World News Egypt Protests Came as a Total Shock. The Man Behind Them Is Just as Surprising.The New York Times - Vivian Yee and Nada RashwanCAIRO — Under the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, so little dissent is allowed — and what little there is comes at such a high price — that when just a few hundred people across
Hong Kong ‘I Was Begging for Mercy’: How Undercover Officers in Hong Kong Launched a Bloody CrackdownThe New York Times - Barbara Marcolini, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Yuling ChowOfficers seriously injured protesters while making arrests in Hong Kong on the night of Aug. 11. Now, the men they targeted are telling their stories, and their accounts raise serious questions about police’s
World News 600 Meetings and a World of Conflict: What to Expect at the U.N. General AssemblyThe New York Times - Edward Wong, Lara Jakes, Michael Schwirtz and Rick GladstoneThe annual United Nations General Assembly will unfold this week against a backdrop of crises — from the warming planet to economic uncertainty to flaring conflicts that threaten to further entangle the
World News Arab Parties Back Benny Gantz as Israeli Leader, to End Netanyahu’s GripThe New York Times - By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ISABEL KERSHNERJERUSALEM — After 27 years of sitting out decisions on who should lead Israel, Arab lawmakers on Sunday recommended that Benny Gantz, the centrist former army chief, be given the first chance to form government
China China’s Big Brother Targets BusinessThe New York Times - Alexandra Stevenson and Paul MozurBEIJING — China is funneling vast amounts of public and private data into huge databases aimed at tightening its control over its nearly 1.4 billion people. Beijing is increasingly amassing information
Michelle Bachelet Michelle Bachelet, U.N. Human Rights Chief, Says She Feels ‘Sorry for Brazil’The New York Times - ReutersSANTIAGO, Chile — The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, who earlier this month came under personal attack from Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, says she feels “sorry for Brazil,”
Hong Kong Two 13-Year-Olds Are Arrested Over Hong Kong ProtestsThe New York Times - Mike Ives and Elaine YuHONG KONG — The Hong Kong police arrested two 13-year-olds on the fringes of antigovernment demonstrations over the weekend, including a girl accused of burning a Chinese national flag, the authorities
Romania Romania Pushes to Be Treated as a Fully Fledged E.U. MemberThe New York Times - Steven ErlangerBUCHAREST, Romania — More than 12 years after joining the European Union, Romanians are getting increasingly grumpy. Romania pulled off a successful six-month presidency of the European Union, its first
Tattoos No Longer Taboo, Tattoos Are Reclaimed by Hondurans to Express Love Not HateThe New York Times - Alexandra E. PetriTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ruth Pineda stood with her back to the mirror, the strap of her tank top tucked under her arm, revealing a new tattoo: a heart. Inside were three dolphins jumping over the sea sunset.
News Bus Bomb Kills 12 Iraqis Near Major Pilgrimage SiteThe New York Times - Alissa J. Rubin and Falih HassanBAGHDAD — The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for the bombing of a minibus that killed 12 people near the entrance to a major Iraqi pilgrimage center. The attack was one of the most lethal
World News Suspect Arrested in 1985 Hijacking That Killed American SailorThe New York Times - The Associated PressATHENS — The Greek police say they have arrested a suspect in the 1985 hijacking of a flight from Athens that became a multiday ordeal in which an American sailor was killed and dozens of Americans were
Iran Revolutionary Guards in Iran Vow ‘Full Destruction of Any Aggressor’The New York Times - ReutersDUBAI — Iran will pursue and seek to destroy any aggressor, even one carrying out a limited attack, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Saturday, after attacks on Saudi oil sites,
World News A Young Life Ends After 4 Steps on Video, and Afghans Can’t Stop WatchingThe New York Times - Mujib MashalKABUL, Afghanistan — At first, the man was just walking across the street. Then he was running for his life. He managed four steps before the blast from the car bomb caught him. Since then, the last few
China To Influence El Salvador, China Dangled Money. The U.S. Made Threats.The New York Times - Ernesto LondoñoISLA PERICO, El Salvador — The offer was befuddling: A little over a year ago, families living on Isla Perico, a speck of an island in a destitute corner of El Salvador, were offered $7,000 each to pack
Hong Kong Clashes Erupt in Hong Kong After Dueling DemonstrationsThe New York Times - Mike Ives and Elaine YuHONG KONG — Antigovernment protesters clashed with the police and threw gasoline bombs in Hong Kong on Saturday, a fresh sign that political tensions are running high in the Chinese territory ahead of
World News Trump Focuses on Defending Saudis, Not Striking Iran, for NowThe New York Times - Helene Cooper and Michael CrowleyWASHINGTON — President Trump is sending a modest deployment of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with air and missile defense systems, in response to the attacks on Saudi
World News She Fled Famine in North Korea, Then Died Poor in a Prosperous LandThe New York Times - Choe Sang-HunSEOUL, South Korea — It was sad enough when the bodies of Han Sung-ok and her 6-year-old son were found in their $74-a-month apartment in Seoul in July, two months after they had died. But the story became
World News A Crackdown on Islam Is Spreading Across ChinaThe New York Times - Steven Lee MyersYINCHUAN, China — In China’s northwest, the government is stripping the most overt expressions of the Islamic faith from a picturesque valley where most residents are devout Muslims. The authorities have
Birds Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better.The New York Times - Damien CaveSYDNEY — The bushy pair of laughing kookaburras that used to show up outside my daughter’s bedroom window disappeared a few months ago. The birds simply vanished — after rudely waking us every morning
France The Man Behind a Toxic Slogan Promoting White SupremacyThe New York Times - Norimitsu OnishiPLIEUX, France — Though the writer had already lived in his castle for a quarter of a century, it was only three years ago that he finally restored it to its original purpose as a fortress. The writer,
David Cameron David Cameron Is Sorry. Really, Really Sorry.The New York Times - Sarah Lyall and Mark LandlerLONDON — David Cameron, Britain’s former prime minister, is sorry. He is sorry that the Brexit referendum did not turn out the way he wanted. He is sorry that Britain is paralyzed by political dysfunction
China As Taiwan Loses Influence, China Gains Ground in Race With U.S.The New York Times - Steven Lee Myers and Chris HortonBEIJING — In its contest with the United States for influence in the Pacific, China is quickly gaining momentum. For the second time this week, a Pacific island nation has decided to establish diplomatic
Justin Trudeau Trudeau Tries to Change Conversation From Blackface. It Doesn’t Quite Work.The New York Times - Ian AustenOTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada wanted to talk about something else. At an event in Toronto — days after his re-election campaign was upended by the disclosure of photographs and a video
World News Pressed by Public Outcry, Russia Releases Jailed ActorThe New York Times - Ivan NechepurenkoMOSCOW — Struggling to calm bubbling discontent, the Russian authorities on Friday freed a jailed actor whose conviction just days earlier for a supposed attack on a police officer had prompted pickets
News High Lead Levels Still Being Found Near Notre-DameThe New York Times - Elian PeltierPARIS — Months after fire engulfed Notre-Dame and the 460 tons of lead on its roof and spire, alarming levels of lead are still being found after decontamination efforts, including at the Paris Police
South Africa Anti-Immigrant Venom Killed Their South African DreamsThe New York Times - Julie TurkewitzLAGOS, Nigeria — They fled mob attacks and the torching of their stores and arrived with nothing but their children and their suitcases. More than 300 Nigerians landed in Lagos on a flight from Johannesburg
World News Mixing Politics and Piety, a Conservative Priest Seeks to Shape Poland’s FutureThe New York Times - Marc Santora and Joanna BerendtTORUN, Poland — From the martyrs of World War II to the heroes who led the fight against communist rule, priests in Poland have long played an outsize role in shaping the political life of this deeply
India From Underwear to Cars, India’s Economy Is FrayingThe New York Times - By VINDU GOELTIRUPUR, India — When Alan Greenspan ran a consulting firm and wanted to know where the economy was headed, he would often look at sales of men’s underwear as a guide. Mr. Greenspan, who later served chairman
News Rare Protests Against Egypt’s Leader Erupt in Cairo and ElsewhereThe New York Times - Declan WalshRare protests against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi erupted in central Cairo and several smaller Egyptian cities on Friday night as hundreds of young people, responding to online calls for demonstrations
