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A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/N02zpew via IFTTT

Democratic lawmakers had expressed concerns to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the rifles possibly going to settler militias or being misused by the police. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/COU9fgk via IFTTT

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/OP7B8qN via IFTTT

Mr. Deif was assassinated in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza on July 13, Israel said. He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/0VWgELH via IFTTT

Plus, Beyoncé vs. Swift at the Grammys. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/MIqFHpt via IFTTT

While some Syrians celebrated Ahmed al-Shara as head of state, others questioned how the decision to elevate the rebel leader was made. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8Fkwz6u via IFTTT

Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians alike when he and others broke out of jail in 2021. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/DP82mLC via IFTTT

Five families hoped that their loved ones were finally being released from Gaza after 15 months as hostages. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/oAKMlLd via IFTTT

Plus, celebrating the Lunar New Year. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/0I7rlNo via IFTTT

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/aBQyWKF via IFTTT

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/csYgt7h via IFTTT

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8S0hmfP via IFTTT

Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council said planned restrictions on the agency, UNRWA, would imperil Palestinians. Only the U.S. sides with Israel. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/EgdI0R1 via IFTTT

The failed Senate vote was a setback for the bill, which aims to punish the court for its decision to prosecute top Israeli officials for war crimes based on the military offensive in Gaza. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/r8upc5f via IFTTT

Plus, renovations at the Louvre. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/igcOaxo via IFTTT

A French Catholic priest, he wrote a book recounting horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge that were responsible for the death of almost two million people. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xVapURY via IFTTT

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians trekked for hours toward their homes in northern Gaza on Monday, nearly 16 months after Israel launched an offensive there in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. The returnees confronted wastelands of rubble after the Israeli military destroyed entire neighborhoods and Hamas booby-trapped buildings. Adam Rasgon, a New York Times correspondent, explains why the road to permanent peace remains complicated and elusive despite significant progress in the temporary cease-fire. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/dmG0l1S via IFTTT

Soldiers disrupted a Jerusalem gathering to mark the early release of an imprisoned Palestinian, arresting his brother and roughing up his father. A Times reporter conducting interviews was also assaulted. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/qCr3uXF via IFTTT

Under the cease-fire deal, Ms. Yehud should have been among the first two groups of hostages released on Jan. 19 and Jan. 25, but she was not freed. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/f1ZT8KP via IFTTT

Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel said Hamas had violated the terms of the truce. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/oXLQRus via IFTTT

Plus, solving an art fraud scheme. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/fbzwtCW via IFTTT

Fear and uncertainty are rippling through India, which sends more undocumented migrants to the United States than any other country outside Latin America. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ac6517g via IFTTT

The handover of four female Israeli soldiers by Hamas on Saturday came as Israel released 200 prisoners. But a dispute arose over the hostage release timetable. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/iH5Vfjq via IFTTT

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/AXHjbND via IFTTT

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/AXHjbND via IFTTT

The young women were working as “spotters” for Israel’s army when they were abducted in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/GoIt4Jc via IFTTT

Top doctors raised concerns about domestically made drugs, saying Beijing’s effort to lower costs is sacrificing quality. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/GYlPedI via IFTTT

The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Bb9Vxql via IFTTT

Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/iP8Qt71 via IFTTT

The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/eY39sSI via IFTTT

Plus, the Oscar nominations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/JZ7vTza via IFTTT

As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/b49P2BK via IFTTT

Plus, predictions for today’s Oscar nominations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/pjOozg3 via IFTTT

Plus, predictions for today’s Oscar nominations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/GxiXvfh via IFTTT

Armed with a camera and tape recorder, he spent decades documenting the ancient traditions of nomadic Bedouin tribes, creating a record of a vanishing culture. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/64RwAOf via IFTTT

Son Chang-wan was in office while works were undertaken at Muan International Airport. Last month, a plane crashed into a concrete barrier there, killing 179 people. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tydYXpv via IFTTT

Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched chaebol system of powerful conglomerates. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/17nQeaq via IFTTT

Plus, an interview with the Nobel laureate Han Kang. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7RJrvlm via IFTTT

Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/kIdy9VP via IFTTT

Industrial growth, the stock market and the rupee are sinking, and most consumers earn too little to buoy them, stymieing India’s drive to become a developed economy. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Xh6Z79c via IFTTT

The order “risks abandoning thousands of Afghan wartime allies” who worked with Americans before the Taliban takeover, the head of a resettlement group said. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/19uBhxI via IFTTT

Palestinians returning to parts of the enclave have been picking their way through vast piles of rubble and trying to salvage what they can. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/j4imLkO via IFTTT

Plus, exploring Indonesia’s spiritual hub. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sfeNd3m via IFTTT

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/841vTyh via IFTTT

China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ZnQz6sx via IFTTT

After the fighting paused, Hamas began to free some of its hostages, releasing 3, and Israel said it had released 90 Palestinian prisoners. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/LdvEnFD via IFTTT

Plus, how Oscar contenders are rethinking sex scenes. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/QohNT5Y via IFTTT

The first phase of the cease-fire deal calls for the release of 33 hostages, including women, children, men over 50 and sick and wounded people. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/LWAI9lo via IFTTT

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cdxeUGr via IFTTT

Cecilia Sala found herself in the middle of Iran’s hostage diplomacy. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/N8JHYDc via IFTTT

Hospitals and health officials have been preparing isolated areas where the hostages can begin recuperating, and there are concerns that the returning captives may be malnourished. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/WKJFcTh via IFTTT

The Qatari prime minister, working with both President Biden’s envoy and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s representative, formed an unlikely partnership. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/1RIdy8x via IFTTT

After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, The New York Times joined a group of former rebel soldiers trying to enforce law and order in a country grappling with the ghosts of its past. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/RG47L0a via IFTTT

Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/pDCMr90 via IFTTT

Even though negotiators for Israel and Hamas reached a provisional deal for a truce starting Sunday, they continued to discuss outstanding issues through mediators. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/8SyCVF3 via IFTTT

Plus, remembering David Lynch. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/fCi1jNd via IFTTT

Two pro-Palestinian journalists were ejected from the news conference after accusing the secretary of state of enabling “genocide.” Blinken, despite reports of last-minute snags, said he was confident about the cease-fire deal for Gaza. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/NDJbmUW via IFTTT

Rarely if ever have representatives of current and new presidents of different parties worked together at such a high-stakes moment. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/N7SiaTq via IFTTT

Israel’s 15-month bombardment of Gaza has destroyed much of Hamas’s military wing. It has also degraded the Iran-backed proxy network that helps sustain the militant group. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/9eNvsL0 via IFTTT

The outreach to an Iranian diplomat came after the journalist’s boyfriend had sought help from the tech billionaire, and the Italian prime minister had met with President-elect Trump. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/WCRYF3G via IFTTT

Diplomats expressed cautious optimism on Tuesday that an agreement between Israel and Hamas may be within reach. But they also warned that it was not signed yet. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/SVjd5wh via IFTTT

Plus, mapping “The Lord of the Rings” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/h8g0zd9 via IFTTT

More forces are expected to join the operation to take President Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning after the last attempt was foiled by his large security team. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/P7OHWZf via IFTTT

The nation’s transport ministry reviewed structures near airport runways following the deadly crash of a Jeju Air flight late last month. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/5MRIVge via IFTTT

The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/BePyZtq via IFTTT

Plus, what’s going on with TV credits? from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/v61SpoB via IFTTT

China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/TnKSGX0 via IFTTT

Despite assurances from the rebels-turned-leaders, members of some religious groups worry what life will be like for them in a post-Assad Syria. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Jk4nX3x via IFTTT

Plus, how cured ham fixed an antique organ in France. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Zs2rLqu via IFTTT

Pressure is on to reach a deal that would see Hamas release at least some hostages before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/VLhYtI6 via IFTTT

Pressure is on to reach a deal that would see Hamas release at least some hostages before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/s4ICVRB via IFTTT

The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/SzdLh9X via IFTTT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de facto border between the two countries. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/mLiqMIU via IFTTT

The missing data deepens the puzzle of what caused the deadly air disaster in Muan, South Korea, late last month. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/CWlpk9u via IFTTT

A son of the country’s founding father says he has been persecuted by the government because of a feud with his older brother, who until May was prime minister. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3wHiOPA via IFTTT

The attacker who killed 14 pedestrians on Bourbon Street was “influenced by the discourse and messaging of the Islamic State,” the terrorist group said in a bulletin dated Thursday. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/CesgiSt via IFTTT

“Stars in Broad Daylight,” with a domineering character who strongly resembles Hafez al-Assad, had one official showing in Damascus. Now it’s been restored. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/BQytPV1 via IFTTT

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/GVt2Fbg via IFTTT

Plus, renovating a wrecked palazzo. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/1JQ8Mav via IFTTT

The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/YfsM8CH via IFTTT

Plus, how genetics factor into longevity. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/w0TeoFK via IFTTT

A company owned by the country’s sovereign wealth fund is poised to team up with TKO, which owns Ultimate Fighting Championship, the kingdom’s latest foray into pro sports. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yKs9OqT via IFTTT

A distant era of global politics, when nations scrambled to grab territory, suddenly seems less distant. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/as6LZUY via IFTTT

Facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Israel released a brief interrogation video backing up its claim that militants used the hospital as a base. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/scOE2e6 via IFTTT

Plus, 52 places to go this year from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/uEF1Qa5 via IFTTT

Ireland had said it would intervene in the case at the International Court of Justice, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to collective punishment. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/FSs8rc1 via IFTTT

The authorization comes after rebels toppled the Syrian government last month and is intended to allow humanitarian groups to operate more freely without running afoul of U.S. sanctions. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Niv386J via IFTTT

The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/5nGwuhy via IFTTT

Plus, a recap of the Golden Globes. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Vp0nkG6 via IFTTT

Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/71YzDcU via IFTTT

After overcoming pariah status at the end of the last century, South Korea must learn what caused the catastrophe on Dec. 29 and what lessons to draw from it. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tIOjgd5 via IFTTT

Four weeks after the fall of the Assad regime, Israel is pressing on with a military campaign on Syrian soil. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/4EL0HeQ via IFTTT

Plus, the end of an era for Hong Kong’s cabbies from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/AVbiK4Z via IFTTT

Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/J4oksU9 via IFTTT

Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/EcNJUkr via IFTTT

South Korea’s leading low-cost carrier, heavy with debt and its stock already near record lows, is now facing intense public and government scrutiny. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jfBqki0 via IFTTT

Right-wing YouTube​rs helped President Yoon Suk Yeol​ win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xOLYGA9 via IFTTT

A man who pledged allegiance to the terrorist group carried out a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/GdmiPsM via IFTTT

A court filing said the prisoner was at risk for abuse and might not be able to get adequate health care if transferred. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/i0Ia8fC via IFTTT

The agency imposed penalties on a company it blamed for supporting the Chinese hacking group Flax Typhoon in a 2022-23 infiltration. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2KhF3Pw via IFTTT

For days, thousands have been outside the house in central Seoul, trying to shield President Yoon Suk Yeol. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/aMyzrWn via IFTTT

The authorities are seeking to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into a political crisis. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/nswYEp8 via IFTTT

Plus, eat better in 2025. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/KXx7qRB via IFTTT

The move was the latest escalation in the back and forth between Beijing and Washington over products considered vital to national security. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3JhxObz via IFTTT

The group whose flag was found after a New Orleans truck-ramming attack has never stopped orchestrating and inspiring acts of terror. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/DT1X72o via IFTTT

Plus, fitness goals beyond weight loss. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Ro8w9fx via IFTTT

The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/XFZ6IGW via IFTTT