaza Homes Could Take 80 Years, U.N. Report Says
Destroyed buildings in Gaza City last month.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Friday Briefing: Hamas Considers Israel’s Proposal
Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Hamas Studies a Gaza Cease-Fire Offer From Israel, and Hints at Progress
Israeli tanks near the border with Gaza on Thursday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Turkey Halts Trade With Israel Amid Deteriorating Relations
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey recently met with Hamas officials in Istanbul.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ in Defending U.S. Immigration
President Biden’s comments on Wednesday underscore how he is trying to find a politically palatable balance on immigration as he seeks a second term.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Torrential Rain in Brazil Kills at Least 29, With More Missing
A flooded area next to the Taquari River in the city of Encantado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
John Swinney Looks Likely to Be Scotland’s Next First Minister
John Swinney, who has also served as Scotland’s deputy first minister, formally put himself forward on Thursday to succeed Humza Yousaf as first minister.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
F.T.C. Clears Exxon Mobil’s Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources
The Federal Trade Commission said Exxon Mobil could not add the chief executive of Pioneer Natural Resources, Scott Sheffield, to its board.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Global Growth Forecast Is Lifted but Risks Loom, O.E.C.D. Says
Outdoor dining at a restaurant in Madrid. The eurozone economy is forecast to expand at 1.5 percent in 2025, more than double the expected rate this year.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Protests Swell in Georgia Over ‘Foreign Interests’ Bill
Protesters opposed to the legislation, which they call “the Russian law” in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday night.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers wearing gas masks during a simulated chemical attack in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in October.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
A Portrait Artist Fit for a King (but Not a President)
The artist Jonathan Yeo working in his West London studio with the back of the canvas with the as yet unveiled portrait of King Charles III on the left.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Thursday Briefing
Police officers remained a jarring sight on the lawns and sidewalks of several American universities on Wednesday afternoon, as campuses across the country remained on edge after student arrests in New York and violent conflict in Los Angeles.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
5 Takeaways From the Times Interview of Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.K. Conservatives Hold Their Breath: How Bad Will Local Elections Be?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain speaking at a bus depot in Heanor, England, at the start of the local election campaign in March. He will come under intense pressure if results are particularly disappointing.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.S. and Israel Struggle With Clashing Visions on Ending Gaza War
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaking with the families and supporters of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.K. Local Elections, Explained
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak opened his campaign for the English local elections in the East Midlands, an area that is choosing a regional mayor for the first time.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Blinken Turns Up Pressure on Hamas to Accept Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
“We are determined to get a cease-fire that brings the hostages home and to get it now,” said Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, in Israel on Wednesday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Giant Pandas Are Returning to San Diego, China Announces
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this week that two giant pandas would be sent to the San Diego Zoo.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Thursday Briefing: Police Deployed at U.S. Campuses
Clashes at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Aiding Russia’s War Effort
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the sanctions would “further disrupt and degrade Russia’s war efforts.”
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation
A lodge in the flooded Masai Mara National Reserve, where dozens of tourists were evacuated.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong protesting the arrest of Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist who was jailed in 2020 for her reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in the mainland Chinese city of Wuhan.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Palestinians in Gaza Express Gratitude for U.S. Campus Protests
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Chinese Scientist Who Shared Covid Sequence Protests Lab Closure
The virologist Zhang Yongzhen in Shanghai in 2020.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Expressway Collapses in Southern China Amid Heavy Rains, Killing 36
Rescuers working at the site of a collapsed expressway in the Chinese city of Meizhou on Wednesday, in a photo released by Xinhua News Agency.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Bulgarian Distrust of Russia Simmers Over a Black Sea Oil Terminal
The Rosenets Oil Terminal near Burgas, Bulgaria.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
India’s Master of Nostalgia Takes His Sweeping Vision to Netflix
On the set of Heeramandi in Mumbai, India.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
As South Korea Doctors’ Walkout Drags on, Many Blame President
Medical workers outside a hospital in Seoul in March.
Posted by
John
on May 2024
Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Hoping to Stave Off Rafah Assault
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arriving near Tel Aviv, Israel on Tuesday.
Posted by
John
on May 2024