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The wedding hall lacked emergency exits and a sprinkler system, and was made of materials that seemed similar to those used in Grenfell Tower in London, where a fire in 2017 killed 79 people. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/8qeV6Nx via IFTTT

As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tK8cryb via IFTTT

In a small village, Jews and Arabs have chosen to live side by side, share power and imagine a more hopeful future. But even here, the agonies of the conflict can’t be escaped entirely. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/gyj56KE via IFTTT

Banks hold enormous amounts of real estate debt, and regulators are nervous. But a fast-moving crisis is unlikely because the government has extensive control of the system. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/t479jbi via IFTTT

The bombing, which officials believe was a suicide attack, was the latest sign of the country’s deteriorating security situation. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/RXkPzQh via IFTTT

From a remote air base in Chad, the Emirates is giving arms and medical treatment to fighters on one side in Sudan’s spiraling war, officials say. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/MZKtfgE via IFTTT

Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/WYNoXZ6 via IFTTT

Plus the Japanese Formula 1 driver who became a cult star. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/nhYjtMx via IFTTT

A confrontation in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur is part of a wider battle over the character of Israel as the government tries to weaken the judiciary. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Lvtj7fG via IFTTT

Chen Siming fled China and awaits refugee assistance in Taiwan, which is wary of raising tensions with Beijing by being seen as a haven for China critics. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8th2ZBa via IFTTT

The real estate firm halted critical work to settle its debts and investors dumped their stock amid news executives were under suspicion by the authorities. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xPY6Fra via IFTTT

The impish persona and insouciant attitude of the Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda have overturned stereotypes. The next step? Showing he can keep up with rivals. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/kOejVns via IFTTT

India’s feud with Canada highlights how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has amplified a separatist threat that in reality is largely a diaspora illusion. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/RtChqfp via IFTTT

Plus the new ChatGPT can ‘see’ and ‘talk.’ from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2s1tVDE via IFTTT

South Korea’s vital semiconductor sector depends on China. A deadline looms for how it could be affected by U.S. efforts to control China’s tech advance. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/bnKGXR2 via IFTTT

Eyewitnesses said flares were set off in celebration as the bride and groom danced, and that a fire broke out at astonishing speed. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/mMtVRX3 via IFTTT

The nation’s current crisis can be traced back, in ways large and small, to the outsize personality of its longest-serving prime minister. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/PgJi0zU via IFTTT

The fire spread quickly in part because the building was made of highly flammable construction materials, state media reported. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/zbnMgLZ via IFTTT

Plus presidential portraits, this time for Africa. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/REVmqOv via IFTTT

Researchers say that “fairy circles,” which had mostly been studied in Namibia and Australia, may exist in 15 countries. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/EYNF70j via IFTTT

As an outspoken defender of Israel’s democracy, Amos Gitai has been a thorn in the side of the prime minister — and a persistent force pressing for a resolution of the Palestinian conflict. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Q57ycfE via IFTTT

First Solar kept producing them in Ohio after most of the industry moved to China. President Biden wants many more domestic manufacturers. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ajzswlV via IFTTT

China, facing an economic slump, wants to make its industrial northeast more productive, turning to policies that some economists say have outlived their time. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sinaLoX via IFTTT

The event at the White House was part of an administration effort to deepen ties with a string of small but strategic nations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ubavOD8 via IFTTT

Researchers believed there were eight species of the strange mammals. But a ninth was identified genetically, although no one knew it was a separate species in the wild. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xYZne6S via IFTTT

More than 900 people have died this year from the mosquito-borne virus, whose spread has brought rural residents to already overwhelmed hospitals in the capital, Dhaka. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/nJzvoTk via IFTTT

Plus pursuing K-pop stardom while being out and proud. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/RCuywUT via IFTTT

With Canada home to the largest Sikh population outside India, many Punjabis are caught in a diplomatic firestorm over the death of a separatist leader in British Columbia. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ghnpt1C via IFTTT

In conservative South Korea, few L.G.B.T.Q. entertainers have ever come out. The young members of QI.X don’t see the point of staying in. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tDBT7lY via IFTTT

American intelligence gave assistance, but communications intercepted by Canada were more definitive in linking India to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8Eek3Sf via IFTTT

When the annual allotment of up to $1.3 billion faltered even a sliver, Egypt found an ally in Senator Robert J. Menendez, who on Friday was indicted on bribery charges tied to Egypt. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Rx28Mpj via IFTTT

The world’s most brazen maritime militarization is gaining muscle in waters through which one-third of global ocean trade passes. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ctSYRNH via IFTTT

Derna, which lost entire neighborhoods and thousands of residents in the deluge, has a history as a cultural and intellectual hub as well as a rebellious streak. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/i391cKs via IFTTT

The rules, which aim to prevent chip makers from using new U.S. subsidies to benefit China, take into account the industry’s perspective. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/EgFVWAa via IFTTT

The regular talks are intended to give both countries a venue to resolve differences. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/o8GJwCz via IFTTT

The fare is free for those older than 65, and so some retired people spend their days riding the trains to the end of the line. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/a54ARWM via IFTTT

The landmark legislation will also apply to state legislatures, but it may be years before the law comes into force. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xapgR2t via IFTTT

Her novels and nonfiction provided alternatives to the Western- and male-centric views of modern India offered by writers like E.M. Forster. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/CmFHTQI via IFTTT

Several people have been arrested and some journalists and aid workers have been shut out of the eastern city of Derna after dams burst, killing thousands. Communications have also been disrupted. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/sTRyB2x via IFTTT

The original lead actor and director withdrew from the Phoenix production of a show about the 1989 pro-democracy protests, a topic that China aggressively censors. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/p2fkTRh via IFTTT

The move followed Canada’s claim of Indian government involvement in the assassination of a Canadian citizen who supported a separatist cause. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/u6W3DXi via IFTTT

The trip by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, his first to China since 2004, may bolster Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the Middle East. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/5thlXM8 via IFTTT

Plus how rap is written today. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Qw9hGzu via IFTTT

The president put aside his frustrations with the Israeli prime minister over his “extremist” government to focus on issues of mutual interest, like Iran and Saudi Arabia. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/NDWalvF via IFTTT

A separatist leader’s death in British Columbia has strained already tense ties between the two nations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/0cwYPXG via IFTTT

The soldiers distributed or used synthetic marijuana brought onto an Army base through the military postal service, according to the police. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/XECqPok via IFTTT

A stretch of lonely road across Morocco’s Atlas Mountains has long been known for its stunning views and perilous turns. After the earthquake, it became a lifeline for dozens of destroyed villages. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/smiRuVa via IFTTT

A community leader’s death in British Columbia has strained already tense ties between two nations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Vd9kcNO via IFTTT

An improbable run by the New Zealand Warriors has offered some excitement to counter the All Blacks’ recent misfortune. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/IDsCjBR via IFTTT

Plus, new discoveries about a nomadic clan on the island of Borneo. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/eiPfqpn via IFTTT

This body, which meets annually, has seen its influence wane over the years, but it is still considered important to global affairs. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Of7ntpB via IFTTT

The authorities ordered school closures on the south coast of New South Wales, where springtime temperatures were expected to near 100 degrees. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lgB4QPC via IFTTT

The authorities ordered school closures on the south coast of New South Wales, where springtime temperatures were expected to near 100 degrees. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/qMoTSia via IFTTT

The cries of protesters were part of a rising chorus of calls for answers from leaders across a divided Libya, specifically for an international investigation. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/V7QWyNT via IFTTT

In exchange for the Americans, the U.S. has agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian assets and to dismiss federal charges against five imprisoned Iranians. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/oEClkfQ via IFTTT

The Pacific Island nations, hardly sports powers, can hold their own and then some in rugby. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/QeWcxKZ via IFTTT

Mr. Netanyahu, the Israeli leader, flew to California, where he plans to discuss artificial intelligence investments with Mr. Musk, the owner of X, formerly Twitter. The encounter gives each a stage to set a new narrative. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/wk64A9R via IFTTT

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani hopes to persuade the world that he can solve Iraq’s problems when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly this week. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/STfeBYN via IFTTT

The announcement came as President Biden and Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, were set to attend the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/6VwjrJW via IFTTT

With major world leaders skipping the annual event, discussions will focus on climate change, sovereign debt relief and development goals. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/0pLtfE4 via IFTTT

Plus, confronting the world’s largest “baby exporter.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/CQAsxVZ via IFTTT

The talks between Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, and Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, took place as the two governments are trying to set up a Biden-Xi meeting. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/I7rmPTc via IFTTT

Thousands were killed after dams broke last week in the country’s northeast, displacing more than 40,000 people, and leaving survivors with a shortage of medical supplies and drinking water. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/VrsSRx8 via IFTTT

Every year, thousands of followers of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov descend on the town of Uman to worship, dance and pay homage at the tomb of their spiritual leader. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3zDpCMt via IFTTT

Cosmetics sales in China are soaring, but a group of exporting nations led by France are pushing Beijing to lift restrictions they say are blocking them unfairly. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/y46wicU via IFTTT

South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/rK9emDZ via IFTTT

The nations are taking bold steps in the espionage shadow war to try to collect intelligence on leadership thinking and military capabilities. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/G0TobDP via IFTTT

A year after Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody ignited fierce anti-government protests, her family reminisces about the young woman they called Jina. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/y8F5YLa via IFTTT

A year after Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody ignited fierce anti-government protests, her family reminisces about the young woman they called Jina. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/oLiNVt6 via IFTTT

The North Korean leader was shown key elements of the Russian nuclear force as fears grew that the two nations were expanding their military ties. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jcRNl1m via IFTTT

The standard of play in the Saudi Pro League doesn’t matter when no one’s watching the games. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/T8J20rB via IFTTT

General Li Shangfu was promoted to his position in March. His absence points to questions about the highest-level upheaval in China’s military in years. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/WzBYZt9 via IFTTT

General Li Shangfu was promoted to his position in March. His absence points to questions about the highest-level upheaval in China’s military in years. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sEFfMj3 via IFTTT

An aid worker said hundreds of bodies at a time were being placed in mass graves. Thousands died in the floods that hit the northeast of the country last weekend. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/6bTnGU9 via IFTTT

The jail time in response to a report the government said spread misinformation stirs alarm about the nation’s deepening political repression. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xW3kVDL via IFTTT

Consumers are spending a little more, but apartment prices and the pace of construction keep falling. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/bqFA1oi via IFTTT

The movie about the daring mission to rescue American diplomats from Tehran portrayed a single C.I.A. officer sneaking into the Iranian capital. In reality, the agency sent two officers. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/VopmdGO via IFTTT

The People’s Bank of China will allow commercial banks to hold less money in reserve, but businesses and households have been cautious about borrowing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/UpfCtNR via IFTTT

The government of one side of the country has called for an investigation into how two dams collapsed and into reports that aid had been hindered. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/72xBMRJ via IFTTT

The drills, which appear to simulate a blockade of Taiwan, are believed to be in response to recent military drills between the United States and allies. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/QZv3lTh via IFTTT

Desperate for munitions for the war in Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia have turned to their allies in South and North Korea, which kept stockpiling arms for decades after their own conflict. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/qpUuS9X via IFTTT

Social media platforms are awash with videos of microapartments and tiny homes, amassing tens of millions of views. But do clicks translate into new occupants? from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/9gqLcwj via IFTTT

The fire broke out at a nine-story tower in Hanoi, the capital, on Tuesday night. The exact death toll was not immediately clear. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/g6iUJ1X via IFTTT

India’s government, seizing on the world’s desire to reduce reliance on China, is offering billions to build an entire semiconductor ecosystem on vast empty plots. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cdr3smu via IFTTT

Republicans are complaining about a key step toward completing a deal that will give Tehran access to $6 billion for humanitarian purposes. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/wQaFKWx via IFTTT

Powerful rains destroyed two dams, and the death toll in the North African country is estimated at more than 5,000. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/psIgwf2 via IFTTT

Thousands of people were killed after an earthquake flattened villages, rattled ancient mosques and touched off a race to save survivors. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/XQdwnUy via IFTTT

Plus, art from Japan’s Lost Decade. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/HgPAFCm via IFTTT

The monarchy is revered and nearly all powerful in Morocco. But details about the lives and actions of the king, his family and his entourage remain mysterious and subject to speculation. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/xGes21T via IFTTT

A Kurdish-led militia that is battling the Islamic State has been holding a mother and nine of her children for several years. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/s60vxLq via IFTTT

It was the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist and her news site, Rappler, who have faced a barrage of charges from the Philippine government. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cK0xG5H via IFTTT

A rising India has moved aggressively to champion developing nations, pursuing compromise in polarized times and promising to make America listen. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jSeGAE2 via IFTTT

Israel’s right-wing government passed a law in July that limits judicial influence. The Supreme Court meets on Tuesday to begin deliberating whether to strike down the bill, potentially paving the way for a constitutional crisis. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/HRrNAJx via IFTTT

As he heads to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin, the North Korean leader continues his family’s history of traveling solely by rail. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/PLY7xBd via IFTTT

Allegations that a researcher in Parliament was a foreign agent have intensified a fiery debate over Britain’s relations with Beijing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/BrD7b3L via IFTTT

Also, a Q&A with Elon Musk’s biographer. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/nDGF3Eu via IFTTT

She had been competing in pageants in the Philippines, but she found her calling when she observed the offenses of the Marcos regime firsthand. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/FNMTcex via IFTTT

Beijing’s influence campaign using artificial intelligence is a rapid change in tactics, researchers from Microsoft and other organizations say. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/QbgZ7IG via IFTTT

While others of his generation were scarred by the conflict, President Biden forged a strategic partnership on his first visit to the country, framing it in pragmatic terms. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/1qboNXs via IFTTT

The strong, grassy South American tea was popular in Syria even before the war began there 12 years ago. As millions of people were internally displaced, they shared it around the country. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/hIpULP6 via IFTTT

Israelis are deeply split about what kind of country Israel should be. Four encounters at four recent protests show how that division plays out in daily life. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/YomTOHh via IFTTT

A tribunal is expected to issue an advisory opinion on behalf of Pacific and Caribbean countries on whether greenhouse gases are pollutants that violate international law. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/am1xsSj via IFTTT

The strong, grassy South American tea was popular in Syria even before the war began there 12 years ago. As millions of people were internally displaced, they shared it around the country. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/CQvhxG1 via IFTTT

A proposal evokes memories of 1980s China, when opening up to the world set off a debate over flared pants and men with long hair, what the party called “weird attire.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/5fgSjE8 via IFTTT

The singer Wang Fang drew criticism after she performed “Katyusha,” a Soviet-era patriotic song, at the ruins of a theater in Mariupol. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/PW8Kpyn via IFTTT

American officials defended the agreement, saying it built on the statement released last year and that the United States was still pressing for peace in Ukraine. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/eoJkiKj via IFTTT

Defying U.S. sanctions, a Vietnamese government document lays out a plan to buy Russian weapons, which officials see as a way to upgrade its military as a hedge against China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ls07tMd via IFTTT

Traditional Palestinian embroidery is on UNESCO’s list of cultural heritage. Now there is a push to revive interest in the craft among younger generations. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/R2VPEzQ via IFTTT

Doing business in China, once seen as a can’t-miss opportunity, poses a troubling dilemma: Reasons to stay can be as compelling as the reasons to retreat. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/DjwA3EF via IFTTT

President Biden is expected to celebrate a new upgrade in relations with Vietnam this weekend, despite concerns about the country’s authoritarian crackdown and repression. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/drHBM8F via IFTTT

Feral cats have long been recognized as a major threat to the continent’s native wildlife. But now the government is also exploring ways to rein in domestic cats. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Ya7iObc via IFTTT

With the Russian and Chinese leaders absent, the president hopes to get others to align with him on a variety of matters, including Ukraine and curbing Beijing’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/yoJjQ6r via IFTTT

Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/FhbEYwD via IFTTT

The labor action at liquefied natural gas plants, responsible for about 6 percent of the world’s supply of the fuel, came as talks over pay and work conditions stalled. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/r5iAaPq via IFTTT

Rainstorms caused by remnants of Typhoon Haikui, which had been churning along the Chinese coast, submerged roads and homes, and set rainfall records. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lXmQLTx via IFTTT

South Korea’s military expressed skepticism, saying that the converted Soviet-era submarine “doesn’t look capable of normal operation.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/fQCZ4A7 via IFTTT

Also, how Mattel made “Barbie” a hit. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7EAy16N via IFTTT

The country plans to use a trade show in Bangkok this week to remind the world of its expertise in processing and perfecting natural stones. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sbK5VJj via IFTTT